KENSINGTON OVAL: India were crowned the T20 World Cup champions on Saturday after maintaining their flawless winning streak after beating South Africa in the final at Kensington Oval. They set a 177-run target for South Africa which managed to secure 169 runs. The Proteas lost wickets early with Reeza Hendricks in the second over and […]
BRIDGETOWN (BARBADOS): Chris Gayle, the West Indies batting great and T20 World Cup ambassador, attributed the numerous low-scoring games in the USA leg of the tournament to “jet-lagged and tired” pitches. According to the ICC, drop-in pitches were prepared in Florida since late December, employing proprietary techniques honed over a decade at Adelaide Oval in […]
CHENNAI: India posted the biggest ever total in the history of women’s Test cricket by scoring a mammoth 603 for six declared before South Africa Women fought valiantly through Sune Luus and Marizanne Kapp on day two of the one-off Test, here Saturday. The hosts resumed the day at the overnight score of 525 for […]
PATIALA: Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday met with the Olympic-bound Indian athletes and also inspected the progress of the new infrastructure which is coming up inside the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS). During his visit, Mandaviya met with weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, javelin thrower Annu Rani and shot putter Abha Khatua. “My conversation […]
NEW DELHI: Team India showcased its dominance with a commanding performance to storm into the T20 World Cup final, crushing England by 68 runs in the semi-final on Thursday. India asserted their dominance from the outset in the match, which also saw rain-related interruptions. Skipper Rohit Sharma led the charge, whose aggressive 57 off 39 […]
BARAMULLA: The Youth Services and Sports Department Baramulla continues to foster youth sports and development with a series of successful inter-school zonal level competitions. These events, designed for under-14 and under-17 boys and girls, encompass various disciplines, including volleyball, kho-kho, kabaddi and football. The competitions were held across several zones in the district, including Wagoora, […]
NEW DELHI: India women’s team’s swashbuckling opening batter Shafali Verma starred on the first day of the one-off Test against South Africa in Chennai by slamming the fastest double century in the history of women’s Test cricket. The 20-year-old Shafali scored the double ton off just 194 balls, surpassing Australia’s Annabel Sutherland’s previous record of […]
LONDON: Former England captain Michael Vaughan feels the ongoing T20 World Cup is “purely set up for India” and global body ICC should have been a bit more “fairer” to other countries as this is not a bilateral event organised solely for commercial gains. Vaughan, 49, has often criticised the BCCI and India for flexing […]
TAROUBA (TRINIDAD): South Africa have secured their place in the Men’s T20 World Cup final for the first time ever after a commanding 9-wicket victory over Afghanistan in the semifinal here at Brian Lara Stadium on Thursday (as per IST). The stars of the match, Marco Jansen and Tabraiz Shamsi, set the tone with an […]
NEW DELHI: The dispute between the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the recently sacked men’s team head coach, Croatian World Cupper Igor Stimac, seems to be a never-ending saga. While Stimac has levelled several allegations of non-cooperation by the AIFF, including the ‘unlawful’ termination of his contract, the AIFF, on its part, has vehemently […]