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Respect the opportunity you are getting: Kohli to U-19s

Sports December 24, 2017 at 6:57 pm 0 comments

Dubai, December 24 India captain Virat Kohli urged the current crop of colt cricketers to “respect the opportunity” that they are getting in the form of ICC U-19 World Cup. The Prithvi Shaw-led Indian team will be vying for top honours in the fortnight long tournament in New Zealand startingRead More

I don’t know when I will captain India again: Rohit Sharma

I don’t know when I will captain India again: Rohit Sharma

Sports December 23, 2017 at 3:47 pm 0 comments

Indore, December 23 Rohit Sharma wants to savour every moment of his brief stint as India captain, wondering when he would again get a chance to walk out with the team sheet in future. Rohit’s brief tenure as stand-in captain will come to an end with the final T20 InternationalRead More

Top Pak cricketers stuck in Uganda

Sports December 23, 2017 at 3:46 pm 0 comments

Karachi, In a bizarre incident, nearly 20 Pakistani cricketers, including top names like Saeed Ajmal, Yasir Hameed and Imran Farhat, have been left stranded in Uganda over a payment dispute with a T20 league organiser. The Pakistani players had gone to Kampala to play in a T20 league after taking permissionRead More

No shooting in 2022 CWG? Batra says it’s not final yet

Sports December 23, 2017 at 3:46 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, With “assumptions” being made about the exclusion of shooting sports from the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra today said it was too early for the organisers to decide on the sports programme. Birmingham, on Thursday, replaced Durban as the hosts of theRead More

Tendulkar speaks up for sportspersons

Sports December 23, 2017 at 3:45 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, Sachin Tendulkar today said he would request Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to make the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) for sportspersons a part of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) budget, which can be used to develop sports infrastructure. Tendulkar, who could not deliver his maiden speech in Rajya Sabha dueRead More

Bindra quits as national observer, TOPS chief

Sports December 23, 2017 at 3:45 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, Abhinav Bindra has requested Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore to relieve him from posts of National Observer (shooting) and chairman of TOP Committee to avoid any potential conflict of interest as he is also involved in private projects. “As I will now be involving myself more deeply in privateRead More

India beat Sri Lanka by 93 runs in 1st T20I

India beat Sri Lanka by 93 runs in 1st T20I

Sports December 20, 2017 at 6:53 pm 0 comments

Cuttack, December 20 India defeated Sri Lanka by a massive 93 runs in the first T20 International, here on Wednesday. Sri Lanka were bowled out for 87 runs with Yuzvendra Chahal picking four wickets. Earlier, opener KL Rahul’s classy 61 and some sensible batting from Mahendra Singh Dhoni and ManishRead More

Vijender confident of ending 2017 on high

Sports December 20, 2017 at 6:52 pm 0 comments

Jaipur, December 20 Ace Indian boxer Vijender Singh on Wednesday exuded confidence of ending the year on a high note as he takes on African champion Ernest Amuzu of Ghana at the Sawai Man Singh Indoor Stadium here on Saturday. The 32-year-old Indian, who is WBO Oriental Super Middleweight andRead More

I don’t lack motivation, won’t call it quits, says Gambhir

I don’t lack motivation, won’t call it quits, says Gambhir

Sports December 20, 2017 at 6:52 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, December 20 With age not on his side, the chances of a national comeback look relatively bleak for Gautam Gambhir despite his golden run in domestic cricket, but the feisty India opener says he won’t give up just yet. For Gambhir, regarded one of the most complete batsmenRead More

Djokovic picks new format for Australian Open warm-up

Djokovic picks new format for Australian Open warm-up

Sports December 20, 2017 at 6:51 pm 0 comments

Sydney, December 20 Former world number one Novak Djokovic will warm-up for a tilt at a record seventh Australian Open crown by playing in an innovative quickfire event at the Melbourne venue. Djokovic, who has been sidelined since July with a right elbow injury, is making his long-awaited return toRead More