After handcuff footage, ECB takes big call on Brydon Carse ahead of Pakistan 2nd Test | Cricket News

Brydon Carse withdrawn from England Test squad (Screengrabs) England have dropped fast bowler Brydon Carse from their squad for the second Test against Pakistan after social media footage emerged showing him in handcuffs outside a nightclub in Derby on Saturday night.The decision comes as the Cricket Regulator begins an investigation into the incident.The England and…

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Syndrela Das, set to become youngest Indian in upcoming Asian Games, celebrates 17th birthday with two titles | More sports News

KOLKATA: Syndrela Das hates to travel on her birthday. But she made her 17th birthday away from home memorable by bagging a ‘double’ winning the Under-19 and women’s singles titles at the UTT National Ranking Table Tennis Championships that concluded in Kanpur on Sunday.It was a day devoted totally on the board as the rising…

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India’s 2026 Hockey World Cup semi-final race ends with 3-5 loss to Argentina | Hockey News

India vs Argentina (Photo by HI) India’s men’s hockey team bow out of the 2026 World Cup semi-final race after a 3-5 defeat to Argentina on Monday.Despite Argentina’s win over England keeping India’s qualification hopes technically alive, India needed a victory by at least three goals to make the last four.Instead, two early strikes leave…

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From India to Malaysia, Mohamed Azarudeen takes Indian athletics coaching abroad | More sports News

Bhubaneswar: For an Indian athletics coach, moving abroad to take charge of a national team is still relatively uncommon. For Mohamed Azarudeen, however, the decision to join Malaysia as the head coach for middle- and long-distance running was less about leaving India and more about looking for a new challenge.The 32-year-old from Ooty began coaching…

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Dhruv Jurel’s century, early strike from Prasidh-Suthar put India in command as Sri Lanka trail by 495 | Cricket News

Dhruv Jurel’s unbeaten 115 headlines rain-hit Day 2. (ANI Photo) Dhruv Jurel produced a composed unbeaten century as India strengthened their grip on the second Test against Sri Lanka, declaring their first innings at 503/9 before reducing the hosts to 8/2 at the close of a rain-interrupted second day. Jurel remained unbeaten on 115, his…

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The unseen challenge behind every BWF World Championships match schedule | Badminton News

Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara reacts during her Round of 64 women’s singles match against Turkey’s Ozge Bayrak (REUTERS) NEW DELHI: It was Day 5 of the BWF World Championships in New Delhi, but the smooth rhythm of the tournament was suddenly disrupted. Injuries to Thailand’s Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara, both suffering from knee problems,…

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‘My grandfather was a farmer, my father a soldier’: Dhruv Jurel on viral ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’ celebration | Cricket News

Dhruv Jurel’s second Test century was as much about his roots as it was about his growing confidence with the bat.After completing a composed unbeaten 115 against Sri Lanka on a rain-hit second day, the India wicketkeeper-batter unveiled a tattoo on his left bicep carrying the words ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’, a tribute to his…

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‘It would have been great exposure’: AITA, Bopanna slam 2026 Asian Games tennis omissions; Sports Ministry steadfast on selection criteria | Tennis News

Rohan Bopanna slammed the Sports Ministry for their Asian Games selection criteria in Tennis. (File) NEW DELHI: In June earlier this year, Manas Dhamne and Vaishnavi Adkar were among the four tennis players roped into the government’s Target Asian Games Group (TAGG). The objective of the scheme was to fund the athletes in their bid…

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