Shreyas Talpade to play Pravin Tambe in his next

March 7, 2022, 4:31 pm Mumbai, March 7 : Actor Shreyas Talpade will portray India’s oldest debutante cricketer Kaushal Tambe in a biopic named “Kaun hai Pravin Tambe?”. Taking to Twitter, Talpade shared a poster of the film with a caption: “Kaun hai Pravin Tambe? Cricket ka most experienced debutante, and the most inspiring cricket … Read more

India release Kuldeep, Axar joins Test squad

March 7, 2022, 5:12 pm Mohali, March 7 : The India cricket team management released Kuldeep Yadav from the Test squad ahead of the second Test match against Sri Lanka, after the left-arm spinner and all-rounder Axar Patel was announced fully fit to join the squad. Axar has already joined the Indian squad in Mohali, … Read more

ICC approves replacement for Gardner

March 7, 2022, 2:31 pm Christchurch (NZ), March 7 : The International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s Cricket World Cup Event Technical Committee approved Heather Graham as a temporary replacement for Ashleigh Gardner in the Australia squad after she has tested positive for Covid-19. Graham played her only international match in 2019 against Sri Lanka, where … Read more

Indian men win silver in 25m Rapid Fire

March 7, 2022, 4:00 pm Cairo, March 7 : The Indian men’s 25m pistol team of Anish Bhanwala, Gurpreet Singh and Bhavesh Shekhawat on Monday won a silver in the Rapid Fire Pistol team event after losing the gold medal match 7-17 to Germany at the ISSF Shooting World Cup. Czech Republic won the bronze … Read more

BCCI extend deal with BYJU’s

March 7, 2022, 4:51 pm Mumbai, March 7 : The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) extended the jersey sponsorship agreement with BYJU’s for one year. The agreement was to end after the ongoing series against Sri Lanka. BYJU had became the jersey sponsors in 2019, replacing Chinese handset company Oppo. “The agreement … Read more

Anupam Kher turns 67

March 7, 2022, 3:53 pm Mumbai, March 7 : Veteran actor Anupam Kher on Monday shared a photo on his 67th birthday flauting his fit body. Taking to Instagram, the ‘Aiyaary’ actor shared his fitness transition photos and shows-off his muscular and toned body. He captioned , “Happy birthday to me! Today as I start … Read more

India captain Sunil Chhetri to miss friendlies in Bahrain

March 7, 2022, 3:51 pm Kolkata, Mar 7 : Close on the heels of the announcement of a 38-member list of probables for the forthcoming back to back International friendlies against Bahrain and Belarus, India suffered a major setback with talismanic captain S l Chhetri being ruled out for the two matches, the All India … Read more

Team India pose with Bismah Maroof’s daughter

March 6, 2022, 10:31 pm Mount Maunganui (NZ), March 6 : Indian women’s team clicked an adorable selfie with Pakistan skipper Bismwah Maroof six months old daughter after a crushing win in their Women’s World Cup opener here on Sunday. The International Cricket Council (ICC) shared a picture with a caption “Little Fatima’s first lesson … Read more

Indian women’s pistol team strike gold

March 6, 2022, 9:42 pm Cairo, March 6 : Indian women’s 25m Pistol team of Rythm Sangwan, Olympian Rahi Sarnobat and Esha Singh clinched the gold medal at the ongoing ISSF Shooting World Cup here on Sunday. India defeated Singapore team consisting of Xiu Hong Teh, Shun Xie Teo, Ling Chiao Nicole 17-13 in the … Read more

Want to use Jadeja’s batting more: Rohit

March 6, 2022, 10:22 pm Mohali, March 6 : Team India skipper Rohit Sharma on Sunday said that he wants to utilise Ravindra Jadeja’s batting a lot more in future, in order to create room for putting to test young players. “Honestly as a captain, I want to utilise his batting a lot more in … Read more

Ashwin, Jadeja show magnanimity, sacrifice overs for Jayant

March 6, 2022, 7:52 pm Mohali, March 6 : Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have not only mesmerized the fans with their match-winning all round performances in the first Test match against Sri Lanka, but also enchanted them with their magnanimity of sacrificing their overs to give a chance to third spinner Jayant Yadav to … Read more

