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The social media tussle over KL Rahul's repeated inclusion in India XI despite repeated failures took an ugly turn on Tuesday. The issue happened between former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad and former India opener Aakash Chopra. Prasad has been quite vocal on social media regarding Rahul getting a long rope, while other performers like Kuldeep Yadav getting dropped easily.
England, who have already qualified for the semifinals, have finished the Group B as table toppers along with second-placed India.Opener Danielle Wyatt gave England a fine start with 59 off 33 balls before Sciver-Brunt unleashed carnage in his knock comprising 12 fours and a six to take her team a massive 213 for five.
The former Russian boxing professional who holds an Irish passport joined the Indian women’s squad preparing for the Worlds at NIS Patiala on Monday after completing his contractual formalities with the Sports Authority of India (SAI). Dmitruk’s appointment came four months after former Irish professional boxer, Bernard Dunne, was named the high-performance director (HPD) for Indian boxing in October 2022.The two veterans had formed a successful partnership with Georgian coach Zaur Antia at the Irish Athletics Boxing Association (IABA) during their respective stints with the Dublin-based body. They were instrumental in the rise of Kellie Harrington who won gold at the Tokyo Olympics in the women’s lightweight division (57-60kg) – the only gold won by Ireland at the 2020 Summer Games.The trio was involved in securing nine of Ireland’s 17 Olympic medals in the boxing ring. With the arrival of Dmitruk and Dunne, Indian boxing is likely to benefit immensely from learning the Irish way — to box aggressively inside the ring. For the record, boxing has, by farbeen , Ireland’s most successful sport at the Olympics, accounting for more than 50 percent of their medals won.
Tata Group, which is the title sponsor of the IPL, will also be the title sponsor of the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League."I am delighted to announce the #TataGroup as the title sponsor of the inaugural #WPL. With their support, we're confident that we can take women's cricket to the next level.@BCCI.@BCCIWomen@wplt20," BCCI secretary Jay Shah tweeted on Tuesday.
Vietnam in the Round of 32 at the KSLTA Stadium on Tuesday.Nagal notched up an intensely-fought 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-4 win over Hoang.Two other Indians, Prajnesh Gunneswaran and SD Prajwal, however, crashed out of the Round of 32.Prajnesh had his moments against Serbian Hamad Medjedovic but the latter was way better in the crucial moments, emerging a 6-3, 6-4 winner. Karnataka lad Prajwal, on the other hand, could not counter Taipei's Jason Jung and bowed out after a 2-6, 2-6 defeat.
A glorious chapter and an illustrious career came to an end in Indian sport on Tuesday as Sania Mirza played her last match as a professional tennis player at the WTA Dubai Duty Free Championships. Sania, who is one of the greatest tennis players ever to emerge from India, closed her glorious career with a first round defeat, losing the contest in straight sets with American partner Madison Keys in Dubai Tuesday. Sania and Keys lost 4-6 0-6 to the formidable Russian pair of Vernokia Kudermetova and Liudmila Samsonova in exactly one hour. The 25-year-old Veronika is ranked 11th in singles and number five in the doubles while Liudmila is world number 13 in doubles.
Tata Group on Tuesday bagged the title rights for the inaugural Women's Premier League beginning in Mumbai on March 4. "I am delighted to announce the #TataGroup as the title sponsor of the inaugural #WPL. With their support, we're confident that we can take women's cricket to the next level," BCCI secretary Jay Shah tweeted. The financials of the deal was not revealed.
Former Indian cricket team skipper Dilip Vengsarkar was extremely critical of the Australian batsmen after the visitors were beaten comprehensively in the second match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Sunday. The first session of Day 3 saw Australia lose eight wickets for just 80 runs with most of them gifting their wickets while playing the sweep shot. The sweep has been a preferred shot for foreign batsmen on Indian soil as it allows them to navigate the spinners better. However, Vengsarkar believes that the margin of error is too low and the Aussies lacked the proper skill set.