Dubai: Virat Kohli became the first Indian batsman to reach 9,000 runs in T20 cricket. He achieved this milestone in Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) IPL match against Delhi Capitals (DC) yesterday in Dubai. Kohli came into this contest with 8,990 runs from 285 T20s and needed 10 more runs to become the first Indian to…
DC becomes table topper after Rabada’s 4-wicket haul
October 6, 2020Dubai: Delhi Capitals (DC) defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 59 runs in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 fixture at the Dubai International Stadium yesterday. RCB won the toss and elected to bowl. DC began their innings on a good note, with Prithvi Shaw building a good partnership with Shikhar Dhawan. Rishabh Pant and…
Novak Djokovic keeps title bid on track
October 6, 2020Paris: Novak Djokovic defeated Karen Khachanov in straight sets to make the French Open quarter-finals for the 11th consecutive year on Monday while Petra Kvitova returned to the last eight at Roland Garros for the first time since 2012. Top seed and 2016 champion Djokovic won 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 against Russian 15th seed Khachanov to…
Mumbai Indians pocket 34-run win over SRH
October 5, 2020Sharjah: Mumbai Indians (MI) registered their third win of the season after they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 34 runs in Match 17 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium yesterday. Jasprit Bumrah removed Abdul Samad and Abhishek Sharma in the 19th and Kieron Pollard gives nothing away in the final over…
French Open: Thiem, Nadal advance to quarter-finals
October 5, 2020Swiatek stuns top seed Halep to reach quarters Paris: Third seed Dominic Thiem survived a huge scare to reach the Roland Garros quarter-finals for a fifth straight year yesterday, battling to a 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 3-6, 6-3 win over French wildcard Hugo Gaston, the world number 239. US Open champion Thiem, the runner-up to Rafael…
Kohli, Padikkal fire RCB to 8-wicket win over RR
October 4, 2020Abu Dhabi: Devdutt Padikkal (63 off 45 balls) and Virat Kohli scored fifties as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) beat Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets in Abu Dhabi yesterday. Chasing 155 to win, Padikkal lost his opening partner Aaron Finch early but that didn’t keep him from playing attacking shots. He combined with skipper Kohli and…
Garg, Sharma stitch fine partnership as SRH registers win over CSK
October 3, 2020Priyam Garg and Abhishek Sharma starred with the bat as Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) beat Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 7 runs. Dubai: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) registered their second win in the row after they beat Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by seven runs in the 14th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 at the…
Nadal charges into the French Open last 16
October 3, 2020Paris: Rafael Nadal charged into the French Open last 16 on Friday and took another confident stride towards equalling Roger Federer’s record of 20 major titles while Simona Halep and Dominic Thiem made surprisingly short work of tricky opponents. The 12-time Roland Garros champion dispatched Italian world number 74 Stefano Travaglia 6-1, 6-4, 6-0 in…
‘Fit India Drive’ concludes with Mass Yoga
October 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Grand Finale of ‘Fit India Freedom Run Drive‘ organised by South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, concluded with 21 rounds of Mass Surya Namaskar in Railway Sports Grounds here today. Various events spread over 48 days saw enthusiastic participation by all Departments, Officers and staff in large numbers This programme was initiated by…
MI thrash KXI Punjab
October 2, 2020Abu Dhabi: Mumbai Indians (MI) returned to winning ways after they beat Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) by 48 runs in Match 13 of IPL 2020 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium here yesterday. After electing to bowl, KXIP struck in the first over as Sheldon Cottrell disturbed the timber to dismiss Quinton de Kock for 0. While…















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