In the previous budget, the Sports Ministry had got a revised allocation of Rs 3,396.96 crore New Delhi: The Sports Ministry was on Thursday allocated Rs 3,442.32 crore, a hike of Rs 45.36 crore as compared to last year, in the interim Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. In the previous budget, the […]
‘Virat Kohli like my son. Why would I say bad things about him’ New Delhi: Former BCCI chairman of selectors Chetan Sharma has addressed his controversial statements on Virat Kohli that were captured during the infamous sting operation conducted on him. About a year ago, Sharma found himself caught in a sting operation where he […]
New Delhi: Shoaib Bashir, the 20-year-old offspinner who reached India later than the rest of the England contingent due to a visa snag, will make his Test debut at Visakhapatnam on Friday when England take on India in the second Test of the five-match series. The Somerset spinner will replace Jack Leach in England’s XI […]
Riyadh: The anticipation of the clash had reached fever pitch but Castro’s words poured water on all the hopes that the supporters had of witnessing the two greats share a pitch once again after one year. Cristiano Ronaldo will not be playing the highly anticipated Riyadh Season Cup match against Lionel Messi on Thursday, Al […]
Indian Street Premier League co-owners bid a record Rs 1165 crores for 6 city teams SRINAGAR: The Indian Street Premier League (ISPL), India’s pioneering tennis ball T10 cricket tournament to be played inside a stadium, on Wednesday announced the results of the ‘Invitation to Bid’ for Co-Owners of the six city teams. The enthusiastic response […]
NEW DELHI: Seasoned grapplers, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, launched a fresh attack on suspended Wrestling Federation of India’s (WFI) president Sanjay Singh accusing him of organising wrestling nationals and “distributing fake certificates”. The WFI was suspended immediately after Sanjay, a close aide of former president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, won the elections. The Sports […]
NEW DELHI: Lieutenant Governor of J&K, Manoj Sinha and Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd) launched the Logo and Mascot for Khelo India Winter Games 2024, today. On the occasion, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha congratulated the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India and extended his best wishes to the […]
North Zone Inter-University Cricket Tournament 2023-24 SRINAGAR: In a thrilling match at Himachal Pradesh University (HPU), Shimla, the Kashmir University (KU) emerged victorious against Chandigarh University (CU), Mohali in the ongoing North Zone Inter-University Cricket Tournament 2023-24. Chandigarh University (CU) won the toss and chose to bat first scoring 112/10 in 19.1 overs. Jaiveer and […]
ISLAMABAD: Call it destiny or coincidence. In 1964, Akhtar Ali was a key member of the Indian Davis Cup team that travelled to Pakistan. Six decades later, cross-border neighbours will once again battle it out on Pakistan soil with Akhtar’s son Zeeshan Ali taking over reins as team’s captain, albeit as a stop-gap arrangement. Back […]
Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board lifted the suspension of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) with immediate effect. “SLC was suspended in November for being in serious breach of its obligations as an ICC Member, in particular, the requirement to manage its affairs autonomously and ensure that there is no government interference in the governance, […]