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The Indian Premier League 2020 will reportedly start on March with defending champions Mumbai Indians opening their title defence at the Wankhede Stadium. A Delhi Capitals official has reportedly confirmed this to the IANS news agency. An early start is proposed to get rid of too many double headers. “I am told that the 2020 edition of the IPL will start on March 29 at Wankhede,” the official has told the news agency. However, the March end starting schedule will deprive the teams of the services of their Australia, England, New Zealand and Sri Lanka players as some of the players might be occupied with their national team duties. Australia and England are scheduled to finish their bilateral series on March 29 with the last T20 International. They means the players engaged in the match will need at least a couple of days’ time to join their respective IPL teams. England will finish their Test series against Sri Lanka on March 31. If the Test goes the full length, the players engag...

In a bid to promote the lower division leagues and strengthen grassroots football, Football Delhi conducted the Khelo India B Division League 2019-2020 at Ambedkar Stadium and Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, in New Delhi from October 19 to December 27, where CISF emerged victorious. CISF showed outstanding teamwork to win all their matches and top the league table while Shakti FC finished as runners-up. It enabled both the teams to be promoted to ‘A’ Division along with Royal FC and Delhi Police, which also made the top 4. 27 teams had originally participated in this two-month competition, where teams were divided in three groups each, from which the top six including Collegians FC, Royal FC, Shakti FC, Delhi Cantt, CISF, and Delhi Police had qualified for the Super 6. Magan Singh Patwal and Liakat Ali had been appointed as Chairman and Convener of B Division respectively. https://ift.tt/36dzpGy

Maharashtra fell short of glory in the finals as Railways clinched the men’s final title while Airport won the women’s title in the finals of the of the Chhattisgarh Amateur Kho Kho Association-organised 53rd Senior National Kho Kho Championships at Allons Public School Ground at Bemetara on Monday. The men’s event witnessed a close encounter between the defending champion Maharashtra and last year’s runner-up Railways. Maharashtra fought hard but Railways eventually managed to win the title by a margin of single point with one minute to spare on the clock. Railways’ Vijay Hazare was exceptional on both ends of the mat as he defended for more than two minutes and also clinched 4 crucial wickets for the team in their 15-14 win against Maharashtra. The Maharashtra women also played a nail biting match against last year’s runner ups Airport Authority of India (AAI) but much like their male counterparts, they too could not finish with a win. The women lost the finals 8-9 to the Airport ...

Test specialist Ajinkya Rahane and young prodigy Prithvi Shaw will turn up for Mumbai in their Ranji Trophy game against heavyweights Karnataka. The two were named in the 15-member squad announced by the associationon its website on Monday. The game will be played at the Bandra Kurla Complex from January 3. Both Shaw and Rahane played the previous games against Baroda and Railways. Shaw had hit a blazing double hundred against Baroda in the lung-opener but faltered in both the essays against Railways at Wankhede Stadium. Rahane also had a horrendous time with the bat against Railways. Mumbai had won the game against Baroda while lost to Railways by 10 wickets. Rahane, who has played 63 Tests, will be playing consecutive Ranji games after a long time. Shreyas Iyer and Shivam Dube, who were criticized heavily for not playing the last Ranji games, have been not named in the squad as they are away on India duty. Pacer Shardul Thakur, who is also away on India duty, has not named i...

Footballer Dhanarajan Radhakrishnan, who represented Kolkata heavyweights Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, died while playing a match in Perintalmanna, Kerala after reportedly suffering a cardiac arrest. Playing a Sevens (seven-a-side) match for FC Perintalmanna against Sastha Medicals FC Thrissur on Sunday evening, the defender collapsed midway during the game and was immediately rushed to a hospital nearby. The 39-year-old died at 10.20 pm, hospital sources said. He collapsed in the 27th minute of the match, raising his left hand before collapsing. Radhakrishnan who began his career at erstwhile Chirag United, played professional football for 11 years. Besides being part of Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, he has also represented Mohammedan Sporting from 2012-14. The All India Football Federation on Monday condoled the death of Dhanarajan, who also played for the Bengal in the Santosh Trophy. The Sevens football tournament, popular in this part of the world, is organised by the All Kera...

