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Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will miss this year's edition of the Badminton World Championships after pulling out of the tournament due to an ankle injury. Sindhu recently won the gold in the women's singles at the Commonwealth Games and later revealed that she had played the final through an injury. Taking to social media, Sindhu announced her decision to pull out of the tournament.
Commonwealth Games medallists and presented them with cash awards at a function. While the gold medallists were awarded a cash reward of Rs 20 lakh each, the silver and bronze winners got richer by Rs 10 lakh and Rs 7.5 lakh, respectively.
Ross Taylor made another sensational revelation that he was 'slapped' by one of the owners of the Rajasthan Royals franchise during the 2011 season of the Indian Premier League. Taylor disclosed the incident in his new autobiography, Ross Taylor: Black & White, and said it took place following a defeat against Kings XI Punjab in Mohali. "The chase was 195, I was lbw for a duck and we didn't get close," Taylor wrote in his book, an excerpt of which was published on Stuff.co.nz.
All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been named as the Bangladesh captain for the upcoming Asia Cup and T20 World Cup. The BCB also announced a 17-member squad for the Asia Cup, which will be played in the UAE from August 27. The Asia Cup 15th edition of the tournament will be played in the UAE between six teams (main event). Defending champions India are also the most successful team, having won the trophy seven times. While the last edition of the tournament was held in an ODI format, this edition will feature the T20 format.
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will miss this year's edition of the Badminton World Championships due to an ankle injury, sources in Badminton Association of India (BAI) told NDTV. Sindhu recently won the gold in the women's singles at the Commonwealth Games and later revealed that she had played the final through an injury. Sindhu's entry from the World Championships in Tokyo has been withdrawn.
Commonwealth Games 2022, Para Table Tennis star and Tokyo Paralympics medallist Bhavina Patel said that interacting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi motivates them to do better. India's para table tennis player Bhavina won the gold medal after defeating Ifechukwude Christiana Ikpeoyi of Nigeria in the women's singles - Classes 4-5 here at The NEC Hall 3 at the Commonwealth Games 2022. Patel dominated Ikpeoyi in straight sets by 3-0 ( 12-10, 11-2, 11-9).
The organisers of the Legends League Cricket on Saturday confirmed that Herschelle Gibbs and Sanath Jayasuriya have been replaced by Shane Watson and Daniel Vettori in the World Giants squad for the match against India Maharajas on September 16 at the Eden Gardens. "Legends League Cricket has decided to replace Herschelle Gibbs and Sanath Jayasuriya in the World Giant squad for the special match," read an official statement.
The KL Rahul-led Indian team has left for Zimbabwe for the upcoming three-match ODI series against the side, starting August 18. BCCI shared the pictures of Indian players posing inside the plane. While the first picture had Shikhar Dhawan, Deepak Chahar and Prasidh Krishna standing together, the rest of the shared pictures included the likes of acting head coach VVS Laxman and players Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Rahul Tripathi and Ruturaj Gaikwad. "Zimbabwe bound!" wrote BCCI while sharing the pictures on social media.