India players during a practice session at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: From a star-studded Brazil night that left thousands of seats empty to tickets costing just Rs 199, the India football friendly in Kolkata has seen a dramatic change in pricing within days.The All India Football Federation (AIFF)…
Aryan Juyal (left) will lead Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy and Karan Sharma in Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. (Agencies) NEW DELHI: In a first, the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) is set to adopt a split captaincy and coaching model for the upcoming domestic season, with a separate set of…
Shreyas Iyer and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Fresh from their gold-medal-winning Asian Games campaign, Shreyas Iyer and Abhishek Sharma have returned to the home season with their focus already shifting towards the next generation of Indian cricket. Among the youngest members of the setup, 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has attracted plenty of attention…
India vs West Indies 3rd ODI (ANI Photo/Rahul Singh) India and the West Indies have been fined for maintaining slow over-rates during the third and final ODI of their three-match series in New Chandigarh on Saturday.India were four overs behind the required rate after time allowances were taken into account, while the West Indies were…
Indian team head coach Gautam Gambhir, interacts with selectors RP Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Shiv Sundar Das and Ajay Ratra during the practice session ahead of the second ODI cricket match between India and West Indies, in Guwahati. NEW DELHI: The India men’s senior selection committee is likely to meet in the next 48 hours to…
Logo of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has deputed a three-member selection committee, headed by former India seamer Harvinder Singh and including ex-first-class cricketers Sridharan Sharath (Tamil Nadu) and Amitabh Vijayvargiya (Madhya Pradesh), to Bihar to pick the squad for the…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Mairaj Ahmad Khan The Asian Games 2026 took place in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4, with athletes from 46 nations competing across various sports. India finished fourth in the medal table with 85 medals, including 21 golds, 27 silvers and 37 bronzes.India enjoyed several memorable performances, with the men’s…
Ali Khan’s wide ball goes for six (Screengrabs) A bizarre moment during the Canada’s premier T10 cricket league semi-final between Toronto Sixers and Mississauga Masters left players, commentators and fans surprised.A delivery from USA pacer Ali Khan flew over the batter and wicketkeeper before landing in the stands, but Toronto were awarded only five runs…
Image credit: Hockey India At the Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium, tears flowed freely on the pitch. More than 5,500km away, in India, women’s hockey’s loyal legion, small in numbers but deep in investment, rejoiced.They had watched a team in which skill was matched by fitness, individual brilliance was backed by teamwork and, finally, belief had…
Two-time FIFA World Cup champion Uruguay play cricket at Eden Gardens (Screengrabs) The Uruguay football team has been exploring Kolkata ahead of its international friendly against India on October 6.The two-time FIFA World Cup champions visited some of the city’s famous landmarks and even tried their hand at cricket at the iconic Eden Gardens.The players…