Advisor Bhatnagar visits Gulmarg, reviews preparation for 3rd ‘Khelo India National Winter Games’
Asks officers to adopt coordinated approach for making event a grand success GULMARG, JANUARY 27: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, today visited famous tourist destination Gulmarg and chaired a meeting at Golf Club here to review arrangements for the upcoming third edition of ‘Khelo India National Winter Games’. The third edition of ‘Khelo […]
Mickey Arthur set to return as Pakistan coach, hints Sethi
LAHORE: Mickey Arthur’s appointment as the Pakistan head coach is still on the cards despite the country’s cricket board ruling it out earlier this month due to the South African’s contractual obligations with English County side Derbyshire. But Najam Sethi, the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s interim Management Committee, said on Monday he is […]
Shami advises Umran: If you work on line and length you can rule the world
Raipur: Veteran Indian pacer Mohammed Shami feels young Umran Malik, with his raw pace, has a bright future ahead and the youngster “can rule the world” if he works on his line and length. The Jammu and Kashmir speedster has impressed with his express pace, bowling at 150 clicks consistently but has struggled with accuracy. […]
Netherlands bulldoze Chile 14-0 in record win to reach quarter-finals
BHUBANESWAR: The Netherlands gave a record 14-0 lesson to debutants Chile on Thursday to become the first team to qualify for the FIH World Cup quarter-finals here at the Kalinga Stadium. The victorious Dutch team in the process topped pool ‘C’. It was the biggest-ever margin of defeat in the World Cup, bettering Australia’s 12-0 […]
Hockey World Cup: Suspense over Hardik Singh to take on Wales
Will star striker Hardik Singh be available against Wales in India’s last Pool C league match of the Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar on Thursday? The suspense has not ended yet. Even if he is not fielded against Wales, the real concern is whether he will be fit enough to play in the rest of […]
ILT20: Robin Uthappa becomes first player to receive Green Belt after his fantastic innings of 79 runs off 46 balls
Former Indain cricketer Robin Uthappa became the first player to receive the Green Belt at the DP World ILT20 after his fantastic innings of 79 runs off 46 balls against Gulf Giants at the Dubai International Stadium on Monday. Uthappa is currently leading the top run-scorer’s chart with 122 runs in the competition so far. […]
Hockey World Cup: Netherlands outplay New Zealand 4-0 from Pool C
Riding on skipper Thiery Brinkman’s brace, 3-time champions Netherlands outplayed New Zealand 4-0 for their second successive win and virtually assured themselves a direct quarter-final berth from Pool C of the Hockey World Cup at the Birsa Munda Stadium, here on Monday. In the first match of the day, Malaysia huffed and puffed before putting […]
Former regional coaches reinstated as PCB keeps mum on groundsmen, curators
LAHORE: While reinstating the services of its former regional coaches from Dec 26, the PCB is silent about the future of groundsmen and curators, whose services were also terminated along with regional coaches in 2019, after the implementation of the new PCB constitution. The letters have been received by the regional coaches concerned. “We are […]
‘Human rights are not politics’: Australia defend scrapping Afghanistan cricket series
Australia on Friday defended their hotly contested decision to pull out of a cricket series against Afghanistan following a Taliban crackdown on women’s “basic human rights”. Australia and Afghanistan were scheduled to play three ODIs in the United Arab Emirates in March but Cricket Australia (CA) scrapped the series after consultation with stakeholders, including the […]
Indian batsman Rishabh Pant to miss IPL after car crash
NEW DELHI: Indian wicket-keeper/batter Rishabh Pant will miss the Indian Premier League because of his injuries in a road accident last month, former national cricket board chief Saurav Ganguly has confirmed. The India star suffered multiple injuries when he crashed his Mercedes SUV north of New Delhi before dawn on Dec 30. The car burst […]
