BADMINTON Badminton Asia Junior Mixed Team championships: India beats Sri Lanka in opening match India kicked off its Badminton Asia Junior Mixed Team championships campaign in style as it thrashed Sri Lanka 110-69 in its Group D clash in Indonesia on Friday. The mixed doubles combination of Vishnu Kode and Reshika U began India’s march … Read more
The annual cricket extravaganza the Indian Premier League (IPL) has proved to be a golden-egg-laying goose for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), contributing over 59 per cent of its revenue in FY24, according to a report by Rediffusion. Experts say the Board can take it further still by branching outside India. … Read more
BASKETBALL FIBA Women’s Asia Cup, Division B: India stays in contention for semifinal spot India women’s basketball team beat Tahiti 78-55 in its final Group A match of the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup (Division B) in Shenzhen, China, on Wednesday. Sreekala Rani (15 points) and Sathya Krishnamurthi (11 points) were the top scorers in India’s … Read more
GOLF Aditi slips in final round to finish T-28, Australian Grace Kim wins Evian title Indian golfer Aditi Ashok, who looked good for a top-10 finish all week, faltered on the final day to card a disappointing two-over 73 to sign off tied 28th at the Amundi Evian Championship here. She ended with a total … Read more
BASKETBALL FIBA Women’s Asia Cup, Division B: India begins campaign for promotion with win over Kazakhstan India women’s basketball team beat Kazakhstan 85-68 in its Group A opener of the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup (Division B) in Shenzhen, China, on Sunday. Pushpa Senthil Kumar (23 points), Sreekala Rani (15 points) and Sathya Krishnamurthi (15 points) … Read more
The Indiana Fever ruled Caitlin Clark out for Saturday’s home game against Los Angeles Sparks due to her lingering left groin injury. Clark will sit out for a fifth straight game and miss her 10th game of the season, including the Commissioner’s Cup final on Tuesday, when Indiana toppled the league-leading Minnesota Lynx 74-59. The … Read more
The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) on Tuesday ruled that IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) is prima facie responsible for the events of June 4, when a stampede at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium claimed 11 lives. In a significant development, the Tribunal quashed the suspension of Vikash Kumar Vikash, who was serving as Additional Commissioner … Read more
The Indiana Pacers confirmed on Monday that star Tyrese Haliburton sustained a torn right Achilles tendon in Sunday night’s NBA Finals Game 7 loss at Oklahoma City. The All-NBA guard, in obvious pain during the first quarter, was helped off the court and immediately taken to the locker room. “An MRI taken on Monday confirmed … Read more
Indiana star Tyrese Haliburton was starting a move toward the basket, and his right leg didn’t seem to move with him. The ensuing scene was heartbreaking for the Pacers. Haliburton—who was playing with a strained right calf—tumbled to the court in a heap, immediately began punching the floor in frustration, and needed to be helped … Read more
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander walked off the court for the final time this season, collapsed into the arms of coach Mark Daigneault, and finally smiled. It was over… the climb was complete. The rebuild is done. The Oklahoma City Thunder is the champion. The best team all season was the best team at the end, bringing the … Read more