Dubai, Jan 27 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday announced the introduction of the ‘ICC Player of the Month’ awards to recognise and celebrate the best performances of both male and female cricketers across all forms of international cricket throughout the year. In a media release, ICC stated that an independent ICC voting […]

London, Jan 27 (IANS) England spinner Jack Leach has extended his contract with Somerset County Cricket Club by two years. The 29-year-old’s current contract was due to expire at the end of 2022 but he has signed a two-year extension which will see him play for the club until at least the end of the […]

Bridgetown, Jan 27 (IANS) West Indies batsman Shai Hope, and his brother Kyle, have tested positive for coronavirus and have subsequently withdrawn from the Barbados squad ahead of the Regional Super50 Cup. “The Hope brothers, Shai and Kyle, have tested positive for Covid-19 and will miss the Cricket West Indies (CWI) CG Insurance Super50 Cup […]

Melbourne, Jan 27 (IANS) Cricket Australia on Wednesday confirmed that Indian players were subjected to racial abuse by a section of the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) crowd during the third drawn Test of the recently-concluded Border Gavaskar series. The Indian team had apprised match referee David Boon of racial abuse of players — Jasprit Bumrah […]

Sydney, Jan 27 (IANS) World number two Rafael Nadal has urged his fellow competitors to take a “wider perspective” on Covid-19 safety measures put in place ahead of the Australian Open, as players and staff remained quarantined on Wednesday. All players arriving in Australia were required to undergo two weeks’ quarantine along with their support […]

New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has expressed grief on the untimely demise of former India international goalkeeper Prasanta Dora. Prasanta, who made his international debut against Nepal in the SAF Games in Kathmandu in 1999 where India went on to win the bronze medal, passed away on Tuesday in […]

London, Jan 27 (IANS) Chelsea have appointed former Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel as their new head coach. He replaces Frank Lampard who was sacked on Monday. Tuchel moves to Stamford Bridge following a two-and-a-half year spell at French champions PSG, which came to an end last month. He will be the […]

Melbourne, Jan 27 (IANS) Wicketkeeper-batsman Matthew Wade has been excluded from Australia Test squad for the South Africa tour and has been replaced by Alex Carey for the three-match series. Wade will, instead, travel with the T20I side to New Zealand for the five-match series with Australia playing two tours at the same time. The […]

Beijing, Jan 26 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that he believes that the Chinese side, with strong support from various parties, will complete all the preparation work as scheduled to ensure the Beijing Winter Olympics is a complete success. Xi made the remarks during his telephone conversation with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President […]

Sydney, Jan 26 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) in a report to the International Cricket Council (ICC) that it was unable to identify spectators who allegedly racially abused Indian players during the third Test between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) this month. The ICC had asked CA to submit a report on […]

Chennai, Jan 26 (IANS) Indian and English cricketers have started arriving here for quarantine before the first Test starts on February 5. Both teams are expected to enter the bio-bubble on January 27. The second Test will also be played here. The players will be in quarantine for seven days, leaving three days for them […]

Durban, Jan 26 (IANS) Three-wicket hauls by Shabnim Ismail, Sune Luus and Ayabonga Khaka helped South Africa women complete a 32-run win over Pakistan in the third and final One-day International (ODI) and with it seal a 3-0 series whitewash at the Kingsmead here on Tuesday. Fast bowler Ismail claimed three for 22, fellow seamer […]

San Diego (California), Jan 26 (IANS) Given that there is already an array of incentives — for instance, a $7.5 million purse, a potential winning prize of $1.35 million, and a swanky and eclectic oceanfront locale in Southern California — one wouldn’t think that talented professional golfers would find anything else to prompt them to […]

Margao (Goa), Jan 26 (IANS) Goals from Luis Machado and Federico Gallego helped NorthEast United beat ATK Mohun Bagan 2-1 in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Fatorda Stadium on Tuesday. Gallego had a part to play in Luis Machado’s opener in the 60th minute which broke the deadlock before before Roy Krishna equalised […]

London, Jan 26 (IANS) England head coach Chris Silverwood said that he is happy with the rotation policy they currently have in place. England faced criticism from former players for resting wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow, all-rounder Sam Curran and fast bowler Mark Wood for their first two Tests against India. “I’m perfectly happy with the system […]

Ahmedabad, Jan 26 (IANS) Baba Aparajith (52 not out off 45 balls) and Shahrukh Khan (40 not out off 19) helped Tamil Nadu beat Himachal Pradesh by five wickets in a T20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy quarter-final match here at the Motera on Tuesday. In the first quarter-final of the day, Punjab had beaten Karnataka […]

New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) England are not putting their best team up for the four-Test India series that begins next month despite knowing that India will provide a far more stiffer challenge than Sri Lanka, where they sent their best squad and won the two-Test series 2-0. There has been criticism from former England […]

London, Jan 26 (IANS) Jonny Bairstow says he will be “raring to go” against India after completing his rest period. Bairstow is one of three players who have been rested for the first two Tests in India and are presently in England. “If they hadn’t given me the break now, then when? It’s the way […]

Abu Dhabi, Jan 26 (IANS) Leg-spinner Rashid Khan’s four-wicket haul and 48 runs helped Afghanistan beat Ireland by 36 runs in the third and final One-day International (ODI) to complete a clean sweep of the series here on Tuesday. Batting first, Afghanistan scored 266 for nine wickets in 50 overs. Rashid top scored with 48 […]

Dubai, Jan 26 (IANS) Cricketers Mohammad Naveed and Shairman Anwar Butt of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been provisionally suspended after being found guilty of two offences each under the International Cricket Council (ICC) Anti-Corruption Code. The ICC said that Naveed and Shaiman were charged under the code “for attempting to corrupt matches of […]

Bhopal, Jan 26 (IANS) Reshma Patel marked her 10,000m race walk debut with a national under-20 record, c;ocking 48 minutes and 25.90 seconds, on the second day of the National Federation Cup Junior Under-20 Athletics Championships here on Tuesday. Each of the podium finishers in the women’s 10,000m race walk improved upon Priyanka Goswami’s existing […]

By Khurram HabibNew Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh pace bowler Ankit Rajpoot, who will bowl at the Indian team’s nets during the upcoming series against England, has been a domestic workhorse quite like Brisbane Test hero Shardul Thakur, having played 63 first-class games. And like Thakur, T Natarajan, and Navdeep Saini, who went from […]

Karachi, Jan 26 (IANS) South Africa’s return to Pakistan to play Test cricket for the first time in 14 years was a mixed one after they disappointed with the bat, but then impressed with the ball to end Day One with honours even at the National Stadium here on Tuesday. South African fast bowler Kagiso […]

Karachi, Jan 26 (IANS) Pakistan were reduced to 33/4 in reply to South Africa’s 220 at stumps on Day 1 of the first Test here on Tuesday. Kagiso Rabada struck twice while fellow seamer Anrich Nortje and spinner Keshav Maharaj took a wicket each with the latter dismissing Pakistan captain Babar Azam for just seven. […]

