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Mumbai Indians stayed on course for a play-off berth after pulling off a narrow five-run win over defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders in a nerve-wracking last-over IPL thriller. The hosts first recovered from a poor start of 79 for four to post 171-4 following a whirlwind knock of 61 not out in 31 balls from […]
In IPL league match at Mohali Kings XI Punjab beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 22 runs. Scores: Kings XI 106/6 in 10 overs (Wriddhiman Saha 31, David Miller 14, Akshar Patel 20 not out ; Harshal Patel 2/12, Yuzvendra Chahal 2/25). Royal Challengers Bangalore 84/6 in 10 overs (Virat Kohli 19, Mandeep Singh 20; Akshar […]
Already out of contention for a play-off berth in the IPL cricket tournament, Delhi Daredevils assistant coach Praveen Amre today said his team was in rebuilding phase with the inclusion of lot of youngsters. Delhi Daredevils play against Chennai Super Kings at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium here tomorrow. “Whether the team has qualified […]
Resumption of cricket ties between India and Pakistan will help create healthy relations, Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit said today. “There are many intangibles, whose benefits are not seen immediately. Sporting contact will strengthen ties and will create healthy relations, make good atmosphere,” Basit told reporters here. The two countries have agreed to resume cricketing […]
National record holder Kamalpreet Singh won the men’s hammer throw event with 69.61m at the Sacramento State Open in United States. Kamalpreet, representing as an unattached athlete, came up his best throw of 69.61m in his sixth and last attempt at the Hornet Stadium at Sacramento, California last night. On March 21, Kamalpreet had improved […]
Indian Davis Cupper Yuki Bhambri clinched his first doubles title of the season with partner Adrian Menendez-Maceiras, following a nerve-wracking win in the rain-hit final of the ATP Challenger event, here today. The unseeded Indo-Spanish pair was trailing 5-7 1-1 against the second pair of Sergey Betov and Mikhail Elgin when the skies opened up […]
Brazilian football legend Pele will leave hospital today after recovering well from prostate surgery, doctors said, following his latest health scare. The 74-year-old underwent surgery Tuesday at Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo, the same facility that treated him last year for a severe urinary tract infection. “His release is scheduled for tomorrow but there […]
Thanking the government for lending a helping hand to the country’s top sportspersons, India’s champion shuttler Saina Nehwal hopes the establishment will now put its weight behind upcoming talents striving to make a mark globally. Asked if the government can try helping those who are beginning to shine, apart form the elite athletes, the world […]
India grabbed 14 medals, half of them gold, in the Hong Kong International Speed Skating Championship, in which they faced competitors from China, Bangladesh and the host country. India also won five silver and two bronze medals in the event that was organised by Doon Yuen from Checkers Sports Club in Hong Kong, according to […]
Kapil Dev, renowned Indian cricketer and Chairperson of Khushii (Kinship for Humanitarian Social and Holistic Intervention in India), called on the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, today. He presented a cheque of Rs 51 lakhs for the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund on the behalf of Khushii to the Prime Minister. Kapil Dev, renowned cricketer and […]
