Ahead of Christchurch Test, India add 'turbo touch' in training drill

Christchurch (IANS) Following a crushing 10-wicket defeat in Wellington, the Indian team is trying everything possible to level the two-match series when they take on New Zealand in the second Test beginning Saturday at the Hagley Oval.

Apart…

T20 WC: Sachin, Sehwag all praise for 'rockstar' Shafali

Mumbai (IANS) Legendary Indian batsmen Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag have showered praise on young Shafali Verma, who has been in great form in the ongoing Women's T20 World Cup.

On Thursday, the 16-year-old batswoman won her second…

Spot the pitch: BCCI takes sly dig at Christchurch track

Christchurch (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday took a dig at the Hagley Oval pitch where New Zealand and Team India will be taking on each other in the second and final Test beginning Saturday.

"Spot the pitch,"…

KIUG: Odisha's HPC produces another medal-winner in lifting

Bhubaneswar (IANS) In less than a year after being established, Odishas Weightlifting High-Performance Centre has begun the process of churning out champions.

Kumbheswar Mallik is the latest in this line, clinching a bronze medal in the 55kg…

Women's T20 WC: Knight hails T20 transformation after ton

Canberra (IANS) Heather Knight feels she has walked a mile in T20 cricket after the England skipper rattled off the Women's T20 World Cup's fourth century against Thailand.

"It's really pleasing," said Knight, who put on a tournament-record…

Chahal tweets hilarious video with Rohit, Khaleel

New Delhi (IANS) Yuzvendra Chahal shared a TikTok video on his Twitter handle in which he was seen enacting a scene from a popular Bollywood film. The three players can be seen enacting a scene from the movie 'Dhol.'

"We are back @ImRo45…

Chelsea colts log narrow win over Manchester United

Mumbai (IANS) Chelsea U-14s emerged 1-0 winners over their Manchester United counterparts in a PL-ISL Next Generation Cup Mumbai 2020 tie at the Reliance Corporate Park Football Ground, Navi Mumbai here on Tuesday.

The game began at a frenetic…

Yorke, Saha to attend Man United's fan event in March

New Delhi- (IANS) Former strikers Dwight Yorke and Louis Saha will be in attendance as English football giants Manchester United returns to India with its fan event, #ILOVEUNITED.

The event will be hosted here on March 15 including a live match…

India to host Commonwealth Archery & Shooting C'ships in 2022

New Delhi (IANS) India will be hosting the Commonwealth Shooting and Archery Championships in January 2022. The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), in a media release on Monday, said that medals from the two events will be counted for "ranking of…

Austrian Stefan Kraft claims 20th career ski jumping WC win

Bucharest(IANS) Stefan Kraft of Austria has grabbed his fourth ski jumping World Cup win of the season and 20th overall in Rasnov, Romania and extended his lead in the overall ranking table.

In the second World Cup competition in Rasnov on…