Bambolim (Goa), Jan 26 (IANS) Kerala Blasters and Jamshedpur have a chance at inching closer to a top-four spot when they face each other on Wednesday in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the GMC Stadium. Both sides find themselves in the wrong half of the table and after 13 games, are level on points, […]

Ahmedabad, Jan 26 (IANS) Punjab defeated Karnataka by nine wickets in a Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 quarter-final here at the Motera on Tuesday. Punjab bowled out Karnataka for 87 in 17.2 overs with Siddarth Kaul picking three wickets for 15 runs. Sandeep Sharma, Arshdeep Singh and Ramandeep Singh picked two wickets each. In reply, Punjab […]

London, Jan 26 (IANS) Former England skipper Nasser Hussain has urged the Joe Root-led side to pick his best team and not to take the Indian team lightly in the upcoming four-match Test series. India would be entering the Test series riding high on confidence following their remarkable win in the Border-Gavaskar series against Australia. […]

New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) In December 2016, when England last travelled to India for a Test series, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin combined to capture 54 of the 93 English wickets to fall as the team romped to a 4-0 series win in the five-Test series. This time, though, Jadeja’s absence from the first […]

Panaji, Jan 26 (IANS) SC East Bengal on Tuesday announced the signing of seasoned India goalkeeper Subrata Paul on loan from Hyderabad FC for the remainder of the Indian Super League (ISL) season. Paul, 34, played six matches for Hyderabad FC this season keeping two clean sheets. “I know the weight and meaning of the […]

Abu Dhabi, Jan 26 (IANS) West Indies’ wicketkeeper-batsman Johnson Charles, who will be playing in the upcoming season of the Abu Dhabi T10 league, believes the entertainment element in T10 format is higher than that of T20. “The entertainment in T10 is even higher than T20 and it’s a more compact game than T20, very […]

St John’s (Antigua), Jan 26 (IANS) Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced the fixtures for the rescheduled Super50 Cup to be played in Antigua in February. The health risks related to the Covid-19 pandemic caused major disruption to all domestic cricket in the Caribbean since late March 2020, with no competitive cricket allowed regionally except […]

Dhaka, Jan 26 (IANS) Richard Illingworth will become the first neutral umpire to officiate in a Test match since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic when he officiates in the upcoming first Test of the two-match series between Bangladesh and West Indies. Bangladesh don’t have an umpire in the ICC’s Elite Panel and that’s why […]

Colombo, Jan 26 (IANS) Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has appointed Jerome Jayaratne as the ‘national team manager’ for the team’s upcoming tour of West Indies. His appointment as the team manager is an interim measure, SLC said in a statement. Jayaratne was appointed as the present team manager Asantha De Mel has decided to step […]

Dubai, Jan 26 (IANS) Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) president Majid Rashed has been appointed as a United Nations Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF) first national ambassador from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In his new role on behalf of UNICEF, Rashed will help give children a voice and bring their needs to the attention of decision-makers. He […]

Karachi, Jan 26 (IANS) South Africa captain Quinton de Kock won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test of the two-match series beginning Tuesday at the National Stadium. It is for the first time in 13 years that Pakistan is hosting the Proteas in a Test match at home. Pakistan could not […]

Rome, Jan 26 (IANS) Hungary and the Netherlands have secured qualification for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics at the recently concluded FINA Women’s Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament. Both the teams won the Olympic berths by entering the finals after winning the semifinal matches against host Italy and Greece during the tournament held from January […]

London, Jan 26 (IANS) Frank Lampard, who has been sacked as Chelsea head coach, has said that it was a “huge honour and privilege” to manage the club, adding he is disappointed he was not given the time to take the Blues “to the next level”. Lampard was sacked by Chelsea on Monday following a […]

Kuala Lumpur, Jan 26 (IANS) The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has decided to cancel a number of competitions, including AFC U-16 Championship Bahrain 2020 and the AFC U-19 Championship Uzbekistan 2020, amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The next editions of both competitions will be allocated to the same hosts in 2023 when the Uzbekistan Football […]

New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) The Indian Union government on Monday named six sportspersons and retired coach O.M. Nambiar for the prestigious Padma Shri award for 2021. Interestingly, no cricketer has been chosen for the accolade this year. Nambiar, 89, is the famous coach of legendary woman athlete P.T. Usha. In 1985, Nambiar was honoured […]

Bengaluru, Jan 25 (IANS) Diganth M. and Anwesha Dhar scripted upset wins in the boys and girls categories respectively in the opening round of the KSLTA Talent Series on the Tattvam Junior Tennis Tour that began on Monday here at the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association. While Diganth felled fifth seed Anish Patil in straight […]

Chattogram, Jan 25 (IANS) West Indies coach Phil Simmons has lamented his team’s inability to play spin and rotate strike in ODIs after it succumbed to a 120-run defeat in the third and final ODI against Bangladesh on Monday. The Caribbean team managed 122, 148, and 177 across three ODIs. “We need to play spin […]

Kalyani, Jan 25 (IANS) Gokulam Kerala FC got back to winning ways as they defeated Neroca FC 4-1 to take their tally on the I-League table to six points at the Kalyani Municipal Stadium here on Monday. A Jiteshwor Singh own goal (22nd minute) and strikes by Philip Adjah 31st min), Jestin Geroge (39th), and […]

Goa, Jan 25 (IANS) For NorthEast United, life in the Indian Super League (ISL) without Gerard Nus has been off to a rather positive start. Snapping a winless run against Jamshedpur FC propelled them all the way to fifth on the table. Now they face a much tougher test of their credentials when they take […]

Goa, Jan 25 (IANS) A terrible late error in the box by Ahmed Jahouh rewarded Chennai’s perseverance and an improved second-half display as they held Mumbai City FC to a 1-1 draw in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the GMC Stadium, Bambolim, on Monday. However, the result meant the Islanders extended their unbeaten run […]

Galle, Jan 25 (IANS) England’s six-wicket win in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle was their fifth consecutive win overseas — a first in 107 years. The last time they won five-plus Tests was between 1911 and 1914. England beat Sri Lanka in two Tests and before that they won three Tests against […]

New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Seven sportspersons were on Monday conferred the Padma Shri award. The awardees include no cricketer. The list of awardees: P Anitha (basketball), Mouma Das (table tennis), Anshu Jamsenpa (mountaineering), Sudha Singh (athletics), Virender Singh (wrestling in deaf category), KY Venkatesh (para-athlete) and Madhavan Nambiar (athletics coach)

Karachi, Jan 25 (IANS) Pakistan will host South Africa in a Test match at home for the first time in 13 years when their two-Test series commences here on Tuesday. Pakistan could not host an international team between 2009 and 2015 after the deadly attack on the Sri Lankan team in 2009, and although cricket […]

