Oscar-winning music composer A R Rahman has agreed to be a Goodwill Ambassador of the Indian Olympic contingent for the Rio Games. He joins cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, ace shooter Abhinav Bindra and Bollywood star Salman Khan, who all had earlier accepted the role offered by the Indian Olympic Association.
'Athletes get Rs 600 daily for their diet.' 'My kids eat chocolates for Rs 600!'
India's Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane said cricketers will need at least a month of training before resumption of competitive games, which should happen only after a vaccine for the dreaded coronavirus is discovered. Rahane also said that in a coronavirus-scarred world, the lifestyle of cricketers will undergo a change as far as pre and post-match routines are concerned.
Ireland's win against England threw the Super 12s wide open and issued a warning to the cricket powers who have largely snubbed them in competition.
Pendulum swings towards tighter measures against transgender athletes
Globally, T20 cricket is the most popular format with 92 percent interest while ODIs are a close second with 88 percent interest.
The PSL had entered the knockout stages and semifinal matches were due to be played on Tuesday in Lahore and final on Wednesday. The PCB had already shortened the league by four days considering the worsening scenario around the coronavirus.
Shooting ace Bindra, who claimed a historic gold medal in the men's 10m air rifle competition at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, runs the Abhinav Bindra Sports Medicine and Research Institute (ABSMARI) -- a one-of-a-kind institute for physiotherapy in the country with a world-class biomechanical and sports science laboratory set up for academic purposes -- in Bhubaneswar.
Sachin Tendulkar will travel to the Rio Olympics after being invited by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach along with other eminent global personalities.
He was part of the 4x100m relay team that still holds the national record, and post-retirement, he oversaw the Black Caps for eight years.
India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal have agreed to participate in cricket at the Games, Kutubuddin Ahmed, secretary-general of the Bangladesh Olympic Association, said after a meeting in Kathmandu on Monday. A Twenty20 competition at under-21 level will feature in the Games for the eight-nation grouping, to be staged from January 29 to February 9 next year.
Former India batsman and Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir slammed the appointment of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan as the 'goodwill ambassador' for the Indian contingent for the Rio Olympic Games scheduled to be held in August. "Look I believe in that as well, especially if there are no shortage of real sportsmen in this country and people have done some massive things in this country. I am for the country as well, I am for Olympic sports. I would have been more happy if someone like Abhinav Bindra or someone (sportsperson) had been made the brand ambassador," Gambhir said in Mumbai on Monday, at the launch of Sansui's new Curve 4K Ultra HD LED TV series.
Who knows the world record equalling 49th hundred might just happen at the same venue where it all started.
Australia has restricted the usage of saliva and sweat to shine the cricket ball in wake of the coronavirus pandemic which has spread rapidly around the world. This decision has been taken under a framework released by Australia's federal government about the staged return of professional and recreational sport amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The cash rich Board of Control for Cricket in India on Saturday said it would officially announce the funding of the five disciplines of the Olympic sports by the end of this month and would restrict its help to only individual sports to start with. BCCI Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Professor Ratnakar Shetty said the Cricket Board and the Sport Ministry are in talks and the modalities are being worked to ensure effective disbursement of funds and proper accountability.
Rovman Powell's hands were the safest pair of hands on the field on Wednesday.
Flower said ICC may have wanted Zimbabwe Cricket to put its house in order but actually the current board members were "good people".
India lose 3-4 against Germany in shoot-out, to face Japan for Paris berth
None of the overseas recruits of eight IPL franchises have expressed any apprehensions about travelling to India. And there are multiple practical reasons why the T20 extravaganza will be held as per schedule.
Applying saliva has been fruitful for many bowlers in the past, and it has become so normal now that if teams refrain from doing so in the future, cricket fans will definitely have something missing from the regular experience.
Star sprinter Hima Das is not losing her sleep over qualifying for the Olympics, having included cycling and a bit of cricket in her "medium-intensity" training regime while taking care to avoid the sweltering summer heat in Patiala.
India's participation in Olympics will be decided only by the general body of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, which in all likelihood won't change its present stance of not taking part as they don't want to follow the Olympic charter.
Neeraj Chopra's rise to stardom from a Haryana village has been nothing short of spectacular.
With the #MeToo movement taking the world by storm, sexual harassment came up for discussion at the three-day ICC Board meetings in Singapore, which concluded on Saturday.
Hockey India wants Paddy Upton to develop in the men's team players an unshakable resolve and toughness that does not crumble under pressure.
Former Australia cricket captain Steve Waugh will be the athlete liaison officer at the 2008 Beijing Games.
Accolades poured in for Dipa Karmakar, who became the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics.
The Indian men's hockey team is undergoing a philosophy shift, moving away from the traditional attacking style of play with new head coach Craig Fulton emphasising on having a sound defense.
Led by Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, India will seek to showcase its ascendency as a sporting power at the Asian Games, which opens formally on Saturday after an unprecedented one-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The FIH is planning an exhibition tournament of Hockey 5s next year but has ruled out the possibility of the format replacing the traditional 11-a-side contest in the Olympics.
The year 2023 will go down as extremely memorable for the Indian sports fraternity as players across various disciplines came together to script history at the Asian Games held in Hangzhou.
2023 was marked by outstanding sporting achievements, shattered records, and the crowning of new champions, all captured by photographers documenting every significant twist and turn.
Referring to the trio's fight for share in BCCI revenue for players back in 2001-02, sehwag said it went a long way in guaranteeing financial security that is enjoyed by the current crop of players.
From Neeraj Chopra to PV Sindhu, India's top sports personalities hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for hosting a successful G20 Summit and taking "international diplomacy to a whole new level".
Mumbai-headquartered financial services firm Edelweiss, for close to a decade now, has been aligning its brand with sporting talent of every kind except cricket. What made the company buck the trend, and has it worked?
Kumar Sangakkara will continue to serve in the dual role of Rajasthan Royals' director of cricket and head coach,
The Knight Riders Group (KRG), owners of IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders, announced that they are building a cricket stadium in Los Angeles with support from Major League Cricket (MLC).
Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Sunday said the Board of Control for Cricket in India could have ensured dope testing of the Indian cricketers by NADA but put the onus on WADA to make the Indian Board compliant of its Code.
The fastest man on earth Usain Bolt is all set to make his date with India on Tuesday as he features in a friendly cricket match with India's star players Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan.
Triple Olympic gold medal winner and five-time World record holder Stephanie Rice reveals how she plans to get an Olympic medal for India in swimming in 2028.
