Sports
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Savita retained as skipper, Deep Grace as her deputy for Commonwealth Games
Mumbai: The experienced pair of Savia Punia and Deep Grace Ekka will continue to be captain and vice-captain of the Indian women’s hockey team at the upcoming 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham,…
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Rohit Sharma thanks fans for completing 15 years in international cricket
Leicester: India skipper Rohit Sharma has thanked all the people who have helped him become the player that he is today as the Mumbai batter remembered the day he made his international…
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Rumeli Dhar announces retirement from all formats of the game
Kolkata: India’s pace all-rounder Rumeli Dhar on Wednesday announced her retirement from all formats of the game, ending a career where she starred with crucial match-winning contributions for the national side, including…
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Vijender Singh set to return to pro boxing ring after 19 months
New Delhi: Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh is all set to return to the pro boxing ring after 19 months at the Balbir Singh Juneja Indoor Stadium in Raipur, Chhattisgarh in August…
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Senior umpire Parthasarathy recalls an instance of blatant favouritism by BCCI
In any battle on the sports field the umpire plays a crucial role. A good umpire can add to the value of the contest while an inefficient umpire can ruin the game. But the…
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Incredible to see so many pace bowlers in India: Dravid
Mumbai: India cricket team chief coach Rahul Dravid and former pace bowler Irfan Pathan feel these are exciting times for Indian cricket, given the number of young fast bowlers emerging on the…
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Andhra Pradesh win U19 T20 National championship for deaf
New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh won the 1st U19 T20 National Cricket Championship for Deaf, after beating Gujarat by five wickets. Opting to field after winning the toss, Andhra Pradesh bowlers restricted Gujarat…
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Ashwin has not travelled to UK after testing positive for COVID-19: BCCI
Bengaluru: Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has not travelled to the United Kingdom along with his India team-mates for the one-off ‘fifth Test’ after testing positive for COVID-19, a BCCI source told PTI.…
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Indian football is moving in the right direction with a longer calendar, says Phil Brown
New Delhi: Former Hull City and Hyderabad FC manager Phil Brown believes the 2022-23 season will be a gamechanger in Indian football with the re-introduction of the cup competitions along with the…
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Sri Lanka: Former cricketer serves tea, buns to people waiting at fuel stations
Colombo: Amid the unprecedented fuel crisis in the country, former Lankan cricketer Roshan Mahanama was spotted serving tea and buns to people waiting in lines outside the stores to buy fuel and…
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Incredible story of how a son brought home the medal that his father had sacrificed for him 28 years ago
Sometimes we come across very strange events in life which seem to indicate the role of a power that rules over our destiny. Films have often portrayed such dramatic incidents in their…
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India lose to Japan 90-85 in U16 Asian Basketball Championships
Mumbai: Indian cagers put up a brilliant fight against a strong Japan team but lost out on a chance of qualifying for the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2022, suffering a narrow…
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IND v SA: India, South Africa eye series victory in winner-takes-it-all decider
Bengaluru: After eight days and four matches, the T20I series between India and South Africa is all set for a winner-takes-it-all decider at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday. With…
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Dinesh surpasses Dhoni to become oldest Indian to smash T20I half-century
Rajkot: Dinesh Karthik on Sunday surpassed former India captain MS Dhoni to become the oldest Indian cricketer to score a T20I half-century. The 37-year-old Indian batter on Friday scored his first half-century…