Chattogram, Jan 25 (IANS) Bangladesh defeated West Indies by 120 runs in the third One-day International (ODI) here on Monday to win the three-match series 3-0 and climbed to second spot on the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League. This series is part of the qualification process for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup […]

New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium ‘Chepauk’, which will host the first two Tests of the upcoming four-match series against England, has been a happy hunting ground for the host India. India and England have faced each other in nine Test matches at ‘Chepauk’, with the hosts registering five wins and England […]

Galle, Jan 25 (IANS) The World Test Championship (WTC) final race is hotting up with fourth-placed England moving within 0.5 percentage points (PCT) of third-placed Australia. India are on top of the table with 71.7 percentage points, followed by New Zealand on 70.0 per cent. England now have 68.7 percentage points, which is 0.5 lower […]

New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) England skipper Joe Root’s ability to rack up big scores like he did in Sri Lanka in the just-concluded Test series will be key for England to put up a fight against India in the four-Test series starting next month. He scored 426 in two Tests in Sri Lanka at […]

Galle, Jan 25 (IANS) England defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the second Test to seal the two-match series 2-0. Needing 164 to win, the English faltered when reduced to 89 for four. But opener Dominic Sibley and No. 6 Jos Buttler shared an unbeaten 75-run partnership for the fifth wicket to lead their […]

London, Jan 25 (IANS) England will start their home international summer with a two-Test series against New Zealand beginning June 2, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Monday. The two Tests will be played at Lord’s (June 2-6) and Edgbaston (June 10-14). Then England will face Sri Lanka in a three-match T20I […]

Washington, Jan 25 (IANS) Olympic champion Ryan Crouser added 16 centimetres to the world indoor shot put record at the American Track League meeting recently held in Fayetteville, a city in northwest Arkansas. On Sunday, Crouser threw 22.82 meters to kick off the 2021 World Athletics Indoor Tour series in style. He unleashed his record-breaking […]

Somerset, Jan 25 (IANS) Scotland fast bowler Josh Davey has agreed a one-year contract extension with Somerset which will see him remain at the Cooper Associates County Ground until at least the end of the 2023 campaign. The 30-year-old first joined Somerset on a summer contract in 2014. Since joining the club, Josh has taken […]

Buenos Aires, Jan 25 (IANS) India women’s hockey team suffered a hard-fought 2-3 defeat against dominant Argentina ‘B’ in their latest encounter on the ongoing Argentina tour. For Argentina ‘B’, goals were scored by Sol Pagela (25′), Constanza Cerundolo (38′) and Agustina Gorzelany (39′) while for Salima Tete (6′) and Gurjit Kaur (42′) scored for […]

Santiago (Chile), Jan 25 (IANS) The Indian junior women’s hockey team defeated Chile senior women’s team 2-1 in their sixth and last match here at the Prince of Wales Country Club. Forward Beauty Dungdung’s brace scored in the 6th and 26th minutes helped India register the much deserved win and also remain unbeaten on the […]

Sydney, Jan 25 (IANS) Todd Greenberg, former chief executive of Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) chief executive, has been appointed as the new CEO of Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA). His appointment was ratified at ACA’s board meeting which took place on Monday, as per a report in the Sydney Morning Herald. Greenberg’s name was also […]

New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has criticised England’s squad selection for the first two Tests against India, saying not selecting the best players in the squad would be disrespectful for the England fans as well the hosts — Indian cricket team. Bairstow, Mark Wood and Sam Curran have been rested […]

Galle, Jan 25 (IANS) England skipper Joe Root has gone past Kevin Pietersen and David Gower to become the fourth-highest run-getter for his country in Test cricket. On Sunday, Root played a 186-run knock, with the help of 18 boundaries, during England’s first innings in the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Galle International […]

Rome, Jan 25 (IANS) Juventus have moved back into the top four of Serie A as Arthur’s maiden goal for the Bianconeri helped them beat Bologna 2-0 at Allianz Stadium in their recent encounter. Juventus was fresh from victory in the Supercoppa in midweek, and needed a win on Sunday to close the gap on […]

Rio de Janeiro, Jan 25 (IANS) Four players and the president of Brazilian football club Palmas lost their lives after their plane crashed ahead of a local cup match. President Lucas Meira and players Lucas Praxedes, Guilherme Noe, Ranule and Marcus Molinari died on Sunday when the plane plummeted to the ground shortly after takeoff […]

Dalian (China), Jan 25 (IANS) Former Real Madrid and Liverpool head coach Rafa Benitez has parted ways with Chinese Super League side Dalian Pro FC citing personal reasons. “Due to personal reasons, Mr. Rafa Benitez will leave the post as Dalian Pro FC head coach as of today,” said Dalian in a statement on Sunday, […]

Bengaluru, Jan 24 (IANS) Meer Fazal Ali of Tamil Nadu and Meghana G.D. of Karnataka have been given the top billing in the first of the KSLTA Talent Series on the Tattvam Junior Tour which begins at the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) here from Monday. KSLTA had recently announced an association with Tattvam […]

New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Ravichandran Ashwin revealed that the Indian players were not allowed to enter a lift with the Australian players in Sydney during their recently concluded tour Down Under. “We reached Sydney, they locked us with severe restrictions. There was a unique thing that happened in Sydney. It was strange, to be […]

Margao (Goa), Jan 24 (IANS) Odisha FC were left to rue missed chances as a 82nd minute goal from Erik Paartalu helped Bengaluru FC snatch a 1-1 draw in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Fatorda Stadium on Sunday. It also turned out to be a battle of goalkeepers on the night, with both […]

Noida, Jan 24 (IANS) Haryana’s Rohit won the 65kg title while Delhi’s Praveen Chahar won in the 86kg category as the National Freestyle Wrestling Championships concluded on Sunday at the Noida stadium. Rohit beat Shravan Tomar to take gold in a category in which Asian Games gold medallist Bajrang Punia fights. Bajrang and 86kg World […]

By Rohit MundayurNoida, Jan 24 (IANS) The second day of the National Freestyle Wrestling Championships saw little change from the first as far as adhering to the Sports Ministry’s Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for conducting competitions amid the Covid-19 pandemic was concerned. On Sunday, the second and final day of the competition, entry into the […]

Kalyani (West Bengal), Jan 24 (IANS) RoundGlass Punjab and Mohammedan SC played out a drab 0-0 draw in the I-League on Sunday at the Kalyani Municipal Stadium. The match was largely a cagey affair towards the end of which both Punjab and Mohammedans seemed happy to settle for a draw. Mohammedans had more of the […]

Galle, Jan 24 (IANS) Captain Joe Root’s 186 helped England reduce Sri Lanka’s lead to 42 runs on the third day of the second Test at Galle. Sri Lanka’s Lasith Embuldeniya was the star of the day for the hosts as he picked up seven wickets in the 41 overs he bowled. England were 339/9 […]

