Sports

06 Jul

PT Usha, Ilaiyaraaja among 4 nominated to Rajya Sabha on Wednesday

editorPolitical, Sports

PT Usha, Virendra Heggade, V Vijayendra Prasad and Ilayaraja were nominated to the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. 4 nominees are from 4 separate states. Prime Minister congratulated the Rajya Sabha nominees through Twitter. Calling PT Usha an "inspiration for every Indian", PM Modi said, "Her achievements in sports activities are widely recognized but her work in mentoring budding sportspersons over the past few years is equally commendable. Congratulations to her for being nominated to the Rajya Sabha." PM Modi congratulated V Vijayendra Prasad who has been associated with the creative world for decades."His works reflect the great heritage of India…

26 Jun

Athiya Shetty to accompany her partner KL Rahul to Germany for his surgery

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Athiya Shetty and cricketer KL Rahul have been dating for a couple of years. The two were often spotted together on holidays, outings and dinner dates. Though none of them have officially acknowledged their relationship in public till now. Meanwhile, the media has only discovered that Athiya will visit Germany with her cricketer boyfriend. According to sources close to the couple, Athiya Shetty will travel to Germany on Sunday, June 16, along with KL Rahul for her treatment. This cricketer was knocked out of India's England tour due to injury. The 30-year-old, who suffered a groin injury, is scheduled for…

11 Jun

Largest cricket stadium in Motera, with seating capacity for over 1 lakh fans, renamed after PM Modi

editorPolitical, SportsGujarat, PM Modi

Sardar Patel Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad has been renamed Narendra Modi Stadium. The world's biggest cricket Stadium, with a seating ability of 1,10,000 will be web hosting the pink-ball Test between India and England from Wednesday. Earlier on Wednesday, President Ram Nath Kovind carried out ‘bhumi pujan’ and inaugurated the newly revamped Motera Stadium ahead of the begin of the Day-Night Test between India and England. Home Minister Amit Shah, BCCI secretary Jay Shah and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju had been additionally existing at the inauguration ceremony of the world’s largest cricket stadium. With a ability of 1,10,000, which trumps…

11 Jun

Patidars to protest tomorrow over renaming Sardar Patel Stadium after PM Narendra Modi

editorPolitical, SportsGujarat, PM Modi

Members of the Patidar neighborhood and a number companies on Sunday will keep a protest stressful the renaming of Narendra Modi stadium in Gujarat's Ahmedabad. The Motera cricket stadium was once before named after Sardar Patel. The stadium, one of the biggest in the world, has become a flash factor in advance of the kingdom polls as Patidar businesses have come together below 'Sardar Sanman Sankalp Andolan Samiti' annoying a identify change. The crew which carried Patidar Andolan in 2015, Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS), underneath the stewardship of Hardik Patel, will additionally be aiding the protest and will be…

11 Jun

West Bengal Sports Minister Manoj Tiwary plays starring role in Ranji quarters, scores 73 and 136

editorSportscricket, West Bengal

West Bengal Sports Minister Manoj Tiwary starred in the Ranji Trophy quarter-final match towards Jharkhand, scoring seventy three and 136 in the two innings of the ongoing match. Tiwary was once elated after scoring his 28th fine century and did a Shikhar Dhawan-like "thigh-five" party after reaching the milestone. Meanwhile, Bengal have stretched their lead over the 750-run mark on the final day of the fourth quarter-final of the Ranji Trophy towards Jharkhand. The Bengal minister walked again after an remarkable 136 runs off 185 balls. This is his first fantastic hundred after becoming the Sports Minister of Bengal. His…

01 Jun

Sourav Ganguly has not resigned from the post of president of BCCI , Says Jay Shah, BCCI Secretary

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Sourav Ganguly has no longer resigned as the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Secretary Jay Shah told ANI. There have so speculations on social media structures that the former India skipper, having had a successful run at the BCCI, has resigned. The speculations started after Dada, as Sourav Ganguly is fondly regarded as, had shared a publish on the completion of thirty years of his cricket career. Ganguly took to Twitter on June 1 and shared a post on "starting some thing today", which he feels, will “probably help a lot of people". “Today,…

17 May

BCCI announces squads for Women’s T20 Challenge 2022

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma as captains of Supernovas, Trailblazers and Velocity respectively. The three teams will compete in the upcoming Women’s T20 Challenge to be played from May 23 to May 28 at Pune’s MCA stadium. The best of Indian women’s cricket will combine with some of the leading stars from South Africa, England, West Indies and Australia. A total of twelve international players will compete in this year’s Women’s T20 Challenge. The All-India Women’s Selection Committee picked the three squads, each comprising a total of 16 members.…

15 May

CSK star Ambati Rayudu announces retirement from IPL, deletes tweet later

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Chennai Super Kings cricketer Ambati Rayudu surprised all of them on Saturday by way of tweeting that the Indian Premier League 2022 would be his ultimate season. An hour later the veteran Indian cricketer deleted the tweet. This retraction by means of the CSK batter created a lot of confusion amongst the fans. "I am blissful to announce that this will be my ultimate IPL. I have had a fantastic time taking part in it and being a part of 2 gorgeous groups for thirteen years. Would love to truly thank Mumbai Indians and CSK for the gorgeous journey, "…

14 May

Women’s World Boxing C’ship: Pooja Rani in quarters; Lovlina crashes out

Business CorrespondentSportsLovlina Borgohain, Pooja Rani, Women’s World Boxing Championship

Two-time Asian Champion Pooja Rani (81kg) advanced to the quarter-finals but India suffered a huge setback when Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain (70kg) crashed out of the 12th IBA Women’s World Boxing Championship. Pooja defeated Timea Nagy of Hungary by unanimous decision so provide some solace to the Indian hopes on a mixed day for them here. Pooja, who was playing her first international bout since Tokyo Olympics, was aggressive right from the beginning and was landing accurate punches while moving swiftly in the ring. She looked in complete control throughout the bout and registered a commanding 5-0 victory…

19 Apr

Cristiano Ronaldo announces death of his baby boy, asks for privacy in emotional note

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Legendary footballer Cristiano Ronaldo on Monday announced that Ronaldo and Georgina lost their baby boy. He took to social media and asked for privacy as their family is dealing with the death of the baby boy. Ronaldo and Georgina took to social media earlier to share that they were going to become parents to twin babies. Cristiano said in his post that the birth of the baby girl has only given them the strength to deal with the pain. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) Ronaldo is father to four other children, Cristiano Jr,…