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In a major development, Pakistan and China have confirmed their participation in the 7th Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament to be held at the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium here from August 3 to 12. Confirming the news, J. Sekar Manoharan, president of the Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu (HUTN) told Sportstar here on Monday, “Since there were doubts expressed by…
Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh beat the former World Blitz champion Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan in the final on April 9. In the double-elimination event, Gukesh lost the first game 1.5-0.5, but the 16-year-old came back, beating his compatriot by the exact same score in the second game. The first game of the ‘new’ match was…
Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has won the 2022 BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award after a public vote. Chanu becomes the first athlete to win the award twice in a row after winning for the year 2021. Born in Manipur state, in north-east of India, Chanu learned to weightlift by carrying firewood. At the 2020…
Fans on Twitter have hailed Cristiano Ronaldo as the ‘greatest of all time’ at the expense of Lionel Messi following his recent performance for Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League. The Portuguese icon was in incredible form in front of goal as he netted all the goals during Al-Nassr’s 4-0 away win against Al-Wehda on…
“Are you coming by February 9?” An official of a BPL franchise asked a Sri Lankan player who is taking part in the ongoing ILT20 in Sharjah while sitting in the lobby of the team hotel on February 6. The Sri Lankan cricketer replied that he can only confirm the dates after seeing where his…
Aiden Markram struck his maiden T20 hundred as Sunrisers Eastern Cape toppled Joburg Super Kings in the high-scoring second semifinal of the inaugural SA20. Captain Markram’s 100 off just 58 deliveries propped the Sunrisers to 213/5, a total too high to scale for the Joburg Super Kings despite a 54-ball 96 in response by Reeza Hendricks. Markram’s side will…
Saudi Arabia has reportedly offered to pay for the construction costs of stadiums that Greece and Egypt might need to host games, but on the condition that 75 percent of the event is hosted by the Gulf nation. Fresh on the heels of their neighbours Qatar hosting the FIFA World Cup in 2022, Saudi Arabia…
Ravindra Jadeja takes five wickets as Australia razed for 177 after electing to bat in Nagpur; Marnus Labuschagne top-scores for tourists with 49; India skipper Rohit Sharma hits unbeaten 56 as hosts close on 77-1; India have not lost a Test series at home since 2012 India shredded Australia for 177 on day one of…
On a day where Australia managed periods of counterattack, it was not enough to keep India’s relentless attack at bay as they were bowled out for just 177 on the opening day of the 2023 Border-Gavaskar Trophy with Ravindra Jadeja bagging 5/47. India, led by Rohit Sharma’s 56* then further cemented their strong position by the end…
Kevin Pietersen wanted to own a team in the SA20, but he ended up being a commentator instead. He knows why he could not buy a side but has not given up hope. “Yes, I was one of the bidders,” the South Africa-born former England captain concedes. “I wanted to buy one of the teams…