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Winning the inaugural World Cup with name of India written in golden letters is a big deal: Anjum Chopra
"Firstly, winning the World Cup is a big deal and then the Under-19 women's winning the inaugural World Cup by which the name of India will be written on it in golden letters is a big deal. By the way, the women's cricket team has played the semi-finals of the World Cup many times and also played the finals many times but never won the trophy."
Was confident that if I managed to stay till the end, could win the game in last over: Suryakumar Yadav
On a pitch which was aiding spinners a lot, New Zealand's five spinners kept India in check. But Suryakumar and captain Hardik Pandya had an unbeaten 31-run stand off 32 balls to get India over the line in a chase of 100. Suryakumar, who took Player of the Match award, said in a video posted by BCCI that he was confident in himself staying at the crease till the end and get the win for India in the last over.
'I'm born a champion...': Tsitsipas in his classy Australian Open runner-up speech
The Greek, who would have climbed to No. 1 in the ATP Rankings with victory, produced a series of impressive performances in Melbourne, leaving him confident that a maiden major title and the No. 1 ranking are close. "I'm just happy that I'm in another Grand Slam final. Of course, I was dreaming about the trophy, lifting that trophy. I even dreamt it last night in my sleep. The desire is really there. I really, really want it badly," said Tsitsipas.
Landmark day for India women's U-19 team: Rahul Dravid on inaugural T20 World Cup victory
At the JB Marks Oval in Potchefstroom on Sunday, Shafali Verma & Co produced a superb bowling performance coupled with some outstanding fielding to bowl out England for just 68. Fast bowler Titas Sadhu, off-spinner Archana Devi and leg-spinner Parshavi Chopra were accurate in their line, length and found enough help to pick two wickets each. Shafali, left-arm spinners Mannat Kashyap and Sonam Yadav took a scalp each in a dominating bowling performance.
Jhulan, Mithali hail India on becoming U19 Women's T20 World Cup champs
With a brilliant bowling performance followed by a calm run-chase, India cruised to victory over England in the final, sealing their triumph with seven wickets in hand and six overs to spare. Opening bowlers Titas Sadhu and Archana Devi ripped through the England top order, reducing them to 22/4 after six overs. Sadhu bowled her four overs straight through, going for just six runs and picking up two wickets.
Liverpool fall to Brighton in FA Cup
The winger scored after a magnificent control to take Brighton into the last 16 and leave Liverpool's season hanging by a thread, reports Xinhua news agency. Although Liverpool improved from their 3-0 defeat in the same ground just 15 days ago and even took the lead through Harvey Elliot's 30th-minute goal, Brighton were level just nine minutes later when Lewis Dunk deflected a shot into the Liverpool goal.
Desperate Bayern Munich struggling to meet Paris on eye level
With only two weeks to go, the Bavarians' club leaders and coach Julian Nagelsmann are avoiding the word crisis, but concerns are growing that the reigning German champions will fail to go toe-to-toe with the French giants. While Nagelsmann is talking about a need to gain confidence, chairman Oliver Kahn has spoken of a post-World Cup trauma.
Hockey: World Champions Germany rise to the top in FIH Rankings; Netherlands in 2nd spot
Following the conclusion of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023, there were major movements at the top of the World Rankings in the Men's Outdoor category. Germany, who were placed fourth in the rankings before the World Cup, moved to the top of the World Rankings with 2912 points, the FIH informed in a release on Sunday.
ISL 2022-23: Diamantakos' brace helps Kerala Blasters beat North East United 2-0
The Greek striker scored two goals in two minutes in the first half to give a win and three crucial points to Kerala Blasters, who had lost their last two games. The hosts made six changes in their bid to turn around their form. Karanjit Singh made his Blasters debut, also his 50th ISL appearance, between the sticks.
BCCI Secretary Jay Shah announces INR 5 crore cash prize for victorious India U19 Women's team
"Women's Cricket in India is on the upswing and the World Cup triumph has taken the stature of women's cricket several notches higher. I am delighted to announce INR 5 crore for the entire team and support staff as prize money. This is surely a path-breaking year," wrote Shah in a series of tweets just after India got their first global title in women's cricket.
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