Cricket originated in England, but has been spread worldwide by British soldiers and settlers in the past few hundred years. It is now the second most popular sport in the world in terms of number of fans, after soccer. This spread has been most successful in the Indian sub-continent, which is now considered the epicentre […]
Mumbai, Nov 17 Shreyas Iyer has been named Mumbai’s captain for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy while Prithvi Shaw returned to the 17-member squad, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) announced on Sunday. The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is scheduled to be played from November 23 to December 15. Former India captain Ajinkya Rahane, who […]
New Delhi, Nov 3 Legendary India batter Sachin Tendulkar has called for introspection after the hosts’ suffered a 0-3 Test series defeat at the hands of New Zealand after losing the third game at the Wankhede Stadium by 25 runs on Sunday. As a result of the loss in Mumbai, Rohit Sharma-led India also lost […]
Dubai, Oct 17 Anneke Bosch’s unbeaten 74 off 48 balls enabled South Africa to knock out six-time champions Australia from the Women’s T20 World Cup on Thursday. In the first semi-final of the tournament, South Africa defeated Australia by eight wickets at Dubai International Stadium to reach the final of the tournament. In the 2023 […]
Dubai, Oct 14 India crashed out of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup as New Zealand recorded a resounding 54-run win over Pakistan to qualify for the semifinals for the first time since 2016. New Zealand finished with six points from three wins, ending second behind Australia, who topped the group with eight points. Electing […]
New Delhi As India opener Shikhar Dhawan announced his retirement from international and domestic cricket on Saturday morning, former players showered tributes to the decorated cricketer on his illustrious cricketing career. Taking to social media, the left-handed batter put an end to his glittery cricket career that saw him scoring 24 hundreds (17 in ODIs […]
Paris, Sep 2 Sheetal Devi and World ranked No.1 Rakesh Kumar secured India a medal in Paralympic Games archery competitions by defeating Italy 156-155 in the Mixed Team Compound Open bronze medal match here on Monday. This is India’s 13th medal at the Paralympics. After both archers missed out on individual medals for the country, […]
Paris, Aug 11 The United States of America (USA) emerged victorious atop the medal table at the Paris Olympics, narrowly edging out arch-rivals China in a dramatic final day of competition. The race for supremacy came down to the last event of the Games, the women’s basketball final, where the USA secured a nail-biting 67-66 […]
Neeraj Chopra wins silver, earning his second consecutive Olympic medal. Neeraj Chopra narrowly missed defending his Olympic gold, finishing behind Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, who launched a massive throw of 92.97m to secure gold in the javelin at the Paris Games on Thursday. Neeraj’s top throw of 89.45m came on his second attempt, while the remaining […]
New Delhi, Aug 8 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated the Indian men’s hockey team for winning back-to-back bronze medals in the Olympic Games after 52 years and said their “feat will be cherished for generations to come”. India rode on a brace of goals by skipper Harmanpreet Singh and some brilliant saves by […]