Birmingham: England have recalled fast bowler Steven Finn for the third Test against Pakistan at Edgbaston, captain Alastair Cook said today. Finn, who has taken 120 wickets in 33 Tests at an average of under 30 apiece, is set to replace the injured Ben Stokes. All-rounder Stokes has been ruled out after damaging his calf […]
New Delhi: Double Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar today welcomed the NADA decision to exonerate Narsingh Yadav from charges of doping which would enable him to represent the country at the Olympic Games. Sushil and Narsingh were locked in a bitter legal battle as to who would represent the country in the 74kg category. Narsingh won […]
New Delhi: ISL franchise Delhi Dynamos today signed Brazilian central midfielder Bruno Pelissari from Chennaiyin FC for the upcoming season. The central attacking midfielder had been one of Chennaiyin FC’s key players for the last two seasons and is expected to inject energy and creativity into the Delhi Dynamos FC side. Pelissari, as effective as […]
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today expressed happiness over Narsingh Yadav getting a clean chit in the doping scandal, saying he always knew the wrestler was being victimised. “Great news! Congratulations to Narsingh Yadav for getting a clean chit from NADA to participate in the Rio Olympics. All the best Narsingh!,” Fadnavis tweeted. “We […]
New Delhi: Confident about the trio of Shiva Thapa, Vikas Krishan and Manoj Kumar, stalwarts of Indian boxing feel the three are capable of producing a historic Olympic performance in Rio despite the pressure they are facing. Beijing 2008 bronze-medallist Vijender Singh, London 2012 bronze-winner M C Mary Kom and Beijing quarterfinalist Akhil Kumar — […]
Coimbatore: Rookie Ricky Donison jumped his start for the second race in succession to squander the chance of winning and handed a double victory to Nayan Chatterjee in the premier Euro JK 16 class at the JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship here on Sunday. Like Saturday, Donison was the first to cross the chequered […]
Tokyo: In Japan where baseball is king, cricket is slowly gaining popularity with the country’s captain saying “our dream” is to make it to the qualifying rounds of the World Cup. While Japan is now home to an estimated 3,000 players and 200 teams, with the game no longer a sporting curio, the idea that […]
Kingston (Jamaica): India spinner R Ashwin said he was surprised with West Indies’ decision to bat first on a sticky wicket, even as he returned with a five-wicket haul on the opening day to dismiss the hosts for a paltry 196 in the second cricket Test here. After Ashwin’s 5-52, opener Lokesh Rahul cracked an […]
Rio de Janeiro: Usain Bolt will launch an audacious bid for three Olympic sprint gold medals for an unprecendented third time as the perfect antidote to a year of turmoil in his drug-tainted sport. Track and field has been dragged through the ringer since Sebastian Coe took over as president of the International Association of […]
Bengaluru: Amandeep Drall was declared as the winner of 11th Leg of the Hero Women’s Professional Golf Tour at the Prestige Golfshire here today after the third and final day’s play was cancelled due to incessant rains. The decision was taken by the tournament committee and Amandeep was declared the winner on the basis of […]