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India Announces Squad for ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2023: Surprises, Speculation, and High Expectations

06 Sep 2023 12:18 PM IST

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has unveiled India’s 15-player squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s ODI World Cup, igniting anticipation among cricket enthusiasts worldwide. The BCCI’s senior men’s selection committee, led by Ajit Agarkar, orchestrated a selection that has sparked discussions and surprises within the cricketing

Young Indian squad aims to secure win against Nepal

06 Sep 2023 12:16 PM IST

India are just a point away from securing their berth in the SAFF U-16 Championship 2023 semi-final, but the Blue Colts’ focus remains squarely on their last Group A match against Nepal. India began their campaign with a 1-0 victory over Bangladesh and are set to face Nepal at the

India set to compete against diverse opponents in Hockey5s World cup

06 Sep 2023 12:15 PM IST

Reigning Asian champions India have been clubbed alongside Egypt, Switzerland, and Jamaica in Pool B of the upcoming FIH Men’s Hockey5s World Cup slated from January 24-31 in Muscat. Sixteen national teams will compete in the inaugural edition of the tournament and they have been divided into four groups of

Indian boxing team gears up for tournament

06 Sep 2023 12:14 PM IST

A strong 11-member Indian squad comprising six men and five women boxers are set to participate at the 21st Mustafa Hajrulahovic Memorial tournament in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Indian women’s squad is led by the 2019 World Championships silver medallist Manju Rani (50kg) and Youth World Champions Jyoti (54kg)

Shubham Todkar impresses in debut with third place finish

06 Sep 2023 12:12 PM IST

Making his debut at the World Championships, Indian weightlifter Shubham Todkar finished third in Group D of the men’s 61kg event. The 26-year-old national champion from Maharashtra lifted a total of 269kg (119kg+150kg), which was six kilograms better than his Asian Championships effort (263kg) in May and 10kg heavier than

Akhil Rabindra finishes with P8, P12 in Round-5

06 Sep 2023 12:11 PM IST

Bengaluru-born Akhil Rabindra, the only Asian on the European GT4 Series Grid, finished the fifth round of the European GT4 series with a P8 and P12 finish at the Circuit Hockenheimring, Germany in the Pro-AM category. This is the second season that Akhil is representing the Racing Spirit of Léman

Indian Women’s team clinch sixth position, mixed pairs bow out

06 Sep 2023 12:10 PM IST

The Indian women’s team finished sixth in the Asian Table Tennis Championships after being blanked 0-3 by Thailand on Tuesday. The Indians beat Singapore 3-2 in a 5-8 positions match before going down to Thailand in the fifth-position showdown. Against Singapore, Manika Batra began well against Jingyi Zhou (11-9, 11-3,

The Evolution of Women’s Sports Films: Empowering Stories on and off the Field

06 Sep 2023 12:08 PM IST

Empowering the females means creating such system in which can take independent decision for their personal development and development of society. 21st century gender discrimination is considered no less than crime. The many empowering girl is start at home, in the neighbourhood, at school, college and in University. The theme

Who Are the Favourites to Win Premier League 2024/25?

06 Sep 2023 06:44 AM IST

Manchester City have been dominating the Premier League standings for a while. Since the 2017/18 season, they have only missed one championship trophy. Led by Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool managed to win in 2019/20 and take the number one spot at the end of the season. For the past couple of

KL Rahul thanks NCA & BCCI after clearing all fitness tests

05 Sep 2023 16:29 PM IST

KL Rahul, an Indian batter, thanked the National Cricket Academy (NCA) staff for their care before returning to the Indian team for the Asia Cup 2023. KL Rahul has passed every fitness test and is qualified to compete in the Asia Cup’s Super Four round. After passing all the fitness

India announces 15-member squad for Cricket World Cup 2023

05 Sep 2023 13:56 PM IST

On Tuesday in Kandy, Indian captain Rohit Sharma and BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar unveiled the 15-person squad for the ICC men’s Cricket World Cup. Tilak Varma and Prasidh Krishna are not included in the team, but the roster is nearly identical to that for the Asia Cup. India is

Maxwell’s World cup commitment: India series participation in doubt

05 Sep 2023 11:48 AM IST

Star Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has admitted that he could miss his side’s upcoming ODI series against India and may enter this year’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup with very little cricket under his belt. Maxwell is still battling ankle soreness from the leg injury he suffered at a friend’s