Three Indian shuttlers produced dominant displays to move into the quarterfinals at the ongoing Canada Open 2025 in Ontario, with Kidambi Srikanth, Shriyanshi Valishetty, and S Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian all registering straight-game wins in their respective Round of 16 clashes.
England further consolidated their position in the second Test against India by riding centuries from Jamie Smith (157 not out) and Harry Brook (140 not out), who stretched their sixth wicket unbroken partnership past the 250-run mark to propel the home side to 355/5 at tea, and cut the first innings deficit to 232 at Edgbaston on Friday.
Exactly a month after the tragic stampede outside Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru is gearing up for another major sporting spectacle, the inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic, a World Athletics ‘A’ category event, set to be held at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium.
Highlighting the parallels between esports and traditional disciplines, Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Raksha Khadse on Friday emphasised that both demand discipline, mental resilience and teamwork.
Marquez, who took charge last year, following the resignation of Igor Stimac, left his job on Wednesday after a recent string of poor performances that saw India’s FIFA ranking dip to 127.
Asked on what has been a contributing factor in Bangalore's three-match losing streak, Maxwell remarked, "It is a bunch of things (that haven't gone right), we were a bit unlucky in the last game, we were an inch away from having Tewatia out and it would have been a different game.
On a pitch which had some assistance for spinners, Bangalore were off to a steady start as Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli hit eight boundaries between themselves to be at 51/0 in the first five overs.
The official release from IPL stated that Dubey has a back injury and subsequently, has been ruled out for the rest of the tournament.
The 54-year-old Klopp said that reaching the final was an outstanding achievement, and a very special occasion as the rivals were fighting really hard to negate the advantage of the first leg.
On Wednesday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) released their annual ranking update, and Australia now leads second-placed India by nine points with a rating of 128 points.
