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  • Indo-Pak World Cup clash should go ahead: Prakash Padukone

    Oct 20, 2021

    Mumbai: Indian badminton legend Prakash Padukone feels the upcoming India-Pakistan clash in the T20 World Cup should go ahead despite the prevailing political tensions between the two countries. The match on October 24 will be the World Cup opener for both sides.

  • Bhavani Devi wins fencing competition in France

    Oct 18, 2021

    New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) Fencer Bhavani Devi, who made history at the Tokyo Olympics by becoming the first Indian to compete in the sport at the Games, has won the Charlellville National Competition in France in the individual women's sabre event. The 28-year-old fencer tweeted about the same. "Won the Charlellville National Competition, France in the Women's Sabre individual.

  • Maxwell's run-out was probably the turning-point: Hesson

    Oct 07, 2021

    Abu Dhabi, Oct 7: Australian allrounder Glenn Maxwell was scoring at a good pace and his runout was probably the turning point of their match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, said Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Director of Cricket Operations Mike Hesson. Maxwell smashed three fours and two sixes in his quickfire 25-ball 40 to keep RCB in the hunt but he was run-out due to a poor call by opener Devdutt Padikkal in the 15th over.

  • Need to track Umran Malik's progress: Kohli

    Oct 07, 2021

    Abu Dhabi, Oct 7: Mighty impressed with pace sensation Umran Malik, who sent down the IPL's fastest delivery against his franchise, India captain Virat Kohli said the Jammu and Kashmir youngster's growth needs to be monitored to ensure his potential is maximized. The 21-year-old from Jammu has got everyone excited with his raw pace and clocked 152.95 kph during the game against Royal Challengers Bangalore here on Wednesday.

  • Punjab players in Indian hockey team to be given govt jobs

    Sep 30, 2021

    Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi said players from the state who are part of the Indian hockey team will be given government jobs. He said for this the sports department has been directed to bring an agenda in the next Cabinet meeting.

  • Roller Skating Championship concludes in Jammu

    Sep 27, 2021

    Jammu, September 27: District Roller Skating Championship today concluded at Shiva Roller Skating Institute Peer-Kho Jammu, organised by J&K Roller Skating Association. Narotam Sharma (Corporator) and Vikrant Singh Khurmi were the Chief Guest of the closing ceremony. While addressing the players and gathering he said that the youth of Jammu and Kashmir have immense talent which needs to be promoted at the National & International level.

  • E-bidding for new IPL teams planned on October 17

    Sep 14, 2021

    Mumbai, Sep 14 The BCCI is planning to have an e-bidding for the two new IPL teams on October 17 and the bids to buy the sides can be made till October 5. "The Board is planning to have the bidding on 17th October and it will be an e-bidding," sources in the know of things told PTI on Tuesday. The BCCI had on August 31 invited bids to own an IPL franchise with "Invitation to Tender" available for purchase till October 5.

  • HM Amit Shah honours Olympic champion Mirabai Chanu

    Sep 04, 2021

    New Delhi, Sep 4: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday felicitated Olympic champion Mirabai Chanu here for bringing laurels to the country in weightlifting. The 27-year-old sportsperson, appointed as additional superintendent of police in her home state Manipur after the recent win, was honoured during the 51st raising day celebrations of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D), a central government think tank.

  • Indian Army and Youth Club Organises Cricket Tournament at Ramban

    Aug 31, 2021

    Ramban: With the zeal and will to excel in the sports field, youth of Sangaldan approached the Indian Army to organise a cricket tournament in Sangaldan Village. The faith shown by the youth of the Indian Army to conduct such events, display their trust and harmony with the men in uniform.

  • India reach 34/1 at lunch on Day 3, trail by 320 runs

    Aug 27, 2021

    Leeds, Aug 27: India reached 34 for one in their second innings at lunch on the third day of the third Test against England here on Friday. The hosts took a massive first-innings lead of 354 runs before being all out for 432 in their first essay at Headingley. Opener Rohit Sharma was batting on 25 at the lunch break as the visitors trailed by 320 runs following the dismissal of KL Rahul (8) at the stroke of lunch.

