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2ND TEST: RAIN PLAYS SPOILSPORT, DAY 2 WASHED OFF

23 Aug 2021 02:54 AM IST

Day two of the second Test between West Indies and Pakistan on Saturday was washed out due to persistent rain.No action was possible due to the wet outfield and rain forced the umpires to abandoned second day of the second Test. The start was day two was first delayed and

THIS IS JUST BEGINNING, SAYS HIMA DAS AS PRIYA MOHAN FINISHES 4TH IN WOMEN’S 400M FINAL

23 Aug 2021 02:53 AM IST

Ace sprinter Hima Das lavished praise on Priya Mohan after the Indian athlete came up with a personal best time of 52.77 seconds in the women’s 400m final in the World Athletics U20 Championships. However, Priya was beaten to the podium by Kenya’s Sylvia Chelangat by 0.54 seconds on Saturday.

WITH MESSI IN TEAM, OPPONENTS WERE MORE SCARED OF BARCELONA, SAYS RONALD KOEMAN

23 Aug 2021 02:51 AM IST

FC Barcelona head coach Ronald Koeman on Saturday admitted that the Blaugrana club is less feared without Lionel Messi. Barcelona manager stated that the rivals were “more scared” when the Argentine was leading the attack for their side. This statement by Koeman came after his side struggled against Athletic Club

Biggest-ever contingent of 54 athletes set to represent India at Paralympics

23 Aug 2021 02:50 AM IST

As many as 54 athletes from India will be competing in 9 sports disciplines including Archery, Athletics (Track and Field), Badminton, Swimming, Weightlifting among others. Read More: Best athlete of all time This is the biggest-ever contingent India has sent to any Paralympics. All 54 athletes are part of the

INDIA WOMEN’S TEAM HOPING TO MAKE THE MOST OF NATIONAL CAMP AHEAD OF AFC ASIAN CUP

23 Aug 2021 02:48 AM IST

The Indian women’s football team have gathered in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, for their preparatory camp leading to the AFC Women’s Asian Cup which is to be hosted in India from January 2022 onwards.At a time when the pandemic has crippled normal life and normalcy hasn’t yet been restored in all fields,

Virat Kohli and boys arrive at Headingley Stadium for third Test

23 Aug 2021 02:46 AM IST

Third Test between India and England will get underway from Wednesday.

Cairns off life support, ‘able to communicate with family’

21 Aug 2021 03:11 AM IST

Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has been taken off life support and is recovering in hospital in Sydney. The 51-year-old had suffered an aortic dissection in his heart in Canberra earlier this month and has undergone several operations since then. He was transferred to a specialist hospital in Sydney.

SACHIN HAD A ‘SMALL WEAKNESS’ AGAINST OFF-SPIN: MUTTIAH MURALITHARAN

21 Aug 2021 03:09 AM IST

Sri Lanka cricket legend Muttiah Muralitharan has revealed that Little Master Sachin Tendulkar had a slight weakness against off-spin bowling. Member of the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, Muralitharan is widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the sport and is the only bowler to

SANDESH JHINGAN GEARING UP FOR NEW CROATIAN CHALLENGE

21 Aug 2021 03:07 AM IST

Wishes poured in from the Blue Tigers as national team defender Sandesh ‘Ironman’ Jhingan was officially announced as an HNK Sibenik player, making him the first Indian defender to sign a professional contract in Europe.National team midfielder Pronay Halder, who has been an integral part of the Indian senior national

Rafael Nadal to miss the rest of 2021 season due to foot injury

21 Aug 2021 03:05 AM IST

Rafael Nadal on Friday announced he will miss the rest of the 2021 season including this month’s US Open due to a left foot injury that has been troubling him for a year. Last week, the world number 4 Spaniard had already withdrawn from the Western and Southern Open after

ASHWIN REVEALS HE WAS IN CONTENTION TO PLAY LORD’S TEST

21 Aug 2021 03:05 AM IST

Seasoned off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has revealed he was in contention to play in the second Test between India and England at the Lord’s Cricket Ground till a sudden spell of rain before the toss changed the team composition. Having missed the opening Test, many anticipated that Ashwin might get a

Kohli, BCCI ‘informally’ chat over roadmap for T20 World Cup

21 Aug 2021 03:03 AM IST

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, secretary Jay Shah and vice-president Rajiv Shukla had an informal meeting with captain Virat Kohli during the second Test match at Lord’s.