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T20 World Cup: India to lock horns with archrivals Pakistan on 24 October

18 Aug 2021 02:58 AM IST

India and Pakistan will be locking horns on October 24 in a group-stage encounter of the upcoming T20 World Cup, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed on Tuesday. The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 in UAE and Oman will get underway from October 17, with the final to be

EXEMPLARY STRUGGLES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF VERMA BROTHERS

18 Aug 2021 02:56 AM IST

Badminton is a game that is played in a court measuring 44 feet in length and 17 feet in width, and has players who need to coordinate with speed, hand, and eyes. For becoming champions in this game a player has to get training in a disciplined and focused manner.

Kohli and team played an ineffable game: Root on Lord’s Test

18 Aug 2021 02:55 AM IST

India and England provided an intense spectacle on the fifth day as players from both sides engaged in verbal duels and in the end, it was Kohli’s team who emerged triumphant in an engaging match.

RASHID KHAN WORRIED, HE CAN’T GET HIS FAMILY OUT OF AFGHANISTAN, SAYS PIETERSEN

17 Aug 2021 03:41 AM IST

Former England skipper Kevin Pietersen has revealed that spinner Rashid Khan is worried about the situation in Afghanistan and he is not able to get his family out of the country. Flight operations from around the world are affected at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International (HKI) airport due to the ongoing

KEMAR ROACH HELPS WINDIES REGISTER THRILLING ONE-WICKET VICTORY OVER PAKISTAN

17 Aug 2021 03:39 AM IST

Kemar Roach’s resilience and grit helped West Indies walk away with a one-wicket victory over Pakistan in the first Test of the two-match series here at Sabina Park on Sunday. With this win, Windies have gone 1-0 up in the series and have added crucial points in the World Test

KOMALIKA BARI BECOMES JUNIOR RECURVE WORLD CHAMPION, MEN’S AND MIXED TEAM ALSO BAG GOLD

17 Aug 2021 03:37 AM IST

Komalika Bari became the new under-21 recurve world champion at the Youth World Championships in Wroclaw on Sunday. India’s Junior recurve archers also bagged gold in the men’s and the mixed team event. In the U21 men’s recurve team final the Indian team of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Aditya Choudhary, and Parth

Indian Olympic Association felicitates Tokyo medal winners

17 Aug 2021 03:36 AM IST

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Sunday felicitated the Tokyo Olympics medalists Neeraj Chopra, Mirabai Chanu, Ravi Dahiya, PV Sindhu, Lovlina Borgohain, Bajrang Punia and the Indian men’s hockey team in Delhi. The IOA chief Narinder Batra, Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, and MoS Sports Nisith Pramanik were

KOHLI HASN’T REALLY PLAYED WELL, THE METHOD HAS TO DIFFER: GAVASKAR

17 Aug 2021 03:34 AM IST

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has said that Virat Kohli is not playing well currently and there is a big technical glitch that has come into his game at the moment. Kohli disappointed with the bat in the second innings of the ongoing Lord’s Test after being dismissed for 20.

Bumrah, Siraj sink English Armada to help India take lead

17 Aug 2021 03:33 AM IST

India registered a 151-run win over England in the second Test at the Lord’s Cricket Ground on Monday to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

I HAVE RUN OUT OF SUPERLATIVES, SAYS BAIRSTOW AFTER ROOT’S MASTERCLASS

16 Aug 2021 06:39 AM IST

England batsman Jonny Bairstow said he has run out of “superlatives” to describe skipper Joe Root’s achievements in the longest format of the game.Root on Saturday became the second England batsman to hit 9000 runs in Test cricket after former skipper Alastair Cook. “He is in second place in the

Vinesh Phogat sends apology to WFI, disciplinary committee to take call

16 Aug 2021 06:39 AM IST

Grappler Vinesh Phogat has apologised to the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) after the body temporarily suspended her over disciplinary issues at the recently-concluded Tokyo Olympics. “She has sent an e-mail, the committee will see her response and it depends whether they are satisfied with it or not. The disciplinary

HONOURED TO ATTEND INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS AT RED FORT: NEERAJ CHOPRA

16 Aug 2021 06:37 AM IST

Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, India’s first-ever Gold Medallist in track and field said it was an honour for him to attend the 75th Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort on Sunday. Olympians, including Neeraj, PV Sindhu, Mirabai Chanu along with two officials of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) attended