Hyderabad: Telangana’s Sub-Junior Softball girls’ team along with their coaches and managers were felicitated by Telangana Softball Association at Fateh Maidan Club, LB Stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday. The State softball showcased excellent performance to grab the gold medal in the 36th Sub-Junior National Softball Championship for Boys and Girls held at Divisional Sports Complex, Aurangabad recently.

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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U-19 Women’s T20 WC: Just believe in yourself, is Shafali Verma’s message to Indian team ahead of final

Sunday presents a golden opportunity for India to clinch its first global trophy in its history of playing women’s cricket File Photo of Shafali Verma Potchefstroom: In India’s squad that will play the U19 Women’s T20 World Cup final against England at JB Marks Oval on Sunday, captain Shafali Verma will be the one who’s got the experience of being in two finals with the senior women’s team. As a 16-year-old making a big splash at the T20I level, Shafali got her first brush of pressure in a final in the 2020 World Cup final when India were bowled out for 99 in a chase of 185 against Australia in front of 86,174 fans at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground. She…
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28 January

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Scientists have calculated Usain Bolt’s potential 100m world record if he didn’t celebrate early

Usain Bolt is one of the ultimate Olympians of all time, with many deeming the Jamaican sprinter as the greatest athlete to ever perform at the greatest show on earth. When you consider just how much better he was than his opposition, it’s hard to argue against that. Back in 2008, he won the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, and although it wasn’t a world record time, the performance from Bolt showed why he is just different gravy and how far ahead of his competitors he was. He jogged over the finish line, slowing down well before the 100m mark, but he still posted a truly stupid time of 9.69 seconds. Plenty will try and fail to reach that in their career,…
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28 January

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‘Worst Captain/Overrated,’ Fans FURIOUS with Hardik Pandya as India lose 1st T20I vs New Zealand

India’s T20 side captain for the New Zealand series, Hardik Pandya was slammed on social media for his poor performance in the first T20I match against the Kiwis on Friday (January 27). At a crucial moment of the game, Suryakumar brought out the lofted drive over extra cover for six against Ish Sodhi in the 12th over. But on the very next ball, he was foxed by a googly from the leg-spinner and chipped straight to long-on, falling for 47. In the next over, Hardik went for the big shot against Bracewell and got trapped. Fans questioned the India captain’s decision of attacking New Zealand spinner just after losing the wicket of Suryakumar Yadav No man that was not the right time…
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27 January

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New Zealand outplay India by 21 runs in first T20I

Opener Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell struck half-centuries to guide New Zealand to a comfortable 21-run win in the first T20I of the three-match series here on Friday. Conway made a 35-ball 52, while Mitchell smashed a 30-ball unbeaten 59 For India, Washington Sundar (2/22) scalped two wickets, while Kuldeep Yadav (1/20), Shivam Mavi (1/19) and Arshdeep Singh (1/51) accounted for one batter each. Washington later came up with his maiden half-century in T20Is, scoring 50 off 28 balls and in-form batter Suryakumar Yadav scored a 34-ball 47 but it was not enough. Left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner chocked India in the middle overs, giving away just 11 runs in his four overs and dismissing two batters. Brief Score: New Zealand:…
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26 January

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Mohammed Siraj becomes the new number one bowler in ICC Men’s ODI Rankings

It’s a remarkable rise for Siraj, who only returned to India’s ODI setup in February last year following a three-year hiatus from the format and was even named in Men’s ODI Team of the Year for 2022 on Tuesday. New Delhi: India’s right-arm fast-bowler Mohammed Siraj has become the new number one bowler in the ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings for bowlers, going past New Zealand’s left-arm seamer Trent Boult and Australia’s fast bowler Josh Hazlewood. It’s a remarkable rise for Siraj, who only returned to India’s ODI setup in February last year following a three-year hiatus from the format and was even named in Men’s ODI Team of the Year for 2022 on Tuesday. Siraj’s rise to the top is…
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26 January

