Abu Dhabi, Jan 23(Agencies):India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar and Shubhankar Sharma missed the cut after struggling for birdies in the season-opening Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship here on Saturday.Bhullar, who was even par after 12 holes when play was suspended on Friday night, did not drop a shot over last six holes, but was also unable to birdie […]
Read MoreBuenos Aires, Jan 23 (Agencies):women’s hockey team suffered its first defeat on the tour of Argentina when it lost 1-2 to B side of the hosts, letting Agustina Gorzelany strike late in the match.Sol Pagella (11′) put the Argentina side ahead while Indian forward Salima Tete (54′) scored in the final quarter.However, the Indian defence […]
Read MoreSydney, Jan 23(Agencies):Australia has started discussions about a replacement domestic or virtual international competition for its athletes in case the Tokyo Olympics are cancelled, president Kieren Perkins said.Organisers were forced to reiterate their commitment to holding the Games in July and August after a report on Friday said Japan’s government had privately concluded the Games […]
Read MoreBangkok, Jan 23 (Agencies):Olympics medal contender Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty’s impressive run at the Toyota Thailand Open Super 1000 ended with a close semifinal defeat here on Saturday.The world No. 10 Indian pair, which won its maiden super 500 title in Thailand and entered the finals of French Open Super 750 event in 2019, […]
Read MoreMelbourne, Jan 23 9Agencies): people in hotel quarantine associated with the Australian Open tennis tournament have tested positive for the highly transmissible coronavirus variant linked to the United Kingdom, officials said on Saturday.The three quarantined in Melbourne are not players, said the state agency responsible for quarantining overseas travellers. All have been in hard lockdown […]
Read MoreJanuary 23 The entire Olympic movement is united in its determination to ensure the Tokyo Games happen in July and August, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said in a video message to mark the six-month countdown to the opening ceremony.Britain’s Times reported on Friday that Tokyo was looking to get out of hosting […]
Read MoreNew Delhi, Jan 23 (Agencies):groin strain prevented India pacer Navdeep Saini from giving his best in the Brisbane Test but fearing that he may not get such a big stage again, he remained at the beck and call of his captain and ended up bowling five overs despite injury.The 28-year-old, who finally made his Test […]
Read MoreNew Delhi, Jan 22head coach Ravi Shastri on Friday heaped praise on fast bowler Mohammed Siraj who played a crucial role in the team’s remarkable win over Australia in the Border-Gavaskar series.“Find of the tour for shoring up the bowling attack the way he did – Mohd Siraj. He fought through personal loss, racial remarks […]
Read MoreJan 22, 2021robin-uthappa-bcci(File) Robin Uthappa | via BCCI official websiteVeteran India batsman Robin Uthappa has been traded to Chennai Super Kings in an all-cash deal, IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals said on Thursday.35-year-old right-hander from Karnataka had scored just 196 runs in 12 matches in the last IPL in UAE after being picked up by Rajasthan […]
Read MoreKolkata, Jan 22 (Agencies): Rishabh Pant the batsman redeemed himself spectacularly in Australia and his much-criticised wicket-keeping skills are also on the mend, feels senior India stumper Wriddhman Saha who wants the youngster to be given some breathing space as “no one learns algebra in class I”.Saha, who is considered India’s number one Test wicketkeeper, […]
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