Sports
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India hockey team set to fine-tune skills for CWG at month-long camp
New Delhi: India hockey stalwarts such as goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, Krishan Pathak, Surender Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar and Amit Rohidas are among 31 players included in the Commonwealth Games camp, which…
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1st T20I: Hooda helps India beat Ireland by 7-wickets in rain-shortened match
Dublin: Opening the innings, Deepak Hooda struck an unbeaten 47 to help India hammer 111 runs in 9.2 overs and romp to a seven-wicket win against Ireland in the rain-truncated first T20…
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Rohit Sharma tests positive for COVID-19: BCCI
Birmingham: India skipper Rohit Sharma has tested positive for COVID-19 in a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) and placed in isolation ahead of ‘fifth’ Test against England, the BCCI said on Sunday. The Test…
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Hardik relishes captaincy, says it brings out best in him
Malahide [Ireland]: He struck gold in his debut season as captain in the IPL, and Hardik Pandya admits that responsibility brings out the best in him on a cricket field. Hardik, who…
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India U-17 girls go down to Chile 1-3
New Delhi: The India U-17 women’s team suffered a 1-3 loss to Chile U-17 in a friendly game at the Aquileia, Italy. The match started on Friday night at a relatively slow…
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Serena Williams to face Harmony Tan in first round of Wimbledon 2022
London [UK]: Serena Williams’ eagerly-awaited return to the Wimbledon will be against French debutant Harmony Tan in the first round of the Grand Slam event as the American star returned to singles…
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Sarfaraz Khan: The fast rising star may shine for Team India soon
The city of Mumbai has produced many top class cricketers. When we think of Mumbai, the names of cricketers that come to mind immediately are those of Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar. There are…
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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.…
