Lausanne: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has expressed concern over the Indian Olympic Association’s “unfortunate” delay in the appointment of CEO/secretary-general while also urging the IOA to address the issue affecting the country’s wrestling federation by “working closely” with the sport’s world body. The IOC issued the strongly-worded statement during its executive board meeting on…
Beroun: Diksha Dagar will carry her fine form into the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open as the Ladies European Tour is set for another action-packed week at the Royal Beroun Golf Club. Diksha, who was third last week, after sharing the lead at one stage in the final round, has risen to 22nd on the Race…
New Delhi: India’s top doubles player Rohan Bopanna on Wednesday revealed that he will bring curtains down on his Davis Cup career when the country hosts Morocco in September but the Karnataka player won’t be able to play his farewell match in his home state, as desired by him, since AITA has already awarded the…
Dubai: Premier India offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin has maintained the top spot among bowlers, while England’s Joe Root toppled Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne to become the world’s top-ranked batter in the ICC Test rankings released on Wednesday. Ashwin, who was ignored for the World Test Championship final against Australia earlier this month in London, remained the world No…
Mong Kok (Hong Kong): Spin duo of Shreyanka Patil and Mannat Kashyap starred with the ball after a sedate batting effort to guide the India U-23 team to the Women’s Emerging Asia Cup T20 title with a 31-run win over Bangladesh in the final here on Wednesday. Electing to bat, India first posted a modest 127…
Taipei: Indian shuttlers HS Prannoy and Parupalli Kashyap cruised into the men’s singles pre-quarterfinals of the Taipei Open with straight game wins over their respective rivals here on Wednesday. World number nine Prannoy hardly broke a sweat as he took just 26 minutes to dispatch local shuttler Lin Yu-hsien 21-11 21-10 in the opening round…
New Delhi: Doubles specialist Rohan Bopanna will once again be the flag-bearer of India’s hopes in tennis at the Asian Games as the All India Tennis Association (AITA) on Tuesday announced a 12-member squad for the continental quadrennial games. The Asian Games will begin in Hangzhou on September 23 with the men’s team comprising Sumit Nagal,…
New Delhi: Central Zone will take on East Zone while North Zone will play North East Zone on the opening day of Duleep Trophy beginning in Bengaluru from June 28. The match between Central Zone and East Zone will be played at the Alur Cricket Stadium, while the game between North Zone and North East Zone…
Bengaluru: Buoyed by the recent triumph in the Intercontinental Cup, the Indian football team will enter the SAFF Championship 2023 as a confident unit and look to extend its dominance in the tournament. India will face Pakistan in their opening outing at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Wednesday, and the match is all set to be…
Lahore: Pakistan Cricket Board interim chairman Najam Sethi has opted out of the race to become the next PCB chairman. PCB chairman has put out a tweet saying he doesn’t want to become a ‘bone of contention’ between Pakistan People’s Party Chief Asif Ali Zardari and current Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Najam Sethi has come out…
