Bangladesh’s captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim at the end of Day 4 vs Sri Lanka (Image via AP/Eranga Jayawardena) Bangladesh finished Day 4 of the opening Test against Sri Lanka with a slight but significant advantage, reaching 177 for 3 at stumps in their second innings on Friday — stretching their lead to…
File photo of Sanjay Manjrekar and Virat Kohli. Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar seemingly made indirect comments about Virat Kohli during the commentary of the first Test match between India and England at Headingley, Leeds on June 20. The remarks came during the 21st over of India’s innings when the team were 77/0, with KL…
Former India international hockey player Anup Antony has a simple motto. “If you have mastered hockey, any other sport is easy,” Antony said. Antony lives by these words. He is now the player-secretary of Konkan FC, a team in the BDFA ‘C’ division football league here. Antony took the step to start this football team…
Jitesh Sharma is set to move from Vidarbha from Baroda (Image via X/@thcoolcric) Mumbai: Even though they won the Ranji Trophy last season, Vidarbha are set lose one of its star players ahead of the upcoming domestic season. It’s learnt that ‘keeper-bat Jitesh Sharma, who captained the side in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy…
Ben Stokes (Pic credit: England Cricket) NEW DELHI: England captain Ben Stokes’ decision to bowl first in the opening Test of the Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy against India raised eyebrows on a hot and sunny day at Headingley, but former skipper Michael Atherton believes the call was guided more by recent venue trends and England’s strength in…
Shubman Gill has been asked to emulate 1983 Kapil Dev (Image via X/@ICC & BCCI) India is set to turn a new page in Test cricket as Shubman Gill steps in as the youngest captain of the red-ball side, taking charge of a team suddenly without some of its longstanding batting pillars – Virat Kohli…
The Sports Ministry, on Thursday, approved an out of pocket allowance of Rs 25,000 per month for those picked in the national camp of both men and women after repeated requests from Hockey India. Eighty players (40 men and 40 women) will benefit from the allowance which is given to athletes in the developmental group…
India and England players with black armbands to honour victims of the air disaster in Ahmedabad. (Screenshot) India and England cricket teams observed a minute’s silence and will wear black armbands at Headingley on Day 1 of the opening Test match to honour the 274 victims of the Ahmedabad air disaster that occurred on June…
Their dream of booking a direct ticket to next year’s World Cup crushed after six consecutive losses in the European leg of Pro league, India is now hoping to conclude its campaign on a positive note with wins in its last two matches against Belgium. The Indian men’s hockey team will take on world No….
R Ashwin (L) with his family. (Instagram) India’s Test cricket team is undergoing a transition as they prepare to face England in a five-match series at Headingley, Leeds, marking the first time since 2011 that the team will play without celebrated stalwarts Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, and Ravichandran Ashwin. Under the…
