Southampton: India skipper Virat Kohli has indicated an overhaul of his Test team after the stunning loss to New Zealand in the World Test Championship final here, saying that “right people who have the right mindset to perform” will be brought in following a reassessment. After his side lost the WTC Final by eight wickets […]
New Delhi: On the occasion of Olympic Day on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India is proud of the contributions of athletes who have represented the country at the Olympics over the years to sports. Olympic Day is a global celebration of the founding of the International Olympic Committee and the modern Olympic movement, […]
Dubai: India’s Ravindra Jadeja on Wednesday dislodged West Indian Jason Holder as the world’s top all-rounder in the latest ICC Test rankings. Jadeja is two points ahead of Holder (384) while England all-rounder Ben Stokes is third with 377 points. Another Indian, Ravichandran Ashwin is fourth with 353 points, followed by Shakib Al Hasan of […]
LONDON: Indian tennis player Ankita Raina’s attempt to qualify for the women’s singles main draw of Wimbledon failed after she went down in the first round of the Qualifiers here. The 28-year-old Indian, lost 3-6 6-7 to a higher-ranked American Varvara Lepchenko in one hour 22 minutes late Tuesday night. Unable to hold her serve […]
KARACHI: Former captain Younis Khan on Tuesday stepped down as Pakistan’s batting coach in a surprise decision which the cricket board said was agreed upon “reluctantly but amicably” even though no reasons were specified for it. The Pakistan team is due to start a tour of the UK from June 25 to July 20 for […]
SOUTHAMPTON: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar feels the ICC should find a way to decide a winner in case the rain-hit World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand here ends in a draw. The ongoing match has been affected by English weather with the opening and fourth day washed out completely, while play […]
PARIS: The Indian women’s recurve team bounced back strongly after the disappointment of missing out on an Olympic quota to finish second behind Mexico in the qualification round of the Archery World Cup Stage 3 on Tuesday. The troika of world number three Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Komalika Bari, who had made a shock […]
CHANDIGARH: Ace golfer and late Milkha Singh’s son Jeev Milkha Singh on Monday paid tribute to the sprint legend, who died of COVID-19 complications last week, saying he would need a lifetime of resilience to deal with the loss of his best friend, guide, and mentor. Milkha, one of independent India’s biggest sporting icons, died […]
Kiwi were 101 for 2 at stumps on Day 3 Southampton: The lunch break was taken without a ball being bowled on the fourth day of the World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand after incessant rain held up proceedings here on Monday. New Zealand were 101 for 2 at stumps on day […]
SOUTHAMPTON: Former Kiwi pacer Simon Doull feels lack of match practice in the run-up to the ongoing World Test Championship final against New Zealand was hurting India’s pace bowling attack. Unlike New Zealand, who played two Tests against England before the WTC final, India have been devoid of match practice ahead of the marquee clash. […]