Kohli battles on as India reach 120 for 3 at tea on Day 2

Bad light delays start of final session on day two Southampton: The final session on day two of the World Test Championship final here on Saturday was delayed by 15 minutes due to bad light. Fading light forced the umpires to take tea slightly earlier than scheduled with India reaching 120 for three. Virat Kohli […]

Argentina beats Uruguay 1-0 in Copa America classico

Sao Paulo: Argentina beat Uruguay 1-0 in its second match at Copa America, making Lionel Messi’s team co-leaders of Group A with Chile with four points each. Midfielder Guido Rodriguez scored the only goal at the Man Garrincha stadium in Brasilia with a header in the 13th minute after Messi crossed from the left. The […]

Japan imposes stricter regulations on India’s Olympic-bound, IOA says it’s ‘unfair and discriminatory’

Tokyo: The Indian athletes and officials travelling for the Tokyo Olympics have been asked by the Japanese government to undergo daily COVID-19 tests for a week prior to their departure and not interact with anyone from another country for three days on arrival, strictures that have left the IOA fuming. Stricter regulations have been put […]

WTC Final: First day’s play washed out, reserve day to come in force

Southampton: The eagerly-awaited opening day of the World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand was rained out here on Friday, which is set to bring the reserve day into the equation. As per ICC playing conditions guidelines for the WTC final, if required the reserve sixth day can now come into effect with […]

National team not a factory to produce players: Stimac

Kolkata: India head coach Igor Stimac on Friday expressed concern at the lack of quality footballers at the national level and urged the top tier Indian Super League and I-League to play proactive roles to produce players like Sunil Chhetri. Lack of a quality striker was once again evident in India’s recent World Cup qualifiers […]

Against quality side like NZ, you need to keep things simple and realistic: Rohit Sharma

SOUTHAMPTON: Rohit Sharma believes that keeping things “simple and realistic” against a quality side like New Zealand should be the way to go for the Indian team in the World Test Championship final, the opening day of which has already been affected by a heavy downpour. Rohit, who will be opening for the first time […]

Ten Olympic debutants in Indian men’s hockey squad for Tokyo Games

BENGALURU: India on Friday named 10 Olympic debutants in its 16-member men’s hockey squad, which also features seasoned performers like PR Sreejesh and Manpreet Singh, for the Tokyo Games to be held from July 23 to August 8. Amit Rohidas, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Nilakanta Sharma, Sumit, Shamsher Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Gurjant Singh and […]

WTC Final: One game over five days isn’t going to reflect how we are as a team, says Kohli

SOUTHAMPTON: India captain Virat Kohli on Thursday asserted that one Test match is not a “true reflection” of his team even if it happens to be the World Test Championship final against New Zealand here and he is treating it as “just another” game. For the Indian captain and his team, the WTC final is […]

Ideal to bat first in seaming conditions, says Ganguly

New Delhi: Up against the “best New Zealand” side of the past 35 years, India should opt to bat first even if the conditions are overcast as that is what has worked best for the side during overseas tours, feels BCCI President and former captain Sourav Ganguly. The decorated former batsman is hopeful that Virat […]

India name 8 debutants in women’s hockey squad for Tokyo Olympics

BENGALURU: India on Thursday named eight Olympic debutants in its 16- member women’s hockey squad for the Tokyo Games to be held from July 23 to August 8. The squad includes eight experienced campaigners who last featured in the 2016 Rio Olympics. The Indian women’s hockey team will be captained by star striker Rani Rampal […]