Sports

Dravid’s advice kept me going during my tough days: Mayank

20 May 2020 03:14 AM IST

Cricketer Mayank Agarwal has revealed that the words of Rahul Dravid kept him going when he was not being picked in the Indian side. Agarwal revealed that he had scored heaps of runs, but he was not selected and finally he confided in Dravid of regularly getting the thoughts of

Is BCCI spending less on its players?

19 May 2020 03:57 AM IST

Cricket Australia spends about 25% of its annual revenue on the players, while the world’s richest board spends less than 5% of its total revenue.

Sporting activities will be done as per MHA guidelines: Rijiju

19 May 2020 03:56 AM IST

Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that sporting activities in sports complexes and stadia would be “strictly” conducted in accordance with Home Ministry and respective state government’s guidelines. However, the use of swimming pools and gymnasium will remain suspended. “I’m happy to inform sportspersons and all concerned that

Premier League clubs agree on resuming their training

19 May 2020 03:56 AM IST

The shareholders in England’s football competition, Premier League, on Monday voted unanimously to return to small-group training from May 19. All the clubs have agreed that this is the first step towards restarting the Premier League which has been suspended since March due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Premier League shareholders

I want to win Ranji for Kerala: Sreesanth

18 May 2020 05:06 AM IST

Cricketer S. Sreesanth talks about his life in lockdown, future of cricket post-Covid, and how he is gearing up for comeback in September this year.

Players will be ready to play behind closed doors: Neesham

18 May 2020 05:06 AM IST

New Zealand cricketer Jimmy Neesham thinks that players will be ready to play cricket behind closed doors, including the T20 World Cup in Australia later this year. Neesham has the experience of playing in a match without spectators against Australia, which also remains the last international match played before the

Barcelona all set to train in groups of 10 from Monday

18 May 2020 05:06 AM IST

Barcelona is set to have training sessions with up to 10 players from Monday. “Another step forward in training for Barca. From 18 May the clubs in La Liga will enter into phase 3 of training. In this phase training sessions of up to 10 players are allowed as the

Zaheer: Ideal candidate for next bowling coach

16 May 2020 02:17 AM IST

While his views in the studios as an analyst and commentator are insightful, Zaheer Khan’s true place is in the Indian dressing room.

Players free to opt out after cricket returns: Jos Buttler

16 May 2020 02:14 AM IST

As the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has started working on plans to resume cricket after the Covid-19 pandemic suspended the game, wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler said players will be given an option to opt-out from any tour or match if they feel uncomfortable as safety is paramount. Buttler lauded

ICC has thrown neutrality out of the window: Shoaib Akhtar

16 May 2020 02:10 AM IST

Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar has hit out at the International Cricket Council (ICC), saying the apex cricketing body has thrown neutrality out of the window. His response came as the ICC’s official Twitter handle, decided to take a jibe at Akhtar for suggesting that he could dismiss Australia’s Steve

In the ring with India’s ace boxers amid Covid-19

15 May 2020 02:52 AM IST

Vikas Krishan Yadav and Vijender Singh talk about their lives in lockdown and how they keep themselves fit in the time of coronavirus.

Cricket without crowd is unimaginable: Ian Bell

15 May 2020 01:58 AM IST

As the coronavirus pandemic is taking toll on the sporting industry, managements and the stakeholders from time to time have been proposing closed-door activities. Cricketing world being no different, as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has accepted that playing without spectators is necessary if there is any hope