After participating in the 125th game during the third and final match against Sri Lanka at the picturesque HPCA Stadium, India captain Rohit Sharma has become the most-capped T20I player in history. Rohit Sharma appears to be in a good mood these days. It has been a winning run for the Indian captain. Rohit Sharma's men beat Sri Lanka in the Twenty20 series with a 3-0 win over West Indies in both ODIs and T20s. In the process, he surpassed veteran Pakistan batsman Shoaib Malik (124 T20Is). In Dharamsala, Rohit stepped out to lead India in the third T20 against Sri Lanka. He is currentl
India’s Sadia Tariq won a gold medal in Moscow Wushu Stars Championship that was held from February 22 to 28. 15-year-old, Sadia, a two-time gold medalist in the Junior National Wushu championship came up with a brilliant performance by defeating her Russian opponent in the Annual Calendar Training and Competition of the Sports Authority of India. Hailing from Kashmir, Sadia took part in the championship along with the 38 players across India including 23 junior and 15 senior players. This is the first time India has sent a team. She recently won a Gold medal at the 20th Junior Nation
In an online championship, chess grandmaster from India, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is winning hearts for his stunning victory over world number one Magnus Carlsen. On Monday, he beats Carlsen at the Airthings Masters rapid chess tournament. Earlier Carlsen lost against Viswanathan Anand and Pentala Harikrishna from India. Praggnanandhaa came out as the youngest one to beat Carlsen since the Norwegian became the world champion in 2013. Five-time world champion and one of the greatest chess players, Anand tweeted, “Always proud of our talents! Very good day for @rpragchess”. After
Senegal defeated Egypt on penalty kicks in the Africa Cup of Nations championship match on Sunday at Olembe Stadium in Yaoundé, Cameroon, to win the continental championship for the first time. Previously both nations had a history of winning the Africa Cup of Nations seven times. Egypt and Senegal both were not able to able to breakthrough in the first 90 minutes. Senegal appeared to be in control for the majority of the game ahead of Egypt gaining strength in the second half. During the African Cup of Nations 2022’s final soccer match, Egypt’s Marwan Hamdi jumped for the ball wit
This season's Asian Tour will launch a 10-event season called the International Series. The move is funded by Saudi Arabia and could put golf's two major tours at risk. Former world No. 1 Greg Norman, who has been behind proposals for a breakaway super league, is fronting the project funded by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. The series was announced by Norman on Tuesday, just ahead of the Saudi International this week. A Centurion Club event will take place outside of London as part of the 10 events. Two more will take place in the Middle East. According to Norman, the series wil
West Indies cricketer Jason Holder creates history by picking four wickets in four balls against England in the last over of the 5th and final T20I. Holder produced a record-breaking performance to lead West Indies to a 17-run victory in the decider against England. He became the first West Indian male cricketer to take a hat-trick in T20Is. Against South Africa in 2018, Anisa Mohammed became the first West Indian woman to take a hat-trick in a T20I. In 2021, Stafanie Taylor played brilliantly against Pakistan Women as well, so she has a T20I hat-trick on her resume. Holder etched hi
In the Australia Open final, Rafel Nadal won a record-breaking 21st grand slam title after beating Daniil Medvedev 2-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5. The player had earlier missed the second half of 2021 due to a foot injury and was not considered fit enough to play at the Australian Open. However, Nadal returned at the beginning of January at the Melbourne Summer Set tournament and won his first ATP title in May 2021. Post winning the match against Matteo Berrettini in a semifinal at the Australian Open, Nadal said that he was happy to be back after being beset by injuries. In an interview post-
On Saturday, Barty, the first Australian woman recovered from 5-1 down in the second set to beat Danielle Collins 6-3, 7-2 (2) in the final ending a 44-year drought from Australian women at their home Grand Slam tournament. Since Wendy Turnbull in 1980, Barty is the first homegrown player to reach the final. The 25-year-old Australian has made a remarkable comeback after taking time off, she missed every Grand Slam event for two years in 2015 and 2016, and thought of a cricketing career after losing in the first round at three majors in 2014. Barty said, “This is just a dream come tru
On Wednesday, Indian tennis star Sania Mirza announces her retirement and will hang up her racquet at the end of the 2022 season. Winner of six Grand Slam titles, three mixed double trophies makes the announcement after losing the Australian Open women’s double first round with partner Nadiia Kichenok. The duo lost the match to Slovenia’s Tamara Zadansek and Kaja Juvan. In a press conference, post-match Sania Mirza said, “There’s a bunch of reason for it. I do feel my recovery is taking longer and considering he is three years old, I do feel I am putting him at risk by traveling
On Monday, Serbian tennis player Novak could be barred from playing in the French Open as there would be no exemption from France’s new vaccine pass law. Djokovic chases his record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title, some tournaments are considering exempting him or reducing the number of exemptions for travelers who aren't immunized against COVID-19. Novak was forced to leave Australia before the year's first Grand Slam tournament after losing a court case to reverse the visa cancellation. The new French vaccine pass approved by the parliament will require people to have a certificate of