Cricketer Akashdeep ties the knot with Akshita Raj in Kashi
Indian cricketer Akashdeep married Akshita Raj on Wednesday night at the Taj Hotel in Nadesar, the religious city of Kashi.
Indian cricketer Akashdeep married Akshita Raj on Wednesday night at the Taj Hotel in Nadesar, the religious city of Kashi.
India could face a stronger Australian side in their final ICC women’s T20 World Cup group-stage clash at Lord's on Sunday, with Australia coach Shelley Nitschke indicating that star batter Phoebe Litchfield is likely to return from injury for the high-stakes encounter.
Ahead of Wimbledon 2026, Indian tennis legend Rohan Bopanna looked back on the advice that guided him through a career spanning more than two decades and the perseverance that eventually helped him achieve his dream of winning a Grand Slam title.
World Junior Championships silver medallist Tanvi Sharma and Thailand Masters winner Devika Sihag began their US Open campaigns with convincing victories in the women's singles draw on Thursday.
Sai Sudharsan scored a superb 132 while Dhruv Jurel and Shaikh Rasheed added an unbeaten 105-run stand as India A reached 333/4 on Day 1 against Sri Lanka A in Galle.
Sharath Kamal to be the flag bearer
KKR will be hoping that the return of Gambhir, who led the side to their two titles in 2012 and 2014, will reignite the spirit within the side that finished a lowly seventh on their past two IPL campaigns.
This will be the second season when the CSK franchise will open their campaign without Dhoni as the skipper. Earlier, the Super Kings had given the captaincy to Ravindra Jadeja in 2022 but the left-arm spinner stepped down midway through the tournament following a series of losses and handed back the leadership role to Dhoni
Bhavya (61kg) faced a challenge from Telangana's Mohammed Ur Rehman but managed winning the bout 4-1 margin.
In the men's section, Lakshya Sen and former world number one K Srikanth recorded contrasting wins to move into the second round.