Former captain Anil Kumble feels the Indian team’s focus should be on exploring wicket-taking options even if that means playing more fast bowlers than all-rounders in the T20 World Cup. India will be playing more T20 Internationals in 2020 in order to prepare for the T20 World Cup in Australia starting in October. “I certainly believe that you need wicket taking bowlers and someone like a Kuldeep and Chahal need to be a part of that in my view. Yes, there are instances where you know the ball gets wet because of the dew, then is it right for two wrist-spinners to be there,” Kumble told ‘CricketNext’. “It is very important that you need to start looking out for wicket taking options. If it means that you need to bring in just fast bowlers who you believe will pick up wickets, rather than looking at all-rounders, which I think this team is looking for; I think that’s the critical aspect,” India’s highest wicket-taker in Tests and ODIs added. According to him, the important factor is...

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly on Monday said it’s “too early” to comment on the ICC’s proposal to make four-day Tests mandatory as part of the World Test Championship from 2023. “First we will have to see the proposal, let it come and then we will see. It’s too early to say. Can’t comment just like this,” Ganguly said at the Eden Gardens when asked about his views on four-day Tests. The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) cricket committee will formally consider trimming Tests to four days from five for the 2023-2031 cycle. The ICC wanting to stage more global events, the BCCI’s demands for an expanded bilateral calendar, proliferation of T20 leagues around the world and cost of hosting a five-day game are some of the factors contributing to the need for a four-day game. A four-day Test is not a new concept with the last one played between England and Ireland earlier this year. South Africa and Zimbabwe too played one in 2017. Ganguly also gave no update on the formation of the ...

The fight between All India Chess Federation president P Venketarama Raja ad secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan intensified after the Special General Meeting in Bhopal on Saturday pertaining to issues with regards to Bengal Chess Association (BCA). The president’s faction through a press release claimed that GM Dibyendu Barua’s allegations of misappropriation of funds levelled against BCA secretary Atanu Lahiri has been rejected at the SGM. However Chauhan said that there will be an independent inquiry by a retired High Court judge against Lahiri. The AICF President and Secretary have been loggerheads over various issues. In a press release issued by AICF treasurer Kishore Bandekar, who belongs to Raja faction, claimed that Chauhan was feeding false stories in the media. “Bharat Singh is feeding false stories in media and without taking views of the president it is carrying his falsehood,” it stated. “Lahiri accused Bharat Singh and Barua in the meeting of defaming him and has filed a...

Bengal pacer Ashok Dinda was once again kept out of the squad for their upcoming Ranji Trophy Elite Group A fixture against Gujarat here from January 3 as the selectors named a 16-member squad on Monday. The Bengal pace spearhead Dinda, who has represented India in 13 ODIs and 9 T20 Internationals, was dropped from the Bengal Ranji Trophy squad on the eve of their match against Andhra after he “abused” bowling coach Ranadeb Bose after a pre-match practice session and refused to apologise. “Based on team management’s views, the selectors did not consider Dinda for inclusion in the team at this stage,” CAB joint secretary Avishek Dalmiya said. Bengal bowling attack missed Dinda as they had to settle for three points on basis of their first innings lead. The state selectors also roped in uncapped lefthanded batsman Kazi Junaid Safi in place of struggling Sudip Chatterjee. Bengal have slipped to seventh place with nine points from two matches in the Elite Cross Pool. Bengal Squad: Abh...

Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be officially presented as an AC Milan player on January 3, the Italian club confirmed on Monday. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2ZAGcb1

Krishnamachari Srikkanth might not have racked up the biggest numbers in international cricket, but even to this day, almost three decades after his retirement, he stays one of the eternal crowd favourites. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/36duN3c

The frail young footballer, desperate for a break, that iconic coach TK Chathunni met sometime in the last decade was indistinguishable from the seasoned veteran that amateur striker Ansar KJ encountered at Perinthalmanna on Sunday night. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2QzgVKc

"England would not be afraid of taking big decisions," said side's coach Chris Silverwood when asked whether the team can drop pacers Stuart Broad or James Anderson in the ongoing Test series against South Africa. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/35677fS

2019 has witnessed milestones being crossed, a number of records get broken & some great performances. We look back at some of the stats highlights of the year. https://ift.tt/2u63OIS

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly on Monday said it's "too early" to comment on the ICC's proposal to make four-day Tests mandatory as part of the World Test Championship from 2023. https://ift.tt/2MHvZEo

Under-fire Ashok Dinda was kept away from Bengal's 16-member squad for their Elite Group A Ranji Trophy clash against Gujarat starting on Friday. https://ift.tt/36fwBss

Since January 2018 - when Bumrah made his debut - India's pacers have taken 274 wickets in 22 Tests at 20.74, the best among all teams. They also have the most five-wicket hauls (14). In wins, Bumrah has the best strike rate (30.4), best average (13.19) and best economy rate (2.59) among all bowlers since his debut. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2SEHP5T

In a question-answer session on micro-blogging site Twitter, Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin said that he will 'Mankad' anyone who goes out of the crease in the coming Indian Premier League (IPL) season. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/36bnARr

रेलवे ने पुरुष और भारतीय एयरपोर्ट अथॉरिटी (एएआई) ने महिला वर्ग में 53वीं सीनियर राष्ट्रीय खो-खो चैंपियनशिप का खिताब जीत लिया। https://ift.tt/36duUMd

भारतीय ग्रैंडमास्टर कोनेरू हंपी ने महिला विश्व रैपिड और ब्लिट्ज शतरंज चैंपियनिशप में दूसरे खिताब के लिए भी शानदार शुरुआत की है। https://ift.tt/2SFIpAz

 बांग्लादेश में पहली बार आयोजित की गई महिला बॉडीबिल्डिंग चैंपियनशिप का खिताब 19 वर्षीया छात्रा अवोना रहमान ने जीता। https://ift.tt/2SGNJDQ

Former world number one Maria Sharapova will return to tournament action at the Brisbane International next month after being awarded a wildcard to play in the Australian Open warm-up. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2SEEl3p

भारतीय खेलों के इतिहास में पहली बार भारतीय ओलंपिक संघ (आईओए) की ओर से सुरक्षित खेल नीति को लागू किया जा रहा है। https://ift.tt/369QPUw

An old video of Shahid Afridi has emerged where he can be seen saying that he smashed a TV at his house after he saw his daughter imitating an 'aarti' scene while watching an Indian show. https://ift.tt/368vdYR

Let's take a look at the year that was, across formats, for Indian cricket. https://ift.tt/2tVVNpE

Justice (Retd) Deepak Verma will be the Delhi and District Cricket Association ombudsman. The former justice of the Supreme Court of India will replaced Justice (Retd) Badar Durrez Ahmed, former Chief Justice of the Jammu & Kashmir High Court. The DDCA on Sunday has appointed Justice (Retd) Deepak Verma as its new ombudsman during its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Delhi. The AGM, first in 18 months, was marred by violence and uproar. A DDCA release stated that all the members unanimously “passed all the resolutions and agendas” but sources in the controversy-plagued cricket body informed that the AGM had its share of drama. “Honourable Justice Deepak Verma (Retd) was appointed as the new Ombudsman by the members,” the DDCA release said. “There were five agendas for the meeting –passing of annual accounts, appointment of statutory auditors, reappointment of retiring directors, adoption of new articles and appointment of Ombudsman,” it added. Braving the chilling cold, members...

