Blue Tigers ready to overcome challenges against Afghanistan
Nov 13, 2019, at 05:58 pm
Dushanbe/IBNS:Hours after arriving in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, India head coach Igor Stimac stated that the Blue Tigers need to overcome “tough challenges” imposed by Afghanistan, besides braving adversities, when they face-off in the Group E encounter of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 preliminary joint Qualification Round 2 match at the Republican Central Stadium in Dushanbe on Thursday.
Nicholas Pooran suspended for four games for changing condition of the ball
Nov 13, 2019, at 05:36 pm
Dubai/IBNS:West Indies player Nicholas Pooran has been handed four suspension points after admitting breaching level 3 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel during the 3rd ODI match against Afghanistan at Lucknow on Monday.
PV Sindhu enters round two, Saina bows out in opening round
Nov 13, 2019, at 04:56 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Indian star shuttler PV Sindhu eased to round two of the Hong Kong Open beating South Korean opponent while her compatriot Saina Nehwal was knocked out by her Chinese rival in the very first round of the tournament on Wednesday.
Bangladesh a good team but we believe in us more: Virat Kohli
Nov 13, 2019, at 01:56 pm
Indore/IBNS: Ahead of the first Test match against Bangladesh, Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli said he believes in his team though acknowledged the particular Opposition is also a good team.
Team can draw confidence from T20I win ahead of Test series, hopes Bangladesh's Mithun
Nov 13, 2019, at 01:52 pm
Indore/UNI: Bangladesh wicket-keeper Mohammad Mithun wants his team to show consistency across sessions, ahead of the two-Test series against India, starting with the first game on on Thursday, at Holkar Stadium here.
Croatian footballer Modric receives Golden Foot Award for career achievements
Nov 13, 2019, at 10:13 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Croatian playmaker Luka Modric received on Tuesday the Golden Foot award, awarded to football players age 29 and older for their contribution to football, career achievements and personality.
Coming back with clean sheets important, defenders say in unison
Nov 12, 2019, at 04:41 pm
The Blue Tigers' defensive unit feels that "coming away with clean sheets" will be of paramount importance when they play two back-to-back matches away against Afghanistan and Oman in the next FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Qualifiers within six days.
Jonny Bairstow reprimanded for use of an audible obscenity
Nov 12, 2019, at 03:50 pm
Dubai/IBNS: England’s Jonny Bairstow has been reprimanded and has also received one demerit point after being found guilty of a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel during the 5th T20I match against New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland on Sunday.
Shooting: Saurabh Chaudhary settles for silver in Asian ChampionshipÂ
Nov 11, 2019, at 06:00 pm
Doha/UNI: Indian shooter Saurabh Chaudhary clinched silver in the men's 10m Air pistol event during the 14th Asian Championship here on Monday.
Nov 11, 2019, at 05:56 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A pumped up Indian Men’s Senior National Team squad will leave the Indian shores tonight (November 11, 2019) for their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 forthcoming back to back qualifying matches against Afghanistan and Oman.
Michael Vaughan shares video of minor boy in diapers playing a perfect cricket shot
Nov 11, 2019, at 05:54 pm
London/IBNS: Former English cricketer Michael Vaughan entertained his fans by posting a video on the social media where a minor kid, who is wearing diapers, could be seen playing the perfect cricket shot.
Malan and Finch move towards the top in T20I rankings
Nov 11, 2019, at 05:41 pm
Dubai/IBNS: Dawid Malan, whose tally of 458 runs is more than anyone else after their first nine matches, has moved to No.3 on the batting rankings, while Australia captain Aaron Finch has moved up two spots to the second position.
Messi hat-trick takes Barca top as Real Madrid impress in Eibar
Nov 11, 2019, at 10:23 am
Madrid/Xinhua/UNI: Leo Messi scored a hat-trick of two free-kicks and a penalty as FC Barcelona beat Celta Vigo to go into the international break as Liga Santander leaders.
Roger Federer loses, Djokovic cruises at ATP Finals
Nov 11, 2019, at 10:09 am
London/Xinhua/UNI: The six-time champion Roger Federer lost to Dominic Thiem 7-5, 7-5 in his first match at the ATP World Tour Finals here on Sunday after world No. 2 Novak Djokovic downed Italian debutant Matteo Berrettini 6-2, 6-1.
