Manu Bhaker secured glory for India on Saturday at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Sydney by winning the gold medal in individual 10m Air Pistol and then the team event. In an intense matchup that went right down to the last shot, Bhaker edged Thailand’s Kanyakorn Hirunphoem for the glory. In so doing, she added to her gold medal won at the ISSF World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico. Incidentally, even in Mexico, Bhaker had won gold on the last shot. India tasted success in the 10m Air Pistol men’s event too with Gaurav Rana winning a silver medal while Anmol Jain bagged the bronze. To close off ... Read More

Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton roared to a record seventh pole at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Saturday, blitzing the field in his Mercedes with a blazing lap at Albert Park. The Briton flew around the lakeside circuit in a record one minute, 21.164 seconds with his final effort leaving a yawning gap of 0.664 seconds to Ferrari’s second fastest Kimi Raikkonen. Sebastian Vettel was third fastest for Ferrari but Hamilton was in a class of his own and the Silver Arrows appear as dominant as ever as they bid to sweep the driver and constructors titles for a fifth year ... Read More

Australian allrounder Nathan Coulter-Nile, who was sidelined from the international squad after aggravation of a previous stress fracture in November will be replaced by New Zealand’s Corey Anderson in Royal Challengers Bangalore squad for the upcoming season of Indian Premier League. According to a statement by the IPL, the IPL Technical Committee has approved the replacement of Coulter-Nile with Anderson in the RCB squad for the upcoming season. RCB also released a statement announcing the news on Saturday, in which they said that the Australian has failed to recover from his sustai ... Read More

Germany forward Thomas Mueller expects revenge to be a factor when his side take on Brazil for the first time since humiliating the South Americans 7-1 in the 2014 World Cup semi-finals. Joachim Loew’s Germany start fine-tuning preparations for their World Cup defence in Russia with high-profile friendlies against Spain in Duesseldorf on Friday and Brazil in Berlin next Tuesday. Spain, the 2010 World Cup winners, have the first chance to break Germany’s 21-match unbeaten run, dating back to their Euro 2016 semi-final defeat by France. However, the clash four days later at Berlin†... Read More

West Indies qualified for the ICC World Cup after struggling past a gritty Scotland by five runs via Duckworth-Lewis-Method in a Super Six match of the Qualifier at Harare last night. Chasing 199 for a place in the next year's World Cup, Scotland were 125 for five in 35.2 overs when a heavy downpour prevented further play in the match. While the result ended Scotland's hopes of featuring in their second successive World Cup and fourth overall since 1999, Afghanistan and Ireland are now back in contention if rain affects today's match between the United Arab Emirates and Zimbabwe. ... Read More

Union Minister of state for Sports and Youth Affairs Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has expressed displeasure at the upkeep of the SAI Centre in Bengaluru. Speaking to media persons after his visit to the centre today he said an enquiry will be ordered on the poor quality of synthetic track and swimming pool. He noted that the synthetic track with a lifespan of seven years has worn out within two years and the agency that supplied it is answerable for that. He also added that he will keep a regular tab on the centre to improve its facilities. He also assured good food and equipments in th ... Read More