BCCI ethics officer D K Jain has rendered the conflict of interest complaint against former cricketers and CAC members Shantha Rangaswamy and Anshuman Gaekwad as “infructuous” but the case involving Kapil Dev has still not been decided. Jain had called Rangaswamy, Gaekwad and Kapil for a personal hearing on December 27 and 28 even though all three had stepped down from the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) in September and October, following the complaint filed by Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) life member Sanjeev Gupta. Gupta had claimed that all three don multiple cricketing roles, when as per the BCCI constitution, no person can occupy more than one post at the same time. “Since they (Gaekwad, Rangaswamy) have resigned from their respective posts, the complaint has been disposed of. In Kapil’s case, the complainant needed more time to file an application, I have given him that,” Jain told PTI on Sunday. Rangaswamy, who like Gaekwad is on the BCCI apex council, is no mo...

India seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar is not sure when he will make a comeback to competitive cricket as it is yet to be ascertained whether a surgery is required to treat his sports hernia. The senior seamer, who is expected to be out for an indefinite period of time, doesn’t want to blame the National Cricket Academy for allegedly bungling his rehabilitation. He, though, is a bit surprised as to why his hernia couldn’t be detected earlier. “World T20 is still good nine months away. I am not thinking about that. First thing is getting fit and I don’t know when I will get fit,” Bhuvneshwar told PTI in an exclusive interview. Asked about the NCA’s role, the 29-year-old was predictably defensive and said it’s best the BCCI brass deals with it. “It’s up to BCCI as to how they are going to take it. They must have had a chat with the NCA. “NCA must have tried their best but I don’t know what went wrong and why they couldn’t diagnose. Still I am not the right person to comment on that as it mi...

Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy claimed the World Women’s Rapid Chess Championship title after drawing the Armageddon game against Lei Tingjie of China. The 32-year-old Indian made a stunning comeback, winning the 12th and final round game against another Chinese Tang Zhongyi, to force the tie breaker against Tingjie. “When I started my first game on Day 3 I did not imagine I would be at the top. My hope was to reach top three. I didn’t expect to play the tie-break games,” said Humpy, who had taken a two-year sabbatical from 2016 to 2018 after she became a mother, in an interview with FIDE. “I lost the first game on time but came back in the second game. It was a gambling game, but I won. In the final game, I had a better position and it was a comfortable win.” Starting as the thirteenth seat, Humpy scored 9 points in all to match Tingjie and Ekaterina Atalik of Turkey. Humpy had a good beginning to the event scoring 4.5 points in the first five rounds, and then a loss against Iri...

The Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) on Sunday formed a four-member disciplinary committee to probe the incident involving two U-23 players who were called back for allegedly misbehaving with a woman in a hotel before a match. The incident happened at a Kolkata hotel, a day before the Delhi U-23 team’s CK Nayudu Trophy match against Bengal. The committee will be headed by Shiv Nandan Sharma, a former Superintendent of Customs and Central Excise, and will also comprise Alok Mittal, Apurv Jain and Sudhir Aggarwal. Mittal is a Chartered Accountant. “The decision to form the committee was taken at the AGM today,” DDCA’s senior official Ravi Jain told PTI. The two players in question are Kuldeep Yadav and Lakshay Thareja, who were on Friday sent home for their alleged misconduct. Batsman Thareja has, in fact, played a List A match for Delhi and scored a half-century while pacer Kuldeep was set to replace Ishant Sharma in Delhi’s next Ranji game against Punjab. The unsavo...

