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London, Aug 30 (UNI) Davina Perrin hit a sublime record-breaking century as Northern Superchargers stormed into The Hundred final with a 42-run win over London Spirit in the women’s Eliminator. The 18-year-old reached her century from 42 balls, the fastest in the women’s competition and second fastest in The Hundred overall – just a ball…
Bengaluru, Aug 30 (UNI) Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Saturday announced a financial package of Rs 25 lakh each for the families of the eleven victims who lost their lives in the stampede outside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The franchise also unveiled RCB CARES, a new long-term initiative aimed at providing sustained community support. The…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (UNI) Chief Minister of the Government of NCT of Delhi Rekha Gupta today unveiled the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2025 Finisher’s Medal at Delhi Secretariat. The Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2025 will be handing out Finisher’s Medal to commemorate the landmark 20th edition of the marathon which will be held on…
Kolar, Karnataka, Aug 29 (UNI) Delhi’s Kshitij Naveed Kaul snatched victory with an incredible late flourish at the Rs 1 crore Kolar Open played at the ZION Hills Golf County today. Kaul (74-69-71-65), who was overnight fifth and six shots off the lead, staged an unbelievable comeback on day four with a tournament low of…
Paris, Aug 29 (UNI) Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu put up a valiant fight but crashed out of the quarterfinals of the BWF World Championships 2025 here today, losing to Indonesia’s Putri Kusuma Wardani in a hard-fought three-game battle. Sindhu, ranked 15th in the women’s singles, went down 21-14, 13-21, 21-16 to world No. 9…
Bengaluru, Aug 29 (UNI) Central Zone ended firmly in command of their Duleep Trophy quarterfinal against North East Zone at the BCCI CEG Ground B here today, as Danish Malewar’s maiden double hundred set the tone before NEZ collapsed in reply. Resuming at an overnight score of 445 for three, Central Zone declared their innings…
Rajgir, Aug 29 (UNI) The Indian Men’s Hockey Team began their campaign at the Hero Men’s Asia Cup Rajgir Bihar 2025 with a hard-fought 4-3 win over China at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium here today. Skipper Harmanpreet Singh produced a captain’s performance, scoring a superb hat-trick (20’, 33’, 47’) while Jugraj Singh (18’) chipped in…
Bengaluru, Aug 29 (UNI) Every year on this date, India pauses, only to move again, this time to the rhythm of sport. August 29 belongs to a man who turned hockey into poetry on grass: Major Dhyan Chand, born in 1905, whose stick wrote history under Olympic skies. From Amsterdam in 1928 to Berlin in…
New York, Aug 29 (UNI) Defending champion Coco Gauff battled through a difficult first set before settling into her rhythm to overcome Croatia’s Donna Vekic 7-6(5), 6-2 and advance to the third round of the 2025 US Open today IST. Playing at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the 20-year-old American struggled with her serve early, committing seven…
New York, Aug 29 (UNI) Third seed Alexander Zverev moved into the third round of the US Open today IST after defeating Britain’s Jacob Fearnley 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in Louis Armstrong Stadium. The German, still in search of his maiden Grand Slam title, produced a controlled display, breaking Fearnley in the opening game of the…
