Mumbai: No stranger to the physical toll of weight management during a competition, six-time world champion boxer M C Mary Kom Thursday waded into the debate surrounding wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s Olympic heartbreak for being 100gm over, saying that to be within the prescribed limit is an individual responsibility. The 42-year-old mother of four, who was…
Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate has summoned former Indian cricket captain and Congress politician Mohammad Azharuddin for questioning in a money laundering case linked to alleged financial irregularities in the Hyderabad Cricket Association, official sources said Thursday. The 61-year-old former Member of Parliament was asked to depose before the federal agency at its office here on…
Bhopal: As Gwalior gears up to host its first international cricket match in 14 years—a T20 clash between India and Bangladesh on October 6—protests have erupted, led by the right-wing group Hindu Mahasabha, which has called for a city-wide bandh on the day of the match. Hindu Mahasabha members staged a protest in Gwalior on…
Kanpur: Indian batting superstar Virat Kohli gifted one of his signed bats to the soon-to-be retired Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan after the home side completed a 2-0 Test series sweep over the visitors here on Tuesday. Shakib, who played his last overseas Test here, has already made it clear that he wouldn’t play the…
Kanpur: Yashasvi Jaiswal scored another half-century as India defeated Bangladesh by seven wickets in the weather-hit second Test to make a clean sweep of the two-Test series here on Tuesday. India, after dismissing Bangladesh for 146 runs in the second innings, thanks to three-wicket hauls by Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah, achieved the…
Chennai: Opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi, just 13, excelled with an explosive unbeaten fifty, while Mohamed Enaan and Samarth Nagaraj took three wickets apiece as India Under-19 dominated the opening day of the first four-day unofficial Test against Australia here on Monday. Promising leg-spinner Eenan (3/48) from Kerala, who is rated highly by the legendary VVS Laxman,…
Kanpur: Indian batters went on a rampage to reset the world records for the fastest team 50, 100 and 200 in men’s Test cricket on the fourth day of the rain-affected second match against Bangladesh here on Monday. Yashasvi Jaiswal hammered 10 fours and a six to make the fourth fastest fifty for any Indian…
Kanpur: Reiterating a long-held position, BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla on Monday said a decision on whether the national cricket team will travel to Pakistan for next year’s ICC Champions Trophy will depend on government approval. Pakistan are scheduled to host the prestigious ODI tournament from February 19 to March 9. “No decision has been…
Kanpur: Ravindra Jadeja on Monday became the seventh Indian to take 300 Test wickets when he dismissed Khaled Mahmud in the second game against Bangladesh here. Jadeja had Mahmud caught and bowled to bring an end to Bangladesh’s first innings on day four. Bangladesh were bowled out for 233 shortly after lunch. The other Indian…
Galle: Sri Lankan all-rounder Kamindu Mendis has etched his name in cricketing history, equalling the legendary Don Bradman’s record by becoming the joint third-fastest player to reach 1000 Test runs. This remarkable feat came during the second Test against New Zealand in Galle, where Mendis reached the milestone in just 13 innings, making him the…
