Indian Contingent (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Officials of the Ministry Of Youth Affairs and Sports of India (MYAS) and the National Sports Federations (NSFs) will review India’s performance at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on October 13. India had picked 85 medals at the continental games to finish fourth in the medal tally, a…
Sanju Samson (Image: IANS) Sanju Samson may be enduring a lean run, but former India batter Cheteshwar Pujara believes the wicketkeeper-batter deserves something more valuable than another chance, backing and security from the team management.With India leading the five-match T20I series 1-0 after an eight-wicket win over the West Indies in Lucknow, Samson’s form has…
Dhananjaya de Silva has stepped down as Sri Lanka’s Test captain with immediate effect, bringing an end to his stint as skipper after 18 matches. The 35-year-old will, however, continue to make himself available for selection as a player.De Silva informed the Sri Lanka Cricket Board’s selection committee of his decision in a letter, saying…
Bhuvneshwar Kumar returns after 4 years as India announces T20 squad against New Zealand On November 22, 2022, Bhuvneshwar Kumar played his last match for India, against New Zealand. Four years later, he has returned to the Indian T20I squad against the same opposition.The recall came on earlier this week, when the BCCI announced India’s…
As part of the broadcast coverage, Agarkar assessed the playing conditions (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Ajit Agarkar will not be around the selection table when India take on West Indies in the second T20I at the JSCA International Stadium Complex on Friday. But the former India pacer has an interesting connection with Ranchi and…
Ronaldo pays tribute to Lionel Messi after farewell Cristiano Ronaldo put aside one of football’s most enduring rivalries to pay tribute to Lionel Messi after the Argentine bid an emotional farewell to international football.Messi, 39, made his final appearance for Argentina on Tuesday, signing off in style as he scored once and created two goals…
Punjab Kings (PBKS) will have to rebuild key parts of their coaching staff after James Hopes and Brad Haddin stepped down from their respective roles as fast-bowling coach and fielding coach, according to Cricinfo.The departures were expected, with both coaches taking up new assignments in Australian domestic cricket. Hopes has recently been appointed head coach…
Virat Kohli pays tribute to Nana Patekar (Agency Image) India batting star Virat Kohli has paid tribute to veteran actor Nana Patekar, describing him as a “true legend of Indian cinema” following his death.Patekar passed away at his residence in Goa on Thursday morning after suffering a severe cardiac arrest. He was 75.Taking to social…
ICC allows pink ball usage Bengaluru: With the game of cricket constantly evolving, the International Cricket Council (ICC) made a slew of changes to its playing conditions, which came into effect from Oct 1. Some of those changes included a pink-ball trial in Tests and time-wasting penalties.Fraser Stewart, the Head of Cricket at Marylebone Cricket…
Nana Patekar (Image credit: X) Sportspersons, including Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan and many others, paid tribute to veteran actor Nana Patekar following his death on Thursday.Former India captain Rahane remembered Patekar’s contribution to cinema and praised the impact of his work over the years. In a post on X, Rahane described the veteran actor as…