  • Kohli, BCCI brass 'informally' chat over roadmap for T20 World Cup

    Aug 20, 2021

    New Delhi, Aug 20: The Indian team is fully focussed on winning the ongoing Test series in England but both skipper Virat Kohli and the BCCI mandarins are also discussing the roadmap for the upcoming T20 World Cup, which will be an acid test for the captain himself.

  • Three-year Olympic cycle will be tricky: Abhinav Bindra

    Aug 19, 2021

    Mumbai, Aug 19: India's first individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra on Thursday said the road to the 2024 Paris Games will be difficult and "tricky" given the shorter three-year cycle. The shooting ace also lauded the country's performance at the recently-concluded Tokyo Olympics. "It was a historic performance with the best-ever seven medals.

  • Hero's welcome for members of Indian Hockey Teams in Odisha

    Aug 17, 2021

    Bhubaneswar, Aug 17 (PTI) The members of the Indian Women's and Men's Hockey Teams were given a hero's welcome as they arrived in Odisha. The hockey players received a rousing welcome on their arrival at the Bhubaneswar airport where state Sports and Youth Affairs Minister TK Behera and former Indian Men's Hockey captain Dilip Tirkkey were present to greet them.

  • India to face arch rivals Pakistan in T20 World Cup opener

    Aug 17, 2021

    Dubai, Aug 17: India will clash with arch-rivals Pakistan in their ICC T20 World Cup opener on October 24 in Dubai, the ICC announced on Tuesday. As per the schedule announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC), India's next opponent will be New Zealand on October 31 in Dubai, followed by a match against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi on November 3.

  • Neeraj's gold winning feat named one of 10 magical moments of track and field in Olympics

    Aug 11, 2021

    New Delhi, Aug 11: Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra's historic gold-winning feat in the Olympics was listed as one of the 10 magical moments of track and field in the Tokyo Games by World Athletics. The 23-year-Chopra clinched the country's maiden Olympic medal in athletics with the best throw of 87.58m on Saturday to become only the second Indian to win an individual yellow metal in the Games.

  • Emotional Messi says he wasn't prepared to leave Barcelona

    Aug 08, 2021

    Madrid: Struggling to control his emotions, Lionel Messi said in his farewell to Barcelona that he wasn't prepared to leave the club. Messi began crying even before he started speaking at his farewell ceremony at the Camp Nou Stadium, and had to stop talking to compose himself few times. This is very hard for me after so many years, after being here my entire life, he said. I wasn't prepared.

  • Man held for passing casteist remarks against hockey player Vandana Katariya

    Aug 05, 2021

    Dehradun, Aug 5: A man was arrested from the Roshnabad area of Uttarakhand's Haridwar district for allegedly making a mockery of and passing casteist remarks against the family of Vandana Katariya who was part of India's women's hockey team which lost to Argentina in a semifinal match at the Tokyo Olympics, police said on Thursday.

  • Sindhu returns to warm reception

    Aug 03, 2021

    New Delhi, Aug 3: The only Indian woman to win two Olympic medals, shuttler P V Sindhu on Tuesday received a warm welcome on her return to the country after claiming bronze at the Tokyo Games. Reigning world champion Sindhu, who had won a silver at the Rio Games five years ago, walked out of the Indira Gandhi International Terminal amid a round of applause from the airport staff.

  • I was blank for few seconds, didn't know what to do: Sindhu on second Olympic medal

    Aug 02, 2021

    Tokyo, Aug 2: Reigning world champion P V Sindhu on Monday said she was completely blank after winning a second successive Olympic medal and it took her a while to realise the enormity of her historic achievement in the ongoing Games. The 26-year-old Indian on Sunday etched her name among the all-time greats after winning badminton's women's singles bronze medal to add to the silver she won at Rio de Janeiro five years back.

  • Sarmad Hafeez inaugurates Trekking Equipment Hire Shop at TRC Srinagar

    Jul 30, 2021

    SRINAGAR, JULY 30: Secretary Tourism and Culture Department, Sarmad Hafeez today inaugurated Trekking Equipment Hire Shop established by Directorate of Tourism Kashmir here at Tourist Reception Center (TRC). MD JKTDC, Nisar Ahmad Wani, Director Tourism Kashmir, Dr GN Itoo and other senior officers were present on the occasion.

