KL Rahul’s career-best gives India commendable lead
For KL Rahul, there is no such thing as in between. Either he doesn’t score, or gets a century. Ahead of the start of the Jamaica Test, Indian captain Virat Kohli had backed Rahul comprehensively, saying that he is capable of playing the long innings. Those were pretty confident words, considering how Rahul continued to floor […]
In Dipa Karmakar, a fresh Indian Olympic dream
In the last six months, Dipa Karmakar’s life has swung the entire arc. On October 31, 2015, despite displaying the best vaulting effort of her career, Dipa couldn’t secure an Olympic berth. She had come perilously close, but a podium finish eluded her. Executing the Produnova, Dipa’s poor landing, despite a strong jump and lift, negated […]
Kidambi Srikanth, the David worth becoming Goliath
The highest-ranked Indian male badminton player, Kidambi Srikanth will be the only player to represent the country in the men’s singles event at the 2016 Rio Olympics. And while going that extra yard – merely days before the games begin – is the need of the hour, Srikanth has had to endure a weary schedule off the badminton court. This […]
Appointing Kumble as India coach is a great move: Walsh
BASSETERRE (St Kitts): Former West Indies captain Courtney Walsh hailed the BCCI decision of appointing Anil Kumble as the chief coach terming the leg-spinner as someone who has “his heart in right place”. “I think it is a very good move. He is a very well respected person, and someone who is involved with the ICC as well,” Walsh, […]
Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin Wreak Havoc For West Indies Batsmen
Indian spin troika of Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin and Amit Mishra kept their stranglehold on the inexperienced West Indies Board President’s XI to bowl them out for a paltry 180 on the first day of the final warm-up game, in Basseterre on Thursday. At stumps, India were 93 for 3 in reply in 25.3 overs with KL Rahul (30 […]
Indian Hockey Team’s ‘Sardar’
Sardar Singh. The captain of the Indian hockey team and a man who will have a big role to play if India are to win their first Olympic medal in Men’s field hockey since 1980 In 2008, Sardar Singh became the youngest man ever to captain the Indian National Men’s hockey Team. Eight years later, […]
Sania Mirza Tops List of Best Dressed Sportspersons
New Delhi: On World Ethnic Day on Sunday, India’s tennis star Sania Mirza — who off and on flaunts lehengas, saris and anarkalis in bright colours at events — topped a list of Best Dressed Sportspersons. In a survey conducted by an online ethnic marketplace Craftsvilla.com to celebrate World Ethnic Day, Sania received 62.9 per cent votes as […]
Formidable India gear up for T20 whitewash against Zimbabwe
HARARE: The ODI series proving to be a stroll in the park, Mahendra Singh Dhoni would look to finish his current season with another dominant performance when he leads India in the three-match Twenty20 series against a hapless Zimbabwe, starting on Saturday. Riding high after inflicting a 3-0 whitewash on the hosts, Dhoni and his […]
‘Judgement Day’ for Sushil as HC to decide on trials
NEW DELHI: Fighting for an Olympic ticket on the unfamiliar legal turf, Sushil Kumar’s glorious wrestling career may meet an unceremonious end when the Delhi High Court pronounces its verdict on Monday on who gets to board the flight to Rio between him and Narsingh Yadav . An unfavourable verdict for Sushil may not be the end […]
First National Level Youth Cricket Tournament Hosted in Houston
HOUSTON: In the game of Rain v/s Cricket, Cricket eventually won as the rain could only dampen the fields but not the enthusiasm with which more than 250 young cricketers (24 teams) from all over the country gathered in Houston for National Youth Cricket League’s tournament. Following a wet opening ceremony at Paul Rushing Park […]
IPL 2016: Kohli 54* powers RCB to playoffs
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli played another match-winning innings as Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Delhi Daredevils by six wickets to march into playoffs of the Indian Premier League season nine in Raipur on Sunday. The victory, their fourth in a row, also took RCB to the second in the standings and avoided the Eliminator in the next stage. After bowlers […]
IPL 9: Delhi Daredevils face table-toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad in must-win clash
It’s been quite a season for Delhi Daredevils . After overhauling their squad, under the leadership of two former international stalwarts, they have emerged as one of the strongest sides. They spent some time in the top-four of the points table after a strong start but a string of losses has pushed them down to the bottom […]
IPL 2016: All-round Krunal takes Mumbai to third spot
Late surges and miraculous comebacks are nothing new for Mumbai Indians . They seem to thrive in adverse situations and somehow it brings the best out of the Mumbai outfit. Sunday was no different. With just two games remaining for them in the league stages of 2016 IPL, they needed to win both to be in the […]
IPL 9 Player of the Week: Mustafizur Rahman
NEW DELHI: The past week of matches in IPL 9 has thrown up several superlative efforts, with Andre Russell turning in two Man-of-the-Match performances for Kolkata Knight Riders, Shikhar Dhawan hitting form with a pair of highly effective innings for a resurgent Sunrisers Hyderabad and Virat Kohli hitting his second hundred of the season. But […]
IPL: Delhi Daredevils Dressing Room, A Happy Place, Says Carlos Brathwaite
New Delhi: With Delhi Daredevils surprising one and all with their consistent showing in the Indian Premier League 2016, West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite said that the team’s “fun dressing room” is helping them play well this year. Brathwaite made a sterling comeback to the side after missing two games, scoring crucial 34 off 11 balls […]
Athletes split over Salman as Olympics ambassador, IOA stands firm
Bollywood star Salman Khan’s appointment as the goodwill ambassador of India’s Rio Olympics contingent prompted strong reactions from the sports fraternity and social media users. Sportspersons, including wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt and sprint legend Milkha Singh criticised the Indian Olympic Association’s move to appoint Khan, who has previously courted controversy for involvement in a drink-driving case […]
IPL 9: It’s Dhoni’s experience vs Kohli’s vigor
NEW DELHI: Smarting from two consecutive defeats, Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore take on MS Dhoni-led Rising Pune Supergiants on Thursday. IPL newbie Pune and RCB – the team with arguably the best batting line-up in the league – are on equal footing as both have lost two consecutive matches after winning their opener. Both […]
Australia thrash India 4-0 to win Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
India suffered a 0-4 drubbing at the hands of world champions Australia to settle for a silver medal, their best finish in six years, in the 25th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament on Saturday. This was Australia’s ninth title win as they continued their stranglehold over the tournament. India last won the tournament in […]
India eye final as they take on Malaysia in last league tie
The loss to New Zealand complicating matters for them, an inconsistent India will take on Malaysia in a do-or-die battle to secure a final berth in their final league fixture of the 25th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here Friday. India, who have been unimpressive so far except for the 5-1 victory over arch-rivals […]
TCC Taped Ball Tournament Winter 2015: Spartans(SCG) Winners, BIG12 Runners Up
HOUSTON: Spartans (SCG) won the TCC Taped Ball Winter 2015 tournament defeating Big12 by five wickets in a closely contested game. It was a well-deserved win for Spartans (SCG) who maintained a perfect record in the finals for the seventh time. Big12 had a great tournament reaching finals for the first time. The tournament was […]