Vijayveer Sidhu of Chandigarh claimed the individual gold medal in the men’s 25m standard pistol event of the National Shooting Championship at Bhopal on Sunday. Vijayveer shot 580 to win the top prize and he was followed by Gurpreet Singh (578) and Udhayveer Sidhu (574). Vijayveer (580) also stood atop the podium in the junior section ahead of Udhayveer (574) and Harsh Gupta (572). He combined with Udhayveer and Unish Holinder (1699) to win the team gold in junior. The Army Marksman Unit’s (AMU) team of Gurpreet, Neeraj Kumar and Gurmeet bagged the team gold medal in senior 25m standard pistol with a score of 1707 ahead of Chandigarh’s Vijayveer, Udhayveer, Holinder Kumar (1693) and Haryana’s Adarsh Singh, Mandeep Singh and Anish (1689). In the men’s 50m pistol event, Sib Kumar Ghosh of Border Security Force (BSF) won the gold while World Championship silver medallist Jitu Rai won the team gold on the day. https://ift.tt/2QaHNRQ

Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has said he stepped in to stop discrimination based on religion against Danish Kaneria, who was targeted by “one or two” team-mates because he is a Hindu. Akhtar on Thursday had claimed that Kaneria faced discrimination at the hands of a few Pakistani players, who were reluctant to even eat with him. Kaneria supported Akhtar’s claim, saying there were a “few players” who targeted him for being a Hindu during his time with the national team but never felt the urge or the pressure to change his religion. “We, as a society, should realise that this should be nipped in the bud. I am a product of this society and I did that. I had told them (the players) I will throw you out if you talk like this (about Kaneria’s faith). Because this is not our culture,” Akhtar said in his Youtube channel on Saturday night. “There is unwritten contract that we got to respect every player no matter what. But there was some hesitation shown by a few players but th...

In a first of its kind partnership, for providing sportsperson with an experience on a par with international standards, SpiceJet airlines has joined hands with Sports Authority of India (SAI) as the airline partner for the third edition of 2020 Khelo India Youth Games, scheduled to be held in Guwahati from January 10 to 22, 2020. SpiceJet will run eight dedicated flights I.e two pairs of return flights each between Delhi-Guwahati and Kolkata-Guwahati sectors on January 8, 14 and 15. These flights will operate on no-profit basis and SAI will only bear the cost of fuel land taxes, states a Press release. “Better experience for athletes is our goal. We aim to provide quality experience right from the sporting facilities to the basic amenities at Khelo India and this partnership with SpiceJet is a firm step in that direction. Such initiative has not been done in the past and it will create aspirational values for these budding talents. We are extremely happy that SpiceJet has come forwa...

Modou Sougou’s brace helped Mumbai City FC register their first ‘home’ win of the season as they defeated Hyderabad FC 2-1 in an Indian Super League game at Mumbai on Sunday. Sougou scored on either side of the break (6th and 78th minute) to help Mumbai grab three points. While Bobo scored the lone goal (81st minute) for Hyderabad, who suffered one more loss. Mumbai started on an attacking note and in the opening minute itself Kevyn Serge Angoue sent a cross to Diego Carlos, who made a run down the left flank and beat his man and took a shot, which was safely punched away by rival custodian Kamaljit Singh. Also Read: ISL 2019-20 Highlights: Santana double strike seals it for Odisha FC Hyderabad also had a chance in the second minute when Rohit Kumar passed the ball to skipper Marcelo Pereira, who found Bobo in the box. Bobo took a left-footed shot, but that went wide. However courtesy Modou Sougou, the hosts took 1-0 lead in the sixth minute. Subhasish Bose made an interceptio...

स्टार फुटबॉलर क्रिस्टियानो रोनाल्डो ने दुबई ग्लोब सॉकर अवार्ड्स में सर्वश्रेष्ठ पुरुष खिलाड़ी का पुरस्कार जीतकर 2019 का अंत किया https://ift.tt/2rDMWbr

