Sports

Finch, Warner among 12 Aussie players who will miss start of IPL

15 Aug 2020 04:20 AM IST

Captain Aaron Finch, David Warner and Steve Smith are among 12 Australian players who will miss the start of the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in view of the league’s COVID-19 protocols. The trio are part of the 21-man squad that will tour England for three T20Is

Robust Australia gear up to give tough fight to consistent England

15 Aug 2020 04:17 AM IST

Australia has shortlisted 21 players for One-Day and T20 series to be played against England in the month of September. This has proved that Australia is a professional team in the real sense of the term, and is determined to achieve good results. While selecting the players, Australia has taken

Investing in sports can lead us to progressive prospects

15 Aug 2020 04:17 AM IST

India needs to bring its performance to an elite level in every basic sector concerned. The growth potential is high while the efforts are scarce. To join the race of developed nations, we need to pay special attention to our basic pillars: Education, health, and the sports sector. As education

Commemorating India’s big Olympic moments

15 Aug 2020 04:08 AM IST

Soon after Independence, the Indian tricolour went up the flag pole after India outplayed Great Britain 4-0 in the 1948 Olympics hockey final. Recalling this and other such exploits as the nation celebrates its 74th Independence Day.

Online Karate training futile & fruitless: Dhiman

14 Aug 2020 02:49 AM IST

Deepika Dhiman, an ace karate player, speaks to The Daily Guardian about the unprecedented challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Our swimming needs to meet world standards: Sajan Prakash

14 Aug 2020 02:48 AM IST

Sajan Prakash, India’s ace swimmer who has represented India in two Asian Games, two Commonwealth Games, is stuck in Thailand since the authorities there announced an unprecedented lockdown as a precautionary measure to counter the escalating cases of novelcoronavirus. “I was in Thailand for advance training and all of sudden

Imran acting like ‘God’, has ruined Pak cricket: Miandad

14 Aug 2020 02:47 AM IST

Legendary Pakistan batsman Javed Miandad has lashed out at his former teammate Imran Khan, saying the current Pakistan Prime Minister has ruined cricket in the country. Miandad said that Imran has ruined the state of affairs of cricket in Pakistan by appointing officials in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) who

Rain stops England’s sturdy attack against Pakistan on day one

14 Aug 2020 02:46 AM IST

After lunch of the day, English bowlers started to look in a good rhythm. In the final session, the middle order of Pakistani batting was decimated by the sharp attack of English bowlers. Fawad Alam, who played a test match after a long and excruciating decade, was the last prey

Disappointed to miss 2018 World T20 semis: Mithali

14 Aug 2020 02:45 AM IST

Former India captain Mithali Raj has admitted that she was disappointed to have not played in the semi-final of the 2018 Wo m e n’s Wo r l d T 2 0 against England. The decision to axe Mithali from the team came as a surprise and the subsequent defeat

Will play at US Open, says Novak Djokovic

14 Aug 2020 02:44 AM IST

Tennis star Novak Djokovic confirmed on Thursday that he will take part in the US Open, which is slated to be the first Grand Slam tournament since the resumption of the sport after the coronavirus outbreak. “I’m happy to confirm that I’ll participate at #CincyTennis and #USOpen this year,” Djokovic

Harbhajan, Laxman used to trouble us a lot, concedes Gilchrist

13 Aug 2020 04:13 AM IST

Australia legend Adam Gilchrist has said India’s VVS Laxman and Harbhajan Singh always used to give them a hard time during the memorable faceoffs between the two cricketing giants in the early 2000s. “He (Laxman), along with most of the Indian batting line-up, used to smash us and then Harbhajan

Hafeez isolates from squad after breaching bio-secure protocols

13 Aug 2020 04:13 AM IST

Veteran Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has isolated himself from the Pakistan squad after breaching the bio-secure bubble in place for their tour of England, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said. The PCB said that Hafeez had gone to a golf course adjacent to the team hotel at the Ageas Bowl