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When Our Hearts Skipped A Beat: A Throwback To 3 IPL Finals

PUNE: Indian Premier League (IPL) is a byword for pulsating encounters on the field, razzmatazz and breezy entertainment. A host of teams compete fiercely with each other for two months to lift the coveted trophy. As we gear up for the 2022 final, let’s look at the three IPL finals which were unmitigated heart-stoppers. 2008: […]

Women’s T20 Challenge: Trailblazers Win But Velocity In Final

PUNE: On Thursday, Velocity lost to Trailblazers by 16 runs in match 3 of the Women’s T20 Challenge tournament but still qualified for the final. The final will be played between Velocity and Supernovas on May 28. Here are the highlights from the match: Meghana’s mayhem, Rodrigues’ razzmatazz: Emerging out of the shadows of her […]

Women’s T20 Challenge: Female Cricketers Await More Spectators

PUNE: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune, which is hosting all the matches of the Women’s T20 Challenge tournament, also hosted 13 Indian Premier League encounters this year. The stadium, located on the outskirts of Pune, was inaugurated in 2012 by the then International Cricket Council (ICC) president Sharad Pawar. Since then, it has hosted […]

Rajat Patidar: MP’s ‘Hanuman’ Lifts RCB’s Spirits

PUNE: “Rajat Patidar is the name you will hear and listen to a lot more in the future,” Virat Kohli said after Royal Challengers Bangalore edged Lucknow Super Giants in an Eliminator on Wednesday. For a man who went unsold in the Indian Premier League 2022 auction in February, and was later called as a […]

EXCLUSIVE: I So Love Bowling Dot Balls, Women’s T20 Challenge Is Fun: Sneh Rana

  PUNE: Sneh Rana has established herself as a reliable all-rounder for India. During the recent Women’s 50-over World Cup, she grabbed 10 wickets at an economy rate of just 4.24 and was one of the highest wicket-takers for India. In the match against Pakistan, she thumped a sprightly half-century and snaffled two wickets to […]

The Heartfelt Note That Prakash Padukone Wrote To Rajeev Chandrasekhar

BANGALORE: After the Indian badminton team made history by routing Indonesia 3-0 in the final to win their first-ever Thomas Cup trophy, the badminton legend Prakash Padukone walked down the memory lane and hailed the remarkable contribution by now Union Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar and BPL CMD Ajit Nambiar. In an emotional note written […]

Why Shafali Verma Is India’s Pocket-Sized Dynamo

PUNE: On Tuesday, Shafali Verma, playing for Velocity in the Women’s T20 Challenge tournament, waltzed down the track and tonked the left-arm spinner of Supernovas Sophie Ecclestone for a boundary to open her account. Later, she carted Ecclestone for a couple of more boundaries as she scored a sprightly half-century to propel her team to […]

GROUND REPORT: Shafali, Wolvaardt Eclipse Harmanpreet As Velocity Cruise To 7-wkt Win

PUNE: Riding on blazing fifties by Shafali Verma and Laura Wolvaardt, Velocity on Tuesday chased down 151 in just 18.2 overs to rout Supernovas by seven wickets in match 2 of the Women’s T20 Challenge tournament. Supernovas had won the first match of the tournament by 49 runs against Trailblazers. Here are the highlights of […]

Discrimination? Para-Swimmer Aalam Takes On CM Nitish Over Rs 50K

Shams Aalam is the first swimmer ever from Bihar to qualify for the World Para Swimming Championship. In 2018, he won four gold medals at the Indian Open Para Swimming Championship and a bronze medal at the 2016 Can-Am Para Swimming Championships held in Gatineau, Quebec. He also represented India at the 2018 Asian Para Games […]

IPL 2022: Has Virat Kohli Regained His Mojo?

BENGALURU: Virat Kohli’s form in all formats has been a cause of concern for over two years now. However, on Thursday, the 33-year-old batsman cracked a magnificent 73 off 54 balls and led Royal Challengers Bangalore to an important win against Gujarat Titans. After a long time, he looked in his element and whipped out […]

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