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28 Jul 2021

England Cricket Team

Former England pacer Mike Hendrick dies aged 72

Former England pacer Mike Hendrick passed away on Tuesday at the age of 72.

28 Jul 2021

Badminton

Sindhu smashes her way into pre-quarterfinals at Olympics

Reigning world champion PV Sindhu advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of women's singles badminton event at the Tokyo Olympics after beating Hong Kong's NY Cheung in a Group J match in Tokyo on Wednesday.

27 Jul 2021

Olympics

2020 Tokyo Olympics, Day 4: Complete report

It was a rather disappointing day for India on Day 4 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

27 Jul 2021

Real Madrid

Manchester United agree fee with Real Madrid for Raphael Varane

Manchester United are set to sign Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane after agreeing a fee with the Spanish giants.

27 Jul 2021

Indian Cricket Team

Krunal Pandya tests positive for COVID-19, 2nd T20I gets postponed

Indian all-rounder Krunal Pandya has tested positive for COVID-19. This has led to the second T20I between Sri Lanka and India getting postponed.

27 Jul 2021

Olympics

Flora Duffy wins Bermuda's first-ever Olympic gold medal

Triathlete Flora Duffy handed Bermuda their first Olympic gold medal in history at the Olympics on Tuesday.

27 Jul 2021

Swimming

Swimmer Dean beats COVID-19 twice to win gold at Olympics

Britain's Tom Dean contracted COVID-19 not once but twice in the run-up to the Olympics, leaving him doubting he'd make it to the national trials, let alone Tokyo.

27 Jul 2021

Boxing

Debutant boxer Lovlina Borgohain makes Olympics quarterfinals

Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) advanced to the quarterfinals in her debut Olympic appearance, defeating German veteran Nadine Apetz in a closely fought last 16 stage bout in Tokyo on Tuesday.

27 Jul 2021

Test Cricket

Decoding the key numbers of Cheteshwar Pujara in England

The Indian cricket team will be looking up to Cheteshwar Pujara in the upcoming five-match Test series against England, starting August 4.

27 Jul 2021

Liverpool FC

Statistical analysis of Manchester United vs Liverpool rivalry

England's top-flight clubs Manchester United and Liverpool have one of the most fiercest and historical rivalries in place.

Australia win ODI series against West Indies: Records broken

Australia won the decisive ODI against West Indies to seal the three-match series by a 2-1 margin.

27 Jul 2021

Tokyo

Hockey: Rupinder Singh's brace hands India 3-0 win over Spain

Dragflicker Rupinder Pal Singh scored a brace as the Indian men's hockey overcame a demoralizing defeat in the previous match to cruise past Spain 3-0 and register its second win at Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday.

27 Jul 2021

Table Tennis

Sharath takes a game off Ma Long before bowing out

Indian paddler Sharath Kamal took a game off the legendary Ma Long, the reigning Olympic and world champion, before making a third-round exit from the table tennis competition at the Tokyo Games on Tuesday.

27 Jul 2021

Saurabh Chaudhary

Indians misfire in air pistol events, fail to make finals

The Indian pair of Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker caved in under pressure and failed to qualify for the final of the 10m air pistol mixed team events at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday.

26 Jul 2021

2020 Tokyo Olympics

2020 Tokyo Olympics, Day 3: Complete report

India endured yet another disappointing outing on Day 3 of the ongoing 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

26 Jul 2021

Virat Kohli

England vs India: How does Virat Kohli perform against Anderson?

England and India are set to compete in a five-match Test series, starting August 4.

26 Jul 2021

Olympics

Olympics: Meet Momiji Nishiya, Japan's youngest gold medalist

Japan's Momiji Nishiya became one of the youngest individual champions in the history of the Olympics on Monday.

26 Jul 2021

Boxing

Boxing: Olympic debutant Ashish Chaudhary ousted after opening loss

Indian boxer Ashish Chaudhary (75kg) paid for an underwhelming start as his maiden Olympic appearance ended with an opening-round loss to China's Erbieke Touheta in Tokyo on Monday.

26 Jul 2021

2020 Tokyo Olympics

Hockey: India look to bounce back against Spain in Olympics

Thoroughly outplayed by Australia, the Indian men's hockey team would be desperate to rebuild shattered morale when it takes on a lower-ranked Spain in its third Pool A match of the Olympics on Tuesday.

