MARGAO: In a big boost to ATK Mohun Bagan’s backline, India’s ace central defender Sandesh Jhingan on Thursday rejoined his former club after mutually terminating his contract with Croatian side, HNK Sibenik. The 28-year-old was a vital cog in the Mariners’ defence when they made the final of the previous ISL season but before the […]
Ranji Trophy is being held in six cities including Bengaluru and Kolkata among others New Delhi: India’s premier domestic first-class competition Ranji Trophy will not start as scheduled on January 13 due to a massive surge in Covid-19 cases across the country, a BCCI official told PTI on Tuesday. The first round was to start […]
PAMPORE: Pampore bagged first position followed by Anantnag and Shopian achieved third position South Kashmir Pencak Silat Championship held here at Government Degree College Pampore on Wednesday. About 300 players both boys and girls of different age groups from different parts of South Kashmir participated in the two days championship. SSP Awantipora Mohammad Yousuf was […]
Melbourne: Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell on Wednesday became the latest cricketer from the Big Bash League to test positive for COVID-19. Maxwell, who is the captain of Melbourne Stars in the BBL, became the 13th player from the franchise to test positive for the virus. Maxwell’s positive test was confirmed on Wednesday morning through a […]
DUBAI: India opener KL Rahul has made a huge gain of 18 slots to reach the 31st position among batters in the latest ICC Test rankings after his Player-of-the-Match effort that helped India defeat South Africa by 113 runs in the first Test. With the win in Centurion, India took a 1-0 lead in the […]
STOCKHOLM: Christian Eriksen said on Tuesday he intended to return to football to play for Denmark at the World Cup but his interview with a Danish broadcaster posed many questions, with the playmaker’s future still up in the air. The Dane recently had his contract terminated by Inter Milan after having a heart starter device […]
JOHANNESBURG: He isn’t sure what the future holds in store for him but former South Africa captain AB de Villiers is confident that he will have a role to play in the national team and his IPL franchise RCB’s future set-up. One of contemporary cricket’s greatest batters, De Villiers had retired from all forms of […]
Brisbane: Novak Djokovic will get a chance to defend his Australian Open title after receiving a medical exemption to travel to Melbourne, ending months of uncertainty about his participation because of the strict Covid-19 vaccination requirements in place for the tournament. The top-ranked Djokovic wrote on Instagram today he has “an exemption permission” to travel […]
LONDON: Former England captain Kevin Pietersen on Tuesday called for abolishing strict bio-bubbles for players and support staff in international cricket, saying that the set-up meant to contain COVID-19 is “ruining the best job in the world”. Pietersen’s suggestion is radical one compared to the balanced approach of workload management advocated by the likes of […]
PAMPORE: Opening ceremony of two day South Kashmir Pencak Silat Championship was held at Indoor Stadium Government Degree College Pampore here on Tuesday. The championship was inaugurated by SSP Awantipora Mohammad Yousuf who was the chief guest on the inaugural ceremony. Principal GDC Pampore Prof Seema Naaz and SDPO Pampore Mir Imtiyaz Ahmad, DySP DAR […]