Cricket

    IPL 2024: Rs 8.4 Crore worth Sameer Rizvi to fill Ambati Rayudu’s spot for CSK | Chennai Super Kings

    Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have signed Sameer Rizvi for IPL 2024, replacing Ambati Rayudu. Rizvi, who scored 455 runs in UPT20 league matches, has natural talent and potential to develop into a significant player for CSK.
    SPORTS

    FIFA increases investment in football development to 2.25 billion USD

    Geneva: The FIFA Council unanimously approved the Annual Report 2023 and the increase of investment in football development to 2.25 billion U.S. dollars, the world football governing body announced on Thursday. FIFA confirmed that the budget for the 2023-2026 cycle is almost seven times as much as the investment in the development programs prior to 2016. The Annual Report will be submitted to the 74th FIFA Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 17, 2024 for final approval. The Congress will hold a vote on the host(s) of the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Bangkok after FIFA received a bid from Brazil, a joint bid from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, as well as a joint bid from Mexico and the United States. The FIFA Council also supported the FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s call to fight racism in football, FIFA said.
    SPORTS

    Nishant Dev misses out on Paris Olympics quota, loses by split decision in QF

    Nishant Dev missed out on a Paris Olympic quota by a whisker, suffering a heartbreaking loss in the 71kg quarterfinals as all Indian boxers returned empty-handed from the first World Olympic Boxing Qualifier here. Dev went down 1-4 to USA’s Omari Jones, the 2021 World Championship silver medallist, in a closely-contested light middleweight quarterfinal late on Monday. A win in the last eight stage would have fetched the 2023 World Championships bronze medallist an Olympic quota. None of the nine boxers competing here were able to add to India’s tally of four quotas in boxing. After two qualification events — the Asian Games and the first World Olympic Boxing Qualifier — not one Indian male pugilist has been able to book a place for the Olympics. All four quotas in boxing have come in the women’s section with two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen (50kg), Preeti Pawar (54kg), Parveen Hooda (57kg), and Tokyo Olympics bronze…
    Cricket

    Rohit Sharma watches Ranji Trophy Final at Wankhede, days before IPL 2024

    India captain Rohit Sharma was a star attraction during the Ranji Trophy 2024 Final match between Mumbai and Vidarbha at the Wankhede Stadium on March 12, Tuesday. Before joining the Mumbai Indians training camp for the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League, Rohit was spotted inside the Mumbai team’s dressing room.  A man of his word, Rohit, who has been promoting the importance of domestic cricket along with the BCCI and the team management, marked his presence during the Ranji Trophy final. Instead of opting for a much-needed break between the IPL and the 5-match Test series against England, the Indian skipper came to support the players. Rohit, who represents Mumbai, would be happy with the team’s performance. His teammates, Ajinkya Rahane and Shreyas Iyer, scored 73 and 95 each. 19-year-old Musheer Khan stood out with the bat with his 136-run knock as Mumbai were on course to set a massive…
    Cricket

    India beat England by five wickets to bag Test series in Ranchi

    India batters Shubman Gill and Dhruv Jurel put together a 72-run partnership as India beat England by five wickets in the fourth Test match in Ranchi and took an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series. Chasing a target of 192 runs in the fourth innings on Monday, India were reduced to 120-5, but Gill (52) and Jurel (39) calmly guided their side home with their unbeaten partnership on the fifth day of the Test. Young England spinner Shoaib Bashir took three wickets as the visitors kept India’s batters in check until Gill and Jurel steadied the chase. India’s skipper Rohit Sharma said his team’s young players had filled the shoes of missing veterans to shine in cricket’s toughest format. Player of the match Jurel, 23, who made his debut in the previous win in Rajkot, turned the match on its head with his 90 after he lifted India from…
    SPORTS

    Claressa Shields: Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou will be close | ‘A split decision going either way’

