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Lessons from Chitra case: Give jobs to needy sportspersons

Sports July 30, 2017 at 4:12 pm 0 comments

EVERY day in the news we learn about the extreme poverty faced by sportspersons who are barely making two ends meet. It is depressing to see young sportspersons struggling to help out their parents to merely put food on the table. The latest in the list is the sad caseRead More

Kohli, Mukund hit half-centuries as India end 3rd day at 189-3, lead by 498

Kohli, Mukund hit half-centuries as India end 3rd day at 189-3, lead by 498

Sports July 28, 2017 at 6:43 pm 0 comments

Galle, July 28 India closed in on a big win as their domination went uncontested for the third successive day in the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka here on Friday. Virat Kohli (76 batting) and Abhinav Mukund (81) put on 133 runs for the third wicket as India reachedRead More

MCA announces Rs 5 lakh each for 3 members of women’s squad

MCA announces Rs 5 lakh each for 3 members of women’s squad

Sports July 28, 2017 at 6:42 pm 0 comments

Mumbai, July 28 The Mumbai Cricket Association on Friday announced a reward of Rs five lakh each for Poonam Raut, Smriti Mandhana and Mona Meshram, members of the women’s cricket team which ended as runners up in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup. The MCA has also conferred on themRead More

Include Chitra in World Athletics Championships: HC to Centre

Sports July 28, 2017 at 6:41 pm 0 comments

Kochi, July 28 The Kerala High Court on Friday directed the Central Government to ensure participation of PU Chitra in the World Athletics Championships in London next month. Justice P B Suresh Kumar, in an interim order, directed the government to make all arrangements to see that Chitra participates inRead More

BCCI has no road map to promote women’s cricket

BCCI has no road map to promote women’s cricket

Sports July 28, 2017 at 6:41 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, July 28 So, what’s next for the Indian women’s cricket team that made the final of the World Cup? And what lies in store for several young girls who want to play for the country? Sadly, cricket administrators have no answers to these crucial questions, at least rightRead More

Lanka gasping for breath

Sports July 28, 2017 at 6:40 pm 0 comments

GALLE, India amassed 600 in their first innings and returned to blow away the top half of the Sri Lankan batting order to tighten their grip on the first Test at the Galle International Stadium on Thursday. Sri Lanka were reeling on 154/5 at stumps on Day 2, still 446 behindRead More

Shastri begins his 2nd innings

Shastri begins his 2nd innings

Sports July 26, 2017 at 10:18 am 0 comments

Galle, July 26 Indian batsmen have done their homework and will not allow Sri Lanka’s Rangana Herath to wreck them again at Galle, captain Virat Kohli said on the eve of the first Test between the neighbours on Tuesday. The burly left-arm spinner claimed seven wickets in the fourth inningsRead More

India gets WTA event after 5 years

Sports July 26, 2017 at 10:18 am 0 comments

India will host its first WTA tournament in five years when Mumbai will stage a $125,000 event in November, giving home players an opportunity to compete with the world’s top-50. The last time India hosted a WTA event — Royal Indian Open — was in 2012 in Pune. The MaharashtraRead More

McGrath keen to watch how Sachin’s son Arjun bowls

Sports July 26, 2017 at 10:17 am 0 comments

Mumbai, Former Australian seamer Glenn McGrath has expressed his desire to watch how Arjun Tendulkar bowls. “Sachin’s (Tendulkar) son? How old is he now (17), similar age to my son. I haven’t seen him bowl yet. I am keen to see how he goes, but he must do Ok. When theRead More

No HIL next year, to return in 2019

Sports July 26, 2017 at 10:17 am 0 comments

After five editions, there will be no Hockey India League next year and the tournament will return in 2019, Hockey India said today. The tournament’s Governing Committee, comprising representatives of Hockey India and other stakeholders, has unanimously decided to schedule the next edition of league in 2019 instead of nextRead More