Indian women’s hockey captain Salima Tete For Indian women’s hockey captain Salima Tete, the message ahead of their World Cup opener against China is simple — stay confident, stick to the plan and fight until the final whistle.India begin their campaign on Sunday against World No. 4 China in Pool D at Wagener Hockey Stadium…
World Cup-winner Pratika Rawal will not be joining the Warwickshire squad for the Metro Bank One Day Cup after she was called up to India’s Women’s Asia Cup squad. Pratika, on Friday, was named as an injury replacement for Jemimah Rodrigues, who was ruled out of the upcoming Asia Cup and the Asian Games. ALSO…
Indian women’s cricket team has suffered a big setback ahead of ACC Women’s Asia Cup in the UAE and the Asian Games in Japan. Star batter Jemimah Rodrigues has been ruled out of both competitions after suffering an injury. The BCCI Women’s Selection Committee has named Pratika Rawal as her replacement in the Asia Cup…
2 min readAug 14, 2026 06:45 PM IST Jemimah Rodrigues has been ruled out of the upcoming Women’s Asia Cup and Asian Games after suffering a high-grade right hamstring tear, the BCCI announced on Friday. Rodrigues sustained the injury on August 3 while playing for Southern Brave in The Hundred in England. She subsequently underwent…
India’s Asmita Dey (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Tripura chief minister Manik Saha has fulfilled a promise made to Commonwealth Games gold medallist Asmita Dey, with the state government allotting her a piece of land in Agartala to build a house.The 23-year-old judoka was honoured in Tripura on Wednesday after becoming the first Indian judoka to…
2 min readUpdated: Aug 12, 2026 11:36 AM IST In a first, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) will host India in a three-match T20I series in India in September. The Afghans, who toured the country for a one-off Test and three ODIs in June, will return to New Delhi next month to take on Shreyas…
India’s star badminton duo India’s men’s doubles coach Tan Kim Her believes Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have the ability to challenge for the BWF World Championships title, but Satwik’s recurring shoulder injury remains a major concern.The Indian pair, bronze medallists at the 2022 and 2025 World Championships, missed some tournaments because of Satwik’s injury….
R Madhavan’s decision to move from Chennai to Dubai during the pandemic was driven not by professional ambitions, but by his son Vedaant’s pursuit of excellence in swimming. The actor relocated to provide better training opportunities for the young athlete, who has since emerged as a promising swimmer. Vedaant is currently training in Ahmedabad with…
Santiago Nieva is enjoying his second stint with Indian boxing. The success at the CWG is huge, but the coach wants to treat the medals as the by-product of their hard work, and not the ultimate goal.“Every major tournament is important for us. It’s obviously not the Olympics, but we have beaten every country here,…
India’s Asmita Dey poses with her gold medal. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Asmita Dey fought back tears after creating history at the Commonwealth Games 2026, dedicating her landmark women’s 48kg judo gold medal to her late father, coach and everyone who stood by her during the toughest phase of her life.The 23-year-old from Tripura,…
