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Govt to provide medical and accident insurance to more than 13,000 athletes and coaches

NEW DELHI: The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Thursday said that with this decision, the coverage would increase to more than 13,000 athletes,...

Advisable to have domestic women’s pink-ball event before D/N Test in Australia: Shantha Rangaswamy

NEW DELHI: BCCI Apex Council member and former captain Shantha Rangaswamy on Thursday welcomed the scheduled resumption of Test cricket for Indian women and...

Around 4000 spectators to be allowed for India-New Zealand WTC final: Host county head

SOUTHAMPTON: The World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand in Southampton will be held in the presence of 4000 spectators, Hampshire County...

WTC Final: Team India waits for ‘playing conditions’, ICC to update teams shortly

NEW DELHI: What happens if next month's World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand ends in a draw? Or a tie? Or...

De Villiers still potent force in T20 cricket but he has his reasons for not making a comeback: Boucher

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa head coach Mark Boucher believes AB de Villiers' has his reasons to decide against coming out of international retirement and represent...

Asian Boxing Championship is crucial Olympic preparation for me: Mary Kom

NEW DELHI: It's a tournament that she has dominated for years but the Asian Boxing Championship this time is more than just a medal-winning...

Visa processed, foreign pistol coach Pavel Smirnov to join Indian shooting team on May 21

New Delhi: The much-vaunted Indian pistol team's foreign coach Pavel Smirnov is set to join the contingent in Croatia on Friday with two other...

Saha recovers from COVID, to be available for tour of England

NEW DELHI: Wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha has recovered from COVID-19 and will be available for India's tour of England next month. Saha has reached his home...

‘There are very few sharper brains than WV Raman’: Azharuddin backs former India teammate

NEW DELHI: Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin on Sunday threw his weight behind WV Raman, saying there are very few sharper brains around in...

BCCI paying for quarantine of Australian IPL players in Sydney: Cricket Australia

SYDNEY: The BCCI is footing the bill for the 14-day quarantine of Australian IPL players, who have arrived here from Maldives, Cricket Australia interim...

Fantastic challenge to play against India: Kane Williamson on WTC final

LONDON: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is excited to face India in the World Test Championships (WTC) final next month as he considers showdowns...

We’re not going to treat matches against England as warm-ups for WTC final: Neil Wagner

AUCKLAND: New Zealand fast bowler Neil Wagner on Monday said his team is not going to treat the upcoming two-match series against England as...

Barcelona routs Chelsea 4-0 to win WCL final for 1st time

Gothenburg: Barcelona's slow start two years ago doomed its European dream so this time it came out firing against Chelsea, scoring after just 32...

India’s Tests against England, Australia were not fixed: ICC

DUBAI: The ICC on Monday dismissed claims made by news channel Al Jazeera that India's Test matches against England (2016) and Australia (2017) were...

Kohli is the best batsman in world, can get under your skin: Tim Paine

MELBOURNE: Virat Kohli seems to have left an indelible mark on Australian Test captain Tim Paine, who says he will "always remember" the Indian...

Indian women’s cricket team likely to tour Australia in September

NEW DELHI: The Indian women's cricket team is set to travel to Australia in September. India, who have played only one series amid the COVID-19...

‘Prima donna culture of India has to end’: WV Raman writes to Ganguly, Dravid

NEW DELHI: Ousted Indian women’s cricket team coach WV Raman has written to BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, alleging that there is a “prima donna...

England’s IPL players unlikely to find place in Test squad against New Zealand: Reports

LONDON: England are unlikely to rush their Indian Premier League (IPL) players straight from quarantine to the Test squad against New Zealand as they...

Bumrah says Bond played a major role in shaping his career

Mumbai: India's star pacer Jasprit Bumrah has said that former New Zealand speedster Shane Bond, who is currently the bowling coach of Mumbai Indians,...

Dravid picked cues from Australian structure and created a solid pool for India: Greg Chappell

SYDNEY: Rahul Dravid picked Australian brains to create a talent identification system better than Australia in India, the legendary Greg Chappell has said, lamenting...

AIFF awaiting Qatar’s approval to send team in advance for WC qualifiers

NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation on Wednesday said the national team cannot train in the country right now given the COVID-19 surge...

IPL 2021: Some senior Indian guys don’t like being restricted, says MI fielding coach Pamment

AUCKLAND: Mumbai Indians' (MI) fielding coach James Pamment has claimed that some senior Indian players did not like being subjected to restrictions inside the...

Tour of Sri Lanka Two-way fight for India captaincy between Hardik and Shikhar

NEW DELHI: Veteran opener Shikhar Dhawan and flamboyant allrounderturned specialist batsman Hardik Pandya will be locked in a two-way fight for India captaincy if...

England players unlikely to be available for re-scheduled IPL: ECB

London: England have a busy international schedule from June onwards and the players are unlikely to be available for the remainder of the suspended...

Indian wrestling’s image has been tarnished due to accusations against Sushil: WFI

NEW DELHI: At the peak of his prowess, Sushil Kumar single-handedly lifted Indian wrestling to unprecedented heights but as police looks for him in...

IPL suspension shows game’s vulnerability, T20 World Cup could be postponed or shifted: Ian Chappell

NEW DELHI: Australian great Ian Chappell feels the suspension of IPL is a reminder of cricket's vulnerability and does not rule out the COVID-19...

Bumrah can take 400 Test wickets if he stays fit: Ambrose

NEW DELHI: West Indies' fast-bowling great Curtly Ambrose says Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is "so different" from all other bowlers he has seen...

AFC Cup’s group stage games in Maldives postponed

KUALA LUMPUR: The Asian Football Confederation on Sunday announced the postponement of AFC Cup Group D matches, also involving Indian Super League side ATK...

Postponed IPL 2021 should be held in UK in September, says Pietersen

London: Former England captain Kevin Pietersen wants the remaining matches of this year's postponed Indian Premier League to be shifted to the United Kingdom...

IPL 2021: English County clubs offer to stage remainder of tournament in September

LONDON: Four premier English counties -- Middlesex, Surrey, Warwickshire and Lancashire -- have expressed interest in hosting the remaining 31 games of the Indian...

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