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New Zealand won the 2024 T20 World Cup after beating South Africa in the title clash (ICC Photo) NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday unveiled a record prize pool of approximately Rs 82 crore for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup, which will be held in England and Wales in two months.The…
Bianca Andreescu (Image Via Getty) Canada’s Billie Jean King Cup campaign came to a painful end on April 11 in Astana. The decisive moment came when Bianca Andreescu missed a crucial serve on her opponent’s match point. That single error handed Kazakhstan the final win they needed. With that, Canada lost the tie 3-1 and…
Ankita Raina (Photo by DLTA) NEW DELHI: When this writer spoke to the Indian team ahead of Billie Jean King Cup Asia/Oceania Group 1 tie in New Delhi, Ankita Raina categorically pointed out that she wasn’t done playing singles. She was right. The 33-year-old had played as recently as March 23 at the W15 in…
If you are active on social media, then you might have come across fun tests based on images that claim to reveal your personality within seconds. Aptly called personality tests, these images can decode your inner nature within seconds. It isn’t about a clinical diagnosis; it’s about those tiny, instinctive preferences that act like a…
Zeel Desai in action during the Billie Jean King Cup in New Delhi. (Image: DLTA) New Delhi: Indian team were expected to have an easy time against Mongolia in the Billie Jean King Cup Asia/Oceania Group 1 tie in New Delhi on Friday and that proved to be the case. Non-playing captain Vishal Uppal rung…
Ankita Raina in action (Photo by DLTA) NEW DELHI: A lot can be said of a coach not by how they react to a win but how they spearhead a team after a loss. Vishal Uppal’s credentials were tested already this week after a 1-2 defeat to Thailand in the ongoing Asia/Oceania Group 1 tie…
Afghanistan star all-rounder Rashid Khan has hinted that he may skip the upcoming one-off Test against India, scheduled for June 2026 in Mullanpur, as he continues to manage his workload following back surgery.The 27-year-old, who underwent lower-back surgery after the 2023 ODI World Cup, revealed that doctors have advised him to stay away from red-ball…
Sahaja Yamalapalli taking shot (Photo by DLTA) NEW DELHI: Like the Delhi weather over the past two days, chilly and cold on Tuesday evening to warm and hot on Wednesday afternoon, Vaishnavi Adkar also had contrast in fortunes and performance in the BJK Cup.On Tuesday, against Indonesia’s Aunchisa Chanta, she was swept aside by the…
NEW DELHI: Vaishnavi Adkar faced trial by fire on her Billie Jean King Cup debut before rain interrupted play in Sahaja Yamalapalli’s match at the DLTA Complex in New Delhi on Tuesday. When rain came pouring down, to stop play for good, Thailand led India 1-0 in the Asia/Oceania Group 1 tie.Yamalapalli was broken at…
Palak and Mukesh Nelavalli (Image credit: X/India_AllSports) NEW DELHI: India made a strong start to their ISSF World Cup campaign for rifle and pistol in Granada, Spain, with shooters Palak and Mukesh Nelavalli clinching gold in the 10m air pistol mixed team event.The Indian duo secured top honours with a world record score of 487.7,…
