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25 Mar

A smart decision by Virat Kohli says Ravi Shastri

editorSportsVirat Kohli

Indian coach Ravi Shastri thinks Virat Kohli has taken a "smart decision" by giving up captaincy from all forms of cricket, paving the way to express himself better in the upcoming Indian Premier League. Shastri witnessed Virat Kohli's leadership from close quarters during his stint as India coach, however he also feels Kohli could have continued as the captain in Test cricket. Kohli left many in shock when he stepped down as Royal Challengers Bangalore captain after 2021. Subsequently, Kohli quit Test captaincy following India's 1-2 series loss to South Africa. He had earlier given away T20 captaincy after the World…

24 Mar

Ashleigh Barty Retires At 25

editorSportsAshleigh Barty

No. 1 Tennis player Ashleigh Barty stunned everyone on Wednesday by announcing her early retirement from the sport at the age of 25. She dropped the bombshell weeks after becoming the first home-grown champion of the Australian Open in 44 years, joining tennis royalty's most exclusive club with a Grand Slam crown on three different surfaces. Ashleigh said, "I'm so happy, and I'm so ready and I just know at the moment in my heart as a person, this is right. I'm so grateful for everything that tennis has given me, it's given me all of my dreams plus more.…

23 Mar

Lakshya Sen Breaks into Top 10 in World Rankings After All England Open

editorSportsLakshya Sen

Indian badmiton star Lakshya Sen won silver at the All England Badminton Championships and broke into the top 10 of the latest BWF World Ranking on Tuesday. Aged 20 years from Uttarakhand, became the fifth Indian ever to reach the summit clash of All England Championships, improved two places to become world number 9 with 74,786 points, surpassing reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore. He suffered a heartbreaking straight-game loss to Olympic champion and world No. 1 Viktor Axelsen of Denmark on Sunday. Lakshya Sen, the former world junior number one Indian thus became the country's highest-ranked men's…

17 Mar

CAP launched its first academy in North East India

editorBusiness, SportsCAP, Cricket Academy of Pathans

Cricket Academy of Pathans (CAP) announced the grand launch of its center in Itanagar in the presence of ace cricketers Mr. Yusuf Pathan and Mr. Harmeet Vasdev, Managing Director (CAP). The academy will employ coaching techniques to teach and develop budding cricketers in the region. CAP uses technology tools to help leverage the performances of all the students. It has tied up with the UK-based cricket technology partner- Pitch Vision to track students’ performance in real-time which also bridges the gap between the Pathan brothers, coaches, and the students. A recent addition has been of CAP-StanceBeam, a smart cricket bat…

14 Mar

Rishabh Pant breaks former captain Kapil Dev’s record

editorSportsRishabh Pant

Indian Wicketkeeper and a batter Rishabh Pant on Sunday registered the fastest fifty by an Indian batter in the longer format to score the fastest 50 by an Indian in Test cricket. It has come off 28 deliveries. Pant reached upto 50 runs in 28 balls and broke the record of former India captain Kapil Dev, who made his record of naking a half-century in 30 balls. The wicketkeeper-batter achieved this achievement on Day 2 of the ongoing second Test against Sri Lanka at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Sunday March 13. Jasprit Bumrah's five-wicket haul and a decent…

12 Mar

Mithali Raj breaks World Cup captaincy record

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Mithali Raj, Indian skipper broke the record for most matches captained in the ICC Women's World Cup, surpassing former Australian counterpart Belinda Clark on Saturday. Mithali led India in 24 World Cup games, claiming 14 victories, 8 losses and one no result. Clark had captained 23 matches in her side. Mithali achieved the feat when she stepped out to lead the country against the West Indies in a crucial match in the ongoing showpiece event here. Mithali and Clark are the only two cricketers to have led their country at more than two World Cups. Last Sunday, Mithali became only…

11 Mar

100 percent crowd is allowed in India vs Sri Lanka pink ball Test

editorSportsIndia vs Sri Lanka

Second pink ball test between India and Sri Lanka will be starting on Saturday March 12. It could witness a houseful stadium after the Karnataka State Cricket Association on Thursday allowed 100 percent crowd attendance for the match owing to sharp decline in COVID-19 cases and high demand for tickets. KSCA is happy to inform that there has been very good response for viewership of the India vs Sri Lanka Day-Night Test cricket match being played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore from 12-16 March, 2022. "Considering the high number of response and since there are no further restrictions…

10 Mar

Fifa postpones Ukraine’s World Cup qualification playoff against Scotland

editorSportsFifa, Ukraine’s World Cup

Fifa has postponed Ukraine’s World Cup qualification playoff against Scotland on March 24. The winners of the game at Hampden Park in Glasgow will take on Austria or Wales for a place in November’s World Cup finals in Qatar. Ukraine’s football association had asked Fifa to postpone the qualifier following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Fifa said in a statement, “Following consultation with Uefa and the four participating member associations in Path A of the European qualifying playoffs, it was unanimously agreed in the spirit of solidarity to accept.” “The match between Scotland and Ukraine... will now be postponed to the…

09 Mar

Russia lodges appeal against FIFA, UEFA bans

editorSportsRussia Ukraine

On Tuesday, the Russian soccer federation appealed to have its FIFA and UEFA bans frozen and other punishments. Russian teams were driven out from the competition on 28th February,until further notice following the country's invasion of Ukraine. FIFA and UEFA did not specify their legal reasons for this. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said it hoped to decide on the appeals in the future. Russia's men's national team was scheduled to play Poland on March 24 in a World Cup qualifying playoff. Poland has refused to play opponent Russia in the match. The winner of that match would have…

07 Mar

India win third gold of Cairo Shooting World Cup

editorSportsEsha Singh, ISSF, Rahi Sarnobat, Rhythm Sangwan

The Indians named Rahi Sarnobat, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan won gold medal in the women's 25m pistol team event on the day of the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup Rifle/Pistol competition held on Sunday. The Indian team registered a 17-13 win over Singapore in a thrilling match-up to claim the country's third gold of the tournament. The Indian trio had made it after overcoming the second qualification stage on Saturday. Esha won the second gold and third medal of the World Cup, as she had earlier won a yellow medal in the women's 10m air pistol team event…