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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24 January

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Team India could not win World Cup after 2011 because…: Irfan Pathan makes BIG statement

Irfan Pathan, a former left-arm fast bowler for India, thinks that the current team needs to concentrate on the variety of its bowling lineup on various pitches because the bowling attack in previous World Cups lacked fire in critical matches. With a 3-0 series victory over Sri Lanka and a home series victory over New Zealand, India is preparing for the ODI World Cup, which they will host in October and November. Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj have e Sir Sachin Tendulkar's 84 runs innings vs Pakistan in 2011 World Cup Semi Final. pic.twitter.com/aRnVxH5Uei— Cheeku (@KohliwasGoat) November 11, 2021 “India need to focus on bowling. It is very important to plan what combination we should be playing and which bowlers…
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23 January

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New Zealand shoot India out from hockey World Cup

India made a shock exit from the FIH Men’s World Cup after losing to New Zealand in sudden death in their must-win crossover match Bhubaneswar: Hosts India made a shock exit from the FIH Men’s World Cup after losing to New Zealand in sudden death in their must-win crossover match in front of a relentlessly cheering 15000 home crowd here on Sunday. The loss ended India’s hopes of a Wold Cup medal after 48 years. Despite vociferous support from the jampacked Kalinga Stadium crowd, India allowed New Zealand to come back from two-goal deficit in the regulation time as the match ended at 3-3 in the regulation time. n the penalty shootout, the scores were also tied after the first five…
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23 January

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Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup: Parshavi Chopra guides India to seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka

Sensational spell (4-5) of leg-spin bowling by Parshavi Chopra guided India to a dominating seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka Potchefstroom (South Africa): Sensational spell (4-5) of leg-spin bowling by Parshavi Chopra guided India to a dominating seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in their second Super Six match in the inaugural ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup at Senwes Park, here on Sunday. India displayed a strong fight and bounced back after their loss to Australia in the last game. They had to beat Sri Lanka convincingly to boost their chances of making the semifinals. Chopra cast a spell of accuracy and deception, nabbing four wickets for just 5 runs in her spell of four brilliant overs, which also included a maiden. Amongst those…
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23 January

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‘Abbu, Arjun kitna naseeb wala haina…’: Sarfaraz Khan’s father narrates story involving his son & Arjun Tendulkar

Sarfaraz Khan is making headlines these days. For the last two seasons, the Mumbai batter has been on fire for his state team, Mumbai, in the Ranji Trophy. He has scored more than 900 runs in each of the last two seasons, and in the ongoing 2022–23 season as well, he has impressed with his show. The 25-year-old cricketer has already scored three centuries in six matches played this season. But despite his dominant show with the bat, he was not selected in the Indian team for the first two Test matches against the Australian team, which will take place in Nagpur and Delhi next month. There were high chances that the former India U-19 cricketer would get picked for…
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22 January

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Watch: Young pitch invader hugs Rohit Sharma in 2nd ODI, India captain asks security to not take action

Rohit Sharma’s heart-warming gesture to a young fan went viral on social media when a boy invaded the Raipur pitch to hug the Indian captain, and he asked security not to take action against the child. The incident took place during the 10th over of India’s innings when they were cruising in the 109-run chase in the second ODI against New Zealand. On numerous occasions, fans have breached security to enter the pitch and interact with their heroes; for example, a fan recently invaded the pitch to touch Virat Kohli’s feet. A fan invaded and Rohit Sharma told the security to just let me go, "he's a kid".#RohitSharma #ICC #IndvsNZ2ndODI pic.twitter.com/11ae0TERUJ— avinash madiwal (@madiwal_avinash) January 21, 2023 Similarly, a young…
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Injured Novak Djokovic still too good for Grigor Dimitrov

Novak Djokovic fired a warning shot to the other Australian Open title contenders with a straight-sets win over Grigor Dimitrov in their third-round match on Saturday, despite struggling with a hamstring injury. The Serbian continued his bid for a 10th Australian Open title with a 7-6(7), 6-3, 6-4 victory over the Bulgarian, although fears about his fitness continued to grow. Djokovic is eyeing a 22nd Grand Slam title to match Rafael Nadal, but was not at his mobile best during the first set in particular, whilst struggling with an injury to his left hamstring. "35 is the new 25!" 😂Age is only a number, @djokernole!#AusOpen • #AO2023 pic.twitter.com/nzhxbEgcho— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 21, 2023 He began with a break in the…
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21 January

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India seal the series with a crushing eight-wicket win!

2nd ODI: New Zealand 108 all out vs India pic.twitter.com/FH0K4QIniZ— PTV Sports (@PTVSports__) January 21, 2023 New Zealand tour of India. 2Nd ODI.@BCCI vs @BLACKCAPS 🇮🇳2-0🇳🇿.Toss: 🇮🇳🇳🇿 108/10 (34.3)🏏 Glenn Phillips 36*(52)Mohammed Shami 3/18(6)🇮🇳 111/2(20.1)🏏 Rohit Sharma 51(50)Michell Santner 1/28(4.1)🇮🇳 won the match by 8 wickets.#TheLionPrideSL #NZvsIND pic.twitter.com/z58kIOtOxA— The Lion's Army (@TheLionPrideSL) January 21, 2023 An easy win there! India wins the 2nd ODI vs New Zealand by 8 Wickets 🔥#IndvsNZ2ndODI #INDVSNZODI #CricketTwitter #Cricket #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/VtoC10wEuT— Cricket Winner (@cricketwinner_) January 21, 2023
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21 January

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‘If you want to select slim guys, go to..’: Sunil Gavaskar baffled after Sarfaraz Khan’s snub from India’s squad

Sunil Gavaskar recently expressed his dismay at Sarfaraz Khan’s exclusion from India’s squad for the first two home Tests against Australia. The highly anticipated series will commence in Nagpur on February 9. The former Indian captain believes that the Mumbai batsman has performed exceptionally well to be excluded from the first two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar series. The cricketer-turned-commentator praised him as a special player for his consistent performance in first-class cricket. He highlighted the batsman’s impressive record in the domestic circuit, noting that his impressive form should not be overlooked. Gavaskar also criticized the critics of Sarfaraz for questioning his fitness. In a powerful statement against the national selectors, the batting legend asserted that cricketers come in all shapes…
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20 January

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Former Tottenham footballer Anton Walkes killed in Miami boat crash

An English footballer who had been playing professionally in US Major League Soccer has died after a boat crash in Miami on Wednesday. Charlotte FC’s Anton Walkes, a former academy player with Tottenham Hotspur, had been left in a critical condition after two boats crashed near Miami Marine Stadium. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said on Wednesday that he was found unconscious and received CPR from Miami Fire Rescue. However, his club has now announced in social media messages that the 25-year-old from Lewisham, south London, has died. Charlotte’s sporting director Zoran Krneta said in a statement: “We are heartbroken from the loss of Anton Walkes, a truly incredible father, loving person, and outstanding human being. Anton embodied what it means…
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Rohit Sharma heaps praise on Hyderabadi pacer Siraj

The pacer has improved leaps and bounds in the last one year and he emerged top wicket-taker in the ODI series against Sri Lanka Hyderabad: Indian captain Rohit Sharma was all praise for Hyderabad pacer Mohammed Siraj who is set to play his first international match at his home when India take on New Zealand in the first ODI on Wednesday. The pacer has improved leaps and bounds in the last one year and he emerged top wicket-taker in the ODI series against Sri Lanka. Rohit wished Siraj on his first match at home on the eve of their clash. “He (Siraj) is a very important player for us. He has improved his line and length a lot in the last…
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