Struggling Mumbai Indians will be hoping their batters get their act together and shoulder responsibility when they take on an inspired Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League match in Mumbai on Monday.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's bowling unit will face a different challenge when they take on Gujarat Titans in an IPL match on Wednesday.
Virat Kohli may reclaim the RCB captaincy in IPL 2025.
Except for shooting, a major Olympic sport, most of the top stars in other disciplines will give the National Games a miss.
The Royals batting looks decent but there is the issue of consistency and lack of depth that could be telling as the tournament wears on.
Shooter Manu Bhaker won two bronze medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics while Gukesh was crowned the World Chess Champion in Singapore, last month.
Prez, PM and sports fraternity hail bronze medallist shooter Sawpnil Kusale
Royal Challengers Bangalor will attempt to break a 17-year jinx at the Chepauk stadium when they face Chennai Super Kings in the IPL match on Friday.
The Baroda left-arm spinner became the youngest player in the country to play in the Ranji Trophy at 14 years and 355 days.
Gagan Narang lauded the Indian shooting contingent for their fantastic performances
The para-athletes outnumbered the able-bodied ones in the list this time due to the magnificent Paris Paralympics performance in which they returned with 29 medals, including seven gold and nine silver.
Ace pistol shooter Manu Bhaker will lead a 35-member Indian team in the season-opening ISSF World Cups in April in South America.
Shooter Swapnil Kusale, who won a bronze medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics, arrived in Pune on Thursday.
Train services on the Central Railway's main and harbour lines were disrupted on Sunday morning due to an extended mega block for a bridge girder launch, causing inconvenience to local and long distance travellers. As many as 11 long distance trains that depart from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in south Mumbai have been rescheduled and nine trains which arrive at CSMT have been short-terminated due to the block. There were also reports of a labourer getting injured during the girder launch. The six-hour-long mega block conducted for launching the girder of the under-construction Carnac Bridge was initially scheduled to end at 5.30 am but was delayed. The Central Railway's local train operations were cancelled between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Byculla and between CSMT and Wadala stations on the main and harbour lines due to the mega block.
Swapnil Kusale made a conscious effort to not pay attention to the scores and just wanted to worry about his breathing and shooting the 50m Rifle 3 Positions shooting at the Paris Games on Thursday. .
'It is a beautiful portrait of Ek Bharat, Sreshth Bharat.'
The windy conditions at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre are making the task doubly difficult for the marksman and markswoman competing at the ongoing Olympics
All about IPL 2025 which kicks off on March 22, Saturday.
Manu Bhaker has been shockingly ignored for this year's Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award, a top sports ministry source has asserted
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the Indian contingent which returned from the Paris Olympics with six medals.
Vidwath Kaverappa dismissed Faf du Plessis and Will Jacks but had Virat Kohli dropped twice off his bowling.
Karnataka to face Services in men's doubles tennis final
The 29-year-old had played for Mumbai at the Under-14, Under-19 and Under-22 levels and was also in the Ranji Trophy squad then led by Sachin Tendulkar but could not force his way in.
Check out Indian athletes' schedule for Thursday, August 1, Day 6 of competition
Rajul Hegde recently caught up with television actor Swapnil Joshi, who is a devout Ganesha worshipper and discussed the spiritual significance of the Ganpati festival.
These detonators are called crackers and when they explode, they make a loud sound which is a signal for an obstruction or fog or mist ahead, he said.
Bindra praised Manu for patching up with coach Jaspal Rana and for working in tandem for her success.
Kauthankar and Bakle's partnership is second only to 624 runs for the third wicket, achieved by Sri Lankans Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene during a Test match against South Africa in Colombo, SSC in July 2006.
Shahrukh, who was dismantling the RCB attack with his big hitting, was left speechless by Siraj's perfectly executed yorker. The delivery, clocked at a searing 140 kph, possessed just enough late reverse swing to find the gap between bat and pad. It sent Shahrukh's middle and off stumps flying, bringing a screeching halt to his blistering knock.
A railway staffer has been taken into custody for stealing 10 "harmless" detonators that went off on a track during the passing of a military special train in Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Monday.
Check out how India's athletes fared on Day 6, Thursday, August 1, 2024:
Sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya called the shooting World Cup final, which commenced in New Delhi on Monday, a celebration of excellence and added that the country felt honoured to welcome the best in the business.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday.
Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya said India is aiming to host the 2036 Olympics and finish in the top 10 in the medals tally.
The spin duo of Karn Sharma and Swapnil Singh helped RCB snap their run of six losses in a row.
He's dressed the likes of Priyanka Chopra, Mughda Godse, Amrita Rao and Soha Ali Khan. And here's what Swapnil Shinde will be offering at the upcoming Lakme Fashion Week.
Check out how India's athletes fared on Day 5, Wednesday, July 31, 2024:
Punjab, starting the penultimate day on 73/3 and needing 144 more runs, crumbled under pressure from Sindhu's relentless spin and Jayant Yadav's precise off-spin (3/35 in 10.4 overs), collapsing well before lunch and handing Haryana their second outright win in four matches.
In Agartala, the Group A match between Mumbai and Tripura ended in a draw with the reigning champions earning three points by virtue of the first-innings lead.
Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker to be India's flag bearer at closing ceremony in Paris
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