Sports

Three-year Olympic cycle will be tricky, says Abhinav Bindra

20 Aug 2021 07:50 AM IST

India’s first individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra lauded the country’s performance at the Tokyo Games, terming it a spirited one but said the road to Paris 2024 will be difficult given the shorter Olympic cycle. The Tokyo Games were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic by a year and

DE BRYUNE HEADLINES UEFA PLAYER OF THE YEAR NOMINEE

20 Aug 2021 07:48 AM IST

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) on Thursday announced the names of the nominees shortlisted for the 2020/21 UEFA Men’s and Women’s Player of the Year Awards. The award winners will be announced at the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League group stage draw ceremony, which will take place on Thursday,

CSK to start training at ICC Academy on Thursday, MI to train at Sheikh Zayed Stadium from Friday

20 Aug 2021 07:47 AM IST

Chennai Super Kings is set to start preparations for the UAE leg of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League at the ICC Cricket Academy in Dubai from Thursday. Defending champions Mumbai Indians will begin their preparations at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium from Friday. Speaking to ANI, sources in

BIG BOUT LEAGUE HAS DONE A MARVELLOUS JOB FOR OUR BOXERS: VIJENDER SINGH

20 Aug 2021 07:45 AM IST

Vijender Singh, an Indian professional boxer, spoke to The Daily Guardian in an exclusive interview and talked about the sport, academies and his stints as an actor. Excerpts: Q. This time Lovlina won a medal in Tokyo. How much positive impact will her medal have on Indian women? A. Lovleena

Right now, India far superior to Pakistan: Gambhir

20 Aug 2021 07:44 AM IST

‘Expectations are going to be really high from Pakistan as well, nevertheless, at the moment, if you see, India is far more superior to Pakistan. Yes, in a T20 format, we should not take any team for granted.’

Dawid Malan added to England men’s squad for third Test at Headingley

19 Aug 2021 03:02 AM IST

England men’s head coach Chris Silverwood has named a 15-player squad for the third Test match against India starting at Emerald Headingley on Wednesday, August 25. Yorkshire batsman Dawid Malan returned to the Test squad for the first time in three years. He last played Test cricket in August 2018

RONALDO DENIES REAL MADRID TRANSFER RUMOURS

19 Aug 2021 03:01 AM IST

Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo has rubbished the “disrespectful” media reports which suggested the Portugal striker could return to Real Madrid. The star footballer is entering the last year of his Juventus deal and there were talks of him moving to his old club. “Anyone who knows me is aware of

ICC Test Rankings: Joe Root closes in on top-ranked Williamson, Kohli firm on fifth spot

19 Aug 2021 02:59 AM IST

India skipper Virat Kohli and opening batsman Rohit Sharma remained firm at their respective fifth and sixth spot, but England captain Joe Root jumped two spots to claim the second position in the ICC men’s Test Player Rankings. Root’s valiant 180 not out in the first innings of the Lord’s

ADITI ASHOK ENSURED THAT INDIA BECAME AWARE OF THE NUANCES OF GOLF

19 Aug 2021 02:57 AM IST

23 year old Aditi Ashok of India qualified for the $4,500,000 total prize purse Women’s British Open Golf tournament which will be played from 19th August at Carnoustie Links in Scotland. On the par 70 course at Panmure Golf Club, Aditi carded a superb two-under 68, to grab the second

To win T20 WC, teams will have to go through India: Darren Sammy

19 Aug 2021 02:55 AM IST

The mega event might have been shifted to UAE but Sammy feels India still have an upper hand since Indian players would feature in the IPL 2021 before going into the World Cup.

Darklords emerge champions in the Adidas Enthu Badminton league

18 Aug 2021 03:03 AM IST

After a lengthy break in sports, Goa was host to a sporting event that was refreshingly different. “Enthu Cutlets”, the World’s largest social networking group of badminton enthusiasts, in collaboration with Panjim Badminton Club, an affiliated unit of Goa Badminton Association, organised their annual Get-together cum badminton event at multipurpose

SHANE BOND TO COACH BLACKCAPS T20 WC SQUAD

18 Aug 2021 03:00 AM IST

New Zealand men’s cricket team on Tuesday added Shane Bond as a fourth coach for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup in the UAE and the following three-game T20I series against India. The former fast bowler is no stranger to the team following a three-year tenure as bowling coach (2012-15)