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Pramod Bhagat, Sukant Kadam reach finals in singles and men's boubles at Thailand Para Badminton tournament
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Now the ace shuttler will face England's Daniel Bethell whom Pramod defeated at the Paralympics to win India's first Badminton gold medal in Olympics/ Paralympics. Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam also secured their men's doubles final's spot after defeating India's Mohammad Arwaz Ansari and Deep Ranjan Bisoyee in 3 sets.
Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Dawid Malan, Mohammad Nabi signed up by Sharjah Warriors for UAE's ILT20
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Moeen's signing comes as a surprise as many reports had suggested that he had agreed to be a part of Chennai Super Kings-owned Johannesburg team in South Africa's new T20 League, which is scheduled to be in a direct clash with ILT20 in January-February next year.
Playing hockey for India has given me everything and more that I could think of, says Salima Tete
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On Episode 30 of Hockey Te Charcha, Salima Tete, who was part of the Bronze medal winning team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, looks back at her journey and more. Salima, who is now back in her home town in Simdega in Jharkhand after a very long season, explained that ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham the team was focused on ensuring they don't return without a success story to narrate.
Chelsea to take 'strongest action' after alleged racism towards Son Heung Min
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South Korea forward Son is alleged to have been racially abused by a member of the crowd at Stamford Bridge in Sunday's top-flight clash, DPA reports. Chelsea have previously handed out life bans to supporters found guilty of racial abuse at Stamford Bridge.
IND v ZIM: Was waiting for a long time to come back, play for India again, says Deepak Chahar
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After the match, where he was adjudged as "Player of the Match" Chahar was understandably pleased over bouncing back to play for India again. He even corrected his team-mate, left-arm spinner Axar Patel, over the time he spent on the sidelines since tearing his left quadriceps in February during the T20I series against the West Indies.
England women's team skipper Heather Knight ruled out of India series due to hip surgery
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Knight had sustained the injury during the T20 opener against South Africa in the multi-format series and had received intensive medical attention before the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where cricket made a return to the multi-discipline competition.
Gautam Gambhir confirms to feature in Season two of Legends League Cricket
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"I am glad to share that I have committed to take part in the upcoming Legends League Cricket from September 17th onwards. I am excited in anticipation of being on a cricket field once again. It will be a privilege and an honour to rub shoulders once again with the glitterati of world cricket," said Gambhir on his association with LLC season two.
Pakistan recover to thrash Netherlands in ODI; take 2-0 lead in series
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Following the dismissal of Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq on 3 and 6 runs respectively, skipper Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Agha Salman hit fine half-centuries to overhaul the hosts' meagre total of 186 in just 33.4 overs on Thursday evening.
With days to go for Asia Cup, UAE remove Ahmed Raza as T20 skipper
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Raza. though, will continue to remain UAE's One-day International captain. The decision comes just three days before their match against Kuwait in Al-Amerat, and two months before their T20 World Cup campaign in Australia.
New Zealand Cricket names strong New Zealand A squad for India tour
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The matches, all against India A, will be the first time a New Zealand A side has played overseas since the 2018 tour to the United Arab Emirates to play Pakistan A. Alongside the players with full International experience, the squad also features five players with a chance to represent New Zealand A for the first time.
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