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  • Plenty of questions still to be answered: Shastri on pink ball

    Nov 22, 2019

    Kolkata, November 22: The historic significance of India's maiden Day/Night Test isn't lost on him but national coach Ravi Shastri on Friday also struck a note of caution by saying that "plenty of questions" on the pink ball's behaviour are still to be answered. Seven years after the International Cricket Council (ICC) gave its go ahead, India finally embraced the revamp which is aimed at bringing back the crowds to the Test format.

  • Syed Mushtaq Ali: Delhi beat Maha by 77 runs but Dhawan fails again

    Nov 21, 2019

    Surat, November 21: Opener Shikhar Dhawan's lean patch continued but Delhi still managed to register a comfortable 77-run win over Maharashtra in their opening Super League match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament here on Thursday. Delhi made 167 for five after being invited to bat and produced a disciplined bowling effort to bundle out Maharashtra for 90 in 17.2 overs.

  • Selection of sports persons clean, transparent: Rijiju

    Nov 21, 2019

    New Delhi, Nov 21: The selection process of sportspersons for international competitions is clean and transparent and there is no scope for the discrepancy, Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said in Lok Sabha on Thursday. Rijiju also said the government bears the cost of training, travel and other expenses of sports persons who are trained to take part in different competitions. "The selection process is very clean, transparent and fair.

  • Manu wins gold in World Cup Finals

    Nov 21, 2019

    Putian (China), Nov 21: India's Manu Bhaker fired her way to the gold medal with a junior world record in the women's 10m air pistol event of the World Cup Finals here on Thursday. The 17-year-old Bhaker shot 244.7 to claim the top prize in the prestigious season-ending tournament of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF). Her compatriot, Yashaswini Singh Deswal finished sixth in the final of the event.

  • Malinga does u-turn on retirement, says wants to continue for 2 more years

    Nov 20, 2019

    Colombo, Nov 20: Sri Lanka captain and veteran pacer Lasith Malinga has had a rethink on his decision to retire after next year's Twenty20 World Cup, saying he can carry on for another two years. Malinga, in March, had stated that he wanted to retire after the Twenty20 World Cup scheduled in October-November in Australia next year. But the 36-year-old, who captains Sri Lanka in the shortest format, now says he can play on beyond that.

  • Manu, Rahi knocked out of 25m air pistol event

    Nov 20, 2019

    Putian (China), Nov 20: India's Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat failed to qualify for the finals of the women's 25m air pistol event at the World Cup Finals here on Wednesday. Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Manu shot 292 and 291 in the precision and rapid events respectively for a total of 583 in the qualifiers.

  • ITF rejects Pakistan's appeal, nominates Nur-Sultan as venue for Davis Cup tie

    Nov 19, 2019

    By Amanpreet Singh New Delhi, November 19: Dismissing Pakistan's review appeal, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) on Tuesday announced Kazakhstan's capital Nur-Sultan as the neutral venue for the upcoming Davis Cup tie between India and Pakistan. Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) had filed an appeal contesting the ITF Davis Cup Committee's November 4 decision to shift the November 29-30 tie to a neutral venue.

  • Navin inspects Jammu Tawi Golf Course, reviews developmental works

    Nov 17, 2019

    Jammu, November 17: Principal Secretary, Industries, Commerce and Tourism Department, Navin Kumar Choudhary, today inspected various facilities at the Jammu Tawi Golf Course (JTGC), Sidhra. During the visit, he took a detailed presentation of various works being executed and various initiatives taken by JTGC. He inspected the developmental works under Prime Minister Development Programme (PMDP) and CAPEX.

  • World Para-Games: Sharad claims silver, Mariyappan takes bronze

    Nov 15, 2019

    Dubai, Nov 15: India's celebrated para high-jumpers Sharad Kumar and Mariyappan Thangavelu qualified for next year's Tokyo Paralympics after claiming the silver and the bronze medal respectively in the World Para-Athletics Championships here. Two-time Asian Para Games champion Sharad Kumar cleared the bar with season's best effort of 1.

  • Very few world class bowlers in Test cricket now: Tendulkar

    Nov 14, 2019

    Indore, Nov 14: A dearth of quality pace bowlers has all but put an end to the iconic duels which once added to the charm of Test cricket, said the iconic Sachin Tendulkar, who is worried about the traditional format's health. A Sunil Gavaskar vs Andy Roberts or a Dennis Lillee vs Imran Khan was worth the wait during the 1970s and '80s. Similarly, a Tendulkar vs Glenn McGrath or Wasim Akram used to be a connoisseur's delight.

