New Delhi: Chess player Koneru Humpy won the BBC India Sportswoman of the Year award for 2020. The award was based on a public vote in which Humpy beat sprinter Dutee Chand, shooter Manu Bhaker, wrestler Vinesh Phogat and hockey captain Rani Rampal. “Being an indoor game, chess doesn’t get as much attention as sports […]
Lucknow: Experienced pacer Jhulan Goswami snapped four wickets as India women gave a better account of themselves by dismissing South Africa for 157 in the second ODI of the five-match series here on Tuesday. Goswami returned with figures of 10-0-42-4 and she was ably supported by fellow seamer Mansi Joshi (2/23) and left-arm spinner Rajeshwari […]
Dubai: India’s premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was on Tuesday named the ICC men’s Player of the Month (February) for his stellar show against England in a four-match Test series at home which his side won to qualify for the World Test Championship final. In the three Tests he played, Ashwin scored a 106 in the […]
New Delhi: The World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand will take place at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, England, from June 18 to 22, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed on Wednesday. The ICC said that the decision was taken after discussions with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) where a […]
New Delhi: Racing Team India is set to become the first Indian team to compete in the iconic ’24 Hours of Le Mans’ later this year. The team, which features an all-Indian driver line up of Narain Karthikeyan, Arjun Maini and Naveen Rao, will compete in the LMP2-AM category of the endurance race event after […]
New Delhi: India football captain Sunil Chhetri on Thursday said that he has tested positive for COVID-19. The 36-year-old footballer, who was playing for Bengaluru FC in the Indian Super League until February 25, said that he feels fine and is recovering from the virus. “In a not-so-happy update, I’ve tested positive for COVID-19. In […]
Lucknow: Veteran batter Mithali Raj on Friday became the first Indian woman cricketer and second internationally to complete 10,000 runs across all formats. The 38-year-old Mithali, who leads the Indian ODI team, joins England’s Charlotte Edwards in the elite club. Mithali achieved the feat with a boundary off Anne Bosch in the 28th over of […]
Antigua: Sri Lanka batsman Danushka Gunathilaka was given out in the most unusual fashion for ‘obstructing the field’ during the first ODI against the West Indies in Antigua on Wednesday. The third umpire gave him out in a way that is being considered controversial after Kieron Pollard appealed for his wicket when his foot seemingly […]
Ahmedabad: The Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera will be filled upto 50 per cent of its capacity during the five-match T20I series between India and England that starts on Friday, the Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) said. “Considering the COVID-19 pandemic, Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) has decided to use only 50 per cent capacity of the […]
Lucknow: The Indian women’s team suffered a six-run loss to South Africa via the Duckworth/Lewis method in the third ODI here on Friday. Put in to bat, Punam Raut starred for the home team with a 108-ball 77, which was studded with 11 boundaries. India scored 248 for five in the allotted 50 overs. In […]
Ahmedabad: Indian batsmen had little to offer in the face of a regimented English bowling effort on a two-paced track as the hosts received an eight-wicket hammering in the opening Twenty20 International here on Friday. Indian batsmen struggled to score freely before Shreyas Iyer showed the way with a dogged 67-run knock that took Virat […]
Ahmedabad: The T20 International between India and England at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday possibly saw the largest crowd at a venue ever since cricket resumed post Covid-19 lockdown with as many as 57,000 people, including volunteers and police, attending it, say local officials. While there have been matches in various stadia around the […]
Bhubaneswar: India discard Prithvi Shaw has once again justified the popular adage–form is temporary, but class forever. The aggressive opener from Mumbai, who was once compared with the great Virendra Sehwag for his unorthodox batting style, had suddenly gone into a sort of oblivion with his indifferent form in the last IPL and the recently […]
Bhubaneswar: Former Indian cricket team captain and Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni, who always sets trend with his unique makeovers, has again set the internet on fire with his new ‘Monk-look’ ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL)-2021. Dhoni’s new look has gone viral on various social media platforms giving birth to numerous speculations. […]
Ahmedabad: Rishabh Pant’s reverse scoop for a six off the bowling of Jofra Archer earned the India wicketkeeper-batsman accolades in a match where nothing else went right for India. Pant, who had walked in at No. 4 to replace skipper Virat Kohli, was facing the seventh ball of his innings in Archer’s second over. Pant […]
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