  • Sumit Malik to challenge 2-year ban and seek lesser punishment

    Jul 05, 2021

    New Delhi, Jul 5: Indian wrestler Sumit Malik has decided to challenge the two-year ban imposed on him by the sport's world body for failing a dope test and seek a lesser punishment so that he can compete in next year's Commonwealth Games and defend his title.

  • WTC final: Spectators ejected for abusing NZ player

    Jun 23, 2021

    Southampton, Jun 23: Two spectators were removed from the Ageas Bowl for abusing some New Zealand players on day five of the ongoing World Test Championship final against India here. "We received reports of abuse directed at the New Zealand players. Our security team were able to identify the culprits and they were ejected from the ground," the ICC said in a statement. "We will not tolerate any sort of abusive behaviour in cricket.

  • 2021 Asia Cup postponed to 2023 due to packed schedule

    May 23, 2021

    Dubai: The 2021 edition of the Asia Cup will now be held in 2023 due to a lack of window in a rejigged cricket calendar that is constantly subject to change amid an evolving COVID-19 situation. This year's continental tournament was moved from Pakistan to Sri Lanka but rising cases in the island nation had led to its cancellation.

  • SBI Q4 profit jumps 80 pc to Rs 6,451 crore as bad loans situation improves

    May 21, 2021

    New Delhi, May 21: The country's largest lender SBI on Friday reported an 80 per cent surge in standalone net profit at Rs 6.450.75 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2021, aided by decline in bad loans. State Bank of India (SBI) had registered a profit of Rs 3,580.81 crore during January-March period of 2019-20, the lender said in a regulatory filing.

  • China opens Everest's north side to 38 virus-tested climbers

    May 07, 2021

    Beijing, May 7:China has opened Mount Everest's northern slope to a few dozen mountaineers who will be tested for the coronavirus and must keep their distance while ascending the world's highest peak. Both Nepal and China closed the mountain to foreign climbers last year because of the pandemic.

  • Indian rowing team of Arjun Lal and Arvind Singh qualifies for Olympics

    May 07, 2021

    New Delhi, May 7: Indian rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh qualified for the Olympics in men's lightweight double sculls event after finishing second in the final race of the Asia/Oceania Continental Qualifying Regatta in Tokyo on Friday. Another Indian, Jakar Khan finished fourth in the men's singles sculls final which offers five Olympic quotas but he missed out as a country gets only one qualifying spot from this regatta.

  • COVID hits IPL: KKR-RCB match rescheduled after two positive reports

    May 03, 2021

    New Delhi, May 3: Monday's IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Ahmedabad has been rescheduled after two members of the KKR contingent tested positive for COVID-19, a BCCI source told PTI. The match will be played some time later during the tournament, which is scheduled to conclude on May 30.

  • India Open postponed owing to COVID-19 pandemic

    Apr 19, 2021

    New Delhi, Apr 19: The India Open Super 500 tournament, one of the last three qualifying events for the Tokyo Olympics, was on Monday postponed due to raging COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The USD 400,000 India Open was scheduled to be held behind closed doors in the national capital from May 11 to 16.

  • Archery 'couple' Atanu, Deepika set for new challenge in World Cup Stage 1

    Apr 19, 2021

    Guatemala City, Apr 19: All eyes will be on the newly-wed archery couple of Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari as India will look to make up for the lost time caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the World Cup Stage 1 which begins here on Tuesday. It has been more than 18 months since the last circuit trophies were awarded at the World Cup Final in Moscow.

  • Youth world boxing: India assured of 4 medals

    Apr 19, 2021

    New Delhi, Apr 19: Asian champion Vinka and Alfiya Pathan were among the four Indian boxers who progressed to the semifinals of the youth world championships for men and women in Kielce, Poland. Gitika and Poonam are the other two boxers to enter the last-four stage and have secured at least a bronze medal for the country. All the four boxers put up scintillating performances in their respective quarterfinals bouts.

