Sports

Ashes is mentally draining, Australia better going in with less Tests, says Ricky Ponting

27 May 2021 09:59 AM IST

Former Australia captain reckons that the Tim Paine-led side would not be physically drained out before the Ashes as the side would not be playing not many Tests before that. England and Australia are set to lock horns in Ashes, beginning December 8 this year. Before that, Australia would play

RESEARCH SAYS CANCELLING TOKYO GAMES WILL COST JAPAN BILLION

RESEARCH SAYS CANCELLING TOKYO GAMES WILL COST JAPAN $17 BILLION

27 May 2021 09:58 AM IST

With the Tokyo Olympics less than two months away, a research institute has estimated that cancelling the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics with an eye on the COVID-19 situation will cost Japan around 1.81 trillion yen ($17 billion). As per a report in Kyodo News, the Nomura Research Institute has warned

Suarez and Atletico Madrid vindicated by La Liga title win

27 May 2021 09:56 AM IST

The title came Atletico’s way after seven long years. Real Madrid with 84 points finished second.

IS LEWANDOWSKI WORLD’S BEST STRIKER?

26 May 2021 08:44 AM IST

Lewandowski notched up his 41st league goal of the campaign against Augsburg to eclipse the 49-year-old record set by German legend Gerd Muller.

Mohali International Hockey Stadium be named after Balbir Singh Senior, Punjab Sports Minister gives nod

25 May 2021 11:49 AM IST

The Mohali International Hockey Stadium will be dedicated to Padma Shri Balbir Singh Senior in a formal tribute ceremony at the Hockey Stadium on May 25 on the death anniversary of legendary sports person. According to the official spokesperson of the sports department, Punjab Sports, Youth Services and NRI Affairs

BLUE TIGERS PREPARING FOR THE ‘CHALLENGES’ AHEAD OF QUALIFIERS IN DOHA

24 May 2021 02:44 AM IST

Indian football team is leaving no stone unturned to prepare for the “challenges” they are likely to encounter when the side lock horns in forthcoming qualifiers for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, and the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 slated to kick-off from June 3. The Indian Football Team on

INDIA HAVE SKILLED QUICK BOWLERS IN RESERVE TO MEET CHALLENGES OF HECTIC SCHEDULE: IAN CHAPPELL

24 May 2021 02:43 AM IST

Former Australia skipper Ian Chappell believes that the life of a modern cricketer is becoming harder and harder with the creation of bio-bubbles due to the Covid-19 pandemic. He also cited the India-Australia Test series on how the hosts’ got wore out in the bowling department while India somehow managed

ASIA CUP 2021 POSTPONED TO 2023, ACC SAYS ‘NO PRACTICAL WINDOW’ TO STAGE TOURNAMENT THIS YEAR

24 May 2021 02:41 AM IST

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Sunday confirmed that the Asia Cup 2021 has been postponed as “no practical window” was available to stage the tournament this year in face of the risks posed by COVID-19. “The ACC Executive Board, in face of the risks and restrictions posed by the

TEAM INDIA WILL BE MORE CONDITIONED DUE TO IPL SUSPENSION: ROSS TAYLOR

24 May 2021 02:38 AM IST

New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor feels an early conclusion to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 has helped Team India to be better prepared for the upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) final slated to begin on June 18. The safety of every individual involved in the IPL was one of

The rise and big fall of Sushil Kumar

24 May 2021 02:35 AM IST

Sushil Kumar was of aggressive nature right from the beginning. It was this aggression that helped him win wrestling matches. It is this very aggression that now threatens to take everything away.

Lionel Messi given early holiday; has he played his last game for Barcelona?

22 May 2021 07:49 AM IST

Barcelona confirmed on Friday that Lionel Messi will not play the final game of the La Liga season against Eibar on Saturday. Messi did not attend the training session with the rest of his teammates on the eve of their final fixture. Coach Ronald Koeman allowed Lionel Messi to miss

OLYMPICS WILL GO AHEAD EVEN UNDER STATE OF EMERGENCY: IOC OFFICIAL

22 May 2021 07:46 AM IST

The Tokyo Olympics will go ahead even if the city is under a state of emergency due to Covid-19, a top Olympic official said on Friday, underscoring the challenges facing organisers of the pandemic-hit Games. With just nine weeks until the Games get underway, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) sought