Samarkand: The Indian men’s side delivered a 3-1 victory over an all-Grandmaster team from Italy, with Nihal Sarin coming good yet again and reigning world champion D Gukesh returning to winning ways at the 46th Chess Olympiad here on Friday. Meanwhile, the women’s squad crashed through the defences of Greece with a 3.5-0.5 victory to…
Our Sports Desk Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), a founder member of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), was conspicuous by its absence at the BCCI’s 95th Annual General Meeting, marking an unprecedented setback for the state’s premier cricket body. The HCA representative could not participate in the AGM reportedly because…
Mumbai: BCCI Vice-President Rajeev Shukla on Friday said the board has obtained authorisation regarding the appointment of the chief selector but will take a decision on the matter later. Speaking to reporters after the 95th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at its headquarters in Mumbai, Shukla…
Mumbai: The 95th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is underway at the Board’s headquarters in Mumbai on Friday, with key decisions, including the appointment of a new men’s selection chief, expected to be taken during the meeting. BCCI president Mithun Manhas, vice-president Rajeev Shukla, board secretary…
Nisshin (Japan): Opener Shafali Verma’s all-round brilliance and left-arm spinner Shree Charani’s devastating spell powered defending gold-medallists India into the Asian Games women’s cricket semifinals with a dominant eight-wicket win over an inexperienced Japan, here on Friday. Charani (4/10) and Shafali (2/13) shared six wickets between them as India bowled out Japan for a paltry…
Seoul: Dhakshineswar Suresh made a confident start but could not sustain the momentum as South Korea’s Soonwoo Kwon fought back to beat the Indian in three sets and give the hosts a 1-0 lead in the Davis Cup Qualifiers Round 2 tie here on Friday. Dhakshineswar looked in control early on but Kwon raised his…
New Delhi: Between September 22 and October 17, the BCCI will operate five separate men’s squads across 15 venues, involving 69 players. These include the senior ODI and T20I teams for the West Indies series, the Asian Games squad, India A sides for multi-day and one-day matches against Australia A, and the Rest of India…
New Delhi: Abhishek Sharma set the Arun Jaitley Stadium on fire with a stunning display of power hitting against Afghanistan in the third T20I on Thursday. The left-handed opener came out attacking from the start and hit the Afghanistan bowlers for sixes and fours all over the ground. Abhishek smashed a blistering century off just…
New Delhi: Shreyas Iyer showed that the spirit of the Friendship Cup was about more than just winning as the India captain invited Afghanistan skipper Ibrahim Zadran to join India’s trophy celebrations after their 3-0 series sweep in Delhi on Thursday. During the trophy presentation, Iyer called Zadran to the podium and invited him to…
New Delhi: India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Thursday said Hardik Pandya is not yet ready to bowl the full quota of 10 overs of the 50-over format and stressed that the star all-rounder will not be rushed back into international cricket. Pandya, a key component of India’s limited-overs setup, has often been managed carefully…