  • Srikanth enters quarters, Prannoy loses

    Nov 14, 2019

    Hong Kong, Nov 14: Kidambi Srikanth made the quarterfinals for the first time in seven months but it was curtains for fellow Indian HS Prannoy at the USD 400,000 Hong Kong Open here on Thursday. Former world no.1 Srikanth, who slipped to the 13th spot in the latest BWF rankings this week, notched up a 21-11 15-21 21-19 win over compatriot Sourabh Verma in the men's singles second round.

  • Rahane likely to move to Capitals from Royals

    Nov 14, 2019

    New Delhi, Nov 14: India's Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane is likely to be traded to Delhi Capitals from Rajasthan Royals before the IPL players' transfer window expires on Thursday. "Talks are still going on. A decision has to be made before the end of the day and it will be made," a BCCI official told.

  • Smog delays start of Panasonic Open India golf

    Nov 14, 2019

    Gurugram, Nov 14: Low visibility due to the toxic smog enveloping Delhi and its surrounding areas on Thursday delayed the start of the USD 400,000 Panasonic Open India golf tournament here. With a thick layer of noxious smog blanketing Delhi-NCR, organisers were forced to push the start of the Asian Tour event at the Classic Golf and Country Club here from 6:40 am to 11:00 am, while rescheduling the afternoon start.

  • Kohli on mental health: I didn't know what to do during 2014 England

    Nov 13, 2019

    Indore, Nov 13: India captain Virat Kohli feels it is "remarkable" of Australian Glenn Maxwell to admit mental health issues, recalling a phase in his own career when he too battled "end of the world" thoughts but didn't know how to even communicate them. The mental health of elite cricketers has come into the spotlight after star batsman Maxwell took a break to deal with his unspecified problems followed by young batsman Nic Maddinson.

  • Sindhu wins; Saina, Sameer bow out of Hong Kong Open

    Nov 13, 2019

    Hong Kong, Nov 13: World Champion P V Sindhu made a positive start to her campaign but Saina Nehwal and Sameer Verma were ousted from the Hong Kong Open after suffering contrasting defeats in the opening round of the USD 400,000 event here on Wednesday.

  • Winners of J&K Sightless Judo Team felicitated

    Nov 12, 2019

    Jammu, November 12: For the first time, J&K sightless Judoka's win 16 medals in 8th National judo champion. J&K Sub junior sightless girls won winner trophy and best Judoka trophy. J&K sightless judoka's won 16 medals in 8th National blind Judo championship held at Hyderabad from 1st to 4th November 2019. On their return the winners were felicitated in a function at LBM school for sightless girls Roopnagar run by National Blind federation.

  • Sourabh Verma enters main draw of Hong Kong Open badminton

    Nov 12, 2019

    Hong Kong, Nov 12: Indian shuttler Sourabh Verma entered the men's singles main draw of the Hong Kong Open after clinching straight-game wins in his two qualifying clashes here on Tuesday. Sourabh, seeded fourth in the qualifiers, first defeated Thailand's Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 21-15 21-19 before getting the better of Lucas Claerbout of France 21-19 21-19 in the final qualifying round.

  • Saurabh Chaudhary wins silver in Asian Shooting Championship

    Nov 11, 2019

    Doha, Nov 11: Teen shooter Saurabh Chaudhary claimed the silver medal in men's 10m air pistol event to continue India's surge at the 14th Asian Championship here on Monday. The 17-year-old World Cup and the Asian Games gold-medallist shot 244.5 to finish second on the podium behind North Korea's Kim Song Guk, who won the top prize with a world record 246.5. Iran's Foroughi Javed bagged the bronze with a score of 221.

  • Shafali, Deepti power Indian women to 10-wicket win over West Indies

    Nov 11, 2019

    Gros Islet (St Lucia), Nov 11: Teenager Shafali Verma scored her second consecutive half-century after off-spinner Deepti Sharma starred with the ball as the Indian women's cricket team registered an emphatic 10-wicket win over the West Indies in the second T20 International here. The 15-year-old Shafali continued her impressive run by scoring a quick-fire 69 off 35 balls alongside Smriti Mandhana (30).

  • We have long way to go in T20 cricket: Mahmudullah

    Nov 11, 2019

    Nagpur, Nov 11: Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah lamented that his team is not learning from its mistakes and still "have a long way to go" in T20 cricket. Bangladesh has come close to a victory on many occasions but has failed to cross the line, especially against top teams like India losing the T20 series 1-2. "We have a long way to go in T20 cricket. We don't have big hitters. We have to be dependent on our skill hitting.

