New Zealand arrived in Kolkata expecting a rank turner and to make matters worse, they lost the toss. The Eden Garden curator though seemed to have different plans as the 22 yard strip had a green top and assisted the Kiwi pacers. The Indian batsman had their back against the[Read More…]
BCCI on Thursday refunded 30 per cent of franchise fees paid for IPL 2016 by suspended franchises, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, amounting to Rs 11.4 crore and 8.4 crore respectively. Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd, that owns and operates the southern franchise, was last month refunded the first[Read More…]
India will look to take the top spot in the ICC Test Championships rankings by beating New Zealand in their second test in Kolkata on Friday. India were the No.1 Test team for a short while during their tour of the West Indies but failed to rubber-stamp their position as[Read More…]
Manchester City were made to fight for a 3-3 draw with Celtic in a Champions League thriller on Wednesday, while Atletico Madrid once again did for Bayern Munich. While City’s perfect start to the season was ended in Glasgow, their Premier League rivals Arsenal eased to a 2-0 victory against[Read More…]
The England Football team manager’s job certainly has to be one of the worst in the world. Underperforming superstars, slow legacy players on high salaries, demanding fans and an unrelenting media pressure, but it was none of the above that led to the sacking of Sam Allardyce on Tuesday, after[Read More…]
Leicester are en route to the next stage of the UEFA Champions League after their home win on Tuesday night with Islam Slimani’s goal edging Porto 1-0. The Premier League champions have now two from two to start life in Europe. Meanwhile, Tottenham prevailed 1-0 at CSKA Moscow, while Borussia[Read More…]
Sam Allardyce has quit his post as England manager by mutual agreement with the Football Association after one match and 67 days in charge. It follows a newspaper investigation claiming he offered advice on how to “get around” rules on player transfers. Allardyce, 61, is also alleged to have used[Read More…]
The Football Association has asked for “the full facts” after a newspaper alleged England manager Sam Allardyce discussed the possibility of circumventing its rules on third-party ownership. A report in The Daily Telegraph claims Allardyce told undercover reporters posing as businessmen it was possible to “get around” an FA rule,[Read More…]
India will return to the top of the ICC Test Rankings and dethrone Pakistan if they win the second Test against New Zealand starting on Friday in Kolkata. The victory in its 500th Test in Kanpur meant that India are now one victory away from reclaiming the ICC Test Championship[Read More…]
Liverpool claimed a third straight Premier League win courtesy of an emphatic victory over 10-man Hull. The Reds controlled the game and led through Adam Lallana’s low shot. Ahmed Elmohamady saw red for handball in the box, with James Milner scoring from the spot before Sadio Mane added a third[Read More…]
India won their 500th Test in style on Monday when they overcame New Zealand’s resistance to win the series opener by 197 runs and go 1-0 up in the three-match series. New Zealand were always going to do well to manage anything more than delaying the Indian celebrations when they[Read More…]
Coming down heavily on the neighbouring country, BCCI chief Anurag Thakur on Friday ruled out the possibility of reviving bilateral cricket ties with Pakistan in near future, saying even considering such a thought is not appropriate. Thakur struck a combative note, saying India can decimate Pakistan anytime but it is[Read More…]
The Spanish High Court on Friday said it had reopened a fraud and corruption investigation into Brazilian soccer player Neymar over his transfer to Barcelona from Santos, after an appeal by the public prosecutor. A High Court judge had initially dropped the charges in July against Neymar and his father-cum-agent[Read More…]
Rain and wet outfield brought a premature end to a day in which New Zealand defied India’s spin threat to reach 152/1. Kiwi captain Kane Williamson (65) and opener Tom Latham (56) hit unbeaten half-centuries before rain and a wet outfield washed out the final session of the second day’s[Read More…]
After a lacklustre performance at the Rio Olympics, government think tank ‘NITI Aayog’ has come up with a strategy to help the country achieve 50 medals at the 2024 Games. India sent more than 120 athletes to Rio de Janeiro with hopes of exceeding the six medals won at London[Read More…]
India let go a solid start as a middle-order collapse saw them reduced to 291 for 9 on the opening day of the first cricket Test against New Zealand despite half-centuries from Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara, in Kanpur on Thursday. After electing to bat in the historic 500th Test,[Read More…]
In a startling admission, former chief selector Sandeep Patil revealed in an interview to ABP Majha that Sachin Tendulkar would have been dropped from the Indian ODI team in 2012 had he not announced his retirement. It was heavily speculated in the media at the time of Tendulkar’s retirement that[Read More…]
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) re-elected Ajay Shirke as Secretary unopposed in its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday. With the shadow of the Supreme Court-appointed Justice Lodha panel recommendations hanging over its head, the BCCI is conducting its 87th AGM in Mumbai. Shirke became the secretary[Read More…]
A twitter war seems to be brewing between the three tennis aces of India. While Leander Paes’ remarks on India’s combinations for the last two Olympics after the Davis Cup tie against Spain in New Delhi have been particularly scathing, even Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna have been quick to[Read More…]
Barcelona’s high flying trio of forwards Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez and Neymar all scored as they won 5-1 over newly promoted Leganés in La Liga on Saturday. Messi scored twice, while the other two shared a goal apiece. The Argentine has now scored five goals in two matches for Barcelona.[Read More…]
Liverpool showed their intent on a Friday night ending Chelsea’s unbeaten run in the Premier League 2016-17 season. Two goals by Dejan Lovren and captain Jordan Henderson sealed Liverpool’s victory over the Blues at the Stamford Bridge. Liverpool were keen to build on the 4-1 thrashing of champions Leicester City[Read More…]
The monumental India’s tour of Pakistan threw up an unlikely hero. A tall, lanky 23-year-old cleanly lofted a thundering Shoaib Akhtar for a six in Peshawar. The catch here – the boy was a tailender, brought in to the squad for the pace he generated in first class cricket. The[Read More…]
The Indian football team has made a steady ascent to go up to 148th position, according to the latest Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) rankings released by the apex football body. In July 2016, India propelled 11 positions to be ranked 152nd in the world after a 7-1 win[Read More…]
A disabled athlete outclassing a physically able runner in an international event is something that is unheard of. But, when it happens, history is scripted. On Monday night, the ongoing Paralympic 1,500m final witnessed a stunning outcome in Rio as the top four finishers achieved quicker times than the Olympic[Read More…]
India’s Paralympian Devendra Jhajharia became the first Indian to clinch second gold in men’s javelin throw F46 event at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. Devendra Jhajharia had won gold in the javelin event at the 2004 Athens Paralympics with a record throw of 62.15 metres. Almost after 12 years of break,[Read More…]