26 Jul 2021

Tennis

Nagal hammered out of Olympics by world number two Medvedev

Sumit Nagal was blown away by world number two Daniil Medvedev's thunderous strokes and serves in the men's singles second round as India's tennis challenge all but ended at the Tokyo Games, on Monday.

26 Jul 2021

Indian Cricket Team

England vs India: Sundar, Gill ruled out of Test series

In a big development, all-rounder Washington Sundar, opening-batsman Shubman Gill, and fast bowler Avesh Khan have been ruled out of the England Test series.

26 Jul 2021

Tokyo

Angad Bajwa finishes 18th in skeet, Mairaj Ahmad Khan 25th

India's Angad Vir Singh Bajwa finished 18th while his senior compatriot Mairaj Ahmad Khan ended 25th in the men's skeet event of the Tokyo Olympics on Monday.

26 Jul 2021

Suryakumar Yadav

Decoding the rise of Mumbai Indians star batsman Suryakumar Yadav

Middle-order batsman Suryakumar Yadav once again proved his mettle as Team India registered a 38-run victory over Sri Lanka in the first T20I.

26 Jul 2021

Badminton

Badminton: Rankireddy-Shetty lose to Fernaldi and Sukamuljo in second match

The Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffered a straight-game loss to world number one Marcus Gideon Fernaldi and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo of Indonesia in their second Group A match at the Olympics on Monday.

26 Jul 2021

Table Tennis

Table Tennis: Sharath Kamal advances to third round at Olympics

Table Tennis player A Sharath Kamal overcame a sluggish start to beat Portugal's Tiago Polonia in the men's singles second round in the Olympics, on Monday.

CWI drops a T20I from home series against Pakistan

In a major development, Cricket West Indies (CWI) has now dropped a T20I from the home series against Pakistan.

26 Jul 2021

India

Indian fencer Bhavani Devi goes down fighting on Games debut

Bhavani Devi's Olympic debut ended with a second-round defeat in the women's individual sabre event but the Indian fencer bowed out of the Tokyo Games with much promise on Monday.

25 Jul 2021

Shikhar Dhawan

India beat Sri Lanka in first T20I: Records broken

The Indian cricket team beat Sri Lanka in the first T20I of the three-match series on Sunday in Colombo.

Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe in third T20I, win series: Records broken

The Bangladesh cricket team beat Zimbabwe by five wickets to seal the three-match T20I series 2-1.

25 Jul 2021

PV Sindhu

2020 Tokyo Olympics, Day 2: Complete report

After an action-packed Day 1 at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Day 2 saw several top-notch performances many new nations entered the medals chart.

25 Jul 2021

Shikhar Dhawan

Sri Lanka vs India, 1st T20I: Shanaka elects to bowl

After winning the ODIs 2-1, the Indian cricket team will be aiming to start the T20I series on a strong note.

IPL 2021: Mumbai Indians to face CSK on September 19

The 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) will resume with the high-octane clash of arch-rivals Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings on September 19.

Decoding the Test numbers of Team India in England

Since the World Test Championship final, India have been preparing for the five-match Test series against England.

25 Jul 2021

Tennis

Cameron Norrie wins his first ATP title in Los Cabos

Cameron Norrie, on Sunday, won his first ATP Tour title in Los Cabos.

25 Jul 2021

Sports

World Cadet Wrestling Championship: Priya Malik wins gold medal

Indian wrestler Priya Malik has bagged the gold medal at World Cadet Wrestling Championship.

25 Jul 2021

Football

Statistical analysis of Juventus vs Inter Milan rivalry

Italy's top-flight football division, known as the Serie A, has been one of the leading leagues in Europe since its advent.

25 Jul 2021

Olympics

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Technical snag costs Manu Bhaker final spot

Shooting ace Manu Bhaker narrowly missed out on qualifying for the finals of the women's 10m air pistol event in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Sunday.

Aaron Finch ruled out of Bangladesh tour: Details here

The Australian cricket team will be without the services of white-ball skipper Aaron Finch for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh.

West Indies outclass Australia in 2nd ODI: Records broken

A match-defining knock by Nicholas Pooran (59*) helped West Indies beat Australia in the second ODI at the Kensington Oval, Barbados.

South Africa beat Ireland in third T20I: Records broken

South Africa thrashed Ireland in the third and final T20I to complete a 3-0 series win.