NEW DELHI: Left-arm spinner Manav Suthar announced his arrival on the Test stage in stunning fashion, weaving a web around Afghanistan’s batters as a ruthless India cruised to a record-breaking innings-and-300-run victory in the one-off Test at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh on Monday.Making his Test debut, the 23-year-old from…
Ulaanbaatar, India capped a successful campaign at the Ulaanbaatar Open Senior Ranking Series wrestling tournament with Deepak , Sagar Jaglan and Dinesh winning gold medals in the men’s freestyle event on the final day of the competition here. India sign off Ulaanbaatar Open with three freestyle golds, finish with 17 medals Their stellar performances on…
Manav Suthar (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Watching 23-year-old Manav Suthar weave his magic against Afghanistan in the one-off Test at Mullanpur must have brought back memories for Ravichandran Ashwin. Like Ashwin did on his own Test debut in 2011, the Rajasthan left-arm spinner made an immediate impact on the biggest stage, scripting history with a…
Manav Suthar and Sunil Gavaskar NEW DELHI: India took complete control of the lone Test against Afghanistan on Day 3, bowling the visitors out for 152 and enforcing the follow-on. The star of the day was debutant Manav Suthar, who produced a stunning six-wicket haul to dismantle Afghanistan’s batting line-up and put the hosts in…
Ahmedabad, When Kemi Blake first took up yoga nearly a decade ago, she was not looking for medals. She wanted to become a contortionist. From circus dreams to world stage, mother-daughter duo flying Yogasana’s flag for USA On Saturday, that journey came full circle when Kemi won gold for the United States in the Back…
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay with Norway Chess champion R Praggnanandhaa (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay honoured chess star R. Praggnanandhaa on Monday after his historic victory at the Norway Chess tournament, presenting him with a cash award of Rs 50 lakh and a memento. The event also featured a friendly…
New Delhi, Sardar Singh, a former India captain and current coach of the U-18 Asia Cup gold medal winning national side, attributed team’s success to hard work, handling pressure well and implementing “specific” plans made by the team management. Boys implemented “specific” plans; handled pressure well: Sardar after U-18 Asia Cup gold Sardar spoke to…
El Jadida , Karandeep Kochhar fired a bogey-free four-under 68 on the final day to register his third Top-10 finish of the season, ending tied 9th at the USD 500,000 Am Green IGPL Bharath Classic here. Bogey-free Kochhar bags year’s third Top-10 in IGPL Bharath Classic The lanky Chandigarh golfer has now risen to 12th…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: ICC) NEW DELHI: South African batting legend AB de Villiers has thrown his weight behind India’s decision to hand teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi his maiden international call-up, describing the selectors’ move as both “the right call” and a “brave decision”.The 15-year-old made history on Saturday when he was named in India’s…
NEW DELHI: India tightened their stranglehold on the one-off Test against Afghanistan on Monday, but the biggest talking point during the morning session came from yet another Decision Review System (DRS) blunder by the visitors and the animated scenes that followed near their dugout.Resuming Day Three on 113 for five, Afghanistan folded for 152, conceding…
