Sri Lanka should take maximum advantage of the absence of three star Indian players who have recently retired from Twenty20 international cricket and compete strongly in the upcoming three-match series, Sri Lanka’s interim coach Sanath Jayasuriya said Wednesday. Captain Rohit Sharma, star batter Virat Kohli and allrounder Ravindra Jadeja retired from the shortest format after…
NEW DELHI: The great Sachin Tendulkar has played many memorable match-winning knocks in his glittering career. And it was evident that teams used to plan specially to dismiss him in order to win matches.Against Pakistan, the Indian batting legend played quite a few match-winning knocks none better than the 98-run knock in the 2003 ODI…
Nicolas Kuhn scored twice and Luis Palma netted the decider in the 68th minute to give Celtic a 4-3 victory over Manchester City in a pre-season friendly on Tuesday. Norway’s Erling Haaland, wearing the City captain’s armband for the first time, nodded home an equalizer in the 57th minute only for Honduran international Palma to…
SQUASH India men finish sixth, women seventh in World Junior squash team events India finished sixth and seventh in the men’s and women’s sections respectively in the World Junior Squash Championships held in Houston, USA. The Indian men lost to England 1-2 in the match for fifth position while their women counterparts beat New Zealand…
India’s new head coach Gautam Gambhir took the question on his relationship with Virat Kohli head-on at the press conference before the team’s departure for the tour of Sri Lanka. While Gambhir said that the matter is not for “public” consumption, it remains to be seen how the two players, who have had multiple on-field…
A 29-member Indian contingent is set to compete across 16 track and field events at the upcoming Paris Olympics. Athletics in Paris will kick off with the men’s 20km race walk on August 1 and conclude with the women’s marathon on August 11. The Indian squad comprises National Record holders in all categories except men’s…
NEW DELHI: India thrashed Nepal by 82 runs at Dambulla on Tuesday to reach the semifinals of Women’s Asia Cup.Shafali Verma starred with a 81-run knock that came off 48 balls and was studded with a six and 12 fours as India piled up 178/3 in their 20 overs.Deepti Sharma took 3 wickets, while Radha…
India’s performance at the Olympic Games has gone from strength to strength in the previous edition, with the country bagging seven medals at the Games. The 2020 edition of the Games saw Neeraj Chopra win India’s first gold medal in track and field, becoming a trailblazer for athletes from the country looking for glory at…
NEW DELHI: Indian pace veteran Mohammed Shami is diligently working towards his return to international cricket. In a recent social media post, he shared an image of himself training intensely in the nets, accompanied by a caption that clearly conveyed his determination to make a strong comeback and his desire to make a significant impact…
Paris Olympics 2024 is set to be held from July 26 to August 11. While the Indian contingent will hope to better its Tokyo Olympics’ performance of one gold, two silver and four bronze medals from three years ago, it will have to face some tough challenges to achieve that. Here are five Indian medal…