नई दिल्ली दो दोस्त अचानक मिल जाएं तो उनका पहला रिऐक्शन कुछ खास ही होता है। कुछ ऐसा ही और अफगानिस्तान के कप्तान और स्टार लेग स्पिनर के साथ हुआ। राशिद यहां मेलबर्न क्रिकेट ग्राउंड पर ऑस्ट्रेलिया और न्यू जीलैंड के बीच खेले जा रहे बॉक्सिंग डे टेस्ट का लुत्फ लेने आए थे। इस दौरान जब वॉर्नर ने उन्हें देखा तो उन्होंने राशिद खान की अपने बैट से प्यार से पिटाई ही कर दी। राशिद खान इन दिनो बिग बैश लीग में ऐडिलेड स्ट्राइकर्स के लिए खेल रहे हैं। राशिद जब बॉक्सिंग डे टेस्ट मैच के लिए मैदान एंट्री कर रहे थे तब फैन्स ने उन्हें ऑटोग्राफ के लिए घेर लिया। राशिद ऑस्ट्रेलियन टीम के पविलियन स्टैंड से एंट्री कर रहे थे और इस दौरान वॉर्नर दो ऑस्ट्रेलियाई बल्लेबाजों के साथ मैदान से पविलियन की ओर बात करते हुए आ रहे थे। वॉर्नर की नजर राशिद पर पड़ी तो वह अपने साथी बल्लेबाजों से बातचीत छोड़ सीधे राशिद की ओर चल दिए। राशिद इस दौरान यहां अपने फैन्स को ऑटोग्राफ देने में बिजी थे तो वह वॉर्नर को नहीं देख पाए और वॉर्नर ने अपनी मुलाकात अपने बल्ले से राशिद की पिटाई (प्यार भरी) करते हुए शुरू की। सोशल मीडिया पर यह विडियो खूब...

A controversial Sadio Mane goal was enough for Premier League leaders Liverpool to secure a nervy 1-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers and open up a 13-point cushion over their nearest challengers on Sunday. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2MED8oY

Bhvuneshwar, who has been diagnosed with sports hernia, remains in doubt for India's tour of New Zealand and the pacer will soon be returning to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for rehabilitation. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/36axAKx

पुर्तगाल के स्टार फुटबॉलर क्रिस्टियानो रोनाल्डो ने कहा है कि वह फुटबॉल से संन्यास लेने के बाद एक्टिंग में हाथ आजमाना चाहते हैं। https://ift.tt/2SD3Emg

नई दिल्ली इस पूर्व हॉकी खिलाड़ी ने जब हॉकी की स्टिक अपने हाथ में उठाई होगी तो शायद कभी सपने में भी नहीं सोचा होगा कि अपनी जिंदगी में उन्हें ऐसे चुनौती भरे दिन भी देखने होंगे। आज यह खिलाड़ी इस हाड़ कंपकंपा देने वाली दिल्ली की ठंड में फुटपाथ पर अपनी जिंदगी जीने को मजबूर है। सोशल मीडिया पर जब इस खिलाड़ी की यह कहानी सामने आई तो खेल मंत्री किरण रिजिजू और बॉलिवुड के महानायक अमिताभ बच्चन ने इस खिलाड़ी की मदद के लिए अपना हाथ आगे बढ़ाया। सोशल मीडिया पर वायरल एक पोस्ट के मुताबिक भारत के लिए जूनियर हॉकी खेल चुके हैं और उन्होंने ऐथलेटिक्स में भी भारत का प्रतिनिधित्व किया है। अपने शानदार खेल के दम पर पहचान बनाने वाले इस खिलाड़ी ने कई साल लंदन और जर्मनी में भी बिताए। लेकिन अब यह खिलाड़ी दिल्ली के पहाड़ गंज एरिया में फुटपाथ पर अपना जीवन काटने को मजबूर है। यह पूर्व खिलाड़ी कब से इन हालात में यहां रह रहा है, फिलहाल इस बात की ज्यादा जानकारी नहीं है। खेल मंत्री किरण रिजिजू को जब टि्वटर पर इस पूर्व खिलाड़ी के इन हालात का मालूम चला तो उन्होंने मदद का आश्वासन दिया है। इस पोस्ट पर ट्वीट करते हुए रिजिजू ने...