    Ngannou is a former UFC heavyweight champion who has only had one professional boxing contest. On March 8, live on Sky Sports Box Office, he will take on two-time unified titlist Anthony Joshua. Tyson Fury beat Ngannou on a contentious split decision in his last fight and Shields believes Joshua could have a difficult contest too with the mixed martial artist. “I think it’s going to be a good fight. At first I kind of felt that AJ was going to knock out Ngannou, that’s how I saw the fight. Now it’s kind of shifted on, I feel like it’ll be a split decision going either guy’s way,” Shields told Sky Sports. “I say that because it feels like AJ has a lot to prove and I feel like when he’s got a lot to prove sometimes he puts too much pressure on himself and he doesn’t fight his fight. And if…
    Cricket

    India v England: Shoaib Bashir puts England on top in Ranchi

    Shoaib Bashir’s wonderful 4-84 gave England a golden opportunity to take control of the fourth Test against India in Ranchi. Off-spinner Bashir, who is playing in only his second Test, bowled 31 consecutive overs in a spell that stretched across all three sessions of the second day. At one stage he picked up three wickets for five runs in 41 deliveries, then crucially got Yashasvi Jaiswal to chop on to his stumps for 73. From 177-7, India rallied to 219-7 thanks to an unbroken stand of 42 between Dhruv Jurel and Kuldeep Yadav, leaving the hosts 134 behind the 353 England were dismissed for on Saturday morning.  Joe Root and Ollie Robinson added 102 for the eighth wicket, with Robinson making 58 for his first half-century in Test cricket. Robinson was the first of three wickets taken in 11 deliveries by Ravindra Jadeja, who mopped up the tail to leave…
    Tennis

    Carlos Alcaraz was forced to retire from his Rio Open first round match after injuring himself just two points into the match.

    Replays showed how the 20-year-old suffering a nasty looking injury when planting his foot on the clay. But just one game later, Alcaraz had his serve broken, shook Monteiro’s hand, and left the court shortly after, retiring from the match. The Wimbledon champion was then seen limping out of the stadium and head straight onto a golf cart to take him away. “Tomorrow I’ll have a test for my ankle and let’s see if it’s something serious or not,” said Alcaraz. “I felt bad. That was the first impression I had. I was feeling pain once I fell down, so I thought it was going to be difficult to continue if I was still having those feelings. “After a few points it didn’t feel better. I couldn’t move well and I knew that it was going to be impossible to continue. “I thought it was going to get worse if I…
    SPORTS

    Dana White has revealed that Vladimir Putin gifted Russian MMA icon Khabib Nurmagomedov $20million after his stunning win over Conor McGregor.

    Nurmagomedov submitted McGregor in the fourth round of their grudge match at UFC 229 to retain his UFC lightweight title in October 2018, McGregor was forced to tap out to Khabib during their lightweight title fight. En route to the neck crank finish the Dagestani grappler mauled McGregor on the ground and even dropped the Irishman with a clean overhand right in the second stanza. The victory propelled Nurmagomedov to the top of the sport and sent shockwaves around the MMA world. Everyone wanted to talk to the pound-for-pound king after his historic victory, including the Russian president. But Putin was left waiting after a brawl broke out in the immediate aftermath of the fight between McGregor and Nurmagomedov’s entourages. When he eventually got him on the phone, White claims Putin offered Nurmagomedov and his late father Abdulmanap $20m worth of property in their home country. “He (Nurmagomedov) didn’t even make it back to his dressing room…
    SPORTS

    Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez ready for Inter Miami MLS opener

    Miami: Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez are fit and ready to play for Inter Miami in the club’s opening match of the Major League Soccer season against Real Salt Lake City, manager Gerardo Martino said. The former Barcelona teammates will be the headline acts in Wednesday night’s clash at Inter Miami’s renamed Chase stadium in Fort Lauderdale, though they are not guaranteed starters. “Messi and Suarez are ready to play, if 90 minutes are required, we will see this depending on the team’s needs,” Martino told a news conference. Messi missed much of Inter Miami‘s pre-season because of an adductor strain while Suarez has overcome a knee problem. The other half of Inter Miami’s contingent of former Barcelona stars – defender Jordi Alba and midfielder Sergio Busquets – will also be available after recovering from recent injury concerns, reports Xinhua. The only doubt for the Florida outfit is Argentine defender Nicolas Freire, who…

