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India announces squad for SAFF U-20 Championship

Bhubaneswar: India U-20 National team head coach Shanmugam Venkatesh on Saturday announced a 23-member squad for the upcoming SAFF U-20 Championship here. The team will...

India vs West Indies 2nd ODI: India aim to fix middle-order woes, clinch series

PORT OF SPAIN: Stand-in skipper Shikhar Dhawan will again look to make a statement as the Indian team, made up of fringe players, take...

BCCI aims to cut costs by 80 percent with experiment on age detection software

New Delhi: The BCCI will be using a software on an experimental basis to detect age fraud alongside the existing TW3 method with an...

Commonwealth Games: Neeraj Chopra-led Indian athletics team primed for best show after Delhi

NEW DELHI: The spotlight will be on Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra but the likes of Murali Sreeshankar and Avinash Sable are also strong medal...

LG flags off Indian Pencak Silat team for World Championip in Malaysia

Congratulates the players, coaches and team officials SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Friday flagged off the Indian Pencak Silat team for the 19th World Pencak...

ODI cricket is dying a slow death: Usman Khawaja

BRISBANE: Australian Test opener Usman Khawaja believes ODI cricket is witnessing a slow death because of the proliferation of T20 leagues around the world...

BCCI introduces A+ category for umpires

NEW DELHI: ICC Elite Panel member Nitin Menon is among 10 officials grouped in the newly introduced A+ category of BCCI umpires. The others in...

Pakistan’s win against SL at par with 1987 Bangalore Test victory over India: PCB chief

KARACHI: PCB chairman Ramiz Raja has lauded the national team for its recent win against Sri Lanka in the Galle Test, saying the victory...

Asia Cup will be held in UAE, says Ganguly

Mumbai: The Asia Cup, which was scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka, has been shifted to the UAE, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said...

ODIs have become run-of-the-mill, scrap it permanently: Wasim Akram

LONDON: Pakistan pace bowling legend Wasim Akram feels ODI cricket has become "run-of-the-mill" stuff now and wants the administrators of the game to scrap...

Not just players’ pool it is also essential to build bench strength of coaches Laxman

New Delhi: India's rich bench strength of polished cricketers is the envy of the world but National Cricket Academy chief VVS Laxman feels it...

With bilateral ODIs fighting for context, India’s fringe players to battle against West Indies

PORT OF SPAIN: India's fringe players will get valuable game time in a format fighting for context when Shikhar Dhawan leads the team in...

SC appoints senior advocate Maninder Singh as amicus curiae in BCCI matter, to hear on July 28

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday appointed senior advocate Maninder Singh as an amicus curiae to assist it in the matter related to...

Abdullah Shafique’s hundred helps Pakistan pull off big chase to beat Sri Lanka in 1st Test

COLOMBO: Abdullah Shafique struck 160 not out in a fourth innings masterclass to help Pakistan pull off a stunning chase and register a four-wicket...

KU’s Inter-department cricket tournament: South Campus lifts title trophy

Srinagar: Kashmir University’s South Campus(Anantnag) beat Department of Computer Sciences (Main Campus) in the final match of Varsity’s Inter-department cricket tournament played on Wednesday. Forty...

Shastri calls for reduction of bilateral T20Is, says franchise cricket can be encouraged

LONDON: As cricket grapples with a massive scheduling problem, former India coach Ravi Shastri has called for reduction in T20 bilateral series, saying franchise...

SC adjourns hearing on plea of BCCI to allow amendment of its constitution

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned hearing on the plea of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) seeking to...

India should persist with Kohli, he still has ability to make impact: Ponting

NEW DELHI: Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting feels India should persist with Virat Kohli at the international level, adding that the star batter still...

India to tour Zimbabwe for three-match ODI series in August

NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket team will travel to Zimbabwe for the first time in six years for a three-match ODI series, next month. The...

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 1st Test: Ton-up Shafique drives Pakistan’s record chase at Galle

GALLE (Sri Lanka): Opener Abdullah Shafique hit a gritty century to keep Pakistan in the hunt to chase down a victory target of 342...

If I had about 20 minutes with Kohli, it might help: Gavaskar

NEW DELHI: The legendary Sunil Gavaskar feels he can help the out-of-form Virat Kohli regain touch by sorting his batting woes, especially his weakness...

Harshada clinches gold at Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting C’ships

New Delhi: Fast-rising Indian lifter Harshada Garud won the women's 45kg gold at the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championship in Tashkent. The 18-year-old claimed...

Former SC judge Vineet Saran appointed BCCI ethics officer

NEW DELHI: Former Supreme Court judge Vineet Saran has taken over as the BCCI's ethics officer and ombudsman, filling the dual posts lying vacant...

Mairaj Khan wins historic skeet gold in ISSF World Cup

CHANGWON: Veteran Indian shooter Mairaj Ahmed Khan on Monday created history by winning the country's first-ever ISSF World Cup gold medal in men's skeet...

Secretary Sports Council inspects National Coaching Camp at Pologround

SRINAGAR: The Secretary, J&K Sports Council, Nuzhat Gull today visited Pencak Silat national coaching camp being held at Indoor Sports Hall Pologround, here to...

Open Taekwondo Championship concludes

SRINAGAR: Open Taekwondo Championship concludes here at Gindun Stadium Rajbagh Srinagar on Sunday The two championship was organized by District Srinagar Taekwondo Association. The JKTA also...

Dinesh Chandimal powers Sri Lanka’s lead past 300 against Pakistan in first Test

GALLE (Sri Lanka): Red hot Dinesh Chandimal struck his second successive half-century to take Sri Lanka's lead past 300 and thwart the Pakistan attack...

India vs England 2022: I try to outsmart the batter, says Hardik on his return to bowling at his best

MANCHESTER: Hardik Pandya, the bowler, feels he has finally got his rhythm back and going forward, the India star will continue to be 'smart'...

England all-rounder Ben Stokes announces retirement from ODIs

LONDON: Star England all-rounder and 2019 World Cup final hero Ben Stokes on Monday made a surprise announcement to retire from ODI cricket, saying...

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 1st Test: Babar’s resolute century leads Pakistan fightback against Sri Lanka

GALLE: Pakistan captain Babar Azam stood firm amid a batting collapse to compile his seventh Test hundred on Sunday, leading his side's fightback against...

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