Kalyani (West Bengal), Jan 24 (IANS) Aizawl were held to a 1-1 draw by the Indian Arrows in the I-League on Sunday at the Kalyani Municipal Stadium. Aizawl went ahead with Richard Kasagga’s 12th-minute strike from close range but an injury time goal by Sajad Hussain for the Arrows helped them snatch a point. Aizawl […]

Kolkata, Jan 24 (IANS) After three back-to-back draws, a clinical performance by Tiddim Road Athletic Union (TRAU) helped the Manipur-based club grab their first win of the I-League season after defeating Chennai City FC 2-0 at the VYBK Stadium in Kolkata, on Sunday. An own goal by Chennai defender Elvedin Skrijelj and a 69th minute […]

Coimbatore, Jan 24 (IANS) Chennai’s Sandeep Kumar pipped Ashwin Datta to the Formula LGB4 title on the final day of the 23rd FMSCI National Racing Championship. Datta was the leader in the championship at the start of the day with 64 points. Datta suffered a brake failure in the first race of the day which […]

Bambolim (Goa), Jan 24 (IANS) The high-flying Mumbai City FC will be looking to continue on their imperious run when they face Chennaiyin FC at the GMC Stadium in the Indian Super League (ISL) on Monday. After 13 games, Chennaiyin’s misfiring attack is still struggling to find its feet. Placed sixth, Chennaiyin have netted just […]

Vasco (Goa), Jan 24 (IANS) Jamshedpur FC and Hyderabad FC settled for a point each after a goalless draw in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Tilak Maidan Stadium here, on Sunday. While Hyderabad ended up drawing their third game on the trot, Jamshedpur nabbed their first point of the calendar year, after a […]

Chennai, Jan 24 (IANS) Multiple national champion Hemanth Muddappa of Mantra Racing was in his elements once again winning both the gold in the top-two categories as he emerged as the national champion for the successive fourth year, in the second and final round of the MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Drag Championship on Sunday. […]

Karachi, Jan 24 (IANS) Pakistan on Sunday announced a 17-member squad for the first of the two-Test home series against South Africa beginning Tuesday at the National Stadium. Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam and Salman Ali Agha are the players who have been left out from the list of probables who were part of the training […]

New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Shubman Gill’s debut Test series was like a dream start to his career. Playing on the bouncy pitches of Australia, Gill positioned himself to negotiate with the deadly bouncers of Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc and played a key role in India’s memorable win in the fourth and […]

New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals on Sunday announced the appointment of former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara as the director of cricket for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League. Sangakkara, the current president of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), will be responsible for overseeing the entire cricketing ecosystem of the Royal’s […]

Bangkok, Jan 24 (IANS) Reigning Olympic badminton champion Carolina Marin and Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen on Sunday came out with dominant performances to win the respective women’s and men’s singles titles at the Toyota Thailand Open tournament. In women’s singles final, Marin defeated top seed Tai Tzu-Ying 21-19, 21-17 in a match that lasted 48 minutes. […]

New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) With the nation observing the National Girl Child Day on Sunday, country’s biggest women football stars spoke about the importance of young girls gaining more opportunities to play and how playing sport can help bring the best out of every girl child. Indian women’s national team captain Ashalata Devi shared […]

Sydney, Jan 24 (IANS) A more contagious variant of Covid-19 first reported in the UK has been detected in three people associated with the Australian Open tennis event, officials have confirmed. The three people are not players and initially tested positive for the virus shortly after arriving in Australia last week. All three have been […]

Abu Dhabi, Jan 24 (IANS) Former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor was on Sunday left stunned on his return to the UFC as Dustin Poirier claimed victory in their rematch at UFC 257 at the Etihad Arena. McGregor, who came out of retirement for a third time to face Poirier, was beaten in […]

Santiago (Chile), Jan 24 (IANS) Maintaining their unbeaten streak during the tour of Chile, the Indian junior women’s hockey team defeated Chile senior women’s team 2-0 in their latest encounter. The two goals for India came in the last quarter through Sangita Kumari (48′) and Sushma Kumari (56′). On Saturday evening, it was a very […]

New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has asked for a report from the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) after it was found that Covid-19 protocols were “allegedly flouted” on the first day of the national championship. On Saturday, wrestling became the first major Olympic sport to hold its national championship […]

La Quinta (California), Jan 24 (IANS) Korea’s Si Woo Kim shot a 5-under 67 to share the third round lead with Max Homa and Tony Finau at The American Express. The 25-year-old on Saturday snared five birdies against no bogeys at PGA West Stadium Course to tie for the lead on 15-under 201 and give […]

London, Jan 24 (IANS) England all-rounder Ben Stokes has headed to India ahead of the full-fledged tour which will see the two teams compete in four Tests, five T20Is and three ODIs beginning February 5. On Sunday, Stokes posted a picture of himself travelling on a plane with a caption: “See you soon India”. The […]

London, Jan 24 (IANS) Former skippers Nasser Hussain and Michael Vaughan are not happy with England’s squad selection for the first two Tests against India in which they have rested wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow. After the culmination of the ongoing second Test against Sri Lanka, England will be touring India for four Tests, five T20Is and […]

London, Jan 24 (IANS) Five-time champion Andy Murray has withdrawn from the upcoming Australian Open grand slam tournament beginning February 8. Murray had been granted a wildcard to play in the tournament’s main draw but he tested positive for Covid-19 last week shortly before he was due to fly to Melbourne. The 33-year-old was asymptomatic, […]

Madrid, Jan 24 (IANS) Real Madrid recovered from a painful few days which saw them lose in the semi-final of the Spanish Suercup to Athletic Club Bilbao and then crash out of the Copa del Rey to third tier Alcoyano, when they cruised to a comfortable 4-1 win away to Alaves, who were celebrating their […]

Dublin, Jan 24 (IANS) Former Ireland cricketer Roy Torrens has passed away at the age of 72, Cricket Ireland has informed. A right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler, Torrens debuted for Ireland on July 20, 1966 v Middlesex at Ormeau (Cap Number 507). He was capped 30 times between 1966 and 1984, taking 77 […]

London, Jan 24 (IANS) There were no major upsets in the fourth round of the FA Cup as all of the Premier League sides qualified against lower league oppositions, although reigning FA Cup Champions Arsenal were knocked out of the tournament, and Manchester City had to suffer against a side from three leagues below them. […]

Karachi, Jan 23 (IANS) There will come a point when players will struggle with living in bio-secure bubbles during cricket competitions amid the Covid-19 pandemic, says former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis. “We understand that this is a very tough season and a tough challenge for a lot of people out there, but if […]

Durban, Jan 23 (IANS) South Africa produced a fighting performance with the ball to edge out Pakistan women by 14 runs in a nail-biting second One-Day International (ODI) at Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium here on Saturday to earn an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. Marizanne Kapp scored her ninth ODI half-century and took […]

