India defeat Windies, enter World Cup quarters

India defeat Windies, enter World Cup quarters

Perth, March 6 , A superlative bowling performance and a cool Mahendra Singh Dhoni eventually helped India muster a four-wicket win against the West Indies to notch their fourth consecutive World Cup Pool B victory on a tricky WACA pitch here on Friday. A brilliant bowling performance helped the defending champions skittle out the Windies for […]

Gayle hints at retirement from Test cricket

Gayle hints at retirement from Test cricket

Perth, March 5 (IANS) West Indies opener Chris Gayle has hinted at the possibility of retiring from Test cricket if his recurring back problem cannot cope with a tight international schedule. Gayle said he plans to assess his future after the World Cup when he meets with West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) officials. However, he […]

Myanmar to host Asian junior wrestling meet

Myanmar to host Asian junior wrestling meet

Yangon, March 4  The Asian Junior Wrestling Championships will be hosted in Myanmar’s Nay Pyi Taw in the third week of July, the Myanmar Wrestling Federation announced on Wednesday. A total of 10 elite Myanmar youth wrestlers are training hard under the guidance of three foreign coaches. Wrestling teams from about 20 countries and regions […]

Dalmiya elected BCCI president for the second time

Dalmiya elected BCCI president for the second time

Chennai, March 2  Veteran cricket administrator Jagmohan Dalmiya was on Monday elected president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) during its annual general meeting (AGM) here. Dalmiya was a ‘neutral’ candidate from both the factions in the board. One camp is led by outgoing BCCI boss N. Srinivasan and the other […]

HOCKEY AUSTRALIA & HOCKEY INDIA SIGN BILATERAL AGREEMENT

HOCKEY AUSTRALIA & HOCKEY INDIA SIGN BILATERAL AGREEMENT

Saturday, 21 February 2015 (New Delhi, India) – Hockey Australia and Hockey India today announced a landmark bilateral agreement that will see the Indian men’s national hockey team tour to Australia in each of the next three years, 2016-2018. In return, Hockey Australia will release its senior men’s national squad athletes for the Hockey India […]

ICC Media Release, 23 February – Tendulkar pleased with the quality of cricket in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

ICC Media Release, 23 February – Tendulkar pleased with the quality of cricket in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

World Cup winner and ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Ambassador Sachin Tendulkar has predicted that the event will be even more competitive as it progresses after the first 10 days produced exciting and entertaining cricket. Talking to the ICC on the sidelines of India versus South Africa match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday, […]

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