The ICC match referees have gone soft on the much-maligned pitches used for the New York leg of the T20 World Cup with six of the eight games, including the India versus Pakistan contest, getting a “satisfactory” rating. Two games at the makeshift Nassau County Cricket Stadium, including India’s opening fixture against Ireland, have got…
India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has jumped one spot to third in the latest ICC ODI rankings for women released on Tuesday. Mandhana, who has 738 rating points, is the top-ranked Indian batter in the 50-over format while skipper Harmanpreet Kaur retained her ninth position. Sri Lanka’s star batter Chamari Athapaththu has slipped behind Mandhana to…
The Women’s T20 World Cup scheduled for October has been moved to the United Arab Emirates from Bangladesh, which has been rocked by political turmoil and violence in recent weeks. World cricket’s governing body the ICC said on Tuesday that a number of participating countries had issued travel advisories for Bangladesh, effectively preventing the country…
The Indian boxing team is likely to have another foreign coach sooner than later. After the Indian boxers – trained by foreign coach Dmitry Dmitruk and chief coach C.A. Kuttappa – exited the Paris Olympics without a medal, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) placed an advertisement to recruit a foreign coach for a period of…
Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva believes Ben Stokes’ injury could help his side upset the odds in its Test series against England. De Silva is skippering the touring side in its first red-ball campaign in England for eight years, with Sri Lanka heading into the first of a three-match contest at Old Trafford starting…
After the quiet of the past three days, Tuesday proved quite stormy at the National chess championship. Some top Grandmasters lost, a few others were held. The No. 1 seed Surya Shekhar Ganguly, however, notched up his fourth win in a row at the RPS International School. He is among the nine leaders, on four…
India is an Olympic medal-starved country. And being an Olympic medallist in a country of 150 crore could be a rare feat. Years of relentless effort, dedication, detachment from the world, and immense sacrifice do not guarantee success at the grandest stage. However, if one successfully obtains the coveted medal in India, they may advise you…
Ethiopian Tamirat Tola will defend his title at the New York City Marathon weeks after picking up gold in Paris, hoping to become only the second athlete to win the Olympic title and the five-borough major in the same year. Tola set a new course record in New York last year and said he was…
Ronak Dahiya opened India’s medal tally on Tuesday by clinching a bronze in the Greco-Roman 110 kg category at the ongoing U-17 World Wrestling Championships in Amman, Jordan. Ronak, the current World Number two, defeated Turkiye’s Emurullah Capkan 6-1 in the bronze medal match. Previously, the Indian had lost in his semifinal 0-2 to Hungary’s…
The three city giants – Mohun Bagan Super Giant, East Bengal FC and Mohammedan Sporting SC – made an unified statement on Tuesday urging the organizers of the 133 rd edition of Durand Cup not to shift the previously scheduled semifinals and the final match out of Kolkata. The appeal came from the three secretaries of…
