A day after being ruled from the three-match Test series against South Africa due to an injury, India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah vouched to return to stronger. Bumrah took to twitter to state that injuries are part and parcel of the game and also thank his well wishers. “Injuries are part […]
India vs South Africa: Opener Rohit Sharma big focus as Board President’s XI take on Proteas
India will try out a new opening combination in Test matches – after impressing in ODIs, Rohit Sharma will now open the innings even in the longest format. He will be challenged by Kagiso Rabada and company with the new ball in Tests, but before that examination, he needs to […]
UEFA announce Champions League finals in Saint Petersburg, Munich, London
UEFA has called on European teams to refuse to play matches in countries where women are banned from entering stadiums, the organisation’s president, Aleksander Ceferin, said on Tuesday. “The Executive Committee will recommend all 55 national associations and all European clubs, not to play matches in countries where women have […]
Vinesh Phogat eyeing to make up for Rio disappointment in Tokyo
An Olympic berth already secured, World championship bronze medallist wrestler Vinesh Phogat says she has unfinished business to attend to in 2020 Tokyo. The fear of 2016 Rio Olympics injury still playing on her mind, Vinesh on Monday said she is eyeing to complete her bout in next year’s Tokyo […]
Radical change in cricket: Big Bash League implements multiple super overs for tiebreakers
The 2019 World Cup ended in a tie – both after the 50 overs and then after the super over. However, England clinched the title as they had hit more boundaries in the match and this sparked off a row as there were widespread criticism of the rule. Now, the […]
Uttarakhand lad makes it into Nepal national cricket team
Uttarakhand-based Ishaan Pandey has made it into the national cricket team of Nepal. Born in Haridwar where he also did his schooling, Pandey’s family has been living in Kankhal area of Haridwar since independence, where they are involved with a charitable ashram. A left handed opening batsman, Ishaan tried to […]
Future of India vs Pakistan cricket matches – CoA chief Vinod Rai reveals government policy
Ahead of the 2019 World Cup, the BCCI had written to the International Cricket Council in which they had asked the global body to isolate Pakistan at a world stage. There were clarion calls back home in India to boycott their match against Pakistan even if it meant giving up […]
Cristiano Ronaldo says ‘people talk rubbish, they are stupid’ after Juventus win
Cristiano Ronaldo courted a controversy earlier this week during Juventus’s UEFA Champions League clash against Atletico Madrid. The former Real Madrid forward was jeered by the hostile Atletico crowd whenever he managed to get a touch on the ball. Not being able to put find the back of the net, […]
The Madhav Apte role in shaping Sachin Tendulkar’s career – Batting icon pays tribute to Mumbai stalwart
Former India Test opener Madhav Apte, aged 86, passed away at the Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai on Monday morning. Five-hundred-and-forty-two-runs at 49.27, three fifties and one hundred — that’s what Madhav Apte’s record read after 7 Tests. And yet, he never played another game for India. Taking to Twitter, former […]
Rahul Aware takes bronze as India enjoy best ever show at World Championships
Rahul Aware on Monday bagged a bronze medal to ensure that India’s best-ever medal haul at the World Wrestling Championship after young Deepak Punia settled for silver having pulled out of final due to injury. Aware outclassed Tyler Lee Graff, the 2017 Pan- America champion, 11-4 in the 61kg bronze […]
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang caps comeback from 10-man Arsenal to beat Aston Villa
Ten-man Arsenal twice came from a goal down to claim a much-needed 3-2 win over Aston Villa in dramatic fashion thanks to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s free-kick six minutes from time at the Emirates on Sunday. The Gunners’ winless run in the Premier League seemed set to stretch to four games when […]
Gautam Gambhir reveals why he had thought of retirement in 2007
formats during his playing career. He is also the man who played the two most pivotal knocks for the Indian cricket team as they chased global glory. Gambhir was India’s highest scorer in the 2007 TW20 final and the 2011 ICC World Cup final. Two matches where India were in […]
Arsenal run riot at Frankfurt as Emery rings the changes
Arsenal youngsters Joe Willock and Bukayo Saka claimed goals as a rotated Gunners side romped to a 3-0 win at 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday in the Europa League. Willock, 20, one of seven changes by Arsenal manager Unai Emery to the team which started Sunday’s 2-2 draw at Watford, […]
Sushil Kumar loses after returning to Wrestling World Championship after eight years
Returning to the World Championship after eight years, double Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar lost his opening round bout to Azerbaijan’s Khadzhimurad Gadzhiyev here on Friday. Using all his experience, the wily Indian had raced to a 9-4 lead but lost seven points in a row to lose the 74kg qualification […]