New Delhi : India’s Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra gained a whopping 14 places to occupy the second spot in the men’s javelin throw world rankings after his historic gold in the Tokyo Games. The 23-year-old Chopra, who sent the spear to 87.58m to clinch India’s maiden Olympics athletics medal on Saturday, was at a lowly […]
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Sqay Association is going to conduct selection trials for All India Sqay Championship (AISC) on 13th August at NIMA Pampore. The selected players have to go through screening on 17th August at Polo Ground at 11am and afterwards are scheduled to represent the state in All India Sqay championship scheduled […]
NEW DELHI: India women’s cricket team fielding coach Abhay Sharma, who was praised by the players for his work on the UK tour, has not entered the bio-bubble in Bengaluru ahead of the Australia tour and is set to be replaced alongside trainer Naresh Ramdas. Sharma, who is among the support staff at the National […]
New Delhi :The World Boxing Council (WBC) has announced the formation of its India committee in collaboration with the Indian Boxing Council. The committee aims to offer a “pathway for domestic championship success for aspiring professional boxers throughout the region and afford Indian fighters more significant global opportunities, using the WBC India as a platform […]
New Delhi: A 54-member Indian team for the upcoming Tokyo Paralympics was on Thursday accorded a warm send-off by Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and the national governing body, with high hopes that the country will return with its best ever performance. The team has some of the brightest medal prospects like Devendra Jhajharia, seeking his […]
DUBAI: Riding on his fine show in the opening Test against England, India pacer Jasprit Bumrah has returned to the top 10, but skipper Virat Kohli slipped to the fifth position in the latest ICC men’s Test player rankings. Bumrah, who held a career-high third position in September 2019, has improved 10 slots to grab […]
DUBAI: Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and West Indies skipper Stafanie Taylor were on Wednesday named the ICC Player of the Month for July in men’s and women’s categories respectively. Shakib’s contributions in all three formats of the game helped Bangladesh win their series against Zimbabwe last month. He had scored an unbeaten 96 in […]
NEW DELHI: A historic Olympic medal, notwithstanding, the Indian men’s hockey team should try to emulate the benchmark set by Belgium and Australia if it wishes to reclaim the gold in three years time in 2024 Paris Games, said the side’s chief coach Graham Reid. While Australia has been a hockey powerhouse after the 1980s, […]
DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday confirmed its intention to bid for cricket’s inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The ICC has been making the case for cricket’s inclusion for a while and the bid will also have the backing from the world’s richest board BCCI as made clear by secretary Jay […]
LONDON: England batsman Jonny Bairstow on Tuesday lavished praise on Jasprit Bumrah, saying the India pacer possesses “amazing skills” for all three formats. Bumrah roared back to form with a nine-wicket haul in the drawn first Test against England. “Well, I can’t tell you all the discussions (about Bumrah), look we know that Bumrah has […]