T20 World Cup: Drop-in pitches being transported for installation at New York venue
New York: The drop-in pitches prepared for the upcoming T20 World Cup are being transported from Florida to New York in semi-trailer trucks for installation at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, the ICC said on Tuesday. Among other matches, the venue will also host the marquee India-Pakistan group stage fixture on June 9. Ten drop-in […]
T20WC Selection: Rinku becomes casualty of Impact Player Rule
New Delhi: The ‘Impact Player’ rule, which has made IPL contests quite literally a “12-a-side affair”, has dealt a raw deal to power-hitter Rinku Singh who couldn’t make the Indian main squad for T20 World Cup as he simply did not have enough game time to his credit. The 26-year-old Aligarh left-hander, who captured the […]
World T20: National selectors to meet in Ahmedabad on Tuesday
New Delhi: The national selection committee led by Ajit Agarkar will meet BCCI secretary Jay Shah in Ahmedabad on Tuesday to finalise the 15-member squad for the ICC T20 World Cup in the Americas but the official announcement might happen a day later. The BCCI secretary is the convenor of the senior selection committee (men) […]
PCB finalises Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi as venues for Champions Trophy
Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board has earmarked Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi as venues for next year’s Champions Trophy, continuing to insist that the tournament will stay in the country despite speculation of a ‘hybrid model’ being under consideration to ensure India’s participation. The Champions Trophy, which was last held in England in 2017, is expected […]
India beat Bangladesh by 44 runs in first women’s T20I
Sylhet (Bangladesh): Pace duo of Renuka Singh and Pooja Vastrakar shared five wickets as India produced a clinical bowling display to outclass Bangladesh by 44 runs in the opening women’s T20I here on Sunday. Opting to bat, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Yastika Bhatia provided solidity in the middle order but India missed the late flourish […]
RKFC Head Coach nominated as Head Coach of U-16 Indian Team
Srinagar: All India Football Federation Technical Committee has recommended former J&K footballer and Real Kashmir FC head coach Ishfaq Ahmed as head coach for the Under-16 Indian National Football Team. This will be Ishfaq’s second stint with the U-16 national team. Previously, he was head coach of the team in July 2023, leading them to […]
Upbeat Delhi Capitals take on struggling MI as playoff race intensifies
New Delhi: Bolstered by Rishabh Pant’s brilliant batting form and inspiring leadership, the resurrected Delhi Capitals will aim to continue their upward march in the IPL points table when they take on an inconsistent Mumbai Indians here on Saturday. The Capitals have endured a rollercoaster season so far, showing flashes of brilliance while also succumbing […]
Rampant Sunrisers Hyderabad eye another run-fest against bottom-placed RCB
Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad will look to unleash their brute batting power on struggling Royal Challengers Bengaluru when the two teams face off in their return-leg fixture of the IPL here on Thursday. Having breached the 250-run mark thrice in this IPL edition itself, Sunrisers Hyderabad are pushing the boundaries of T20 batting with their no […]
Sreeja surpasses Manika as India No.1 TT player
New Delhi: CWG mixed doubles champion Sreeja Akula on Tuesday became the top-ranked Indian woman table tennis player after rising to career-high rank of 38 in latest ITTF Chart, replacing Manika Batra. Sreeja climbed a spot while Manika who had been India’s number one TT player for a while now, slipped two places to 39 […]
Humpy finishes second in Women’s candidate
Toronto: Indian grandmaster Koneru Humpy delivered the goods when it mattered, defeating erstwhile joint leader Tingjie Lei of China to finish second on a superior tiebreak in the women candidates tournament here. Zhongyi Tan of China expectedly topped the tables after settling for a draw with Anna Muzychuk of Ukraine. The real story of the […]