  • Chahal has proved his value again in middle overs: Rohit

    Nov 09, 2019

    Rajkot, Nov 9: The returning Yuzvendra Chahal has once again proved his worth in the middle overs, India's stand-in captain Rohit Sharma said on Saturday and lauded the leg-spinner's ability to outthink batsmen. Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav were left out of the T20 series against the West Indies and South Africa after the 50-over World Cup.

  • India to host Men's Hockey World Cup in 2023

    Nov 08, 2019

    Lausanne, Nov 8: India will host the 2023 Men's Hockey World Cup from January 13 to 29, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced here on Friday. While India will play host to the men's tournament, Spain and the Netherlands have been named as the co-host of the 2022 Women's World Cup scheduled to be held from July 1 to 22. The decisions were made during FIH's last meeting of the year on Friday by its Executive Board.

  • Shooter Chinki Yadav bags India's 11th Olympic Quota

    Nov 08, 2019

    Doha, Nov 8: Chinki Yadav secured India's 11th Tokyo Olympic quota in shooting after qualifying for the women's 25m Pistol final at the 14th Asian Championships, here on Friday. Chinki shot a perfect 100 to finish second in the qualification stage with a score of 588, behind Thailand's Naphaswan Yangpaiboon (590). The 21-year-old will now compete in the eight-woman final, later on, Friday.

  • Calm and composed spinners play a big role in T20s: Sundar

    Nov 08, 2019

    Rajkot, Nov 8: Indian off-spinner Washington Sundar feels tweakers have a huge role to play in T20 cricket even though they are most susceptible to being hit all over the park in the shortest format. Sundar's assertion came after the second T20 International against Bangladesh, which India won by eight wickets here on Thursday night.

  • KPL fixing scandal: Two domestic cricketers arrested

    Nov 07, 2019

    Bengaluru, Nov 7: Two more domestic cricketers were arrested on Thursday in connection with the Karnataka Premier League fixing scandal, taking the total number of those detained to six. Bellary Tuskers captain C M Gautam, a former Karnataka wicketkeeper-batsman and his teammate Abrar Qazi were arrested by the city Central Crime Branch, which is investigating charges of fixing in the last two seasons of KPL.

  • Bhupathi says he is still captain and available for Pakistan tie

    Nov 06, 2019

    New Delhi, Nov 6: Mahesh Bhupathi on Wednesday asserted that he is still the captain of India's Davis Cup team despite the national tennis federation naming Rohit Rajpal as his successor and also made himself available for the tie against Pakistan, which has been shifted to a neutral venue now.

  • Off-colour Saina bows out, Kashyap cruises into second round of China Open

    Nov 06, 2019

    Fuzhou (China), Nov 6: There was no end to Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal's lackluster run of form as the Olympic bronze-medallist crashed out of China Open here on Wednesday following a straight-game opening-round defeat to local favourite Cai Yan Yan. The World No.9 Saina lost 9-21 12-21 in the women's singles clash that lasted just 24 minutes to make an early exit from the USD 700,000 tournament.

  • Birthday boy Deepak bags India's 10th Olympic quota in shooting

    Nov 05, 2019

    Doha, Nov 5: Birthday boy Deepak Kumar gifted himself a bronze medal in men's 10m air rifle for India's 10th Olympic quota in shooting on the opening day of the 14th Asian Championship here on Tuesday. The Jakarta Asian Games silver medallist shot 227.8 in the eight-man final to finish third on the podium and add to India's quotas for the 2020 Tokyo Games.

  • Inter Collegiate Volleyball (W) tournament 2019-20 enters day 2

    Nov 05, 2019

    Jammu, November 05: The second day matches were held in the ongoing Inter Collegiate Volleyball (Women) Tournament 2019-20 organized by the Directorate of Sports & Physical Education, University of Jammu at University Volleyball court. Earlier, GDC Hiranagar defeated GCW Udhampur by (2-1) sets with set score 24-26, 28-26,15-08. GDC, Akhnoor beats GCW Kathua by (2-1) sets with set score 21-25, 25-22, 15-10.

  • Cyclone threat over second T20 International, SCA keeps tab

    Nov 05, 2019

    Rajkot, Nov 5: After a smog-hit series opener in Delhi, there is a cyclonic threat to the second T20 International between India and Bangladesh here on Thursday. The cyclone Maha is expected to make landfall on the Gujarat coast on the day of the match, which could lead to heavy rains.

