Pat Cummins has become the seventh player to claim a hat-trick in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup history as he dismissed Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan and Towhid Hridoy on consecutive deliveries in the fourth Super Eight fixture at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua on Friday, June 21. Watch: Pat Cummins dismisses Towhid Hridoy to complete his T20 …
Indians faltered in the big matches and fell short of securing podium finishes in both sections after Magnus Carlsen lived up to his reputation and Russia’s Valentina Gunina proved a worthy champion in the World Blitz Chess Championship in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Saturday. In a second successful title defence in less than 48 hours, Carlsen retained the World blitz crown …
Winning the silver medal in the long jump at the 2022 Commonwealth Games not only redeemed Indian star Murali Sreeshankar after his Tokyo Olympics debacle, but it also strengthened his resolve to pursue his ultimate aim — win a medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Now that he has won his first medal on the global stage, Sreeshankar is …
India's Annu Rani finished seventh in the women's javelin throw final with a below-par effort of 61.12m at the World Championships here. American Kara Winger took the silver with a last round effort of 64.05m, while Japan's Haruka Kitaguchi of Japan won a surprise bronze with her best throw of 63.27m. All eyes will now be on superstar javelin thrower …
National record holder Murali Sreeshankar finished seventh with 7.96m in the men’s long jump final at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon on Saturday. Performance-wise, it was the weakest long jump final at the Worlds in nearly 20 years and was packed with surprises with Switzerland’s Simon Ehammer, this year’s outdoor world leader with 8.45m, taking the bronze with just …
