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Ind vs Eng: Want to maximise the opportunity if we get to bat first, says Root

03 Mar 2021 19:50 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 3 (ANI): England skipper Joe Root feels if the pitch starts offering spin early on in the game it might become a huge factor in the fourth and final Test against India which gets underway on Thursday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.England hit a

LaLiga looking to leave footprints of competition and clubs in Indian football ecosystem

03 Mar 2021 19:39 PM IST

New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): In a consistent and collaborative step to grow sporting and economic ties of Spain and India, the Spanish football league, LaLiga, collaborated with the Indo Spanish Chamber of Commerce (ISCC) to discuss ‘Indian & Spanish Football Relations and Business Opportunities’ through a webinar.In a

Ind vs Eng: Bess certainly up for selection, says Root

03 Mar 2021 19:21 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 3 (ANI): England skipper Joe Root has hinted that spinner Dom Bess might feature in the playing XI for the fourth and final Test against India which gets underway on Thursday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.Bess was the highest wicket-taker for England in the

Ind vs Eng: Kohli fine tunes skills at nets ahead of final Test

03 Mar 2021 19:14 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 3 (ANI): India skipper Virat Kohli likes to spend quality time at the nets before a game and he was seen putting in the hard yards on Wednesday as he geared up to take the field against England in the fourth and final Test, starting Thursday.

Ind vs Eng: Didn’t underestimate Axar, he has exploited the surface really well, says Root

03 Mar 2021 18:51 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 3 (ANI): England Test captain Joe Root on Wednesday said that his side did not underestimate Axar Patel and it has been just a case of the left-arm spinner being good and exploiting the conditions at the Narendra Modi Stadium really well.The fourth Test is decisive

Hockey Haryana gears up to host 11th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship

03 Mar 2021 18:39 PM IST

New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Hockey Haryana is getting ready to host the 11th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship 2021, which will be held from March 17 to 25 in Uchana, Jind district. The event commences shortly after the 11th Hockey India Sub Junior Women National Championship

We got punished by the quality of Man City’s players: Santo

03 Mar 2021 17:53 PM IST

Manchester [UK], March 3 (ANI): After a massive defeat against Manchester City, Wolves head coach Nuno Espirito Santo said that his side got punished by the quality of City’s players in the match. Gabriel Jesus’ brace helped Manchester City thrash Wolves 4-1 in the Premier League at the Etihad Stadium

PSL 6: Tom Banton in isolation after positive COVID-19 test

03 Mar 2021 17:52 PM IST

Karachi [Pakistan], March 3 (ANI): England wicket-keeper batsman Tom Banton is one of the two overseas players who tested positive for coronavirus after Australia leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed contracted COVID-19 in the ongoing sixth season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).Since Monday and apart from the rapid tests, a total of

Seat broken by Glenn Maxwell’s six to be auctioned for charity

03 Mar 2021 17:21 PM IST

Wellington [New Zealand], March 3 (ANI): Australia star batsman Glenn Maxwell’s whirlwind 31-ball 70 not only tore apart the Kiwis bowling attack in the third T20I, but also one of his sixes broke a seat in the stands as he smashed 28 runs off a James Neesham over.After a string

Partnership with Maxwell allowed us to go deeper: Finch

03 Mar 2021 17:00 PM IST

Wellington [New Zealand], March 3 (ANI): Australia skipper Aaron Finch feels his partnership with star batsman Glenn Maxwell laid the perfect foundation for the team to post a mammoth total in the third T20I against New Zealand.Australia posted 208/4 from their 20 overs courtesy half-centuries from Finch and Maxwell, and

Boxam International Tournament: Kaushik, Hussamuddin march into quarters

03 Mar 2021 16:55 PM IST

New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): World Championship bronze medallist Manish Kaushik made an impressive comeback to the ring as he outpunched Spanish opponent Raddouane Ammari 5-0 on the opening day of the Boxam International Tournament to enter the quarter-finals in the 63kg light welterweight in Castellon, Spain.Another Indian who

Kapil Dev gets first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

03 Mar 2021 16:27 PM IST

New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): World Cup-winning captain and former India all-rounder Kapil Dev on Wednesday received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.Kapil, 62, took the vaccine at the Fortis Hospital Heart Institute under the supervision of his cardiologist Dr. Atul Mathur, Director of Cardiology. Last year, the