  • India B lift Deodhar Trophy on back of Jadhav, Nadeem

    Nov 04, 2019

    Ranchi, Nov 4: Kedar Jadhav conjured up a well-calculated 86-run knock before left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem claimed four wickets as India B lifted the Deodhar Trophy with a comprehensive 51-run win over India C in the final, here on Monday. Electing to bat, India B recovered from early jolts to post a competitive 283 for 7, courtesy well-compiled fifties by Jadhav and Yashasvi Jaiswal (54) and a 33-ball 45 from Vijay Shankar down the order.

  • Focussing on cricket now, not pollution: Mahmudullah

    Nov 02, 2019

    New Delhi, Nov 2: The issue of poor air quality indeed figured in Bangladesh's team discussions but the visiting skipper Mahmudullah Riyad said that it's time to shift focus on cricket since they have no control over weather conditions. A public health emergency has been declared in the NCR region following rising pollution levels in the region due to stubble burning incidents in Northern states of Haryana and Punjab.

  • We need to identify core of players for T20 WC without much tinkering: Rathour

    Nov 01, 2019

    New Delhi, Nov 1: Getting the core of players right without too much tinkering will be India's priority going into the 2020 T20 World Cup, batting coach Vikram Rathour said here on Friday. India will start their three-match T20 campaign against Bangladesh here on Sunday with an aim to test young players like Shivam Dube and Sanju Samson. Rathour said that experiments can happen but he is not in favour of frequent chop and change.

  • Shakib episode will affect Bangla performance, concedes coach Domingo

    Nov 01, 2019

    New Delhi, Nov 1: Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo expects the recent ban on Shakib Al Hasan to affect the team's performance against India in the upcoming T20 and Test series but is hopeful that his players will step up to the challenge against the formidable hosts.

  • We had no prior knowledge of ICC investigation on Shakib: BCB chief

    Oct 30, 2019

    Dhaka, Oct 30: Bangladesh Cricket Board chief Nazmul Hassan has claimed that the BCB had no inkling about the ICC's anti-corruption investigation of its Test and T20 captain Shakib Al Hasan, who was handed a two-year ban for failing to report three approaches by a suspected Indian bookie.

  • Screening of J&K Athletics Team conducted

    Oct 29, 2019

    Jammu, October 29: Screening of J&K Athletics Team consisting of One Athlete was held at Indoor Hall M.A Stadium Jammu. The team is going to participate in 35th National Junior Athletics Championship 2019 at Guntur (A.P) from 2nd to 6th November 2019. The screening was conducted by Sh. Ravi Singh Divisional Sports Officer, Jammu J&K State Sports Council in presence of Sharat Chander Singh, Hony General Secretary J&K Athletics Association.

  • Satwik-Chirag lose French Open final

    Oct 28, 2019

    Paris, Oct 27: The Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty finished second best after losing the finals in straight games against top seeds Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo of Indonesia at the French Open Super 750 here Sunday. The Indian duo suffered an 18-21 16-21 loss to Marcus and Kevin, who are enjoying their 121st week as world no 1.

  • NH1 news Highlights

    Oct 24, 2019

    BJP-Shiv Sena on road to power in Maharashtra, no clear winner in Haryana New Delhi: The BJP-Shiv Sena alliance looked set to return to power in Maharashtra while Haryana could be a cliffhanger with no clear majority for either the BJP or the Congress, Election Commission trends indicated as votes for the assembly polls held this week were counted on Thursday.

  • Will run BCCI the way I led India: Ganguly promises corruption-free tenure

    Oct 23, 2019

    Mumbai, Oct 23: Newly-elected BCCI President Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday promised a corruption-free tenure, saying he will run the world's richest cricket body the same way he led the Indian team. "No compromise on credibility, corruption-free and same for all BCCI, just as I led India," Ganguly said while addressing the media after formally taking charge as the BCCI President at its General Body meeting here.

  • Former India captain Ganguly takes over as 39th BCCI president

    Oct 23, 2019

    Mumbai, Oct 23: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday took over as the BCCI's 39th president, becoming the biggest name to head the world's richest cricket board. Ganguly was officially entrusted with the task of heading Indian cricket for the next nine months at the BCCI's General Body meeting here, ending a tumultuous 33-month reign of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA).

  • Coach and captain's support helped me, says Man of the Series Rohit Sharma

    Oct 22, 2019

    Ranchi, Oct 22: Star Indian batsman Rohit Sharma feels skipper Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri's belief in his abilities has helped him own the opening position in Tests, also crediting his own perseverance for the magnificent run so far. Rohit scored 529 runs in his "debut series" as an opener with a maiden double hundred in the final Test against South Africa apart from twin hundreds (176 and 127) in Visakhapatnam.

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