Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Sports Minister E P Jayarajan today courted controversy again after Olympian and Arjuna awardee Anju Bobby George accused him of insulting her with “corruption” charges. Anju, President of Kerala Sports Council, has also complained to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan regarding the issue. The athlete, who made history after she won a medal in […]
Mumbai: Six new Test centres, including Dharamsala and Ranchi, will host five-day matches for the first time during a packed home season for the Indian cricket team beginning with the New Zealand series in September. A busy international schedule awaits the Indian team in the coming home season with 13 Test matches, eight One-Day Internationals […]
London: He might have beaten Sachin Tendulkar’s record of being the youngest to 10,000 runs but England captain Alastair Cook says he is well aware that he is nothing like the “incredibly talented genius” from India and has a long way to go before matching up to him. Cook became the 12th player in history […]
New Delhi: Delhi High Court today dismissed the petition of two-time Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar seeking directions to Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to hold selection trials to decide who will represent India in the 74 Kg freestyle category at the Rio Olympics. Justice Manmohan said though Sushil Kumar is a “legendary” wrestler, but […]
Perth: A profligate Indian men`s hockey team frittered away chances galore, going down 1-4 to arch-rivals Pakistan in the bronze medal match to sign off bottom of the heap in the four-nation Lanco International super Series Hockey 9s here today. With wayward shooting inside the circle, Indians had only themselves to blame as even a […]
Mumbai: With the series already out of their grasp, England are keen to end the five-match rubber against India on a high by at least winning the last two ODIs, visiting middle-order batsman Jonathan Trott said here today. “I just think we haven`t played as well as we did in England. I think India played […]
Mumbai: Under pressure after two back-to-back failures, India`s opening batsman Ajinkya Rahane said he learnt from his mistakes to come good in the third game of the five-match ODI series against England in Mohali. "My performances in the first two matches were bad and I was a little upset. I did not want to repeat […]
Perth: The Indian men`s hockey team`s hopes of reaching the final went up in smoke after Australia handed it a 4-1 drubbing in their last league match of the Lanco International Super Series 9s here today. India will now face Pakistan for the bronze medal tomorrow. By winning all its matches, Australia entered the finals […]
Mumbai: The series may be in their grasp, but India are unlikely to take their feet off the pedal when they take on a hapless England in the fourth ODI to push for a whitewash in the five-match ODI series here tomorrow. Having outplayed England in the first three encounters, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his […]
Star Indian archer Deepika Kumari on Monday regained the number one position in global rankings following her hat-trick of gold medals at the World Cup Stage 3 here.
Aurangabad: Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta today won the 49th Premier National Chess championship. He was declared winner after he tied up the match with Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi and ended up with 9.5 points. Gupta won a cash prize of Rs one lakh, besides the trophy. Deepan Chakrabarty was declared runner up. Meanwhile, six players — Abhijeet […]
Mumbai: Despite one of his key bowlers, speedster Tim Bresnan, copping a fine for showing dissent at the umpire`s decision in the third ODI against India at Mohali, England coach Andy Flower today insisted that his team`s general conduct was a matter of pride. "I am very proud of our record and the way we […]
Mohali: Dejected England captain Alastair Cook said it would be difficult for him to lift his side in the remaining two ODIs against India after it conceded a 0-3 lead to the hosts here. "Two more games to go but it`s tough to pull up when you know the series is lost," Cook said after […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today cleared the decks for the Formula 1 race in Greater Noida, stipulating that the organisers would deposit 25 per cent of sale proceeds from tickets in a separate account which would not be operated without its permission. A bench of justices D K Jain and A R Dave in […]
Mohali: Dejected England captain Alastair Cook said it would be difficult for him to lift his side in the remaining two ODIs against India after it conceded a 0-3 lead to the hosts here. "Two more games to go but it`s tough to pull up when you know the series is lost," Cook said after […]
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