London, Jan 23 (IANS) Former England captain Kevin Pietersen has asked the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to print an e-mail that India batting great Rahul Dravid had written to him and give it to openers Dom Sibley and Zak Crawley. Pietersen posted screenshots of the mail on his twitter handle on a day […]

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Athletics Federation of India (AFI) announced the setting up of a certification course for more than 2,100 district technical officials. The AFI said that it aims to have 10,000 such district technical officials across the country in the next five years. “Over the next fortnight, 2,164 candidates will undergo the […]

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Mahindra group chairman Anand Mahindra on Saturday said that he would be gifting a Mahindra Thar SUV to six players who played an integral role in India’s victory over Australia in the recently concluded Test series Down Under. Mahindra said that the cars will be going to the six players […]

Coimbatore, Jan 23 (IANS) Chennai’s Ashwin Datta came a step closer to sealing the national title in the Formula LGB 4 category with a win and a second-pace finish on Saturday at the Kari Motor Speedway. The results took his points tally for the season to 57 in the FMSCI National Racing Championship. “I like […]

Bambolim, Jan 23 (IANS) FC Goa managed to fend off a tough press by Kerala Blasters to settle for a point each with a 1-1 draw in the Indian Super League (ISL) at GMC Stadium, Bambolim on Saturday. Goa took the lead through a 25th minute strike from Jorge Ortiz Mendoza. Rahul KP then scored […]

By Rohit MundayurNoida, Jan 23 (IANS) Narsingh Yadav’s day at the freestyle Wrestling National Championship started with him beaming on stage at the Noida Stadium as he was felicitated by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). It ended dramatically with him fuming and distraught after he was beaten by Amit Dhankar in a thrilling 74kg […]

Galle, Jan 23 (IANS) England captain Joe Root went past former opener Geoffrey Boycott on the list of top run-getters for England here on Saturday. Root, who was unbeaten on 67 after the end of the second day of the second Test against Sri Lanka, has moved to 8,119 runs and is now five runs […]

By Rohit MundayurNoida, Jan 23 (IANS) Sandeep Singh was 14 years old when his coach gave him a target to win gold at the Olympics. The year was 2012, and his life since has been all about working towards that target, even if it meant missing his sister’s wedding or not going home during festivals. […]

Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) Tenth-placed Tiddim Road Athletic Union (TRAU) will lock horns against eighth-placed Chennai City FC here on Sunday. With little separating the teams at the bottom half of the points table, both would aim to wriggle out of the rut. TRAU had only themselves to blame for a dismal defensive performance in […]

Kalyani (West Bengal), Jan 23 (IANS) After getting their first win in I-League this season — a 2-0 verdict against Gokulam Kerala FC — sixth-placed Aizawl FC would aim to continue their winning form when the Mizoram-based club crosses swords against bottom-placed Indian Arrows here on Sunday. A clinical performance against Gokulam Kerala FC saw […]

Goa, Jan 23 (IANS) Seventh-placed Bengaluru FC (BFC) find themselves in a tough spot in the Indian Super League (ISL). They have lost five of their last six games and won none. After the exit of Carles Cuadrat, interim coach Naushad Moosa has been unable to turn things around. On Sunday though, he has the […]

Goa, Jan 23 (IANS) As the business end of the Indian Super League (ISL) beckons, Jamshedpur find themselves in a precarious position after 12 games. Three defeats on the spin have seen them drop to eighth on the points table. And when they face Hyderabad FC on Sunday, they will be desperately seeking a turnaround […]

Kalyani (West Bengal), Jan 23 (IANS) Undefeated in the I-League so far, Mohammedan Sporting Club would look to brush away their 2-2 draw against Tiddim Road Athletic Union (TRAU) Football Club when the Black Panthers came back from two goals down to snatch a point. Now, they look to continue putting pressure on table-toppers Churchill […]

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Rising Indian batting star Shubman Gill on Saturday put out a picture with his family after reaching home. “Home sweet home (emoticon: heart),” tweeted the opening batsman, along with the photo with his mother, father, and sister. He, however, did not mention the city name in his tweet. Gill, with […]

Galle (Sri Lanka), Jan 23 (IANS) England overcame early loss of wickets to end the second day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at 98 for two with skipper Joe Root leading the charge with an unbeaten 67, as the visitors replied to Sri Lanka’s 381 in the first innings. England are still 283 […]

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Indian team management is likely to field Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav in the forthcoming four-Test series against England in February-March. The left-arm spinner was not played in the four-Test series in Australia even as India tried as many as 20 players due to injuries. Incidentally, the last Test Kuldeep […]

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) India captain Ajinkya Rahane praised the India team players’ contribution during the series win in Australia and acknowledged the fact that it was a collective effort. The Indian cricket board (BCCI) on Saturday released a video that showed the India captain addressing the players after the three-wicket win in the […]

Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) Mumbai City FC on Saturday confirmed signing Jackichand Singh from Jamshedpur FC. The 28-year old returns to the Islanders for his second stint with the Club, putting pen to paper on a two-and-a-half-year deal. In the ongoing 2020-21 edition of the Indian Super League (ISL), the Manipur-born winger has appeared in […]

Bengaluru, Jan 23 (IANS) The final match between top seed Rishi Reddy of Karnataka and Gujarat’s Madhwin Kamath promised to be an exciting affair, but eventually ended up in a one-sided affair with the former grabbing the top honurs in the Rs.1 lakh prize money All India Tennis Association Men’s Championship here on Saturday. “The […]

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Members of the Indian cricket team will assemble in Chennai on January 27 ahead of the first Test against England that begins at the M. Chidambaram Stadium on February 5. It has been learnt that the players would reach Chennai in batches — from different cities — and enter the […]

By Khurram HabibNew Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Touring England spinners’ failure to take a single wicket in hosts Sri Lankan first innings of the ongoing second Test in Galle, has put a question mark on their ability to perform in India when their four-Test tour begins early next month. While both off-spinner Dom Bess and […]

By Rohit MundayurNew Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Former world No.1 Saina Nehwal is going through the toughest phase of her career and needs to take care of herself so as to avoid any more defeats, says former national champion and coach U. Vimal Kumar. Saina, currently ranked 20th in the world, was knocked out of […]

La Quinta, California, Jan 23 (IANS) : India’s Anirban Lahiri failed to make the cut at PGA Tour’s American Express golf at the PGA West Stadium Course here. Lahiri ended with a score of 3-under par at the end of round 1 and 2 with the cut being set at 4-under par. He had a […]

Galle, Jan 23 (IANS) James Anderson picked his 30th five-wicket haul in Test cricket as he moved to sole sixth position among cricketers with most five-wicket hauls. The right-arm England pace bowler, who was tied with Glenn McGrath in joint sixth position with 29 five-wicket hauls before this Test, removed Niroshan Dickwella for his fifth […]

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Former Australia all-rounder Brad Hogg has called on the Indian selectors to include Rishabh Pant in India’s limited-overs squads saying that the batsman’s ability to play unconventional shots makes him difficult to bowl to. “I would be putting him there right now because he has got the confidence and the […]