We are open minded about No 3 slot: Rohit

March 6, 2022, 9:46 pm Mohali, March 6 : Team India captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday said the team’s think tank is open minded on having a permanent No.3 batsman as nothing is certain at the moment in this regard. “I am not sure about anything at the moment. In time to come you will … Read more

BCCI announces IPL schedule

March 6, 2022, 5:52 pm Mumbai, March 6 : The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday announced the schedule for Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 that will be held in Mumbai and Pune. A total number of 70 league matches and 4 playoff games will be played in the duration of … Read more

Team, Jadeja’s decision to declare: Rohit

March 6, 2022, 6:25 pm Mohali, March 6 : Team India Captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday said it was the team and Ravindra Jadeja’s decision to declare India’s first innings after the selfless player sent a message out to the dressing room to put Sri Lanka into bat, though he was 25 runs short of … Read more

Jamshedpur to miss suspended Mobashir in League Shield decider

March 6, 2022, 4:15 pm Kolkata, Mar 6 : The All India Football Federation (AIFF) Disciplinary Committee has served a two-match suspension to Jamshedpur FC’s midfielder Mohammad Mobashir Rahman and fined him Rs. 1.5 Lacs after the layer was found guilty of ‘violent conduct’ in the Indian Super League (ISL) match against Hyderabad FC. Mobashir … Read more

Mary Kom to miss World C’ships, Asiad

March 6, 2022, 4:45 pm New Delhi, March 6 : : London Olympics bronze medallist and six-time world champion MC Mary Kom decided to skip trials for the Women’s World Boxing Championships and 2022 Asian Games to give more exposure to the young boxers and focus on her preparations for the Commonwealth Games, Boxing Federation … Read more

Jadeja stars in India’s win over SL

March 6, 2022, 5:38 pm Mohali, March 6 : India handed out a towering defeat by an innings and 222 runs to Sri Lanka, riding on spin duo Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin’s magical show on Day 3 of the opening Test here on Sunday. With this win, Rohit Sharma became the second Indian captain … Read more

Greetings pour in for ‘Women in Blue’

March 6, 2022, 3:42 pm New Delhi, March 6 : India batting great Sachin Tendulkar, Minister of Sports and others poured in praises for Indian women’s cricket team after their 107-run victory over Pakistan in their opening match of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup at the Bay Oval here on Sunday. Pooja Vastrakar and … Read more

Ashwin 2nd highest Indian Test wicket-taker

March 6, 2022, 3:15 pm Mohali, March 6 : All-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin became the second highest Indian wicket-taker after he surpassed Kapil Dev on day 3 of the first Test against Sri Lanka here on Sunday. He raced past Kapil’s record of 434 wickets after he removed Charith Asalanka caught by Virat Kohli for 20 … Read more

Home comfort for Bates as Dunedin hosts NZ vs BAN

March 6, 2022, 2:10 pm Dunedin, March 6 : Suzie Bates will finally get to see if there really is no place like home as she plays her first game for New Zealand on her home ground of Dunedin. The versity Oval is hosting its second match of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 … Read more

Women’s WC: India crush Pak by 107 runs

March 6, 2022, 1:36 pm Tauranga, March 6 : An all-round India crushed Pakistan by 107 runs in their opening match of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup at the Bay Oval here on Sunday. Pakistan had to reach their highest score ever if they had to record their first-ever World Cup win over India, … Read more

Jadeja’s show puts SL on mat

March 6, 2022, 12:43 pm Mohali, March 6 : After hammering his career-best unbeaten 175 with bat, Ravindra Jadeja struck gold with the ball by scalping five wickets to help India skittle Sri Lanka for 174 and enforce follow-on on Day 3 of the first Test here on Sunday. Jadeja finished with dream figures of … Read more

Vastrakar-Rana show takes India to 244/7 vs Pak

Tauranga, March 6 : Pooja Vastrakar and Sneh Rana’s 122-run partnership helped India to post 244/7 against Pakistan in their opening match of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup at the Bay Oval here on Sunday. India were on 114/6 when Vastrakar (67) walked out to join Rana (53 not out) in the middle. Vastrakar’s … Read more

