Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
Former Bengal pace spearhead Ashoke Dinda, who is fighting from the Moyna constituency in Purba Medinipur district, said the BJP desperately wants BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly to join the party.
From ring to reel, a sneak peek into celebrity kickboxer Ritika Singh's wardrobe.
The Indian men's hockey team will participate in the special sessions during a week-long camp at SAI, Bengaluru, to be overseen by India's chief coach Craig Fulton.
Gurcharan Singh, who has coached hundreds of first class cricketers and many international players, was bestowed with the Padma Shri by President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.
K L Rahul said he always feels comfortable batting with Virat Kohli in the middle.
Neeraj Chauhan was driven into penury as the novel coronavirus had begun to spread its ugly tentacles
Several Premier League clubs have furloughed employees since the new coronavirus outbreak while others, such as West Ham United and Southampton, have said their players have accepted wage deferrals. While CA announced plans to furlough almost 80% of staff last week, putting them on 20 per cent pay until June 30 when it is hoped more will be known about how long government curbs to control the coronavirus will last.
Deepika Kumari is a story of grits, guts and gumption.
Aashi Hanspal has been selected along with 19 others in the age group of 12-16 out of 70 entries from five continents.
"His elder brother Raj Kishan was a very talented cricketer. But then the parents needed to take a call that one boy would pursue sport and the other education. So Raj, being the elder sacrificed and pursued a medical degree.
'Today's result has changed them, not just people in our community but for entire India, it's an inspiration. For a girl of Muslim community to do so well, it gives others, not just our community, confidence that our girls can also do this.'
Bumrah, 29, is recovering after a surgery to treat lower back stress fracture.
India on Sunday dethroned defending champions and 14-time winners Indonesia
National camp to resume on Monday.
Hundreds of fellow-grapplers, coaches and officials, who have assembled for the nationals, were stunned when news trickled in that Nisha Dahiya had been shot to death outside an academy in Sonipat.
Head coach Thomas Dennerby was a witness to the 'incident' and it was he, who immediately informed the AIFF.
The view is that the attention on the national team is fleeting, incidental and dependent on the results they produce.
India's tennis players -- both current and former -- are not just counting financial losses as they cope with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. The closure of the Pro Tour means that doubles exponent Purav Raja is set to lose at least $50,000 in this lockdown period, according to his own assessment. Prajnesh Gunneswaran, Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Divij Sharan can't exactly tell how much they would lose but considering the fact that they are consistently in contention to be in Grand Slam main draws, the massive financial hit is not difficult to assess.
'I mean, you can't play four matches on the trot. What are you going to the NCA for, if you are going to come back and then three matches (later) you're back there (NCA).'
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday
Manu's split with Rana was being attributed as the main reason for her forgettable performance in Tokyo
Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board began arriving in the area on Sunday to launch separate crash investigations.
Bhaichung Bhutia will have a straight fight with former Mohun Bagan and East Bengal goalkeeper Kalyan Chaubey.
The SAI has formulated a detailed draft of the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to be followed before reopening of its training centres by the end of this month, as suggested by Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju but subject to clearance from the Health and Home ministry.
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) shut down the world tour and other sanctioned tournaments following the completion of the All-England in March due to the global health crisis.
Here's the full text of address to the nation by President Ram Nath Kovind on the eve of the Republic Day 2022.
Shuttler N Sikki Reddy and physiotherapist Kiran C have tested positive for COVID-19 at the ongoing national camp, forcing the closure of the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad for sanitisation.
The Indian Boxing Federation might be in trouble following its termination by the International Boxing Association (AIBA), but Sports Minister Jitendra Singh assured the boxers that their training would not suffer and would be provided with all the required facilities.
Former India table tennis player Venugopal Chandrasekhar died at a private hospital in Chennai on Wednesday due to COVID-19 related complications.
"The role is not very different to what I have done before (in sports administration). I want to thank to all the former cricketers who voted for me. We are yet to meet with the board officials but we will definitely work for smooth coordination between the ICA and the BCCI," Vengsarkar told PTI.
'Thanks to them, I have enough money to run my house for three months at least.'
800 gets so lost in celebrating its grand subject that it forgets something pretty elementary: Cricket is a team sport!, notes Sreehari Nair.
Chandigarh overcame hosts Madhya Pradesh State Hockey Academy (MPSHA )7-5 via the tie-breaker to set up a semi-final clash with former champions Mumbai, in the 63rd Rangaswamy Cup Senior National Hockey Championship at the floodlit Aishbagh Astroturf Stadium, Bhopal on Wednesday.
India pulled out of the Women's World Team Squash Championship scheduled to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from December 15 to 20 due to "lack of preparation time" and "uncertainties" about travelling amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The three ODIs in Zimbabwe will be played in Harare on August 18, 20 and 22.
LSG captain K L Rahul sustained a serious thigh injury during the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday.
Roundup of Champions League matches played on Wednesday night
Lakshya Sen has been in incredible form in the last six months.
