GOLF Rookie Avani takes sole lead second at Hulencourt Women’s Open Teen star Avani Prashanth, who was second for the first two days, added a third-round card of 3-under 69 to take sole lead at the Hulencourt Women’s Open here. The 18-year-old Avani, who is playing her first season as a pro, goes into the … Read more
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter as the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied for a gritty 111-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers that leveled the NBA Finals at two games apiece on Friday. Frustrated for much of the game by Indiana’s relentless defense, NBA Most Valuable Player Gilgeous-Alexander found a … Read more
GOLF Hulencourt Women’s Open: Rookie Avani placed second in Belgium Indian rookie Avani Prashanth equalled her best start of the season with a 4-under 68l that gave her a solid tied second position after the first round of the Hulencourt Women’s Open. Playing in one of the late groups in the afternoon, Avani had seven … Read more
Backup guards Bennedict Mathurin and T.J. McConnell helped Indiana’s bench break out with 49 points as the Pacers topped the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-107 on Wednesday to claim a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals. Thanks to 27 points from Mathurin and the kind of pyrotechnics the Pacers have grown to adore from reserve point … Read more
TENNIS Bopanna remains only Indian alive at ATP Boss Open; Bhambri, Balaji exit after close defeats Rohan Bopanna, in partnership with Sander Gille, beat Jakob Schnaitter and Mark Wallner 6-3, 5-7, [11-9] in the doubles pre-quarterfinals of the €751,630 ATP tennis tournament in Stuttgart, Germany, on Wednesday. India’s number one doubles player, Yuki Bhambri and … Read more
Caitlin Clark will sit out a fifth consecutive game with a quadriceps strain when Indiana visits Atlanta on Tuesday, shifting the focus to whether the Fever star will return against the WNBA champion New York Liberty. Indiana coach Stephanie White stopped short on Monday of saying Clark had been cleared for basketball activities, saying the … Read more
Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander learned a lesson to open the NBA Finals. “You can’t just throw the first punch,” Gilgeous-Alexander said after Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the visiting Indiana Pacers on Sunday night. “You’ve got to throw all the punches all night.” Gilgeous-Alexander and the rest of the Thunder threw plenty of … Read more
GOLF Anirban Lahiri leads by two, in sight of maiden LIV win Anirban Lahiri, who has never won on the LIV league and is also searching for his first worldwide win since 2015, put himself in the position once again as he shot 7-under 64 to move to 11-under and one shot ahead of the … Read more
VOLLEYBALL VFI elections on June 7, overseen by Ad-Hoc Committee led by Rohit Rajpal The Volleyball Federation of India (VFI) is set to conduct its long-awaited elections on June 7, 2025, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, in accordance with a directive from the Delhi High Court. The federation was overseen during this time … Read more
Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton sank the game-winning basket with 0.3 of a second remaining to give the Pacers a stunning 111-110 fightback victory over Oklahoma City in Thursday’s opening game of the NBA Finals. Haliburton, who had 14 points and 10 rebounds, gave the Pacers their only lead of the game on a dramatic 21-foot jump … Read more