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Ramkumar Ramanathan was on Sunday named in a five-member squad for the grass court challenge against Pakistan — a clear sign that an Indian Davis Cup side is preparing to play on Pakistan soil for the first time in 60 years even as AITA awaits ITF tribunal’s decision on its appeal against travel to neighbouring…
India’s decision to bat first was nullified by a raging turner at Indore which saw rookie left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann pick up 5-16 that sent India reeling to a paltry 109, before Australia replied confidently with the bat. In a frenetic first hour of the day that saw India lose half their side to the spinners,…
Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar will feature in the Women’s British Open from Thursday in what is the final major tournament of the year for women. Aditi made the cut at the previous major, the Evian Championship, but Diksha missed the cut. Aditi will play at Walton Heath with Spaniard Carlota Ciganda and Italian Valentina…
West Indies have announced their 13-player squad, including an uncapped spinner for the second and final Test against India in Trinidad, according to ICC. The Caribbean side fell to a disappointing innings and 141-run loss to the Asian nation in their first appearance of the new ICC World Test Championship cycle and will be keen…
After making history for Kolkata Knight Riders in the epic run-chase against Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2023, Rinku Singh spoke to NDTV in an exclusive interaction.One of the finds of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season has been Kolkata Knight Riders’ Rinku Singh. The batter scored a whopping 5 consecutive sixes on the final…
Italian club Napoli said they were “stunned” after Italy’s football federation (FIGC) on Tuesday dropped a probe into alleged racist comments made by Inter Milan’s Francesco Acerbi to Napoli’s Juan Jesus due to lack of evidence. Brazil’s Jesus had initially played down the incident following Napoli’s 1-1 draw at Inter Milan earlier this month saying “what happens on the…
Kane Williamson (215) scored his sixth Test match double hundred while Henry Nicholls (200*) got his first as the pair put on a mammoth 363-run stand to leave Sri Lanka staring from the base of a mountain of runs at the Basin Reserve. After a truncated opening day to start the Wellington Test, Day 2 saw the…
Sri Lanka completed a comprehensive come-from-behind series victory over Afghanistan, with a massive nine-wicket win in Hambantota. Dushmantha Chameera picked four wickets and Wanindu Hasaranga got three, bundling out Afghanistan for 116. In response, openers Pathum Nissanka and Dimuth Karunatne made mincemeat of that small total with fifties to complete the chase in just 16 overs. Afghanistan…
Czech teenager Jakub Mensik stunned top seed Andrey Rublev in straight sets at the Qatar Open on Thursday to reach his maiden ATP semi-final and guarantee a spot in the world’s top 100 for the first time. The 18-year-old came through 6-4, 7-6 (8/6) against the fifth-ranked Rublev, a day after defeating three-time Grand Slam…
India vs Pakistan SAFF Championship 2023 Highlights: Indian football team got off to the best possible start in the SAFF Championship after drubbing the Pakistan side 4-0, thanks to three goals from talisman Sunil Chhetri. two of Chhetri’s goals came from the penalty spot while he capitalised on a blunder from the Pakistan keeper Saqib Hanif…