For Kerala, this run till the Ranji final has been a dream run achieved by the barest of margins. Kerala made it to the semifinals because they had an extremely narrow but difference-making one-run lead over Jammu and Kashmir that helped them move ahead despite the drawn match.
Meanwhile, doubles' second seeds Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha and Courtney John Lock progressed to the semifinals with a hard-fought win in a nail-biting three-set thriller against Japan's Shintaro Mochizuki and Kaito Uesugi, as per a press release from Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA).
After the 2018-19 season, this marks Kerala's second appearance in the Ranji semis. On the other hand, Jammu and Kashmir's wait to reach the final four continues, as per Wisden. However, their performance is still commendable as they went eight matches without a defeat during the ongoing edi
The dream run for Maaya Rajeshwaran came to an end in the semifinals of the Mumbai Open WTA 125 Series, when she lost in straight sets against Jil Teichmann 3-6,1-6, on the centre court on Saturday evening.
Kamalini spoke to ANI at Chennai. She was a standout player for India in the competition, with 143 runs in seven innings at an average of 35.75, with best score of 56* in the semifinals. She scored two half-centuries.
In a thrilling Men's Hockey India League match at Rourkela's Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, the Tamil Nadu Dragons came back from two goals down to secure a draw against the UP Rudras. In the process, the Tamil Nadu Dragons secured their place in the semifinals at the UP Rudras' expense.
Italian tennis star and defending champion Jannik Sinner cruised to the semifinals of the Australian Open following a win over local favourite Alex Da Minaur in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.
The world number two Iga Swiatek secured a place in the semifinals of the Australian Open, defeating world number eight Emma Navarro in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.
The Indian skipper was speaking at an event celebrating the 50 years of Mumbai's iconic Wankhede Stadium, which has witnessed several important moments of Indian cricket over the years, such as the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup win, Virat Kohli's landmark 50th ODI century against New Zealand in
India's challenge at the India Open 2025 came to an end with the men's doubles combination of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty went down against world no. 2 Nur Izzuddin and Goh Sze Fei of Malaysia in the semifinals of the BWF World Tour Super 750 event at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall
Riya Bhatia fought hard before losing her women's singles pre-quarterfinal to fourth seed Yuriko Lily Miyazaki in a three-setter but she later reached the doubles semifinals, while Ankita Raina also made the last-four stage with her partner at the ITF W50 tournament on Thursday.