India beat Bangladesh by 30 runs to grab T20 I seriesÂ
Nov 10, 2019, at 11:02 pm
Nagpur/IBNS: Riding on Deepak Chahar's memorable bowling spell, India clinched the T20 International series by beating Bangladesh in the final match by 30 runs here on Sunday.
Third T20 International:Â Bangladesh win toss, opt to bowl against India
Nov 10, 2019, at 07:51 pm
Nagpur, Nov 10 (UNI) Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bowl first against India in the third and final T20I of the three-match series, here at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium on Sunday.
Nagpur: Police on duty for T20I game dies of cardiac arrest
Nov 10, 2019, at 07:16 pm
Nagpur, Nov 10 (UNI) An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) deployed on security duty for the third T20 International cricket match to be played between India and Bangladesh here on Sunday died following a cardiac arrest, police said.
Tennis: India's Ramanathan win doubles title in Kobe Challenger
Nov 10, 2019, at 01:41 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Indian Ramkumar Ramanathan, partnering with Purav Rana and seeded fourth, defeated second seeded Andre Goransson of Switzerland and Christopher Rungkat of Indonesida in straight sets 7-6 (6), 6-3 in the doubles final of the $54,160 Hyogo Noah Challenger in Kobe (Japan).
Asian Shooting Championship: Tejaswini Sawant secures India's 12th Olympic quota
Nov 09, 2019, at 08:05 pm
Doha/UNI: India's ace shooter Tejaswini Sawant secured India's 12th Olympic quota in shooting after reaching the final of the women's 50m rifle three positions event at the 14th Asian Championships, here on Saturday.
Cricket Ireland appoints Andrew Balbirnie Test, ODI skipper after William Porterfield steps down
Nov 09, 2019, at 05:54 pm
Dublin/IBNS: Cricket Ireland has appointed Andrew Balbirnie as the skipper of the national Test and ODI teams.
Away from cricket, Shakib Al Hasan shows his football skills for Footy Hags
Nov 09, 2019, at 04:03 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: At a time when Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is serving a ban imposed on him by the International Cricket Council, the cricketer returning to the playing field this time only to represent social football club Footy Hags in Dhaka.
Former Mohun Bagan secretary Anjan Mitra passes away
Nov 08, 2019, at 01:38 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Iconic sports club Mohun Bagan's former secretary Anjan Mitra, who held the club's most vital post for nearly 24 years and took many initiatives to carry on the century-old club activities until he laid off office in 2018, passed away in the wee hours at a hospital here early on Friday.
T20: Rohit Sharma guides India to beat Bangladesh by eight wickets, level series 1-1
Nov 08, 2019, at 12:07 am
Rajkot/IBNS: After Delhi debacle, India bounced back in the second T20 International match against Bangladesh and defeated the visiting side by eight wickets in a series-levelling clash here on Thursday.
Nov 07, 2019, at 08:06 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Eight of the world’s top 15 grandmasters, including reigning world champion Magnus Cralsen of Norway and former world champion Viswanathan Anand of India, will stake their claim for the top honours at the five-day Tata Steel Chess India, Rapid & Blitz, which begins in the city as the Kolkata leg of Grand Chess Tour (GCT) from Nov 22 next.
Stimac names 26-member Indian squad for FIFA WC qualifiers against Oman,Afghanistan
Nov 06, 2019, at 05:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Coach Igor Stimac announced India’s 26-member squad for the forthcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifier against Afghanistan and Oman which are scheduled to be played in Dushanbe (Tajikistan) and Muscat (Oman) on November 14 and 19, 2019 respectively.
Nov 05, 2019, at 09:16 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Ahead of his birthday, Indian skipper Virat Kohi and his wife Anushka Sharma experienced something unique when they met a village family in Bhutan during their trekking adventure and they left the couple impressed by their 'warm' gesture.
UK's Lewis Hamilton wins Formula 1 Championship for 6th time in career
Nov 04, 2019, at 10:27 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: UK racer of the Mercedes team, Lewis Hamilton, became the champion of Formula 1 for the sixth time in his career following the results of the US Grand Prix.
Nov 04, 2019, at 12:08 am
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Mushfiqur Rahim's heroic knock help Bangladesh beat India by seven wickets in first T20 I
Nov 03, 2019, at 10:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Bangladesh created a major upset in air-pollution hit New Delhi as the neighbours defeated India by seven wickets in the first T20 match of the series on Sunday.
T20I: Bangladesh win toss, opt to field first
Nov 03, 2019, at 07:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bowl first against India in the first T20 match here on Sunday.