England’s Loughborough University has started a five-year scholarship for young Indian athletes to help face financial and other obstacles on Monday. An Indian entrepreneur Aman Dhall announced the ‘Virendra Kumar Dhall Scholarship for Sporting Excellence’ in memory of his late father, in his alma-mater. The scholarship is valued at GBP 12,500 and aims to support…
One of them delivered an underdog story for the ages, winning the title at preseason odds of 5,000-1 in 2016. Another was a mainstay in the league for 11 years on the back of its famous conveyor belt of young talent. The other’s back story in England’s top division is from pretty much a generation…
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NEW DELHI: Ricky Ponting, the former Australian captain, is confident that the current team, under the leadership of Pat Cummins, will be determined to make amends for their recent losses against India on home soil. The Australians have suffered back-to-back Test series defeats against the Indian side in their own backyard.Ponting predicts that Australia will…
Winning back-to-back Olympic medals is the stuff of dreams in Indian sports. So parched of success and excellence on the biggest stage are we as a nation that while China and the USA battle it out for the top spot in a race for gold medals, we celebrate bronze medals as an achievement. Some bronze…
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Two-time Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) champion Jaipur Pink Panthers announced the list of retained ‘Elite Players’ and ‘Young Players’ alongside ‘Existing New Young Players’ for Season 11 on August 6. The team from the pink city of Jaipur has retained its star raider Arjun Deshwal in its squad ahead of the PKL 11 auction, set…
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland is in the hunt to win a second successive PFA Player of the Year award after being nominated alongside team-mates Phil Foden and Rodri. Haaland enjoyed another prolific campaign with 38 goals in all competitions as City lifted an unprecedented fourth consecutive Premier League title. The Norway star won the…
Tamil Thalaivas announced the list of retained ‘Elite Players’ and ‘Young Players’ alongside ‘Existing New Young Players’ for Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 11 on August 6. The team from Chennai has shocked everyone by not retaining a single elite player from its squad ahead of the PKL 11 auction, set to be held on…
The auction for the eleventh edition of the Pro Kabaddi League will be held on August 15 and 16 in Mumbai. With big names released from every team, this auction will be key in determing how teams construct their squads not just for this edition but for the forseeable future. ALSO READ | PKL 2024:…