Buenos Aires, Jan 23 (IANS) The Indian women’s hockey team conceded a late goal against Argentina ‘B’ to lose their match 2-1. Sol Pagella (11th minute) and Agustina Gorzelany (57) scored for the home team while young forward Salima Tete (54) was the lone goal-scorer for India. In the previous matches, the visiting Indians had […]

Sydney, Jan 23 (IANS) England opener Alex Hales, who set the Big Bash League on fire on Friday with a 56-ball 110 for Sydney Thunder against Sydney Sixers, said that the England team management hasn’t got back to him as yet. Hales, who is the leading run-getter in the Big Bash League 2020-21, with 462 […]

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The India team will spend a week in quarantine ahead of the England series early next month during which they will plan their approach against the England team, said a member of the team staff. “We have done exceptional job in Australia (where India won Test series 2-1). We have […]

New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj on Friday posted a video of a luxury car on his Instagram handle. The BMW car can be seen with a temporary registration plate indicating that it is brand new. Siraj also posted a video of him driving the car in Hyderabad. The 26-year-old pacer […]

La Quinta (USA) Jan 22 (IANS) India’s Anirban Lahiri got off a fine start with a four-under 68 and was lying tied-15th after the first round of the American Express golf on Thursday. Lahiri opened with a bogey, but steadied himself to pick five birdies and finish with a solid round on a course that […]

Bengaluru, Jan 22 (IANS) Top seed Rishi Reddy of Karnataka will meet Gujarat’s Madhwin Kamath in the summit clash of the AITA men’s tennis championship being held at the PBI-CSE Tennis Academy, Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence. In the semifinals played here on Friday, Reddy quelled the challenge of giant killer Tarun Anirudh 6-3, 6-2, […]

Vasco, Jan 22 (IANS) Mumbai City FC overcame a tough challenge from East Bengal to sneak in a 1-0 win in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Tilak Maidan Stadium on Friday. The win stretches Mumbai’s unbeaten run to 11 matches out of the 12 they have played thus far. Mumbai spurned a number […]

Baroda, Jan 22 (IANS) Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) will not consider batsman Deepak Hooda for the entire season after the Apex Council of the state body decided to take stern action for his fight with Baroda captain Krunal Pandya. The BCA will consider him only for the next season. “The Apex Council, after going through […]

Bambolim (Goa), Jan 22 (IANS) Kerala Blasters have won seven points in their last three matches and are hoping to keep that run going against FC Goa when the two sides meet in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the GMC Stadium on Saturday. After struggling for goals initially, Kerala’s attack has come together in […]

New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Before the crucial fourth and final Test against Australia in Brisbane, India were tempted to strengthen their batting and play only four bowlers in the hope of securing a draw to return home with the series levelled. But the Ravi Shastri-led team management eventually went in with five bowlers, risking […]

Galle, Jan 22 (IANS) Angelo Matthews led the way with an unbeaten 107 as Sri Lanka fought back from losing two early wickets for just seven runs to end the first day of the second Test against England on 229/4 on Friday. Fast bowler James Anderson dismissed opener Kusal Perera and Oshada Fernando in the […]

Chennai, Jan 22 (IANS) Pranavi Urs played a brilliant and flawless back nine of four-under to rally from behind and win the second leg of the Women’s Pro Golf Tour here on Friday. She shot a round of four-under 68 on the final day to aggregate four-under 212 and thwarted 16-year-old Hitaashee Bakshi’s attempt to […]

Noida, Jan 22 (IANS) Narsingh Yadav, the 2015 World Championships bronze medallist (74kg), will play in his first competition at the national level since serving a four-year doping ban on Saturday when he competes in men’s National Freestyle Wrestling Championships here. Yadav, who was banned before the 2016 Rio Olympics after failing two dope tests […]

New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) When England were pulverised 0-4 on their last tour of India in 2016, Virat Kohli piled up 655 runs at an average of 109.16 in the five-match Test series, and Karun Nair became the second Indian to score a triple century after Virender Sehwag. The one-sided series, played in November […]

Bangkok, Jan 22 (IANS) India’s Sameer Verma was on Friday knocked out of the Thailand Open in the quarter-finals, losing 13-21, 21-19, 22-20 to third seed Anders Antonsen of Denmark in a see-saw match that lasted an hour and 21 minutes. Antonsen dominated the first game, registering an easy 21-13 win with the Indian struggling […]

Kolkata, Jan 22 (IANS) BCCI president Sourav Ganguly’s brother Snehashish on Friday underwent angioplasty at the Apollo Hospital here. “CAB secretary Snehashish Ganguly was today admitted at 11.20 am. He was successfully operated and is under observation at Apollo Hospitals,” Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) joint secretary Debabrata Biswas said in a statement. Snehashish, Ganguly’s […]

New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) India head coach Ravi Shastri on Friday heaped praise on fast bowler Mohammed Siraj who played a crucial role in the team’s remarkable win over Australia in the Border-Gavaskar series. “Find of the tour for shoring up the bowling attack the way he did – Mohd Siraj. He fought through […]

New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday again lauded the stellar performance of the Indian cricket team which registered a remarkable Test series win over Australia Down Under, saying the victory is highly inspirational for the youth of the country. Addressing the 18th Convocation of Tezpur University, Assam via video conferencing, […]

Bengaluru, Jan 21 (IANS) Telangana’s Tarun Anirudh sent the sixth seed Bharat Kumaran of Tamil Nadu enroute to the semi-finals of the Rs.1 lakh prize money AITA Tennis Championship being held at the at the PBI-CSE Tennis Academy, Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence, here on Thursday. Anirudh had to dig deep to win over his […]

Lahore, Jan 21 (IANS) Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq hailed Rahul Dravid’s influence on the Indian team after they recorded a second consecutive Test series win in Australia. Inzamam said that the former India captain had an important role to play in the development of the likes of Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill and Mohammed Siraj. “This […]

Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) Ajinkya Rahane, T. Natarajan and Shardul Thakur were among the cricketers who received a hero’s welcome on reaching their native places on their return from Australia on Thursday. While around 5,000 people received fast bowler Natarajan in Chinnappampatti village in Tamil Nadu and carried him on a tastefully decorated chariot, Rahane’s […]

Tokyo, Jan 21 (IANS) International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach pledged on Thursday that the Tokyo Olympics will be held as scheduled. Bach said that IOC is committed to conducting the Games and has “no plan B” although scepticism over the feasibility of the Olympics has increased both in Japan and overseas because of […]

Margao (Goa), Jan 21 (IANS) A 90th minute goal from substitute David Williams helped ATK Mohun Bagan earn a scrappy 1-0 win over Chennaiyin FC at the Fatorda Stadium on Thursday. Williams’s late headed effort helped Bagan move to 24 points, just two behind leaders Mumbai City FC. Both sides made a couple of changes […]

