Former South Africa batting all-rounder Farhan Behardien is hoping that the new COVID-19 variant, which is causing alarm here, will not jeopardise India's tour of the country next month as young cricketers of his nation need the series "more than ever".
England played Australia. England won by 8 wickets and 22 balls to spare.
Deputy Chef de Mission Balbir Singh Kushwaha said that facilities at the Games Village were good.
World Cup-winning junior coach Harendra Singh is set to apply for the vacant senior men's team coach and feels he is best suited for the role.
Shah Rukh Khan addresses the media on the launch of his biography, King Of Bollywood.
In 2015 when Indian the women's team qualified for the Rio Olympics after a gap of 36 years, it was Rani who had played a key role in the decisive victory against Japan.
India's ODI vice-captain Rohit Sharma dedicated his Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award to all his fans for their unwavering support, saying this "wouldn't have been possible" without them.
'Cricket as a pathway in the US was not something people thought about 10 years ago, even like five years ago.' 'But now that there is a pathway you can see.'
Team India's Jasprit Bumrah, India women's cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur and shooter Heena Sindhu have exceeded expectations to make the cut.
India's star drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh was on Tuesday named among the five nominees for the men's Player of the Year honour.
Three first-half goals helped the World Cup winners overcome Nigeria for a place in the semi-finals in women's hockey tournament at the Afro-Asian Games in Hyderabad on Saturday.
The ICC's decision to award six points to Pakistan after the Indian women's team was deemed to have forfeited each of the three matches of the ICC Women's Championship was a result of non-communication from the BCCI about the team's participation. A well-informed source told PTI that there were multiple e-mail communication from ICC, but there was no response to any of the e-mails to provide reasons for not playing the series against Pakistan, which was scheduled to be held between 1 August and 31 October.
A look at the historic achievements by India's athletes in 2022.
India's shooting ace Apurvi Chandela attained the World No 1 position in the women's 10m air rifle event while compatriot Anjum Moudgil rose to second.
Savita, who was part of the Rio squad, believes the team is much improved now, evident from its recent performances against top sides.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
The men's team last participated in an international competition in February last year when they played the FIH Hockey Pro League matches against Australia in Bhubaneswar.
The view is that the attention on the national team is fleeting, incidental and dependent on the results they produce.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
Virat Kohli, who will turn 34 on Saturday, is back in his element
India were beaten 2-3 in the opening match of the women's field hockey World Cup.
The Women's World Cup stopped to take a breath on Wednesday following an opening round of games that produced a little bit of everything.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday.
India lost 1-4 to Korea in a play-off for the 9-12 places at the women's field hockey World Cup in Madrid.
- 'I hope our training on creating early pressure will be evident when we go into the competition'
The Indians had to settle for a 2-2 draw in the women's Junior World Cup hockey tournament.
Former captain Sardar Singh has been included in a 13-member Hockey India selection committee, to be headed by B P Govinda, a member of the 1975 World Cup winning team.
Will India finally reach the elusive double-digit mark? Raj Kishore Mishra, former joint secretary at the sports ministry, for one, is willing to stick his neck out on the possibility.
From watching 'Chak De! India' to taking yoga classes and training in Kolkata-like sultry conditions, Chileans have not left any stone unturned in their bid for the maiden FIFA U-17 World Cup title.
Celebrated boxer M C Mary Kom will be conferred with the Padma Vibhushan, the country's second highest civilian award, while world champion shuttler P V Sindhu will get the Padma Bhushan among eight sportspersons named for the prestigious honours on Saturday. She is one of seven eminent personalities to be awarded the Padma Vibhushan this year.
Verma wins compound individual gold, opens tally for India.
The Indian men's hockey team will have to guard against complacency when it takes on lower-ranked Russia, while a tricky contest awaits their female counterparts against United States in the two-legged Olympic qualifiers.
Former India hockey player and coach M K Kaushik on Saturday died after battling COVID-19 for the past three weeks.
P V Sindhu won the ESPN's 'Female Sportsperson of the Year' award while young shooter Saurabh Chaudhary bagged the honour in the male category.
Germany might be the twice Olympic champions defending their title in men's field hockey but top-ranked Australia will be the team to beat at next month's Rio Games.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
The participation of Indian athletes in Friday's Tokyo Olympic Games opening ceremony will be kept to a 'bare minimum' in view of the COVID-19 threat, while only six officials from the contingent will be allowed to take part in the event.
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'But people shouldn't misunderstand me. It was not that I was disappointed to go back to women's team, I was not happy the way they handled it with men's team because I left on a really good moment.'
