NEW DELHI: Double-Olympic bronze medallist Manu Bhaker is busy enjoying her Paris Olympics success.The shooter was recently seen grooving to famous Bollywood song Kala Chashma with some school girls at a felicitation ceremony in Chennai.In a video posted on social media, a shy Bhaker was seen enjoying dancing at a function with school girls. The … Read more
NEW DELHI: Gautam Gambhir‘s old video resurfaced on social media in which he expressed his desire to take Morne Morkel on board in his IPL team after the former South Africa pacer was named Team India‘s new bowling coach.Gambhir’s comments in the video highlight his admiration for Morkel’s skills and the potential value he could … Read more
Messy is an understatement to describe the state of Indian wrestling in the run-up to the Olympics. Fair to suffice that the sport was grappling and witnessed bouts off the mat than on it. The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) struggled to get out of the controversy that revolved around its former president Brij Bhushan … Read more
NEW DELHI: In a heartwarming moment, India legend Sachin Tendulkar had a delightful meet-up with an old fan of his, who was seen wearing the icon’s jersey with ‘I miss you’ imprinted on the back.A Sachin fan, who was on his way on a busy road on a scotty was stopped by Sachin himself after … Read more
NEW DELHI: As India clinched a historic Test win in Cape Town on Thursday, Rohit Sharma and Co. moved back to the top spot in the latest ICC World Test Championship standings.Having secured 12 points after their first-ever victory at the Newlands, India reclaimed the No.1 position in the WTC table.After an embarrassing innings defeat … Read more
NEW DELHI: Australia avoided an unprecedented series whitewash and broke their five-match losing streak in the ODIs, earning a consolation 66-run win over India in the third and final game in Rajkot on Wednesday.After 3 straight defeats in South Africa — losing series 2-3 against the Proteas — and giving away an unassailable 2-0 lead … Read more
NEW DELHI: An all-round India eased past a formidable Australia by five wickets in the series opener in Mohali to script a rare rankings history on Friday. With the comfortable win, not only India took a 1-0 series lead, the team also became the no.1 ODI side in the latest ICC rankings. Already at the … Read more
NEW DELHI: Making a comeback to the ODI set-up for the first time since January 2022, Ravichandran Ashwin’s inclusion in the squad for the first two ODIs against Australia at home came as a surprise.With the 37-year-old back in the 50-over-format for the Australia series, Ashwin, despite being left out of the provisional India World … Read more
NEW DELHI: The ICC announced on Wednesday that India will play two official warm-up matches against England and the Netherlands before their ODI World Cup opener against Australia.India will play reigning champion England in the first warm-up game on September 30 at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati, before travelling to Thiruvananthapuram to play the … Read more
NEW DELHI: Seven-time champions India will face arch-rivals Pakistan on September 2 in Kandy as the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president Jay Shah announced the match schedule for Asia Cup 2023 on Wednesday.The six-nation tournament will be played in Pakistan and Sri Lanka from August 30 to September 17 based on the hybrid model recently … Read more
NEW DELHI: As Team India touched down in the Caribbean for red and white-ball series against the West Indies, the players including Virat Kohli were seen enjoying a beach volleyball session ahead of their regular practice routines. To overcome the jet lag, the team management decided to give players two-day time and the entire squad … Read more
BHUBANESWAR: He is dutifully dedicated to his current role as the Chief Coach of the US senior men’s team, but every time Team India gets on the hockey pitch, it’s impossible to keep former India coach Harendra Singh away from the action. In fact, the World Cup in Odisha brought him back closer to the … Read more
ROURKELA: Julia Reid needs little introduction in the Indian hockey circles. Her surname helps join the dots and tells she is the wife of Indian men’s hockey team’s coach Graham and his biggest support system.When the Reids first landed on Indian soil back in 2019, Julia played a role in helping her husband settle into … Read more
NEW DELHI: Finishing off 2022 with a century and kicking off the World Cup year with a dazzling ton, Virat Kohli has yet again hit the purple patch and is on course of regaining the status of ‘run machine’ which he has been associated with for the majority part of his career. But the 34-year-old … Read more
The race for the T20 World Cup semi-final spots is hotting up. The top teams are battling it out to try and make the cut for the final four. Every match is crucial for every team. In that context Team India have a very important match today vs Bangladesh in Adelaide. It’s the fourth match … Read more
In a chat with TOI, India legend Sachin Tendulkar picks the four semi-finalists in the 2022 T20 WC Down Under and traces the evolution of the T20 game and predicts that the cooler conditions in October and November may see teams opting for a safety first approach in powerplayA cricket World Cup in Australia, be … Read more
Oraon’s U-17 soccer team takes on US todayGUMLA: Gorratoli will have scored a goal when its daughter Astam Oraon takes the field on Tuesday, whatever the outcome. The Adivasi teen from the nondescript tribal village in the Maoist-infested Gumla district of Jharkhand will be Team India‘s captain in the FIFA U-17 women’s World Cup tournament … Read more
[ad_1] MOHALI: India captain Rohit Sharma on Tuesday attributed the four-wicket defeat to Australia in the first T20I on their lacklustre bowling performance, an area which has been a cause for concern for the team with the T20 World Cup fast approaching. Indian batters Hardik Pandya (71 not out), KL Rahul (55) and Suryakumar Yadav … Read more