New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) While almost all the Indian fans and pundits have been drooling over the exuberance and fearless brand of cricket displayed by the likes of Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill in India’s historic win in the fourth and final Test in Brisbane, the contribution of the new ‘Wall’ — Cheteshwar Pujara. […]

Jaipur, Jan 21 (IANS) Batsman Robin Uthappa has been traded to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by Rajasthan Royals (RR) in an all cash deal, the latter announced on Thursday. Uthappa was picked by the RR at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction for the 2020 season and played 12 games for the franchise, contributing across […]

Coimbatore, Jan 21 (IANS) Twelve races will be held across two categories in the final round of the National Racing Championship which will be held from January 21 to 24 at the Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Chennai’s Ashwin Dutta leads the standings in the Formula LGB4 category with 39 points. Fellow Chennai […]

By Khurram HabibNew Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara’s mental toughness comes from the setbacks he got early in his life and the fact that he understood that only big, long knocks will matter if he has to make an impression from a small centre, says father Arvind Pujara. The 32-year-old Pujara played […]

By Mohammed ShafeeqHyderabad, Jan 21 (IANS) Fresh from his impressive performance during his debut Test series in Australia, fast bowler Mohammed Siraj on Thursday said he wants to carry forward the confidence he gained Down Under and maintain consistency. On his return from Australia after the team’s historic 2-1 Test series win — the second […]

New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Badminton World Championship bronze medallist Sai Praneeth and former world No.1 Kidambi Srikanth, roommates for the ongoing Thailand Open Super 1000 in Bangkok, are in a minimum 10-day quarantine in their hotel in that city, after the former tested Covid-positive. Srikanth won his first-round match, but now both are out […]

Bangkok, Jan 21 (IANS) India shuttler Sameer Verma on Thursday continued his stellar run at the Toyota Thailand Open as he eased past Denmark’s Rasmus Gemke in straight games to enter the quarterfinals of the men’s singles event. However, there was disappointment for HS Prannoy who crashed out of the Super 1000 tournament after facing […]

Santiago (Chile), Jan 21 (IANS) An impressive outing by the Indian junior women’s hockey team saw them make a comeback from a goal down to defeat the Chile senior team 3-2 in their third match on the Chile tour. Having played the Chile junior women’s team in the first two matches of the tour, it […]

Bangkok, Jan 21 (IANS) The Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa on Thursday secured their berth into the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles event at the Toyota Thailand Open after getting past Germany’s Mark Lamsfuss and Isabel Herttrich in their second round contest. Satwiksairaj and Ashwini defeated their German opponents 22-20, 14-21, 21-16 […]

Bangkok, Jan 21 (IANS) Indian shuttler Sameer Verma continued his stellar run at the Thailand Open as he on Thursday he eased past Denmark’s Rasmus Gemke in straight games to enter the quarterfinals of the men’s singles event. Verma defeated Gemke 21-12, 21-9 in the second-round contest of the Super 1000 tournament that lasted for […]

Abu Dhabi, Jan 21 (IANS) Legendary Pakistan cricketer Mudassar Nazar, who scored over 6,500 runs and took over 150 wickets in international cricket, has been appointed as the technical director for T10 Sports Management (TSM). The former all-rounder joins T10 Sports Management just before the start of the fourth season of Abu Dhabi T10 league, […]

New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Hockey India, continuing in its effort to get new members on their board and in the process of reaching out to new talent at the grassroots level, has announced Khalsa Hockey Academy (Amritsar), RoundGlass Punjab Hockey Club, Adyar Hockey Academy, Surjit Hockey Academy Jalandar and S.G.P.C Hockey Academy, as new […]

Canberra, Jan 21 (IANS) World number one Novak Djokovic said his demands for tennis players in quarantine ahead of the Australian Open were “misconstrued”. In an open letter to the Australian public published from hotel quarantine in South Australia, Djokovic defended his “good intentions”, reports Xinhua news agency. It comes after the eight-time Australian Open […]

Madrid, Jan 21 (IANS) Real Madrid have been knocked out of the third round of the Copa del Rey by third tier Alcoyano 2-1. Tuesday night’s defeat follows last week’s exit in the semi-finals of the Super Cup and means Real Madrid have once again failed in the knockout competition, reports Xinhua news agency. Zinedine […]

Kalyani, Jan 20 (IANS) The North Eastern Re-Organising Cultural Association (NEROCA) FC thrashed the Indian Arrows, a developmental team of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), 4-0 for their first win of the I-League at the Kalyani Municipal Stadium here on Wednesday. A brace by Judah Garcia and a goal apiece by Varney Kallon and […]

Brisbane, Jan 20 (IANS) The Australian media on Wednesday hailed India’s historic Test win at the Gabba here, terming the 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar series win as one “for the ages”. India became the first team to beat Australia at the Gabba in a Test match in 32 years and thus recorded a second consecutive series win […]

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday congratulated the Indian cricket team for winning the final Test at Brisbane where Australia had never lost a Test match since 1988, and said that the team’s performance against incredible odds has brought glory to India. In a letter to the Board of […]

Mumbai, Jan 20 (IANS) Enterprising wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, whose heroics helped India register one of their most memorable Test wins against Australia in Brisbane, has signed a multi-year contract with JSW Sports. The deal will see the firm manage all commercial interests and marketing rights of 23-year-old Pant. Mustafa Ghouse, CEO of JSW Sports, said […]

Buenos Aires, Jan 20 (IANS) The Indian women’s hockey team drew their second match against Argentina junior women’s team with a scoreline of 1-1 at Cenard here. In their previous game too, both teams had drawn 2-2. Having begun Tuesday’s match on an attacking note, equipped by good speed and precision in rotating the ball, […]

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Former Pakistan players, including the likes of Wasim Akram and Shahid Afridi, have lavished rich praise on the Indian team following their remarkable Test series win over Australia. On Tuesday, India defeated Australia in the fourth and final Test to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2-1. The Ajinkya Rahane-led side, despite […]

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen has congratulated the Indian team on their historic and remarkable Test series win over Australia. On Tuesday, the Ajinkya Rahane-led side defeated Australia by three wickets in the fourth and final Test at The Gabba, thereby winning the four-match Border-Gavaskar series 2-1. The Indian team, […]

Johannesburg, Jan 20 (IANS) Right-handed batsman Heinrich Klaasen will captain South Africa in the upcoming three-match T20I series against Pakistan beginning February 11 in Lahore. He will lead the national team for the first time. Klaasen has so far played one Test, 17 ODIs and 13 T20Is for the Proteas. The strategy forms part of […]

Sofia (Bulgaria), Jan 20 (IANS) Dimitar Iliev has won the Best Bulgarian Football Player of The Year award for the second consecutive time. A poll of 95 journalists awarded him 158 points at the event’s 60th edition on Tuesday, reports Xinhua news agency. 32-year-old Iliev, whose Lokomotiv Plovdiv side won last year’s Bulgarian Cup and […]

