Category: Sports

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh’s young tennis talent made a powerful statement at the IATA Super Series Under-18 Tennis Tournament, as multiple players from the state stormed into the pre-quarterfinals in both boys’ and girls’ singles. In the girls’ singles, UP’s Aira, Anusha Singh, Aashi Shamsheri, Tashi Kiran and Raminder Deep Kaur advanced to the Round of 16 with impressive first-round victories. Aira defeated Haryana’s Anya Sahni 6-4, 6-3. Anusha Singh beat Geetika Saraswat 6-3, 6-1. Aashi Shamsheri dominated Devyani Shukla 6-0, 6-0. Tashi Kiran and Raminder Deep Kaur progressed via walkovers.However,…

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Lucknow: The main draw of the IATA Super Series Under-18 Boys and Girls Tennis Tournament will begin on Monday, October 13, with Uttar Pradesh players showcasing strong dominance in the boys’ singles category. Organised by the Uttar Pradesh Tennis Association under the aegis of the Sports Development Society (SDS), the tournament is being hosted at the La Martiniere Lawn Tennis Facility, Lucknow. Qualifier Harsh Malik (Haryana) has been awarded top seeding in boys’ singles, while Delhi’s Sneh Nandal will lead the girls’ singles draw as the top seed. In boys’…

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Mumbai: Speaking to JioHotstar, Indian captain Shubman Gill shared his thoughts about the upcoming Australia series: “We’ve been playing some of the best ODI cricket in the past two or three years, and nothing changes for us. It’s more or less the same team that we’re playing. So, very excited to go out there and play in Australia.” On expectations from Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli: “They’ve been playing for India for the past 10–15 years and winning matches for us. The experience that they bring to the table is…

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Lucknow, India – Par Seekers emerged victorious at the 3rd Night Golf Championship, powered by Prime Star and supported by HDFC Bank, held at the Lucknow Golf Club today. In the final match, Par Seekers defeated Fairway Tigers, with standout performances from P K Agarwal, who beat Rakesh Seth 3&2, Aman Tandon, who beat Micky Nanda 2&1, and Devendra Singh and Dr. Ashish Agarwal, who beat Rishi Khanna and Anup Kumar 2&1. In the third-place match, BBD Rangers defeated Jo Royals 15-10, with notable wins from R S Nanda, who…

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Mumbai: Day 2 of the second Test between India and the West Indies in New Delhi saw a gripping contest as India tightened their hold on the match through disciplined bowling and intelligent captaincy. Speaking on ‘Amul Cricket Live’, JioStar experts Anil Kumble and Daren Ganga shared their insights on Ravindra Jadeja’s clever use of the surface, the resilient partnership between Alick Athanaze and Tagenarine Chanderpaul, and Shubman Gill’s authoritative innings. Speaking on ‘Amul Cricket Live’, JioStar expert Anil Kumble elaborated on Ravindra Jadeja’s bowling: “On a surface like this,…

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Delhi: The Bengaluru Bulls were in fine form as they thrashed the Jaipur Pink Panthers 47-26 at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium in the Delhi leg’s first match. It was an all-round performance led by Alireza Mirzaian’s Super 10 once again, but Yogesh’s joint-career best of eight points, alongside Deepak Sankar’s High Five played an equally important role in the win for the Bulls. Alireza also completed a personal milestone, reaching 100 PKL raid points on the night. A positive start from both sides set a tone to the match but…

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Delhi:  Puneri Paltan became the second team to reach the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) season 12 top eight after their comprehensive 36-23 win over the Tamil Thalaivas on Saturday night. Led by the raiding of Pankaj Mohite and Aslam Inamdar, who scored nine and seven points respectively, the match was one-sided from the get-go despite a tough fight from the Thalaivas. Meanwhile, Gurdeep also scored a High Five at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium. Puneri Paltan took the early lead against the Thalaivas, led by their skipper Aslam Inamdar. It was…

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Visakhapatnam: The Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) paid a glowing tribute to two of the state’s most accomplished women cricketers — Mithali Raj and Raavi Kalpana — by naming a stand and a gate after them respectively at the ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium. The inauguration was carried out by Minister for IT, Electronics, RTG and HRD (Andhra Pradesh),  Nara Lokesh, in the presence of ICC Chairman Jay Shah, ACA President Kesineni Sivanath, and several dignitaries from the cricketing fraternity. The momentous occasion was also graced by ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta, Cricket Australia…

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Delhi: Puneri Paltan fought off the Dabang Delhi K.C. bravely to secure an impressive 6-5 win after the match was tied at 38-38 at the Thyagaraj Stadium on Sunday night. It was an important victory that took them to the top of the standings on points difference after an all-round performance from the Paltan, led by Pankaj Mohite (7) and skipper Aslam Inamdar (6). It was also the 10th tie-breaker of the season as Ajinkya Pawar’s Super 10 and Saurabh Nandal’s High Five went in vain.Puneri Paltan made a strong…

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Chennai: Led by another brilliant performance from Alireza Mirzaian, Bengaluru Bulls secured a massive 43-32 win over the Bengal Warriorz at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium. Alireza scored 18 points, while Deepak Sankar scored a High Five in what was their third straight win as the side coached by BC Ramesh moved to fourth on the points table. Meanwhile, DevankDalal’s 13th straight Super 10 went in vain yet again. The Warriorz and the Bulls began their contest on a tense, evenly matched note. Devank set the tone through confident early raids,…

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