NEW DELHI: The Indian football team arrived here for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup on Thursday, hours after its scheduled flight from its training base Kochi got delayed. Amid the concerns caused by the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese Taipei became the first team to arrive here for the continental tournament. The delay […]
NEW DELHI: Recalling India’ incredible Test triumph in Australia last year despite being ravaged by injuries, the legendary Sunil Gavaskar said the performance ranks among the team’s “greatest wins” of all time and can be considered a “golden chapter” in the country’s cricket history. India, led by Ajinkya Rahane, defeated Australia 2-1 in a closely-fought […]
NEW DELHI: Indian off-spinner Washington Sundar was on Wednesday ruled out of the upcoming three-match ODI series against South Africa after testing positive for COVID-19 and Jayant Yadav was named as his replacement for the assignment starting January 19. Pacer Navdeep Saini was also added to the ODI squad as a backup for pacer Mohammed […]
GULMARG: Director, Tourism, Kashmir, Dr. G N Itoo visited the ski resort of Gulmarg where he held a series of meetings with stakeholders and officials. He impressed upon them to strictly follow the Covid mitigation protocol as devised by the Government from time to time. Chairing a meeting on regulating winter sports activities at the […]
DUBAI: Out-of-action India opener Rohit Sharma and skipper Virat Kohli continue to remain static at the fifth and ninth positions respectively in the latest ICC Test rankings, issued on Wednesday. While Rohit has 781 rating points, Kohli is just inside the top-10 with 740 points. The batting list is being headed by Marnus Labuschangne of […]
MELBOURNE: Australian pacer Mitchell Starc is contemplating making a comeback to the IPL after a lengthy hiatus despite a hectic schedule that includes touring the subcontinent and the T20 World Cup title defence at home later this year. Starc, who last played in the IPL in 2015, said he hasn’t made the decision yet but […]
SRINAGAR: The Sports Ministry’s Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) has approved the inclusion of Alpine Skiing athlete Mohammad Arif Khan in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) Core group, until the Winter Olympics, scheduled to be held in Beijing, China next month. Khan will take part in the Slalom and Giant Slalom events of Winter Olympics. […]
NEW DELHI: The Boxing Federation of India has suspended its former general secretary and Maharashtra state body president Jay Kowli after its disciplinary committee ruled that he had failed to perform his duties in the current role. Kowli, who is also a referee/judge, has been “barred from all boxing related activities in India and abroad […]
NEW DELHI: Top Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal, Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy progressed to the second round of the India Open with contrasting wins here on Wednesday. Former world no. 1 Saina, who missed a lot of tournaments last year due to multiple injuries, moved to the second round after her opponent Czech Republic’s Tereza […]
NEW DELHI: The IPL Governing Council on Tuesday decided to issue the Letter of Intent to new IPL franchises Lucknow and Ahmedabad, formalising their entry into the world’s biggest T20 league. RPSG Group and private investment firm CVC had successfully bid for the Lucknow and Ahmedabad franchise, respectively, last October. However, the LOI got delayed […]