Bangkok, Jan 20 (IANS) Indian shuttler B. Sai Praneeth has been withdrawn from the Thailand Open after testing positive for the Coronavirus, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) has informed. Praneeth’s result came on Monday and he will now be in the hospital for at least 10 days. “BWF can confirm India player Sai Praneeth B. […]

Sydney, Jan 20 (IANS) Positive Covid-19 tests attributed to two Australian Open players are now suspected to be instances of ‘virus shedding’ following evidence of past infections, authorities confirmed on Wednesday. Victoria’s Minister for Emergency Services Lisa Neville has clarified the total number of cases linked to the event that weren’t considered shedding was seven, […]

Brisbane, Jan 20 (IANS) India coach Ravi Shastri paid tribute to the “self-belief” that his players showed in a speech speech to the team after their historic win over Australia at the Gabba in the fourth Test on Tuesday. India beat Australia by three wickets to complete their third highest chase of all time in […]

Brisbane, Jan 19 (IANS) On the day he led India to a 2-1 Test series win at the Gabba as captain, Ajinkya Rahane was named Virat Kohli’s deputy for the first two Tests against England in the home series next month. Rahane, however, said that he does not want to even think of the England […]

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) India’s second string players showed in Australia the calibre that the team has and its ability to win in all conditions, said fast bowler Mohammed Shami, who missed the last three Tests owing to a fractured forearm, here on Tuesday. “It is great for the team that players who come […]

Brisbane, Jan 19 (IANS) India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin made a reference to the banter he had with Australia captain Tim Paine during the third Test while celebrating India’s win in the fourth Test here on Tuesday. An injured Ashwin watched on from the stands with the rest of his Indian teammates as Rishabh Pant led […]

Brisbane, Jan 19 (IANS) Coach Ravi Shastri called Cheteshwar Pujara a warrior after the India No. 3 took multiple blows on his body, head and arm during his 211-ball 56 that helped lay a solid platform for the Indian team’s three-wicket win in the fourth and final Test at The Gabba on Tuesday. “Pujara is […]

Brisbane, Jan 19 (IANS) India coach Ravi Shastri called Rishabh Pant a good listener and someone who is fast learning how to strike balance between caution and his natural aggression. Pant’s knock of unbeaten 89 on Tuesday that led India to a three-wicket win at The Gabba was a pleasant mixture of caution and aggression. […]

By Aakash KumarNew Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Behind the rise of India medium pacer Shardul Thakur is an unknown hero that has perhaps never been given due credit — wife of his childhood coach Dinesh Lad. How? It was she who gave permission to her husband to let Thakur stay at their two BHK flat […]

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Experienced fast bowler Ishant Sharma and all-rounder Hardik Pandya have been included in India’s 18-member squad for their first two Tests against England, starting on February 5 in Chennai. The squad was picked in a meeting that the Indian selection committee led by Chetan Sharma held on Tuesday, the Board […]

By Khurram HabibNew Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Well over a decade back when former India pace bowler Karsan Ghavri took charge of the BCCI pace bowlers academy at the PCA Stadium in Mohali to groom future India fast bowlers, he struggled to find young batsmen for his trainee bowlers to practice against. “For the first […]

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) How quickly fortune changes is evident in the dramatic manner in which Washington Sundar, originally selected only for the T20 series in Australia, was asked to stay back for the Tests, made his debut in the fourth Test in Brisbane after the mainline bowlers got injured, and became a toast […]

Brisbane, Jan 19 (IANS) India on Tuesday moved to the top of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) standings — both on percentage points and points — following their remarkable 2-1 series win over Australia in the four-match Border-Gavaskar series. New Zealand are at the second spot with 70 percentage points and 420 points while […]

Brisbane, Jan 19 (IANS) India coach Ravi Shastri on Tuesday claimed this was the toughest ever tour an Indian team had undertaken and credited regular skipper Virat Kohli for the self-belief and character that saw the Indians win their second successive series in Australia. Kohli had returned home after India suffered a humiliating loss in […]

Brisbane, Jan 19 (IANS) The Indian cricket board (BCCI) on Tuesday announced a Rs 5 crore bonus for the Indian team following their three-wicket win over Australia in the fourth Test at the Gabba that helped them seal the Border-Gavaskar series 2-1. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly and secretary […]

Abu Dhabi, Jan 19 (IANS) Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin is all set to take up the role of team mentor for the Northern Warriors in the upcoming season of Abu Dhabi T10 starting January 28 at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium. Azharuddin said he will be observing all the practice sessions and matches carried […]

Hyderabad, Jan 19 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday congratulated the Indian cricket team for its fabulous victory in the fourth and final Test against Australia in Brisbane. The Ajinkya Rahane-led side beat Australia by three wickets in the final Test at The Gabba, thereby winning the four-match Border-Gavaskar series 2-1. The […]

Bangkok, Jan 19 (IANS) PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth on Tuesday led India’s charge at the Toyota Thailand Open Super 1000 tournament while Saina Nehwal fell to Thai fourth seed Ratchanok Intanon in their respective opening round matches. Sindhu beat Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan 21-17, 21-13 while the latter’s compatriot Sitthikom Thammasin also lost 11-21, 11-21 […]

Brisbane, Jan 19 (IANS) India on Tuesday moved to the top of the ICC World Test Championship standings following their remarkable 2-1 series win over Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Shubman Gill (91), Rishabh Pant (89*) and Cheteshwar Pujara (56) all played brilliant innings as India chased down the mammoth 328-run target on the final […]

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday lauded Team India’s historic Test series win in Australia, saying the entire nation is overjoyed at the success of Ajinkya Rahane-led side who showed remarkable energy and passion throughout the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India won the four-match series 2-1, after they registered a thumping three-wicket […]

Brisbane, Jan 19 (IANS) Ace Indian bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin might have missed the fourth and final Test against Australia but the duo have begun their preparation for the upcoming four-match Test series against England. Ashwin had complained of back spasms during the third Test in Sydney while Bumrah had abdominal strain and […]

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The new official kits for the Indian senior men’s and women’s as well as junior men’s and women’s football teams were recently unveiled by Delhi-based sportswear brand SIX5SIX along with the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The brand-new kit, dubbed the ‘Panthera Tigris’, will continue to feature the tiger stripes, […]

Santiago (Chile), Jan 19 (IANS) An inspiring performance in the last quarter of the match saw the Indian junior women’s hockey team score thrice inside the last nine minutes to register a 4-2 win over the Chile junior women’s team at the Prince of Wales Country Club in their second encounter of the tour. A […]

Brisbane, Jan 19 (IANS) Left-handed batsman Rishabh Pant on Tuesday became the fastest Indian wicketkeeper to score 1,000 runs in Test cricket. Pant achieved the feat when he edged one to boundary off the bowling of right-arm pacer Pat Cummins in the post-Lunch session on the last day of the fourth and final Test of […]