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August 11, 2017 5:58 PM

Last Cricket Test between India, Sri Lanka to begin tomorrow

The third and final test match between India and Sri Lanka is beginning in Kandy tomorrow. India has already won the series by winning both the tests in ongoing series and taking a lead of 2-0. India will like to end up with a whitewash against Sri Lanka after winning both the tests within four days...

August 11, 2017 5:43 PM

Last Cricket Test between India, Sri Lanka to begin tomorrow

The third and final Cricket Test between India and Sri Lanka will begin in Kandy tomorrow. The match, to be played at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, is slated to start at 10 a.m. IST. Holding a two-nil lead after winning the first two matches by comprehensive margins, Virat Kohli and his m...

August 11, 2017 1:07 PM

Indian men's hockey team loses 1-3 to Belgium in Boom

The Indian men's hockey team suffered their second defeat when they lost 1-3 to hosts Belgium in Boom last night, in the ongoing five-match tour of Europe.India lost their opening game of the tour on Wednesday by a solitary goal to Belgium. The Indians will now head to Waalwijk, Netherlands...

August 10, 2017 9:07 PM

India's javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra to feature in qualification round

At the World Athletics Championships in London, India's fast-rising javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will feature in the qualification round tonight. The 19-year-old world junior record holder has an outside chance of clinching a medal. Chopra has a personal best of 86.48 meters, but he needs ...

August 10, 2017 8:18 PM

Indian archers begin their campaign on positive note

Indian archers have begun their campaign in the World Cup Stage 4 competition on a positive note. In Berlin today, they advanced to round three of the individual section. Barring Jayanta Talukdar who made a round two exit, all the seven recurve archers kept their hopes alive in their respective sect...

August 10, 2017 8:09 PM

Chess: Anand jumps to joint top position in Sinquefield Cup

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand has jumped to the joint top position in the Sinquefield Cup, which is a part of the Grand Chess tour. In the seventh round of the competition at St Louis in the United States, Anand defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia in a game that lasted 40 moves. The s...

August 10, 2017 7:15 PM

Lakshmanan runs personal best but fails to qualify for the finals

India's Govindan Lakshmanan bettered his personal best mark in the men's 5000 metre race at the World Athletics Championships in London last night, but it was not enough to qualify for the final round in the event. The 27-year-old clocked 13 minute 35.69 seconds, nearly one second ...

August 10, 2017 6:13 PM

180 million people watched ICC Women's World Cup

An estimated 180 million people from across the world watched the recently-concluded ICC Women's World Cup in which the Indian team, led by Mithali Raj, ended runners-up after losing to hosts England. A whopping 156 million people viewed the event in India, of which 80 million was rural rea...

August 10, 2017 6:11 PM

BWF Rankings Prannoy jumps to world no 15 in badminton ranking

Indian shuttler HS Prannoy today improved two places to reach the 15th spot in the latest BWF rankings. Prannoy, who clinched the US Open title last month, had reached the quarterfinals at New Zealand Grand Prix Gold at Auckland last week. Sourabh Verma, who also reached the quarters at New Zealand,...

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