Kolkata : In a bid to maintain the Lodha Committee recommendation, which says a mandatory 15-day gap is required between the Indian Premier League (IPL) final and any international match, India will have to open their 2019 ICC World Cup campaign against South Africa on June 4 instead of June 2. At the International Cricket […]
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One of the India-West Indies Tests will be day-night affair: BCCI
Kolkata : One of the two Tests against the West Indies later this year will be a day-night affair, BCCI Acting Secretary Amitabh Chaudhary said on Monday. “I had consulted the Indian team management, the selectors, the office bearers and all were in agreement that one of the two Tests against West Indies will be […]
BCCI dismisses PCB’s claim of not honouring ‘contract’ to play Indo-Pak series
Kolkata : The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday dismissed Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) claim of an alleged MoU between the two nations to play a bilateral series, saying only a “statement of intent was inked in April 2014. “It was a statement of intent. I don’t blame them (PCB) for […]
This is the beginning of good times for women’s cricket: Mithali Raj
Kolkata : Indian captain Mithali Raj on Sunday opened the second annual ICC Womens Cricket Forum, reflecting on how far the game had come in the last 12 months and urging the sport to continue to build on the momentum. Speaking in Kolkata on the opening day of a week of ICC meetings, Raj painted […]
Was the first one to know about Chappell’s mail against Sourav, reveals Sehwag
Kolkata : Virender Sehwag was the first to know about then coach Greg Chappell’s infamous e-mail against Sourav Ganguly during the 2005 Zimbabwe tour, the dashing former India opener revealed on Friday. “I used to take rest while fielding. I need a break of minimum five overs. I always told the umpire that I had […]
India favourites to win 2019 World Cup: Virender Sehwag
Kolkata : Celebrated former opening batsman Virender Sehwag on Friday said India are favourites to lift the 2019 ICC World Cup to be held in England. “We are favourites to win the 2019 World Cup,” Sehwag said during the launch of Boria Majumdar’s book ‘Eleven Gods and A Billion Indians’ at the Fannatic Sports Museum […]
Coach Wenger to leave Arsenal at season-end after 22 years
London : Arsenal’s head coach Arsene Wenger announced on Friday that he is to leave at the end of the current football season, marking an end of an era at the north London club where the Frenchman has been in charge for 22 years. In a statement, the coach said he had decided to step […]
Special train takes Chennai Super Kings fans to Pune
Chennai : Exiled from Chennai after protests on the Cauvery waters issue, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) sponsors have taken a few hundred of their die-hard fans to their new home Pune for the Friday match against Rajasthan Royals. A special train carrying the “Yellow Army” fans with CSK banners left Chennai Central station on Thursday […]
I need to work more on my fitness, say TT sensation Manika Batra
New Delhi : Till recently an emerging table-tennis star, Manika Batra has turned into an overnight sensation after her impressive run in the just-concluded Commonwealth Games, where she bagged medals in all four events on offer, including an unprecedented gold in the women’s singles and team championship. Despite earning accolades for her recent feats in Gold […]
I will continue boxing till my body allows, says CWG gold medallist Mary Kom
New Delhi : After clinching her maiden Commonwealth Games medal, five-time world champion M.C. Mary Kom says she took the Gold Coast Games as a challenge and has urged other athletes to “flush out” the age factor. Mary, 35, clinched the gold in Light Flyweight (48kg) category in Gold Coast, defeating Kristina O’Hara of Northern […]