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‘So thrilled’: Virat Kohli after RCB won the bid for Women’s IPL team

Team India cricketer Virat Kohli has shared a post congratulating Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on winning the bid for the Bengaluru Women’s Premier League team. Kohli, who also plays from RCB in IPL, expressed his excitement and stated that he cannot wait to cheer on their women in red and gold. “Well played, RCB! So thrilled that my team has won the bid for the Bengaluru Women’s Premier League team. Can’t wait to cheer for our women in Red and Gold,” he tweeted on Wednesday. Well played, RCB! So thrilled that my team has won the bid for the Bengaluru Women’s Premier League team. Can’t wait to cheer for our women in Red and Gold. #ItsHerGameToo #PlayBold@RCBTweets pic.twitter.com/fIwSDzL5oK— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) January…
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26 January

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic makes U-turn on Lionel Messi and delivers “lack of respect” blast

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has changed his mind about Lionel Messi and now believes him to be the greatest footballer of all time – but has criticised Argentina’s World Cup celebrations. The AC Milan veteran, 41, is one of the greatest players of a generation but has frequently been outspoken throughout his long career. A year ago, Ibrahimovic rejected suggestions that Messi – whom he played alongside briefly at Barcelona – was the greatest ever player. However, he has now reversed that viewpoint after Messi won the World Cup with Argentina last month. It comes just over a year after he suggested the former Barcelona star was not the best ever player, despite him winning his seventh Ballon d’Or in 2021. “Ronaldo the Phenomenon,” Ibrahimovic responded in December 2021 when…
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25 January

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IND vs NZ, 3rd ODI: Hosts thrash Kiwis by 90 runs for 3-0 series sweep

India thrashed New Zealand by 90 runs in the third and final ODI to complete a clean sweep of the three-match series Indore: India thrashed New Zealand by 90 runs in the third and final ODI to complete a clean sweep of the three-match series here on Tuesday. Batting first, India rode on centuries from openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill to post a formidable 385 for nine. In reply, New Zealand were all out for 295 in 41.2 overs with Devon Conway scoring a 100-ball 138.While skipper Rohit struck 101 off 85 balls, the young Gill blazed away to a 78-ball 112, after the visitors asked India to bat at the Holkar Cricket Stadium. Virat Kohli chipped in with 36 off…
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25 January

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Shubman Gill breaks Virat Kohli’s 11-year-old record, joins Babar Azam with a memorable ton in 3rd ODI against NZ

Shubman Gill continued his purple patch and scored his 2nd century of the ongoing series against New Zealand during the 3rd ODI in Indore on Tuesday (January 24). The opening batsman smashed a brilliant 112 off just 78 balls and batted with a strike-rate of 143.59. He hit 13 boundaries and 5 sixes in his century. With a score of 112, Gill breached an elite record owned by Virat Kohli. He went past his former skipper and now owns the record for scoring the most runs in a three-match series by an Indian batsman. Kohli had scored 357 runs in the 2012 Asia Cup. India only played 3 matches in the continental tournament before crashing out. Overall, the list of…
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24 January

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IND vs NZ, 3rd ODI: Hosts thrash Kiwis by 90 runs for 3-0 series sweep

India thrashed New Zealand by 90 runs in the third and final ODI to complete a clean sweep of the three-match series here on Tuesday. Batting first, India rode on centuries from openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill to post a formidable 385 for nine. In reply, New Zealand were all out for 295 in 41.2 overs with Devon Conway scoring a 100-ball 138.While skipper Rohit struck 101 off 85 balls, the young Gill blazed away to a 78-ball 112, after the visitors asked India to bat at the Holkar Cricket Stadium. Virat Kohli chipped in with 36 off 27 balls after the opening duo added 212 runs in 26.1 overs. Later, Hardik Pandya smashed a 38-ball 54 to power India. Brief…
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