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Bengaluru, Oct 10 (PTI) It’s a rarity when a senior national team captain is glue to the television set in his hotel room watching 16 year olds play but that’s what India U-17 team has done, made Sunil Chhetri one of their biggest fan. A day after Jeakson Singh scored the […]
Hyderabad, Oct 9 (PTI) Top Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal were retained by their respective franchises at the players auction of the Premier Badminton League (PBL) here today. Each retained player gets a 25 per cent hike in his/her salary from last year, while players who are bought […]
London, Sep 26 (AFP) England have dropped Ben Stokes and Alex Hales from their side to play West Indies in the fourth one-day international at The Oval on Wednesday following Stokes’s arrest, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced Tuesday. The duo have been made unavailable after key all- rounder Stokes, […]
New Delhi, Sep 25 (PTI) Olympic silver medallist shuttler P V Sindhu has been recommended for the prestigious Padma Bhushan, country’s third highest civilian award, by the Sports Ministry here on Monday. “Yes, we have recommended Sindhu for Padma Bhushan,” a Sports Ministry official told PTI. A two-time bronze medallist at […]
Bristol (United Kingdom), Sep 23 (AFP) Chris Gayle is “good to go” for tomorrow’s third One-day International against England, according to West Indies captain Jason Holder. The star batsman suffered a twinge in his right hamstring while warming-up shortly before the toss in Thursday’s second ODI in Nottingham — his 38th […]
Kolkata, Sep 19 (PTI) Inspired by the success of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar’s biopics, world’s leading wicket taker in women’s ODI cricket, Jhulan Goswami’s life will now be portrayed on celluloid. Tentatively titled, ‘Chakdaha Express’ the biopic will trace the journey of Jhulan from her hometown in Nadia district […]
Chennai, Sep 17 (PTI) Skipper Virat Kohli today said Hardik Pandyas blistering half-century at a crucial stage was the game-changer for India in the first ODI of the five-match series against Australia, here. India beat Australia by 26 runs via Duckworth-Lewis method in the rain-affected match to go 1-0 up […]
Chennai, Sep 16 (PTI) KL Rahul might have had his share of struggles in the limited overs format of late but skipper Virat Kohli is confident that the talented Karnataka right- hander will come good at his new No 4 slot. Rahul had scores of 4, 17, and 7 in the […]
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) Virender Sehwag on Friday said he missed out on becoming the Indian cricket team’s chief coach for the lack of patronage from the powers that be in the BCCI and will not apply for the position again. Sehwag lost out to Ravi Shastri, who was touted […]
Kolkata, Sep 13 (PTI) Former captain Sourav Ganguly believes India will win the upcoming five-match ODI series against Australia but said that a 5-0 whitewash is unlikely against the visitors. “At home, India will be very tough to beat. India will win but 5-0 (like against Sri Lanka) may not be […]
