QUEENTSTOWN: The Indian women’s cricket team’s horror tour of New Zealand continued as the White Ferns beat the visitors by 63 runs in a rain-curtailed fourth WODI on Tuesday to inch towards a clean sweep in the five-match series in Queenstown. The game became a glorified T20 due to rain as Amelia Kerr stole the […]
DUBAI: Novak Djokovic won his first match of the year when he beat Lorenzo Musetti 6-3, 6-3 to open the Dubai Championships here. Djokovic couldn’t defend his Australian Open title last month because he was deported from the country for being unvaccinated. The United Arab Emirates allowed him entry, and Djokovic cashed in at a […]
NEW DELHI: India’s boxers are set for a hectic round of trials in the coming four months with the national federation unveiling its selection policy for major events such as the Commonwealth and Asian Games scheduled to be held between July and September this year. As per the Boxing Federation of India’s (BFI) selection policy, […]
KOLKATA: Finding the perfect combination can be tricky and there is no set formula, but India head coach Rahul Dravid says he and skipper Rohit Sharma are pretty clear about the team for the T20 World Cup in Australia in less than eight months’ time. The former captain, who took over from Ravi Shastri after […]
Kolkata: India’s head coach Rahul Dravid is not “hurt” by Wriddhiman Saha revealing the “difficult” conversation that the two had about his future as he firmly believes that the veteran keeper-batter “deserved the honesty and clarity” which was provided to him. Saha, whose India career has come to a halt, recently told the media that […]
COLOMBO: Off-spinner Ashian Daniel is the lone new face in an 18-member Sri Lanka squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series in India, the country’s cricket board said on Monday. All-rounder Dasun Shanaka was named the captain of the team that is largely similar to the one that played Australia in a five-match series. The […]
Bandipora: Bandipora police on Monday organised spring sports festival “Say yes to Sports, No to Drugs” at Sumbal. The tournament was inaugurated by DIG NKR Baramulla Udaya Bhaskar Billa, SSP Bandipora Mohammad Zahid was also present on the inaugural ceremony. A total of team volleyball teams from subdivision Sumbal are taking part in the tournament. […]
MARGAO: Ace Nigerian forward Bartholomew Ogbeche, who recently surpassed Indian captain Sunil Chhetri to become the highest scorer in the ISL, says he declined the initial offer to join the league. Veteran striker Chhetri recently became the first player to cross the 50-goal mark in the Indian Super League with a fine performance against Hyderabad […]
NEW DELHI: Tata Technologies, a global engineering and product development digital services firm, will hire at least 1,000 more people in FY2023 than its planned recruitment of over 3,000 innovators over a 12-month period to fulfil the requirements of customers as its business growth accelerates, according to a top company official. In January, the company […]
NEW DELHI: Seven years back, the then 21-year-old Saurabh Kumar faced a common career dilemma pursue his passion or secure a safe future. Employed with Indian Air Force on sports quota, Saurabh was at the crossroads. He had a secure central government job with all the perks but his heart pushed him to play professional […]