New Delhi, February 28 Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain and two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen will spearhead the 20-member Indian contingent at the Asian Boxing Championships in Mongolia from March 28-April 11. The 20-member squad was finalised after an intensive month-long evaluation process, with players inducted into the ongoing national camp in Patiala following the National […]
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Colombo, February 28 England rode on Will Jacks and Rehan Ahmed’s pyrotechnics to fight back from the brink and register a stunning four-wicket win over New Zealand in their T20 World Cup Super Eights match here on Friday.The result kept Pakistan’s hopes of a semifinal berth alive. In Pallekele on Saturday, Pakistan will need to […]
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Hobart, February 27 India women’s team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur on Friday conceded that poor batting in the first two ODIs against Australia led to consecutive defeats in their first 50-over assignment since becoming world champions last November. India made a bright start to pip Australia 2-1 in the T20Is but lost the first two ODIs […]
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Pallekele, February 27 Pakistan will need a commanding win over already-eliminated Sri Lanka and a favour from England to keep their semifinal hopes alive in the T20 World Cup when they play their final Super 8 match here on Saturday. Co-hosts Sri Lanka have already crashed out of the semifinal race after Super 8 defeats […]
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Chennai, February 27 Abhishek Sharma rediscovered his form with a blazing fifty, Hardik Pandya bludgeoned a half-century, and Tilak Varma allayed strike-rate worries in India’s massive 72-run victory over Zimbabwe, keeping them alive in the race to the T20 World Cup semifinals here on Thursday. Along with that ticking of several boxes in their must-win […]
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Chennai, February 27India pacer Arshdeep Singh said he is still learning the nuances of his craft, like adaptability and staying ahead of batters, from his senior partners Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj.Arshdeep took three wickets, conceding a mere 24 runs, to keep the shackles on Zimbabwe batters in the T20 World Cup Super Eights match […]
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The North News Chandigarh, February 27 Olympic wrestler-turned-politician Vinesh Phogat on Thursday claimed that the government expects medals from Haryana players but does not provide the facilities they require. Participating in a discussion on the governor’s address in the Haryana Assembly, Phogat, the Congress MLA from Julana in Jind district, said that when events like […]
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New Delhi, February 27 Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar said he was surprised to see Abhishek Sharma play a defensive stroke, praising the explosive opener for silencing his critics with a timely half-century against Zimbabwe in the T20 World Cup. Since returning from a stomach bug, Abhishek looked a distant shadow of his dominating self, […]
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Chennai, February 27 India captain Suryakumar Yadav was not happy with the bowling performance despite a dominant win over Zimbabwe that kept the hosts in the race for a semifinal berth in the T20 World Cup here on Thursday.After a heavy loss to South Africa in their Super 8 opener, Indian batters lifted their game […]
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Prague , February 27 World Champion D Gukesh played out another draw with Nodirbek Yakubboev of Uzbekistan, while defending champion Aravindh Chithambaram pulled a rabbit out of the hat to beat Hans Moke Niemann of the United States in the second round of the Masters section of the Prague International Chess Festival here. Following a […]
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