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Mumbai: With the coronavirus outbreaks bringing life to a standstill, sportspersons across the globe are also home as sporting events have either been cancelled or suspended. And last week India skipper Virat Kohlis actress wife Anushka Sharma posted a video with the batsman which went viral and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has joined in the fun. […]

Ranchi: Amid the COVID-19 lockdown, everyone is spending time with family. Veteran India wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni is also spending some quality time with along with family at his lavish farmhouse in his hometown. Recently, his wife Sakshi shared a video on social media in which Dhoni is seen giving a bike ride to his […]

New Delhi: April 24 is remembered by cricket fans across the world as the day cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was born. But this year, there will be no celebration in the Tendulkar household as the Master Blaster is clear that now is the time to fight the coronavirus outbreak and help those in need. Speaking […]

New Delhi: Cricket fraternity on Friday came in unison to wish ‘Master Blaster’ Sachin Tendulkar on his 47th birthday. Cricket icon Tendulkar is not celebrating his birthday this year as a mark of respect to the frontline workers leading India’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Sachin Tendulkar on his special day took to Twitter and […]

Mumbai: Sachin Tendulkar is worshipped as God by his fans, but the legend didn’t have the best of starts to his Test career as he had to face the likes of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis in his very first game. But Tendulkar said that a suggestion from current coach Ravi Shastri changed everything for […]

New Delhi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) hosted a Chief Executives Committee meeting on Thursday, but there was no clear direction on the fate of the World T20 to be held later in the year in Australia. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) feels that with the coronavirus outbreak and the effect […]

Tokyo: The postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be cancelled if the coronavirus pandemic isn’t brought under control by next year, the organising committee’s president said in comments published Tuesday. The pandemic has already forced a year-long delay of the Games, which are now scheduled to open on July 23, 2021, but Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro […]

New Delhi: New Delhi on Tuesday lost hosting rights for the 2021 men’s boxing World Championships after the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) failed to pay the host fee. The International Boxing Association (AIBA) said that additionally, the BFI will now have to pay a cancellation fee of $500. “After New Delhi didn’t fulfill its […]

New Delhi: The entire world may have come to a stand-still due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Delhi Capitals batsman Ajinkya Rahane believes that the only way forward is to be pragmatic in our approach. Speaking on an Instagram live session with the franchise’s official handle on Wednesday, the stylish Indian batsman said he would […]

Mumbai: The smiling face of daughter Samaira running into his arms coupled with the warmth sprayed around the house by wife Ritika would have greeted India’s modern-day cricketing great Rohit Sharma — lifting the pall of gloom around due to testing times — as the ‘Hitman’ turned 33 on Thursday. Wishes kept pouring in from […]

Kolkata: Iconic former India footballer Chuni Goswami, who captained the 1962 Asian Games gold-winning team and also played first-class cricket, died here on Thursday after suffering a cardiac arrest. The versatile sports veteran was 82 and breathed his last at a hospital here. He is survived by his wife Basanti and son Sudipto. “He suffered […]

Dubai: Australia has moved to the top of the Test and T20I rankings for men while England continues to lead the mens ODI rankings after the annual update carried out on Friday, which eliminates results from 2016-17. In the latest update, as per an ICC release, that rates all matches played since May 2019 at […]

New Delhi: Young wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh regards former India captain M.S. Dhoni as his mentor, whom he can approach freely with his problems. “He (Dhoni) has been like a mentor to me, on and off the field. I can approach him freely with any problem I may be facing and he will never give me the […]

New Delhi: Former India opener Gautam Gambhir feels that Rohit Sharma has been able to make more impact in white-ball cricket compared to Virat Kohli despite Indian skipper’s staggering statistics in shorter formats. Gambhir, however, believes that Kohli will end up scoring more runs than Rohit. “… for me white-ball cricket is all about impact. […]

New Delhi: India ODI skipper Mithali Raj wants to add that elusive World Cup trophy to her cabinet before calling time on her illustrious career. Raj helped India reach final of the tournament on two occasions — 2005 and 2017 — but the ‘Women in Blue’ suffered heartbreaks against Australia and England respectively. Mithali Raj […]

New Delhi: The Indian cricket board (BCCI) has got the approval for visas for the Pakistan cricket team as well as the media for the upcoming T20 World Cup that…

Mumbai: Seamer Deepak Chahar’s four-wicket haul, in which he removed four of the top five Punjab Kings batsmen, powered Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to a thumping six-wicket win — their…

New Delhi: Hockey India on Tuesday said that it has invited expression of interest to host the 2021 National Championships as well as the inaugural Inter-Department National Championship and Academy National Championship. “While the deadline to express interest to host the 11th Hockey India National Championship 2021 is 11 May 2020, the deadline to express […]

The governing bodies of world tennis have said that they will raise in excess of $6 million to support the players affected by the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In April, the International Tennis Federation had said that the ITF, along with ATP and WTA, and organisers of the four Grand Slams (Tennis Australia, […]

New Delhi: It is premature to talk about resumption of cricket but India’s tour of Australia later this year is likely to go ahead, BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal said on Friday, downplaying the logistical issues likely to arise because of the COVID-19 pandemic. To ensure that the high-profile tour, starting in October, goes on as […]