Memphis (USA), Aug 10 (IANS) Akshay Bhatia fired a modest even par 70 to be tied sixth and five off the lead after three days at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Bhatia, 22, a two-time winner on the PGA Tour now has rounds of 62-69-70 and is 9-under and still in the picture for a good finish in the first of three FedExCup Play-off events.Bhatia, the Hero golfer, who set the course alight with a 62 on the first day, had two birdies and two bogeys on the third day, as Tommy Fleetwood survived some…

Darwin, Aug 10 (IANS) Tim David’s blistering power-hitting and Josh Hazlewood’s incisive bowling spell set up helped Australia secure a record ninth consecutive T20I victory with a 17-run win over South Africa in the series opener at Marrara Stadium on Sunday.Australia were in trouble at 74/6, but David struck 83 off 52 balls, where he mixed strike rotation with trademark six-hitting to rescue the hosts’ innings. He also shared a seventh-wicket stand of 59 with Ben Dwarshuis, as Australia …

London, Aug 10 (IANS) Diksha Dagar survived a roller-coaster on the back nine to card an even par 73 in the second round of the PIF London Championship held at Centurion Club. Diksha, who has had a series of Top-10s this season, is now Tied-13th after being Tied-10th at the end of the first day.Of the four Indian women who teed up this week, three made the cut. The other two were Pranavi Urs and Aditi Ashok.Pranavi (75-71) was even par for two days at the Par-73 Centurion Club and was Tied-28th….

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) North Delhi Strikers produced a superb show with bat and ball to beat Purani Dilli 6 by 27 runs in the 16th match of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) Season 2 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Sunday.Chasing 180, Purani Dilli 6 stumbled early, losing three wickets for 13 runs in the initial overs. However, a resilient partnership between Vansh Bedi and Pranav Pant revived their innings. Bedi’s explosive 33 off 17 balls, featuring three sixes, coupled with Pant’s stea…

Mysuru, Aug 10 (IANS) The fourth edition of the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 will begin on Monday at the Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar Cricket Stadium in Mysuru with an action-packed double-header. The tournament will be held as a closed-door event, with all 34 matches taking place at the venue from August 11 to 28. The opening fixture will see the Gulbarga Mystics face the Mangaluru Dragons. The Mystics, semi-finalists last season, will aim to start strongly, while the Dragons, who finished a…

Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh), Aug 10 (IANS) The Yuva Andhra Championship 2025, a feeder tournament into the Telugu Kabaddi League, is set to kick off on August 15 2025 at the Chennupati Ramakotaiah Municipal Corporation Indoor Stadium in Vijayawada. The 11-day sporting extravaganza will run until August 25, featuring 46 high-octane matches between eight teams from across Andhra Pradesh.The Yuva Kabaddi Series is all set to make its mark in Andhra Pradesh with the launch of the Yuva Andhra Champio…

Mackay, Aug 10 (IANS) Sianna Ginger claimed 4-16 as Australia A edged India A by four runs to complete a 3-0 T20 series clean sweep at the Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay on Sunday.Just a day after India A received a 114-run drubbing in the second T20, the visitors put in a much-improved showing with the ball to restrict Australia A to 144/8, with Prema Rawat and Radha Yadav taking three-fers each.Opener Shafali Verma set the tone for the chase through a brisk 41 off 25 balls, laced with six …

Yangon (Myanmar), Aug 10 (IANS) The India U20 women’s national team secured qualification for the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup for the first time in 20 years, after defeating hosts Myanmar 1-0 in their final Group D encounter at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon, on Sunday.The Young Tigresses finished top of their group with seven points, after winger Pooja’s 27th-minute goal secured a victory for them in front of a partisan crowd at the Thuwunna Stadium.It was a game of two halves, the first do…

Bangkok, Aug 10 (IANS) India’s young women pugilists underlined their growing prowess in continental boxing as Nisha (54kg) and Muskan (57kg) clinched gold and five others won silver, at the U19 Asian Boxing Championships 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand, on Sunday. From the men’s finals, Rahul Kundu (75kg) added another, following a split decision victory over Uzbek powerhouse Muhammadjon Yakupboevek, bringing India’s tally up to 14 medals, including three gold, seven silver and four bronze meda…

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) In a significant push to increase women’s participation in sports, the Khelo India ASMITA Football League 2025-26 was inaugurated by Raksha Nikhil Khadse, Minister of State, Youth Affairs and Sports, at the Godavari Engineering College Ground in Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The league, a powerful initiative embodying the principle of affirmative action, aims to unearth and nurture young female talent from diverse communities across the region.The day-long event, which officiall…