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GWANGJU (South Korea): India’s mixed team of compound archers will be fighting for a bronze medal after its semi-final defeat while the recurve team put up yet another dismal show at the World Cup (Stage Two) on Friday. The mixed pair of Abhishek Verma and Avneet Kaur ousted Denmark (157-155), fancied Mexico (156-153) before going … Read more

MUMBAI: Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene was “brutally honest” in his assessment after their early exit from the IPL, saying they failed to take control of crucial moments and did not play good cricket. Mumbai are likely to end up last on the points table even if they manage to win their last game … Read more

MUMBAI: A prolonged bad patch can really dent someone’s confidence and it is only human that Virat Kohli also desperately sought some luck which hasn’t gone his way of late, said Royal Challengers Bangalore Director of Cricket Mike Hesson. Kohli finally showed glimpses of his old self with a chiselled 73 in a successful run-chase … Read more

NEW DELHI: Mathias Boe knows what it takes to win the Thomas Cup. He had done it all in 2016. But in the chair as India’s doubles coach, sitting a few feet away from Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty up against four match points in the Thomas Cup final in Bangkok last Sunday, Mathias was … Read more

MUMBAI: Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya rued that technology did not come to their rescue when Matthew Wade was adjudged LBW in a controversial call but said overall on most occasions it has helped in taking right decisions. Wade’s dismissal off Glenn Maxwell triggered a debate during GT’s match against Royal Challengers Bangalore with UltraEdge … Read more

NEW DELHI: None other than legendary MC Mary Kom had asked in 2019, ‘who is Nikhat Zareen‘? Cut to 2022, the Telangana boxer is a world champion. Three years ago, Nikhat was pleading for a “fair trial” against Mary Kom ahead of the Tokyo Olympics after being denied a chance to compete in the trials … Read more