Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra on Friday extended his support to the protesting wrestlers and called for “quick action” from the authorities in order to ensure that justice is served.Chopra expressed his disappointment a day after Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha came down heavily on the wrestlers for hitting the streets to resume […]
Arjuna Awardee and Padma Shri boxing legend Kaur Singh (74) died on Wednesday at a Kurukshetra hospital in Haryana, where he was undergoing treatment for multiple health problems.After retiring from the Army, he had been staying at his native village Khanal Khurd here. Officials concerned have reached his house.Apart from winning international events, Singh had […]
Salim Durani, the debonair India cricketer of the 1960s with a movie star looks, a puckish sense of humour, and a penchant for hitting monstrous sixes on demand, died on Sunday.He was 88.His death was confirmed by sources close to the family. He had been living with his younger brother, Jahangir Durani, in Jamnagar, Gujarat.Durani […]
The Chennai Super Kings tried till the end but couldn’t prevent themselves from going down to Gujarat Titans in the opening match of the IPL 2023 in Ahmedabad on Friday. After being put in to bat, CSK finished with 173/7, a target that was chased down by the defending champions GT in the final over […]
Australia Live Score 3rd Test, Day 1: India find themselves in a spot of bother after opting to bat first in the third Test against Australia in Indore on Wednesday. The hosts lost seven wickets in the opening session and mustered 84 runs before umpires called for Lunch. The proceedings started with Matt Kuhnemann removing […]
R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja ran riot as Australia were packed for 113 in the second innings of the ongoing Test in New Delhi, leaving the hosts with a 115-run target. Jadeja picked seven wickets, while Ashwin scalped three as Australia began Day 3 from the overnight score of 61/1. The tourists lost nine wickets […]
The annual 1st J Saupin Memorial Basketball Tournament concluded with Saupin’s School, Chandigarh winning the trophy against Vivek High School, Mohali with a score of 28-18. The well coordinated and agile moves of the Saupin’s 32 players were applauded by all. The top scorer was Satyam Mehta. The 1st semi final match was played between […]
Star gymnast Dipa Karmakar has been handed a 21-month ban for failing a dope test conducted by the International Testing Agency, contrary to claims made by Indian officials that her “suspension” last year was not related to doping offence.Karmakar’s dope sample collected out-of-competition by the ITA, an independent organisation that manages the anti-doping programme of […]
Lucknow’s pitch curator has reportedly been sacked after the 22 yards for the India vs New Zealand 2nd T20I provided excessive turn for the spinners of both sides, making it nearly impossible to score. After opting to bat first, New Zealand could only manage 99 for 8 in their 20 overs as the Indian spinners […]
Team India head coach Rahul Dravid hailed Suryakumar Yadav’s scintillating unbeaten 112-run knock against Sri Lanka in the T20 series decider here, and jokingly said that the 32-year-old batter had “never seen him bat” when he was a young kid.”I have someone here with me, who I am sure, as a young kid, didn’t watch […]