Sports

Virat Kohli opts for break, excludes himself from India’s white-ball matches in South Africa tour

NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli, who emerged as the top run-scorer in the recently concluded World Cup, will not be in contention for selection in the white-ball matches during India’s upcoming tour of South Africa. The tour commences with a T20 International on December 10 in Durban. Kohli has conveyed his decision to the Board of […]

Promising J&K national athlete leaves Kashmir, blames unfair sports policy

SRINAGAR: In a startling revelation, a Srinagar-based athlete, Afreen Hyder, who clinched a historic silver medal in Taekwondo at the National Games 2023 in Goa, has accused the Jammu & Kashmir Sports Council of mistreatment and neglect. The National Games, considered the premier sports event in India, only allows the top eight athletes in each […]

Lessons for India from Spanish soccer kiss scandal

Spanish soccer federation chief Luis Rubiales resigns from his post

ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup: India show girl power

Dominant India beat England to win the inaugural U19 Women’s T20 World Cup

Know your Padma awardees: India honours veteran coaches

Veteran cricket coach Gurcharan Singh, Kalaripayattu master SRD Prasad and Thang Ta guru K Sanathoiba Sharma conferred with Padma Shri

Kohli To Open Plush Restaurant in Kishore Kumar’s Bungalow

Former Indian captain Virat Kohli has decided to open another plush restaurant under the chain ‘One8 Commune’. The chain has restro-bars in cities such as Delhi, Pune and Kolkata. It derives its name ‘One8 Commune’ from Kohli’s jersey number 18. The restaurant will be opened in Mumbai and Kohli has already taken a large part […]

Reliance Partners With Indian Olympic Association

NEW DELHI: Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) today announced a long-term partnership that aims to elevate the performances of Indian athletes, and the credentials of India as a global sporting nation, with an aspiration to host the Olympic Games in the future. Under this partnership, RIL and IOA will also establish […]

J&K Wushu Team Shines In Sub-Junior National Championship

SRINAGAR: Wushu players from Jammu and Kashmir bagged 14 medals in the 22nd Sub-Junior National Wushu Championship held in Mandi in Himachal Pradesh earlier this week. More than 1200 athletes from 35 units of the Wushu Association of India participated in the event that was organised between July 9 and July 14. Athletes of the […]

2nd ODI: Topley’s Six-Wicket Haul Topples India As England Level Series

BENGALURU: Riding on medium-pacer Reece Topley’s six-wicket haul, England thumped India by 100 runs in the second ODI at Lord’s to level the series 1-1. Chasing 247, the visitors were bowled out for 146 in 38.5 overs and slumped to a crushing defeat. The left-arm bowler trapped India’s captain Rohit Sharma in front of stumps […]

TN CM Stalin To Invite PM Modi For Chess Olympiad

MAHABALIPURAM (TN): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin is all set to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the inauguration of the 44th International Chess Olympiad in Mahabalipuram during his visit to New Delhi on July 19. The Olympiad will take place between July 28 to August 10. Tamil Nadu, the home state of five-time […]