India’s Women’s T20 World Cup campaign began sourly as they suffered a 58-run defeat to New Zealand in Dubai on Friday. ....

Pistol shooter Divanshi bagged a second individual gold in the women’s 25m standard pistol, leading an Indian clean sweep in the event as the Colts added five more medals to their tally including two more golds, at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championship Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun, currently underway in Lima. ....

India beat Bangladesh by seven wickets to clinch the two-match series after it chased down a measly target of 95 on Day 5 of the second Test at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur on Tuesday. India has won its 18th consecutive Test series on its own soil. ....

Mominul Haque etched his name into the history books on Monday, becoming only the second Bangladeshi batter to score a Test century on Indian soil during the rain-affected second Test at Green Park Stadium. Mominul’s remarkable knock of 102 not off 172 balls held the innings together as Bangladesh reached 205/6 at lunch on Day 4, with time running out for both sides. ....

Indian shooters began their International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championship Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun campaign in the Peruvian capital with two team golds in the men’s and women’s 10m air pistol. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a heartfelt interaction with the Chess Olympiad winners, reminisced about the 'Khel Mahakumbh' initiative in Gujarat and informed about how it worked wonders in creating a sporting culture in the state. ....

Ten umpires and three match referees will officiate the ninth edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 hosted by Bangladesh in the UAE from October 3 to 20, the International Cricket Council announced on Tuesday. ....

Badminton Federation of India (BAI) on Tuesday announced the cash reward of Rs 50 lakh for the para-shuttlers, who have won medals at the recently concluded Paris Paralympics Games. ....

Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja spun the web around the Bangladesh batters as India defeated the visitors by 280 runs to win the first Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, here on Sunday. ....

Frances Tiafoe caught fire on Saturday as he rallied past Team Europe's Daniil Medvedev to give Team World a lead in the Laver Cup tennis competition. ....

Sep 21 (IANS) Rishabh Pant brought up a soul-stirring sixth Test century on his comeback to the format, while Shubman Gill hit an elegant fifth Test hundred, and Ravichandran Ashwin picked three wickets to ensure another day of domination for India in the first Test at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here on Saturday. ....