    SPORTS

    • Feb- 2024 -
      15 February

      Rohit Sharma becomes India’s 4th-highest run-maker in international cricket

      Rajkot: Indian skipper Rohit Sharma on Thursday overtook former skipper Saurav Ganguly to become the fourth-highest run-maker in international cricket. Rohit accomplished this feat against England in the fourth Test at Rajkot. In the match, Rohit scored his 11th Test ton, a knock of 131 runs in 196 balls, with 14 fours and three sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of 66.83. Now in 470 international matches, Rohit has scored 18,641 runs at an average of 43.35. He has also scored 47 centuries and 100 fifties for India, with the best score of 264. Above him are the stars like Sachin Tendulkar (34,357 runs), Virat Kohli (26,733 runs) and Rahul Dravid (24,064 runs). In 57 Tests, Rohit has scored 3,958…

      Read More »
    • Jan- 2024 -
      6 January

      David Warner signs off scintillating Test career with fairytale finish

      Sydney: It was a fairytale finish for David Warner, as the retiring opener showed his class one last time with a match-winning fifty in his farewell Test and Australia bagged yet another win at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Pakistan had their moments, but Australia showed their class as they swept the series 3-0. There was never a dull moment when Warner took to the field. He finished his Test career as Australia’s fifth-leading run-scorer in the format. Warner hit 57 off 75 balls until his fairy-tale last innings came to an end just after midday on day four, leaving Australia 11 runs short of victory. As Warner went off to handshakes with the Pakistan squad and then waved his bat…

      Read More »
    • 5 January

      2024 T20 World Cup schedule unveiled: India to face Pakistan on June 9

      Hyderabad: The International Cricket Council (ICC) released the schedule for the highly anticipated T20 World Cup on Friday. For the first time in cricket history, 20 teams are participating in the event, with 55 matches scheduled to be played. India, Pakistan, Ireland, USA, and Canada are placed in Group A. India is set to clash with arch-rivals Pakistan on June 9 in New York. Similarly, Group B comprises England, Australia, Namibia, Scotland, and Oman. Group C includes New Zealand, West Indies, Afghanistan, Uganda, and Papua New Guinea, while Group D consists of South Africa, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal. The event, commencing on June 1, is scheduled to be held across the United States and the West Indies. The finals are…

      Read More »
    • 4 January

      IND vs SA second Test | India levels series against South Africa in shortest ever Test in history

      Visiting India thus completed a remarkable comeback after losing the first Test in Centurion by an innings and 32 runs. Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah finished with excellent figures of 6/61 as India bowled South Africa out for 176 to set themselves a target of 79, after Aiden Markram had struck a magnificent, counterattacking 106 off 103 balls before lunch. The hosts completed the chase in the second session with skipper Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer remaining not out on 17 and 4 respectively. This is the shortest Test match ever in terms of overs bowled, bettering the previous best that involved Australia and South Africa at the MCG way back in 1932. A total of 106.2 overs were bowled in…

      Read More »
    • 3 January

      Telangana Mahila Viswavidyalayam’s run ends in pre-quarters at Inter-University Volleyball Championship

      Hyderabad: Telangana Mahila Viswavidyalayam’s (TMV) good run came to an end in pre-quarterfinals of the Inter-University (South Zone) Volleyball Championship held at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh recently. TMV lost to Nagarjuna University Guntur, Andhra Pradesh 14-25,17-25,19-25 to end their campaign. Earlier, TMV recorded victories over Agricultural Science University and Rajiv Gandhi University Health Science of Karnataka, Satavahana University of Telangana and Sri Padmavathi Mahila Viswavidyalayam of Andhra Pradesh to storm into pre-quarters of the championship. Results: Pre-Quarters: TMV lost to Nagarjuna University (Guntur, AP) 14-25,17-25,19-25; TMV (TS) bt Agricultural Science University (KAR) 25-12, 25-12, 25-14; TMV (TS) bt Satavahana University (TS) 25-12, 25-17, 25-12; TMV (TS) bt Rajiv Gandhi University Health Science (KAR) 25-10, 25-16, 25-14; TMV (TS) bt Sri Padmavathi Mahila Viswavdiyalayam…

