Kolkata: One of India’s top swimmers, Sajan Prakash says shutting down all the “nonsense” around him and self belief and having a great support system were key to his dream comeback and he is aiming to compete in the finals of the upcoming Tokyo Games. The Keralaite was laid low by a career-threatening neck injury […]
Hajin: SAFC Tarzova in a onesided affair beat R amzania FC Banayari by 3-0 goals in the ongoing 1st Soccer Cup played at Sports Ground Hajin on Saturday . SAFC Tarzova has dominated the proceedings from word go and have maximum ball possession in the first half. SAFC team took lead in the 17th minute […]
SRINAGAR: Downtown Heroes FC, Youth teams and Academy was launched at Islamia College of Sciene and Commerce here o n Saturday. Secretary, J&K Sports Council Nuzhat Gul was the chief guest on the inaugural ceremony. Gulzar Khan was awarded with the best sports promoter award at the launching ceremony of U12 and U16 Downtown Heroes […]
NEW DELHI: The BCCI will conduct all its domestic tournaments across age-groups with the coveted Ranji Trophy, starting on November 16, being the marquee event among the 2127 matches scheduled for 2021-22 season. Last season, the BCCI couldn’t conduct any age-group tournament and was forced to cancel the Ranji Trophy due to COVID-19 pandemic. However, […]
NEW DELHI: Chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand reckoned the upcoming Olympics would be one “like never before” because of thecoronavirus-related restrictions but he is expecting a rich haul of medals from the Indian athletes to herald a sporting turnaround for the country. He said the athletes at the Games Village are not going to […]
LONDON: India skipper Virat Kohli “operates at 200” per cent and has the unbelievable ability to inspire his teammates to do the same, reckons stylish batsman KL Rahul. “Playing with and under Virat Kohli, he is a different sort of captain. He is a very passionate individual. He operates at 200 (per cent). 100 is […]
LONDON: Coming to the defence of Virat Kohli, ace Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said the skipper only expressed his opinion that the WTC final should be a best of three series rather than a one-off Test but never demanded the format to be changed. India were handed an eight-wicket defeat in the inaugural World Test […]
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s World Cup-winning former captain Arjuna Ranatunga has slammed the country’s cricket board for agreeing to host a “second string Indian team” in a white-ball series later this month, saying that it is nothing short of an “insult”. India and Sri Lanka are due to compete in three ODIs and as many T20 […]
LONDON: Nick Kyrgios hailed Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal as “gods” on Thursday but insisted tennis also desperately needs his devil-may-care non-conformity. The controversial Australian crowd-pleaser reached the Wimbledon third round by brushing aside Italy’s Gianluca Mager 7-6 (9/7), 6-4, 6-4 to set up a clash with Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime. In between, he […]
New Delhi: The Commonwealth archery and shooting championships, which were scheduled to be held in Chandigarh before the 2022 Birmingham Games, have been cancelled due to the “uncertainty” posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision was taken by the Commonwealth Games India (CGI) Executive Board with the support of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). CGF […]