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.
This was India's first singles squash medal in either the men's or women's category at the Commonwealth Games.
Apart from Humpy, R Vaishali also thrashed a higher-rated player in Lela Javakhisvili while Tania Sachdev and Harika Dronavalli secured draws to help India win the match.
With the win, India climbed to the top of the Pool B table with seven points in three games courtesy of their superior goal difference over England.
Nitu reached the last-four stage of the women's minimum weight division (over 45-48kg) when her opponent Nicole Clyde of Northern Ireland abandoned the bout.
The Indian weightlifter lifted 163kg in snatch and an impressive 192kg in clean and jerk. There were some doubts lingering on Lovepreet's medal chances when his Australian counterpart increased the wait of his last attempt to 211kg.
