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
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
In a major setback to the police and the State government, the High Court of Karnataka on June 12 ordered the release on bail of four representatives of Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited (RCSPL) and DNA Networks Pvt. Ltd., who were arrested in the wee hours of June 6 in connection with the June 4 stampede outside M. … 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
Head coach Ricky Ponting conceded that Punjab Kings lacked a little bit of experience in the middle-order while batting second in a high-intensity Indian Premier League (IPL) final against Royal Challengers Bengaluru but backed the team’s young players to come good in the future. PBKS’ impressive run in the IPL came to an end with … Read more
Acquiring a lethal bowling attack in the mega auction and picking players with experience were “huge first steps” in Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s march to its maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title, head coach Andy Flower said. RCB defeated Punjab Kings by six runs in the final in Ahmedabad on Tuesday to end its long wait … Read more
Royal Challengers Bengaluru is set to hold a victory parade in Bengaluru on Wednesday following its maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title triumph. The parade will begin at 3:30 PM IST from Vidhana Soudha and culminate at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, the team’s home ground. RCB beat Punjab Kings by six runs at the Narendra Modi … 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
The Indian Premier League needs a 12-16 week operating window to match the brand value of top sporting leagues in the world including the NFL, NBA and Premier League, reckons Punjab Kings co-owner Mohit Burman. At USD 16.8 million, the IPL is only behind NFL (USD 36.8 million) in terms of per-match value but needs … 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