Journalist responds to Wriddhiman Saha’s claims

New Delhi, March 6 : Journalist and talk show host Boria Majumdar alleged that India wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha “doctored and tampered” the screenshots of his WhatsApp messages. Majumdar took to Twitter and posted an 8 minute 36 seconds-long video, explaining how Saha blurred a few part of the messages he had sent asking for an … Read more

Mithali equals Tendulkar’s elusive feat

  Tauranga, March 6 : Mithali Raj achieved an incredible feat in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup match against Pakistan at the Bay Oval here on Sunday. Mithali equalled the record held by India batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, playing in six different World Cup tournaments. The 39-year-old Mithali, who made her World Cup debut … Read more

Women’s WC: India elect to bat vs Pak

March 6, 2022, 6:35 am Tauranga, March 6 : India won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in their opening match of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup at the Bay Oval here on Sunday. India skipper Mithali Raj said, “It’s a good wicket to bat, put up a big total and put … Read more

Shane gave me very good platform in first IPL: Jadeja

March 5, 2022, 9:07 pm Mohali, March 5 : “Shane Warne gave me a very good platform in the first IPL,” Ravindra Jadeja said. “He gave me a very good platform because I got a chance to play IPL directly after Under 19 contest,” he said in a virtual press conference after the end of … Read more

Jadeja sheds light on innings declaration

March 5, 2022, 9:40 pm Mohali(Punjab), March 5 : Ravindra Jadeja’s message about the pitch taking spin while batting could have persuaded the team management to declare India’s first innings, which denied the Saurashtra allrounder to get to his maiden Test double hundred. “Yeah there was a message coming from inside and I was also … Read more

Davis Cup: Rohan-Divij seal tie for India

March 5, 2022, 2:01 pm New Delhi, March 5 : The Indian men’s doubles team of Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan on Saturday defeated Danes Frederik Nielsen (captain) and Mikael Torpegaard 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) in three sets to seal the five match tie 3-0 for India at the Delhi Gymkhana Club here. With … Read more

Jadeja’s ton helps India reach 468/7 at lunch

March 5, 2022, 12:28 pm Mohali, March 5 : Ravindra Jadeja scored his second Test century as India piled on runs to reach 468 for 7 on Day 2 of the first Test against Sri Lanka here on Saturday. Jadeja has faced 166 balls and hammered 10 boundaries in his unbeaten 102-run knock. Bowling all-rounder … Read more

Need to put up our best vs Pak: Mithali Raj

March 5, 2022, 11:54 am Tauranga, March 5 : Mithali Raj wants India to put its best foot forward and build momentum against Pakistan as the two sides gear up to clash in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup match at Bay Oval here on March 6. The Indian skipper called Pakistan “good side”, adding … Read more

Greatest spinner ever: Kohli on Warne

March 5, 2022, 11:57 am Mohali, March 5 : Former Indian captain Virat Kohli on Saturday described Shane Warne as the greatest spinner to have ever played the game. “Just very grateful to have known him and for me the greatest spinner to ever played the game,” Kohli said in a video message. The Australian … Read more

Lahiru Kumara to be out of action: Arnold

March 5, 2022, 10:56 am Mohali, March 5 : Sri Lanka pacer Lahiru Kumara, who abruptly walked off the field during his 11th over of the first innings of the first Test against India, will be out of action for at least a couple of weeks. “Lahiru Kumara, who walked off the field yesterday, has … Read more

Ponting condoles Warne’s demise

March 5, 2022, 11:05 am Tasmania, March 5 : Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting on Saturday paid a rich tribute to spin wizard Shane Warne, who tragically passed away from a suspected heart attack. Ponting and Warne played together during Australia’s domination in world cricket. “Hard to put this into words. I first met him … Read more

MCG stand to be renamed in honour of Warne

March 5, 2022, 7:49 am Melbourne, March 5 : The Great Southern Stand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) will be renamed in honour of Australian great Shane Warne. The stand will be renamed the S.K. Warne stand after the greatest spinner died of a suspected heart attack in Thailand. He was 52. “I’ve just … Read more

Shane Warne’s family offered state funeral

Melbourne : The family of Australian cricket icon Shane Warne has been offered a state funeral after his sudden death. Warne, widely regarded as the greatest spinner, died of a suspected heart attack in Thailand on Friday. He was 52. “Victoria has lost an icon. Australia has lost a legend. And the entire cricket world … Read more