नई दिल्ली भारतीय क्रिकेट कंट्रोल बोर्ड के अध्यक्ष ने रविवार को इंस्टाग्राम पर लिखा कि उन्हें 'रविवार को काम करना पसंद नहीं'। गांगुली ने यह बात इंस्टाग्राम पर एक तस्वीर साझा करते हुए लिखी। उन्होंने लिखा, 'रविवार को काम करने से नफरत थी।' इस तस्वीर में गांगुली एक पार्क में खड़े हैं। गांगुली के इस पोस्ट पर उनकी बेटी सना ने ही उन्हें ट्रोल कर दिया। सना ने ने इस पोस्ट पर कॉमेंट किया, 'देखें कौन काम नहीं कर रहा और 12 बजे तक आराम कर रही है। ऐसे ही लगे रहो डैड।' इसके अलावा गांगुली ने यह तस्वीर टि्वटर पर भी साझा की जहां यूजर्स ने उस पर कई मजेदार रिप्लाई किए। कुछ ने उन्हें आराम करने की सलाह दी तो कुछ ने यह जानने की कोशिश की कि वह पार्क में क्या कर रहे हैं। गांगुली का नया आइडिया भारत में सफलतापूर्वक पहला डे-नाइट टेस्ट मैच आयोजित करने के बाद गांगुली ने अब चार देशों- भारत, इंग्लैंड, ऑस्ट्रेलिया और एक अन्य देश का टूर्नमेंट कराने का प्रस्ताव दिया है। गांगुली के इस प्रस्ताव पर दुनियाभर में अलग-अलग रेस्पांस मिला। कुछ ने इसे खेल की क्वॉलिटी सुधारने वाला बताया तो पूर्व पाकिस्तान...

Under pressure from the hosts, the Punjab Basketball Association (PBA) and the Basketball Federation of India (BFI) made a mockery of their own order issued on December 26 – the copy of which was made public on the concluding day of the nationals. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2F5UGWU

Indian football in 2019, to quote Jean-Paul Sartre, seems to have been happy in “confusing things with their names.” And be it a Sartrean belief or banality, the fact is that, after years of confusion, we have finally arrived at the much-anticipated road map in Indian football with a new name and new identity. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2Q8sN6Q

Liverpool’s Champions League triumph and Brazil’s Copa America victory were the bright spots in a year where racism and regressive banners played spoilsport in most arenas across the planet. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2QauIrI

The All India Chess Federation has decided to file an FIR against Lahiri in alleged misappropriation of funds case during the national sub-junior meet held in Bengal last year. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/39nmTWV

टोक्यो ओलंपिक का टिकट हासिल करने के लिए देश के उभरते-नामी तीरंदाजों को खुद रहने और खाने का इंतजाम कर ओपन ट्रायल में उतरना पड़ेगा। https://ift.tt/2MCYpiK

In a video that surfaced on Saturday, Ben Stokes and Stuart Broad can be seen having a heated argument during Day 3 of the South Africa vs England 1st Test. https://ift.tt/2Qvjblw

New Zealand rugby fans reacted furiously Sunday after All Blacks star Jordie Barrett was reportedly kicked out of the Melbourne Cricket Ground by security staff during the Black Caps' second Test against Australia. https://ift.tt/37mnbfc

Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has clarified his statement regarding Danish Kaneria, saying his allegation that many did not want the former leg-spinner to be part of the Pakistan team because of his Hindu faith were taken completely out of context and there was never a culture in the team to discriminate anybody on the basis of race. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2ZxuGgt

Humpy Koneru is the new women World Rapid Chess Champion. India's most talented chess master clinched her maiden world open title in King Salman World Rapid Chess Championships in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday. While Magnus Carlsen clinched his third world crown in the Open group, Humpy emerged winner in Women. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2MCF6Gm

A run of just two wins in 14 games, including seven defeats in their last nine league matches, saw patience run out with the 66-year-old former Real Madrid and Manchester City boss. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/366kzl3

