Pandya replaces hugely successful Rohit as Mumbai Indians captain

New Delhi: Hardik Pandya was on Friday named Mumbai Indians captain in place of a highly-successful Rohit Sharma, who led the IPL giants to five trophies. The announcement from Mumbai Indians comes after Hardik made a return to the franchise last month, following a high-profile trade from Gujarat Titans, whom he led in the past […]

BCCI likely to introduce IPL-like T10 League in 2024

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is thinking of starting a T10 format cricket league. It might start in September-October in the coming year. It is said that BCCI secretary Jay Shah is developing a plan for the potential league. Additionally, Moneycontrol reports that the T10 format cricket league’s introduction […]

Under-19 Asia Cup: Bangladesh beat India to enter final; UAE stun Pakistan to reach summit clash

Dubai: Ariful Islam’s counter-punching fifty and a fiery spell by left-arm pacer Maruf Mridha helped Bangladesh score a facile four-wicket win over India to reach the final of the ACC Under-19 Asia Cup here Friday. On a slightly double-paced pitch, Indian batters struggled to get going before getting bundled out for 188 in 42.4 overs, […]

Rohit Sharma on disappointment of losing World Cup final

‘I had no idea how to come back from this. The first few days I didn’t know what to do’ New Delhi: Rohit Sharma said that it took a while for him to move on from the disappointment of not winning the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup final but the empathetic reaction from fans he […]

Operation Sadhbhavna: Army Commander interacts with women cricket players

Srinagar: In 2021, Indian Army came up with an idea of conducting a cricket championship of girls in Kupwara. Under Operation Sadhbhavana, the same was organised wherein six teams participated in the inaugural edition. Army continued its efforts to motivate more participants and in 2022, the number of teams increased to 14. Seeing the enthusiasm, […]

India lose to Germany 1-4 in semifinal of FIH junior men’s hockey World Cup

Kuala Lumpur: Penalty corner woes continued to haunt India as they failed to convert even once from 12 shots to lose 1-4 to a clinical Germany in the semifinal of junior men’s hockey World Cup here on Thursday. Six-time champions Germany, on the other hand, earned just two penalty corners in the whole match but […]

J&K Blind Cricket Team clinches victory in Triangle T20 Cricket Series in Punjab

All-rounder Irfan Ahmad Mir shines with unprecedented success Pampore: The Jammu and Kashmir Blind Cricket Team celebrated success at the Triangular T20 Cricket Series for the Blind in Hoshiarpur, Punjab. Competing against strong teams from Chandigarh and Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir demonstrated exceptional skills, securing the championship trophy by 7 runs. Their previous accomplishment in […]

Shami nominated for Arjuna Award, Satwik-Chirag for Khel Ratna

New Delhi: Pacer Mohammed Shami, one of the architects of India’s near successful World Cup campaign, has been nominated for this year’s Arjuna Award, while men’s doubles badminton pair of Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were selected for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. Shami, 33, had a spectacular run in the ODI […]

24th District Bandipora SQAY Championship concludes

Bandipora: The 24th District Bandipora SQAY Championship, organized by the District SQAY Association Bandipora, concluded successfully at the International Delhi Public School Bandipora on Wednesday. The championship, held on December 11 and 12, 2023, witnessed the participation of 150 boys and girls from different areas of the district, making it a significant event under the […]

Paes, Amritraj become first Asian men to be inducted in International Tennis Hall of Fame

New Delhi: Former doubles world No. 1 Leander Paes and broadcaster and promoter Vijay Amritraj of India have become the first Asian men to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Besides the duo, renowned journalist and writer Richard Evans have also been elected in the Ultimate Honour in Tennis. Paes, an 18-time […]

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