Jaipur, Sep 13 (IANS) Gaurav Khatri and Vishal Bharadwaj register High Fives as Puneri Paltan went back to the top of the standings with a convincing 39-33 victory against the Telugu Titans at the SMS Indoor Stadium in the second match on Saturday.Khatri and Bhardwaj were on top of their game with seven and six tackles respectively, putting on a defensive masterclass for Puneri Paltan. Meanwhile, Bharat Hooda notched up a Super 10, but it wasn’t enough for his team on the night.It was a riveti…

Biel (Switzerland), Sep 13 (IANS) India made history in the Davis Cup on Saturday by defeating Switzerland 3-1 in a World Group 1 1st round match at the Swiss Tennis Arena here, registering their first win over a European country in Europe for the first time since 1993.On Saturday, top singles player Sumit Nagal defeated Henry Bernet in the reverse singles 6-1, 6-3 to seal victory for India in the World Group 1 stage at the Swiss Tennis Arena in Biel, Switzerland.With this, the current Indian te…

Tuticorin (TN), Sep 14 (IANS) Athletes from host Tamil Nadu dominated the opening day of Kadal Kondattam, India’s premier ocean sports festival, with a clean sweep across all categories in Kayaking and Stand-up Paddling.On Day 1 of the event originally scheduled to begin on September 12 but had to be postponed due to erratic weather and rough sea conditions, Tamil Nadu athletes clinched a total of 21 medals across Sub-junior, Senior, U-18 Boys, Girls Senior, and Open Men’s categories in Kaya…

Abu Dhabi, Sep 13 (IANS) Sri Lanka kicked off their Asia Cup 2025 campaign in emphatic style, outclassing Bangladesh by six wickets in their Group B clash at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, on Saturday. Pathum Nissanka’s composed half-century and Kamil Mishara’s unbeaten 46 ensured the Islanders chased down 140 with 32 balls to spare, underlining their dominance with both bat and ball.Chasing what looked like a tricky total on a sluggish surface, Sri Lanka lost Kusal Mendis earl…

Abu Dhabi, Sep 13 (IANS) Shamim Hossain (42 not out) and Jaker Ali (41 not out) top scored as Bangladesh fought back to post 139/5 in 20 overs against Sri Lanka in the fifth match of Group B of the Asia Cup at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium.An unbeaten record 86 runs for the sixth-wicket stand between Shamim Hossain and Jaker Ali gave the Tigers a total to bowl at after being reduced to 53 for 5.Put into bat, Bangladesh endured a disastrous beginning. Nuwan Thushara and Dushmantha Chameera were un…

New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Indian cricket legend Kapil Dev on Saturday said that all athletes must try to focus on other avenues while continuing their sporting journeys to prepare themselves for the future.Addressing the panel titled ‘ Leadership & Life Beyond the Pitch ‘ at PlayCom 2025: Business of Sports Summit at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, the 1983 Men’s ODI World Cup-winning captain also added that all athletes should continue to learn from everyone in the dressing room and beyond.”On…

Jaipur, Sep 13 (IANS) UP Yoddhas went down to Jaipur Pink Panthers 29-41 in their opening match of the Jaipur leg of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 12 at the Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium here on Saturday.Star raider Gagan Gowda furthered his impeccable form with another Super 10 performance, which is his fourth of the present campaign. Gowda accumulated 15 points, and skipper Sumit Sangwan stood tall with four of them to his name. Guman Singh came off the bench to bag a couple of them to h…

New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Legendary table tennis player Sharath Kamal believes the sport’s trajectory is on a steady upward curve in the country, adding that he’s dreaming about a paddler from India winning a medal at the Olympics in the near future.Earlier this year, Kamal, one of the most decorated Indian table tennis players in the country’s history, announced his retirement from the game. Kamal, who was a flag bearer for the Indian contingent at the 2024 Paris Olympics, also boasts of m…

New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The stewards of the Dutch Grand Prix have overturned their earlier decision to penalise Williams driver Carlos Sainz, rescinding two penalty points on his superlicence after the team successfully argued new evidence proved the Zandvoort incident was a racing collision.The Spaniard had been handed a 10-second time penalty and two penalty points for causing a collision with Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson at Turn 1 during a safety car restart on August 31.At the time, the stew…

Mumbai, Sep 13 (IANS) Former President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and ex-India captain Sourav Ganguly, along with former India spinner Harbhajan Singh, have been included in the Draft Electrol Roll ahead of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the national federation at which the new governing body will be elected.Ganguly has been named as a representative for the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), which he has represented earlier, and has held the post of BCCI Presiden…