Aus, Eng teams pay tribute to Marsh, Warne

March 5, 2022, 7:09 am Hamilton (New Zealand), March 5 : Australia and England women’s cricket teams donned black arm bands and observed a minute of silence out of respect for Rod Marsh and Shane Warne ahead of their World Cup match here on Saturday. Australian greats Marsh and Warne passed away within 24 hours … Read more

ICC expresses sadness at sudden passing of Warne

March 5, 2022, 6:52 am Dubai, March 5 : International Cricket Council (ICC) has expressed sadness at the sudden passing of legendary Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne at the age of 52. In a statement, ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice expressed shock and sadness at Warne’s passing, saying his impact on and off the field would … Read more

India win historic medal in World Race Walking C’ships

March 4, 2022, 9:10 pm Muscat, March 4 : The Indian women’s 20km walk team, comprising Ravina, Bhawna Jat and M ta Prajapati, on Friday scripted history by winning a bronze — the first medal in the 61-year history of the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships– here on Friday evening. Ravina produced the best … Read more

Cricket fraternity in shock after Warne’s demise

New Delhi  : Cricket fraternity around the world is in deep shock after hearing the news of Australian cricket legend Shane Warne’s untimely demise. Warne, widely regarded as the greatest spinner, passed away of a suspected heart attack in Thailand. He was 52. Indian skipper Rohit Sharma tweeted, “I am truly lost for words here, … Read more

Union Minister Sonowal installs 1st Ayush Hospital of Nagaland

  Kohima  : on Minister for Ayush, Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday inaugurated the first-ever Integrated Ayush Hospital in the State at Razha Chedema, here. Speaking at the inaugural programme Sonowal expressed happiness to be in the midst of the Naga brothers and sisters. The minister said he feels at home whenever … Read more

Bindra starts new initiative for sports injury treatment

March 4, 2022, 7:09 pm Kolkata, Mar 4 : Abhinav Bindra Foundation Trust (ABFT) and Healthium Medtech, a global Medtech company, on Friday inaugurated the ‘Sport of Life’initiative for treatment of sports injuries, strengthening its deep commitment towards sports medicine in India ABFT aims to support injured players in need with the cost of medical … Read more

No worries about milestones: Kohli at Day 1 stumps

March 4, 2022, 8:30 pm Mohali (Punjab), March 4 : Former India captain Virat Kohli on Friday said that he is not too worried about milestones, but satisfied with his current form. “As long as your focus is on the right things, I am not too worried about milestones. I have never been bothered about … Read more

Australian cricket icon Shane Warne passes away

March 4, 2022, 8:04 pm Melbourne, March 4 : Australian cricket legend Shane Warne died of a suspected heart attack, aged 52. Warne, widely regarded as the greatest spinner, was in Koh Samui, Thailand. “Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived,” read … Read more

Dhoni celebrates return of IPL

March 4, 2022, 4:11 pm Mumbai, March 4 : Summer is approaching and so is one of the most awaited tournaments. The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 returns to its original summer window, starting March 26. Over the years, every season of IPL has witnessed unbelievable moments of thrill and brilliance and has developed a … Read more

Kohli, Vihari depart, India 199/4 at Tea

March 4, 2022, 3:50 pm Mohali, March 4 : India were restricted to 199 for 4 at Tea after Sri Lanka dismissed Virat Kohli and Hanuma Vihari in quick succession in -lunch session on Day 1 of the first Test match against Sri Lanka at the IS Bindra Stadium here on Friday. Playing for the … Read more

WI beat hosts NZ in World Cup opener

March 4, 2022, 3:54 pm Tauranga, March 4 : Deandra Dottin defended six runs off the last over to hand West Indies a three-run victory over hosts New Zealand in the nail-biting opening game of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup at Bay Oval here on Friday. Dottin, who did not bowl in her last … Read more

Kohli becomes 6th Indian to reach 8000 Test runs

March 4, 2022, 1:41 pm Mohali, March 4 : Former India captain Virat Kohli crossed 8000 runs mark in his 100th Test on Day 1 of the first game against Sri Lanka here on Friday. Kohli achieved the feat when he took a single off Vishwa Fernando with a neat steer through point. He became … Read more