  • India to grant Pakistan cricket players visas for World T20

    Apr 17, 2021

    New Delhi, Apr 16: The Pakistan cricket team, led by Babar Azam, will have no difficulty in travelling to India for the ICC World T20 in October as the government is set to grant visas to the players from the neighbouring nation. It has been learnt that BCCI secretary Jay Shah has informed the Apex Council about government's decision on giving visas to the Pakistan players. "The visa issue of Pakistan cricket team has been sorted.

  • Coach Stimac ready to experiment again as India face UAE

    Mar 28, 2021

    Dubai: On a high after an impressive 1-1 draw against a fancied Oman, India are pitted against the formidable United Arab Emirates in their second football friendly here on Monday, with head coach Igor Stimac again set to experiment with a fresh set of rookies. Ten players made their debut against Oman on Thursday as India made a fine comeback in the second half to hold the gulf side who are 23 places above them in the FIFA charts.

  • 2nd ODI: Rahul, Pant steer India to 336/6 against England

    Mar 26, 2021

    Pune, Mar 26: KL Rahul's perfectly executed hundred coupled with Rishabh Pant's aggressive 77 off just 40 balls propelled India to an imposing 336/6 in the second ODI against England here on Friday. Rahul, who anchored the innings, hit seven fours and two sixes in his 114-ball knock, while Pant plundered seven sixes and three boundaries, which helped the hosts go well past the 300-run mark.

  • New Zealand wins 3rd ODI by 164 runs, sweeps series 3-0

    Mar 26, 2021

    Wellington, Mar 26: Maiden centuries to Devon Conway and allrounder Daryl Mitchell lifted New Zealand to a 164-run win over Bangladesh in the third one-day cricket international Friday and a 3-0 sweep of the series. South Africa-born Conway made 126, including a century from 95 balls, and shared a record 159-run partnership with Mitchell as New Zealand made 318-6 batting first after winning the toss.

  • India post 317 for 5 against England in 1st ODI

    Mar 23, 2021

    Pune, Mar 23: Invited to bat, India scored 317 for 5 in the first ODI against England here on Tuesday. Opener Shikhar Dhawan top-scored with a 98 while captain Virat Kohli (56), KL Rahul (62 not out) and debutant Krunal Pandya (58 not out) struck half centuries in a solid battig performance. For England, all-rounder Ben Stokes picked up three wickets, while Mark Wood snared two.

  • Chance for fringe players to push their case: Morgan

    Mar 22, 2021

    Pune, Mar 22: England captain Eoin Morgan on Monday said the upcoming three-match ODI series against India would be an opportunity for the fringe players to push their case for the T20 World Cup as 50-over format also throws up situations similar to T20 cricket.

  • Demoralised India look to avoid series whitewash against South Africa

    Mar 22, 2021

    Lucknow, Mar 22: The series already out of their grasp, Indian women would look to avoid a whitewash and end it on a positive note when they take on South Africa in the third and final T20 International here on Tuesday. After losing the ODI rubber 1-4, things went from bad to worse for the Indian team as it lost the first two T20Is to hand South Africa an unassailable 0-2 lead in the series.

  • ISSF World Cup: Divyansh, Elavenil claim 10m mixed air rifle gold for India

    Mar 22, 2021

    New Delhi, Mar 22: India's Divyansh Singh Panwar and Elavenil Valarivan produced some excellent shooting to comfortably claim the gold medal in the 10m mixed air rifle event of the ISSF World Cup here on Monday. The India duo shot a combined total of 16 in the gold medal match to finish ahead of Hungarian world number one Istvan Peni and Eszter Denes who managed 10. This is India's fourth gold in the ongoing event. The Indians shot a 10.

  • ISSF World Cup: Divyansh, Babuta qualify for men's 10m air rifle final

    Mar 19, 2021

    New Delhi, Mar 19: Tokyo Olympics quota holder Divyansh Singh Panwar and Arjun Babuta qualified for the men's 10m air rifle final on the opening day of the ISSF World Cup here on Friday. In the 60-shot qualification, the 18-year-old Panwar finished sixth with a total of 629.1, while 2016 ISSF junior world cup bronze medallist Babuta grabbed the third place after firing 631.8 at the Karni Singh Shooting Range.

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