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SHOULD BE AN ‘I DON’T KNOW’ CALL FOR ON-FIELD UMPIRE: KOHLI

20 Mar 2021 03:32 AM IST

After registering an eight-run win in the fourth T20I against England here at the Narendra Modi Stadium, India skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday said that he fails to understand why the on-field umpire has to give a soft signal as “out” when the player is himself unsure regarding whether he

SUNIL CHHETRI’S ABSENCE A BIG BLOW FOR US: PANDITA

20 Mar 2021 03:29 AM IST

In his first season in the Hero Indian Super League, Ishan Pandita scored four goals for FC Goa – that too playing just 131 minutes in the entire season. Pandita was born in Delhi and raised in the Philippines, and then moved to pursue his footballing education in Spain. In

Artysh Lopsan ends Vijender Singh’s 12-game unbeaten run in professional boxing

20 Mar 2021 00:19 AM IST

Panaji (Goa) [India], March 20 (ANI): Indian professional boxer Vijender Singh on Friday lost against Russian Artysh Lopsan via technical knockout (TKO) in the fifth round of an eight-round bout on the rooftop of the Majestic Pride Casino Ship.With this loss, Vijender’s unbeaten-run in professional boxing came to an end.

Road Safety World Series: Kulasekara’s fifer helps Sri Lanka Legends enter final

19 Mar 2021 23:17 PM IST

Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], March 19 (ANI): Sri Lanka Legends will meet India Legends in the summit clash of the Road Safety World Series T20 at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. And, it was only after Tillakaratne Dilshan’s outfit easily got the better of Jonty Rhodes’

Series finale great experience for England before T20 WC, says Collingwood

19 Mar 2021 23:01 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 19 (ANI): Ahead of the series decider against India, England assistant coach Paul Collingwood has said that these kinds of experiences will help them in the T20 World Cup scheduled to be played later this year.The five-match T20I series is currently levelled at 2-2 with the

Shooting World Cup: Divyansh, Arjun, Anjum reach finals of 10M Air Rifle

19 Mar 2021 21:56 PM IST

New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): Hosts India had a good opening competition day as three shooters, world number one Divyansh Singh Panwar and Arjun Babuta in the Men’s 10M Air Rifle and Anjum Moudgil in the corresponding women’s event, made it through to the finals at the end of

Sharath, Manika enter mixed doubles final at Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament

19 Mar 2021 21:15 PM IST

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 19 (ANI): The star Indian pair of Achanta Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra made their way into the mixed doubles final at the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament after they defeated Singapore’s Koen Pang Yew En and Lin Ye 4-2 in the last-4 clash in Doha on

Army organises Inter School Girls Volleyball C’ship in J-K’s Baramulla

19 Mar 2021 21:10 PM IST

Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 19 (ANI): The Torna Battalion of the Indian Army, under the aegis of Pir Panjal Brigade, recently organised the Inter School Girls Volleyball Championship in Baramulla.The event, which was conducted in alliance with local school authorities and civil administration, saw participation of five schools

Tvesa holds off Jahanvi to win 6th leg of WPGT, ends long title drought

19 Mar 2021 20:52 PM IST

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], March 19 (ANI): Tvesa Malik managed to stay afloat and keep her nerves as she overcame an over-par round and won the sixth leg of the Women’s Pro Golf Tour by two strokes at the Rambagh Golf Club.The bubbly Gurgaon golfer, Tvesa also ended an 18-month winless

Bangladesh to play two-Test series in Sri Lanka from April 21

19 Mar 2021 19:59 PM IST

Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 19 (ANI): Bangladesh will be playing a two-Test series in Sri Lanka, announced Sri Lanka Cricket on Friday. Both the matches will be played at the Pallekele International Stadium in Kandy.Bangladesh will arrive in Sri Lanka on April 12. The first Test will be played from

ECB in talks with BCCI but we don’t have an update yet: Mandhana on playing in The Hundred

19 Mar 2021 19:53 PM IST

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 19 (ANI): India T20I vice-captain Smriti Mandhana on Friday said that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) are in talks and will look to find a way for India’s women players to play in

Ind W vs SA W: Harmanpreet to miss first T20I, confirms Mandhana

19 Mar 2021 19:22 PM IST

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 19 (ANI): India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana on Friday said that T20I skipper Harmanpreet Kaur will miss the first T20I of the series against South Africa due to a hip strain. Harmanpreet had retired hurt during India’s innings in the fifth and final ODI.“She has been