      Read More »
    • Dec- 2023 -
      29 December

      Telangana swimmer Shivani bags two gold medals at South Zone Aquatic Championship

      Hyderabad: Telangana swimmer Shivani Karra bagged two gold medals in the girls category of the 100m butterfly and 200m medley events in the ongoing 34th South Zone Aquatic Championship at BSA Swimming Pool, Bengaluru, Karnataka on Thursday. In the 100m butterfly event, Shivani grabbed top honours with a timing of 1:12.88s and finished ahead of Ritika Gokul of Karnataka and P Vedasri of Andhra Pradesh in second and third places respectively. She continued her good form to win the 200m medley with a timing of 2:44.08s as K Lasya Sri of Andhra Pradesh and Sumanvi V of Karnataka finished in second and third spots respectively. Another Telangana swimmer Sri Nithya Sagi won gold medal in 400m freestyle event and also bagged…

      Read More »
    • 29 December

      SA vs IND: India penalised for slow over rate during Boxing Day Test against South Africa

      Team India have been fined 10 percent of their match fee and penalised two ICC World Test Championship points for maintaining a slow over-rate against South Africa in the first Test in Centurion. Chris Broad of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after India were ruled to be two overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration. SA vs IND, 1st Test Day 3 Scorecard | Report Following Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences, players are fined five percent of their match fee for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time. In addition, as per…

      Read More »
    • 26 December

      SA vs IND: Rabada rattles India as Rahul displays grit on rain-hit day

      Centurion: Kagiso Rabada was at his lethal best, knocking the stuffing out of India‘s batting ‘prima donnas’ with a fifer on a track offering extra and variable bounce as South Africa took control of the proceedings on the opening day of the first Test here Tuesday. KL Rahul (70 batting, 105 balls) continued his love affair with Supersport Park, displaying excellent temperament on a difficult pitch taking India to 208 for 8 in 59 overs when rain forced early stumps. Rabada (5/44 in 17 overs) bowled two of the most intimidating and incisive spells witnessed in recent times to completely rock the Indian batting line-up, which struggled to cope with the conditions. One of the finest fast bowlers in contemporary cricket, Rabada…

      Read More »
    • 23 December

      Priyanka meets wrestler Sakshi Malik, assures of support for fight in justice

      New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday met Olympian wrestler Sakshi Malik to express her solidarity and assured her of her support in every way in her fight for justice.Priyanka Gandhi arrived at the residence of Malik and met her and other wrestlers. Assuring Malik of her support in every way in the fight for justice, she also said that the women players, who have brought glory to the country across the world, accused BJP MP and then WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment, but the BJP government did not take any action against him, and on the contrary, the victims were tortured in various ways. “The BJP is still standing with the accused and is rewarding…

      Read More »
    • 23 December

      Gautam Gambhir clears equation with Virat Kohli with a heart-warming response

      Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir’s response to a question regarding Virat Kohli’s 50th ODI century gained widespread attention on social media and for all good reasons. Remember, the two cricketing legends had a heated exchange during the IPL 2023 match between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore when Gambhir was LSG’s mentor. The intense moment during the IPL 2023 wasn’t the first-ever spat between Gambhir and Kohli as a similar incident happened in the IPL 2013 match between RCB and KKR. “Against which bowler did Virat Kohli score his 50th ODI hundred?” In a viral clip, Gambhir was asked on Star Sports. Gambhir responded quite confidently that Kohli’s 50th hundred came off New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson’s delivery. His fellow expert,…

      Read More »
    Back to top button