Sunrisers stay alive, thanks to partnership batting and Malik’s impact bowling.

Watching the unheralded Indians lift the Thomas Cup, Indonesians, Malaysians & Danes reflected in shock mixed with anger and grudging recognition.

In the final week of the IPL group phase, battle is intense for the one remaining place.

24-year-old Manisha secured her maiden world championship medal with a 4:1 split decision win over Mongolia’s Namuun Mankhor in the 57 Kg category at the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championship in Istanbul, Turkey.

Nitish Rana kickstarted KKR’s innings and Andre Russell finished it on a high, and once Abhishek Sharma was dismissed, Hyderabad’s chase of 178 ran out of gas.

Mumbai Indians ended defending champions Chennai Super Kings' faint hopes of making the play-offs with a five-wicket win in a low-scoring game .

The future of one of hockey’s most integral elements is being reconsidered, at least in its current avatar. The reason? Rising risk of injuries and a diminishing success rate.

MI, already out of the playoffs race, will have two more group league matches remaining after this and Pollard could still have a send-off. But the writing appears to be on the wall.

Lovlina had defeated Chen for the first time in the quarterfinals of the Olympics last year, a result that assured her of a medal.

A century stand between Faf du Plessis and Rajat Patidar followed by another strong finish from Dinesh Karthik set up RCB's massive win as Wanindu Hasaranga ran through Sunrisers with 5 for 18.

Chopra is currently training in Turkey with coach Dr Klaus Bartonietz, a biomechanics expert. But AFI believes that a core group of youngsters with promise needs a foreign hand to guide them during the next Olympic cycle if India wants to become a javelin nation.

Mumbai Indians register second win of the season against Gujarat Titans.

"People ask what more can we do to prevent doping. I think everyone will become responsible, including the coaches, if we criminalise doping," Sumariwalla added.

Table toppers struggle to modest score after defying conventional wisdom, and Punjab Kings make little fuss in securing much-needed win.

A solid bowling effort led by Umesh Yadav sets up KKR’s first win in six games as Rinku Singh’s late hitting hands RR a seven-wicket loss

Harshada was encouraged to take up weightlifting by her father and his maternal uncle, both of whom nurtured dreams of competing internationally but never could.

Beat Bengal 5-4 on penalties for seventh national football title.

India is ranked third in doping, according to the latest World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) report released in 2021. With 152 cases across disciplines, the country is marginally below leaders Russia (167) and Italy (157) on this list.

Lucknow defeat Punjab by 20 runs.

KKR's batting line-up fails to take off against Kuldeep Yadav's guile; Delhi nearly makes a hash of the chase but win by four wickets and six balls to spare.

Delhi Capitals down Kolkata Knight Riders by 4 wickets.

IPL's practice-day nets across franchises too are buzzing as fast bowlers from J&K, Basit Bashir, Sharukh Ahmed Dar, and Rasikh Salam are pinging batsmen with their scorchers and following in footsteps of Abdul Samad and Umran Malik.

A young Munaf Patel was once said to be the fastest bowler in the country. Steve Waugh, after facing Patel, said: "This bloke's quick. Where did he come from?". Injuries took their toll, though, and the pace dropped drastically. A promising international career was over just after five years of his debut. Patel talks about the thrill of watching another young tearaway burst onto the scene, and stresses how critical it is to manage Umran Malik.

Chasing a target of 145 runs, Royal Challengers Bangalore folded for 115 and lost to Rajasthan Royals by 29 runs.