NEW DELHI: It turned out to be a gloomy day for India at the Paris Olympics with a series of near misses in badminton, shooting, and wrestling. Lakshya Sen missed a bronze medal in badminton while Maheshwari Chauhan and Anant Jeet Singh Naruka fell short in the skeet mixed team event in shooting. Wrestler Nisha…
NEW DELHI: Enjoying his time off the game after guiding Team India to T20 World Cup triumph, former head coach Rahul Dravid was spotted watching the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024 final between Lyca Kovai Kings and Dindigul Dragons at MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk) in Chennai on Sunday.The official X handle of TNPL shared a…
NEW DELHI: India’s Nishant Dev on Wednesday advanced to the quarterfinals in the boxing 71kg men’s competition, defeating Jose Gabriel Rodriguez Tenorio of Ecuador at the Paris Olympics. Dev edged Rodriguez 3-2 via a split decision.Starting aggressively, Dev landed straight and precise punches to comfortably secure the first round. However, his Ecuadorian opponent saved his…
NEW DELHI: India’s Byju’s and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have reached a settlement in a $19 million payments dispute, a lawyer for the ed-tech company confirmed on Wednesday. Founder Byju Raveendran has been personally handling negotiations to resolve the issue and extricate the company from an insolvency process that had…
NEW DELHI: Since leaving the tour of South Africa midway last year, wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan hasn’t been able to make his way back in the Indian set-up across formats. The 26-year-old earlier this year was ignored from the BCCI central contract list and with the likes of Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson and other emerging keeper-batters,…
NEW DELHI: Gautam Gambhir has taken over as the head coach of Team India, and it has sparked the discussions about his relationship with star batsman Virat Kohli. Despite a notable verbal altercation during IPL 2023, the two were seen sharing lighter moments and hugging in the 2024 IPL season. Though their dynamic remains a…
NEW DELHI: Former Sri Lanka batter Russel Arnold has praised Gautam Gambhir‘s new role as Team India‘s head coach, following his appointment as Rahul Dravid‘s successor. Arnold believes Gambhir’s leadership will bring fresh energy to the team and prevent players from becoming complacent. Gambhir will make his debut as head coach in the upcoming white-ball…
NEW DELHI: Gautam Gambhir addressed his first press conference as Team India alongwith chief selector Ajit Agarkar in Mumbai on Monday ahead of the Sri Lanka tour that starts on July 27.Known to be a team man to the core since his playing days, Gambhir laid importance on taking the team forward saying that he…
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has strongly criticized Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami for his ‘cartoon-giri‘ comments about Inzamam-ul-Haq’s reverse swing allegations. Ali, speaking on his YouTube channel, expressed his disapproval of Shami’s choice of words, describing them as ‘behuda’ (indecent) and disrespectful.“When Shami talks about Inzi bhai and calls him a cartoon,…
NEW DELHI: Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar has urged for efforts to bring star all-rounder Hardik Pandya back into the Test team, stressing his importance for India’s chances in winning their first World Test Championship (WTC) title and achieving success in Australia. Gavaskar believes Pandya’s inclusion could be pivotal, especially after his recent key role…
