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"We Are Not A Great Australian Team...": Nathan Lyon's Brutally Honest Take, Gives Reason

Australian spinner Nathan Lyon feels that despite their side's success over recent years, there are still important milestones to be reached before they can be considered a truly great team. Ahead of the second Test against Sri Lanka taking place in Colombo on Wednesday, Lyon stated that he believes that the current lot is still a long way from achieving "greatness" as a Test team. Despite Australia's outstanding summer of red-ball cricket, where they dominated India at home to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade and secured their biggest-ever win in the subcontinent with an innings and 242-run victory over Sri Lanka in Galle-Lyon still holds the belief that the team is far from being considered up there.

15-Year-Old Shooter Beats Paris Olympics Medalist Sarabjot Singh, Wins Gold In National Games 10m Air Pistol

Fifteen-year-old Bengaluru shooter Jonathan Antony delivered a grand performance on the biggest domestic stage when he outwitted Paris Olympics bronze-medallist Sarabjot Singh and the more fancied Saurabh Chaudhary to clinch the 10m air pistol gold at the National Games here on Monday. Jonathan, whose shooting career took wings when he won gold in the CBSE South Zone Rifle Shooting Competition in 2022 while studying in eighth standard, shot a superb 240.7 for Karnataka in the final to overcame the challenge of Services veterans Ravinder Singh (silver, 240.3) and Gurpreet Singh (bronze, 220.1) and Sarabjot, who won a bronze in the Paris Olympics' 10m air pistol mixed team event with Manu Bhaker last year.

"Like IPL Did For Men...": India Star Smriti Mandhana On How WPL Is Changing Women's Cricket

Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Smriti Mandhana said on Monday that the Women's Premier League has changed the "conversations" surrounding women cricket and she hoped to see similar success stories in other disciplines. Mandhana had led the RCB to the WPL triumph last year, the team's first title in franchise cricket. “We used to play in the Big Bash League etc even before the WPL, and everyone used to ask us when we would have our own league, and the WPL came and changed the conversations around women's cricket,” Mandhana said during unveiling the report — Sports-Forward Nation.

"Mere Paas Panch Hai": Viswanathan Anand's Tongue-In-Cheek Post After R Praggnanandhaa Beats D Gukesh

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa edged out world champion Gukesh Dommaraju in a nail-biting tiebreaker to decide the winner of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025, and legendary Indian grandmaster Viswanathan Anand was all praise for the duo. However, Anand couldn't help himself putting in a cheeky response, reminding everyone of his own achievements as well. While Anand gave due appreciation to 19-year-old Praggnanandhaa and 18-year-old Gukesh, as the former came from behind to win the tiebreaker 2-1, he also put in a humorous tweet about his own success at the tournament.

Praaggnandhaa And Gukesh In Joint Lead At Tata Steel Masters

World Champion D Gukesh played out a draw with Jorden van Foreest of Holland, while Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa beat Alexey Sarana of Serbia as the two Indians shared the lead after a thrilling day at the Tata Steel Masters. Praggnanandhaa notched up his third consecutive win to take his tally to a commendable 8.5 points, same as his compatriot Gukesh after the 12th and penultimate round. The two Indians are now poised for an exciting finish in the prestigious tournament, with the remarkable prospect of one of them potentially clinching the title—a first in Tata Steel Masters history.

Jasprit Bumrah Reaches Bengaluru For Scans Amid Champions Trophy Participation Concerns: Report

India's marquee pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah continues to stand under the clouds of uncertainty over his ICC Champions Trophy participation. Bumrah had sustained an injury in the 5th and final Test against Australia in Sydney and has since not played a single game for the national team. He isn't expected to feature in the upcoming ODI assignment against England too, as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) medical team looks to buy time to have him ready for the Champions Trophy.

Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill "Afraid Of Me": 'Proud' India Great Puzzled By Duo's Behaviour, Lavishes Praise

Abhishek Sharma lit up the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday as he scored a scintillating 135 off just 54 balls to help India defeat England by a massive 150 runs in the final T20I of a five-match series. The 24-year-old Abhishek, who made his First-Class debut in 2017 for Punjab and even played the 2018 U-19 World Cup, reached the triple figures in just 37 balls - the second fastest by an Indian. India great Harbhajan Singh, who also hails from Punjab, saw Abhishek Sharma rise up through the ranks from a young age.

Rapor Bulutangkis RI Awal Tahun Ini: 4 Turnamen, 1 Gelar Juara

Di awal tahun 2025 ini, rapor bulutangkis Indonesia belum bisa dibilang memuaskan. Merah Putih hanya mampu meraih 1 gelar juara dari 4 turnamen.

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"We Are Not A Great Australian Team...": Nathan Lyon's Brutally Honest Take, Gives Reason

15-Year-Old Shooter Beats Paris Olympics Medalist Sarabjot Singh, Wins Gold In National Games 10m Air Pistol

"Like IPL Did For Men...": India Star Smriti Mandhana On How WPL Is Changing Women's Cricket

"Mere Paas Panch Hai": Viswanathan Anand's Tongue-In-Cheek Post After R Praggnanandhaa Beats D Gukesh

Praaggnandhaa And Gukesh In Joint Lead At Tata Steel Masters

Jasprit Bumrah Reaches Bengaluru For Scans Amid Champions Trophy Participation Concerns: Report

Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill "Afraid Of Me": 'Proud' India Great Puzzled By Duo's Behaviour, Lavishes Praise

Rapor Bulutangkis RI Awal Tahun Ini: 4 Turnamen, 1 Gelar Juara