New Delhi: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Wednesday unveiled the logo for its bid to host the 2027 AFC Asian Cup, and the campaign slogan, ‘Brighter Future Together’. India is among five countries bidding for the tournament along with Asian champions Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Uzbekistan. “Hosting Asia’s biggest football event, the […]
Adelaide: India skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in the first Test of the four-match series beginning Thursday at the Adelaide Oval. “We are going to have a bat. It looks a nice wicket, nice and hard. Runs on the board is priceless, more so away from home. Hopefully, […]
New Delhi: India has pledged a sum of $1 million to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) towards its scientific research budget to ensure an atmosphere of Clean Sport globally, which will allow the global agency to develop innovative anti-doping testing and detection methods. The money will also be used to further strengthen WADA’s independent investigations […]
Adelaide: Virat Kohli’s enduring love affair with Adelaide Oval resulted in a classy 74 but his untimely run-out triggered a batting collapse as India ended the opening day at 233 for 6 against Australia in the first Day/Night Test here on Thursday. Kohli, who looked in complete command, was run out when his deputy Ajinkya […]
New Delhi: The Ministry of AYUSH (Ayurveda Yoga and Naturopathy Unani Sidda Homoeopathy) and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports formally recognised yogasana as a competitive sport on Thursday. The announcement was made at a joint press conference held here by the Union Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Naik and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju. […]
Adelaide: Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah on Friday scalped two Australian wickets to keep India in the game after the visitors got bundled out cheaply in their first innings on the second day of the ongoing pink-ball Test at the Adelaide Oval. At the end of first session, Australia were 35/2 and trailed by 209 runs […]
Adelaide: Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin picked four for 55 while pacer Umesh Yadav scalped three for 40 as India took a handy 53-run first innings lead against Australia, who were bowled out for 191 on the second day of the first Test at the Adelaide Oval on Friday. India ended the second day’s play at nine […]
India Vs Austalia, in any format, is expected to be a high-voltage game. However, for Indian cricket fans today on the 3rd day of the first Test, the scenes at the Adelaide Oval looked as if the Kohli-led team entered the 22 yards only to surrender to the lethal bowling of the Aussie pacers. The […]
Adelaide: Mayank Agarwal became the third fastest Indian batsman to get to 1000 runs in Test cricket. Agarwal reached the landmark in his 19th innings on Saturday at the Adelaide Oval with a flick off the pads towards the deep square leg boundary for four off the bowling of Mitchell Starc. The right-handed opening batsman, […]
Adelaide: India recorded its lowest-ever innings total in their 82-year Test cricket history as they ended at 36 for nine in their second innings by an inspired Australia in the first Test match at the Adelaide Oval here on Saturday. India’s worst before this was 42 against Mike Denness’s England at Lord’s in 1974. Mohammed […]
Adelaide: Australia scored a sensational eight-wicket victory against India on the third day of the first Test on Saturday, to take a 1-0 lead in the four-Test series at the Adelaide Oval. After their pace bowlers Pat Cummins (4/21) and Josh Hazlewood (5/8) caused a carnage to skittle out India for 36, their lowest Test […]
Adelaide: Right-arm India fast bowler Mohammed Shami is likely to miss the remaining three Tests of the ongoing four-match series against Australia after scans on his bowling hand revealed hairline fracture, it has been learnt. Shami was hit on the right hand just above the wrist on Saturday by a delivery from Australia pacer Pat […]
New Delhi: Indian boxers won three gold medals, besides two silver and four bronze, at the recently concluded Cologne Boxing World Cup held in Koln, Germany. “Our Indian boys and girls have won nine medals including three gold, two silver and four bonze medals at the prestigious Cologne Boxing World Cup,” Union Sports Minister Kiren […]