NOTTINGHAM: Veteran England pacer James Anderson on Friday surpassed Indian spin legend Anil Kumble’s tally of 619 Test wickets. Anderson, a right-arm fast bowler, achieved the feat during the third day of the first Test against India here when he removed a well-set KL Rahul on 84, caught by wicket-keeper Jos Buttler. Only Sri Lankan […]
NOTTINGHAM: India opener Rohit Sharma on Thursday defended playing the pull shot that led to his dismissal on 36 in the first Test against England, saying if he sees the ball in his areas, he “has to play his shots”. A well-set Rohit was was caught by Sam Curran on the fence off Ollie Robinson, […]
ANANTNAG: The District Development Commissioner (DDC) Anantnag, Dr. Piyush Singla Friday inaugurated district level inter-zonal boys U-17 cricket tournament at Sports Stadium Nanil Mattan, here. In the inaugural match, teams from Mattan and Vailoo Zones competed with each other. On the occasion, the DDC said that sports activities are vital for shaping the overall personality […]
TOKYO: A resolute Indian men’s hockey team rewrote history as it claimed an Olympic medal after 41 years, defeating a plucky Germany 5-4 to win the bronze in an edge-of-the-seat play-off match of the ongoing Games here on Thursday. The eight-time former gold-winners, who battled a heartbreaking slump in the last four decades, made the […]
CHIBA (Japan): Ravi Dahiya on Thursday became only the second Indian wrestler to win a silver medal at the Olympic Games after he lost the men’s freestyle 57kg title clash 4-7 to reigning world champion Zavur Uguev. There were expectations that the 23-year Dahiya would become India’syoungest Olympic champion but the Russian defended well to […]
CHIBA (Japan): Ravi Dahiya on Wednesday became only the second Indian wrestler to qualify for the title clash at the Olympic Games, when he sensationally turned around the 57kg semifinal bout by pinning Kazakhstan’s Nurislam Sanayev on Wednesday. Before Dahiya, who is son of a Haryana farmer, Sushil Kumar was the onlyIndian to make the […]
Tokyo: Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) signed off with a bronze medal in the Olympic Games after a comprehensive 0-5 loss to reigning world champion Busenaz Surmeneli here on Wednesday, bringing an end to the country’s campaign in the sport here. Up against quite literally a bully in the ring, Borgohain was completely out-punched by […]
TOKYO: A brave Indian women’s hockey team put up a gritty performance but it was not enough to secure a maiden Olympic final berth as it lost 1-2 to world no.2 Argentina in a hard-fought semifinal of the ongoing Games on Wednesday. India still have a chance to win the bronze medal as they will […]
NOTTINGHAM: In between the lows and highs in England and Australia in 2014, Indian captain Virat Kohli had sought help from the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, after which he became “absolutely fearless” while facing the likes of Mitchell Johnson. Kohli is currently leading the Indian team in the five-match Test series against England, which began here […]
KARACHI: Misbah-ul-Haq’s tenure as head coach of the national cricket team is likely to continue through the upcoming T20 World Cup after Pakistan emerged victories in the rain-hit T20I series against West Indies. Pakistan claimed the four-match T20 series 1-0 after the fourth and final game ended in no result on Tuesday following rain. Before […]