MOUNT MAUNGANUI: The Indian team thrashed arch-rivals Pakistan by 107 runs to begin their campaign in the ICC Women’s World Cup on a rousing note on Sunday, the much-anticipated face-off ending in a no contest. Opting to bat after the coin landed in India’s favour, in-form opener Smriti Mandhana, Sneh Rana and Pooja Vastrakar struck […]
MOHALI: Ravindra Jadeja was already an U-19 World Cup champion when he joined the Rajasthan Royals camp in the first edition of IPL back in 2008 but it was Shane Warne’s belief in the youngster’s ability that made him an instant hit among fans. Royals won the first IPL and Jadeja did play his part, […]
MUMBAI: Indian driver Jehan Daruvala has set the second-fastest overall time at the Formula 2 pre-season test session in Bahrain. Driving for reigning champions Prema this year, the 23-year-old’s best time over the three days was one minute 42.074 seconds, which put him at the top of the time sheets on the opening day of […]
MOHALI: Ravindra Jadeja paid a fitting tribute to one of his earliest mentors Shane Warne with a majestic 175 not out as India took complete command of the opening Test against Sri Lanka with a mammoth first innings total of 574/8 declared on the second day here. Jadeja or the Indian team management didn’t feel […]
MELBOURNE: Former Australia captain Ian Chappell on Saturday hailed late Shane Warne as a “generous and honest” champion who never considered himself to be a superstar despite being one of the all-time greats of the game. Warne, a spin wizard who made the world fall in love with his craft, died at the age of […]
MOHALI: Terming Shane Warne’s sudden death a “personal loss”, Indian batting great and current head coach Rahul Dravid on Saturday said the Australian spin legend will be remembered as long as the game is played. Warne, who redefined the art of spin bowling to become one of the greatest in international cricket, died of a […]
SRINAGAR: The Jammu & Kashmir Sports Council Saturday conducted the screening of the J&K Pencak Silat Teams for Men and Women probable’s in the Senior National Pencak Silat Championshi. The four day championship is scheduled to be held at GHG Khalsa College, Ludhiana Punjab from March 11. The screening committee of the J&K Sports Council […]
NEW DELHI: Veteran Indian wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha, who has alleged that he was intimidated by a journalist for not giving an interview, on Saturday said he has revealed all the details to a BCCI committee probing the matter. A three-member committee on Saturday met Saha here on Saturday to probe into the 37-year-old’s allegations against […]
NEW DELHI: The Indian mixed doubles pair of Manav Thakkar and Archana Kamath clinched a silver medal after losing their final match, as did the women’s doubles duo of Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee at the WTT Contender tournament in Muscat on Saturday. The Thakkar-Kamath duo lost 3-11, 3-11, 6-11 to the Chinese pair of […]
MOHALI: Indian cricket’s rapidly-rising box-office draw Rishabh Pant owned the centre-stage in Virat Kohli’s landmark 100th Test, hammering Sri Lankan bowlers into submission with an enthralling 96 as the hosts reached a commanding 357 for 6 on the opening day of the first Test here. The 5000 odd spectators, who had come to watch Kohli […]