Chennai, Aug 6 (IANS) Archana Sankara Narayanan, India’s leading freediver, has achieved another milestone by breaking two national records at the Manado Apnea competition in Indonesia held from August 1 to 3. Archana reached 38 metres in Constant Weight Bi-Fins (CWTB) and an unprecedented 40 metres in Constant Weight (CWT), becoming the first Indian woman to cross the 40-metre mark in a competitive freediving event. The achievement strengthens her position as India’s deepest female freediver an…

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Seven-time DP World Tour winner and Olympic Silver Medallist Tommy Fleetwood will bring further star power to the USD 4 million India Championship, as he joins career grand slam winner Rory McIlroy at Delhi Golf Club from October 16 to 19. European Ryder Cup star Fleetwood makes a long-awaited return to India for the inaugural DP World India Championship, teeing it up in Delhi for the first time since 2016.The Englishman was named European Number One after topping the Rac…

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) East Delhi Riders defeated New Delhi Tigers by seven wickets in an entertaining clash in the ongoing Season 2 of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Wednesday. The Riders successfully chased down the target of 173 runs for the loss of 3 wickets with 10 balls to spare, winning by 7 wickets in the 18.2 overs as their batting lineup displayed composure and aggression in equal measure, maintaining control throughout their innings and never allow…

St John’s, Aug 6 (IANS) Fast bowler Alzarri Joseph’s rest has been extended to manage his workload, while all-rounder Romario Shepherd makes a return to West Indies’ ODI squad for the three-match ODI series against Pakistan, starting at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy on Thursday. Cricket West Indies (CWI) said the core of 15-member squad remains unchanged from recent victories over England, Bangladesh and on tour in the United Kingdom, as they bid for a fourth consecutive home ODI series w…

Bengaluru, Aug 6 (IANS) As part of their pre-season preparations for Pro Kabaddi League Season 12, Adani Sportsline-owned Gujarat Giants had a special interaction with the Indian men’s hockey team at the SAI Centre in Bengaluru. Gujarat Giants players, Himanshu Jaglan, Rakesh, Parteek Dahiya, Nitin Panwar and V Ajith Kumar along with the head coach Jaivir Sharma, assistant coach Varinder Singh Sandhu and trainer Abhishek Parihar, drew inspiration from the men’s hockey team and even tried their…

Jaipur, Aug 6 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court has refused to stay the arrest of cricketer Yash Dayal, a fast bowler for the Indian Premier League (IPL) team Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), in a case related to the alleged rape of a minor girl.The court stated that since the victim is a minor, no interim protection can be granted to the accused cricketer from arrest.Justice Sudesh Bansal, while presiding over the matter in Jaipur, also summoned the case diary and listed the next hearing for Au…

Chennai, Aug 6 (IANS) Hockey Punjab and Hockey Jharkhand registered victories on Wednesday to cement their places in the final of the 15th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship 2025, held at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium. Hockey Punjab sealed their place in the final with a narrow 4-3 defeat of Uttar Pradesh Hockey while in the second semifinal, Jharkhand defeated Hockey Madhya Pradesh 3-1. Hockey Punjab will now face Hockey Jharkhand in the summit clash, while Uttar Pradesh…

London, Aug 6 (IANS) After playing in four of England’s recently 2-2 drawn Test series against India, fast bowler Brydon Carse has been ruled of playing for the Northern Superchargers in The Hundred men’s competition. In a statement, Carse said the decision to pull out of The Hundred came after a consultation with medical staff. As a result, Carse has been replaced by pacer Mitchell Stanley in the Superchargers’ line-up.”At the end of a long series against India and following consultation wi…

Kakinada, Aug 6 (IANS) Manipur Hockey, Hockey Uttarakhand and Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu won their final league match while Hockey Himachal drew with Hockey Association of Bihar on the sixth day saw end of all Division ‘B’ matches of the 15th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship. In the first match of the day Manipur Hockey defeated Assam Hockey 3-1 with Kangjam Silvia Chanu (27’, 49’) scoring two goals and Devi Mutum Priya (26’) scoring one goal for Manipur Hockey. The lone …

Darwin, Aug 6 (IANS) Left-handed opener Ryan Rickelton said he will stick to his aggressive batting approach in a bid to own South Africa’s T20I opening slot ahead of next year’s World Cup, set to happen in India and Sri Lanka. With no Quinton de Kock, Temba Bavuma and Reeza Hendricks in the team, Rickleton, 27, is set to partner 17-year-old Lhuan-dre Pretorius at the top of the order in the three-match T20I series against Australia starting on Sunday.”I’m still trying to establish myself in…