Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal India’s Mona Agarwal and Avani Lekhara dominated the women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 qualification at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Nagoya on Monday, finishing first and second respectively to put themselves in a strong position ahead of the final.Agarwal topped the standings with 629.1 points from six series,…
Mohammed Shami (ANI Photo) Mohammed Shami’s continued omission from India’s plans has raised fresh questions, with former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif calling for greater transparency from the selectors following the announcement of the squad for the upcoming series in New Zealand.The BCCI announced India’s squads earlier this week for the New Zealand tour, which includes…
Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneswar Kumar New Delhi: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has welcomed Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s return to the T20I squad for the New Zealand tour and believes fellow veteran Mohammed Shami has done enough to earn a recall in the longer white-ball and red-ball formats.India begin a demanding New Zealand tour…
India’s para-athletes will begin their Asian Para Games 2026 campaign in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Monday, October 19, with a packed schedule across 11 sports. Nishad Kumar, Avani Lekhara, Sheetal Devi, Harvinder Singh and Pramod Bhagat are among the key Indian athletes in action. India will have several medal opportunities on Day 1, with Nishad competing…
Andrey Rublev has spent much of his career trying to get better at being Andrey Rublev. Now, the mercurial Russian, whose on-court meltdowns are almost as well chronicled as his title wins, is attempting to rewrite the script that took him to world No. 5. At 28, he is trying to become a different player.Rublev…
Shafali Verma scripts history (Image: BCCI/X) Shafali Verma continued her prolific run in women’s T20 internationals, smashing a 25-ball 55 as India thrashed Zimbabwe by nine wickets in the second T20I to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series on Sunday.The Indian opener set a new benchmark for the most 50-plus scores by…
Archer Sheetal Devi from India prepares to fire during the Paralympic Games in Paris on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (File Photo/ AP) India’s para-athletes will look to build on the country’s remarkable rise in international para-sports as the fifth edition of the Asian Para Games gets underway in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on October 18. After India’s…
Rory Mcllroy (Image via Getty Images) Rory McIlroy travelled to New Delhi for the inaugural DP World India Championship, a $4 million event intended to bring golf to a major new audience. But his appearance also prompted a blunt accusation from fellow PGA Tour member Kevin Kisner, who suggested McIlroy was there primarily for a…
Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi reacts after a goal against Atlanta United during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt) Lionel Messi rarely lets his football do the talking quite so loudly through a celebration, but Atlanta United defender Junior Alonso had given him a…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Sanju Samson Former India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar believes Sanju Samson’s ability to bounce back with a big innings after a few low scores could mean Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will have to wait for his chance in the upcoming T20I series against New Zealand.Nayar also explained how India’s team combination, particularly the need…