Shoaib Akhtar said that 1-2 players in the team did pass racist comments on Danish Kaneria, but it was never encouraged by the team members and was nipped in the bud. https://ift.tt/2SzIy8t

Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has clarified his statement regarding Danish Kaneria, saying his allegation that many did not want the former leg-spinner to be part of the Pakistan team because of his Hindu faith were taken completely out of context and there was never a culture in the team to discriminate anybody on the basis of race. https://ift.tt/2u0UCW8

मेलबर्न ऑस्ट्रेलिया के अनुभवी तेज गेंदबाज ने रविवार को अंतरराष्ट्रीय क्रिकेट से संन्यास लेने की घोषणा की। ऑस्ट्रेलिया की ओर से 67 टेस्ट खेलने वाले 35 साल के सिडल को मेलबर्न में दूसरे टेस्ट के लिए टीम में शामिल किया गया था। लेकिन उन्हें न्यू जीलैंड के खिलाफ अंतिम एकादश में जगह नहीं मिली, जिसके बाद उन्होंने संन्यास लेने का फैसला किया। वह हालांकि घरेलू क्रिकेट में खेलते रहेंगे। सिडल ने कहा, 'ऑस्ट्रेलिया की ओर से खेल पाना, मैदान पर उतरना, बैगी ग्रीन पहनना- मैंने पंटर (रिकी पोंटिंग), स्टीव वॉ जैसे खिलाड़ियों को इसे पहनते हुए और ऑस्ट्रेलिया का प्रतिनिधित्व करते हुए देखा है।' उन्होंने कहा, 'मैं जब भी मैदान पर उतरा तो यह शानदार अनुभव था। मुझे नहीं लगता कि मैं किसी विशेष लम्हे को चुन सकता हूं। अंत में, खेल पाना बेहतरीन रहा, मैं जितना खेल पाया उतना खेलना सचमुच में विशेष है।' इस साल इंग्लैंड में ऑस्ट्रेलिया के पास एशेज ट्रोफी बरकरार रखने में अहम भूमिका निभाने वाले सिडल ने मेलबर्न क्रिकेट ग्राउंड पर ऑस्ट्रेलिया के ड्रेसिंग रूम में जाकर टीम के अपने साथियों को निजी तौर पर संन्यास क...

If you do well for India in an age group tournament, the last thing you would expect is to be dropped from your state team just a month later. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2rBohEp

Sarbananda Sonowal's dream of making Guwahati the 'sports capital of India' could take wings during the forthcoming Khelo India games to be held here at Assam's most populous city, from January 10. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/39mh645

Steve Smith has managed to get scores of 43, 16, 85 and 7 in Australia's ongoing Test series against New Zealand. Compared to his lofty standards, this is as lean a run as it gets, even though they are only two Tests into the series. https://ift.tt/358RnbY

Catch all the live action from the Boxing Day Test between Australia and New Zealand through our live commentary. https://ift.tt/39khcsV

Veteran Australia pacer Peter Siddle on Sunday retired from international cricket after making an announcement in front of the Australian squad at the MCG here. https://ift.tt/2ZykofX

अरानी बसु, नई दिल्ली विराट कोहली की कप्तानी से पहले के फास्ट बोलिंग अटैक की चर्चा शायद ही कहीं होती थी। लेकिन आज टीम इंडिया का फास्ट बोलिंग अटैक पूरी दुनिया में चर्चा का विषय बन गया है। की अगुआई वाले इस टेस्ट पेस अटैक में अब इशांत के अलावा, मोहम्मद शमी, जसप्रीत बुमराह, उमेश यादव, भुवनेश्वर कुमार के रूप टीम इंडिया के पास विकेट टेकिंग गेंदबाजों का अच्छा पूल तैयार है। अनिल कुंबले की कप्तानी में टीम इंडिया में एंट्री करने वाले इशांत की छवि सालों तक ऐसी रही कि वह सिर्फ वर्कहोर्स यानी स्पिन अटैक को राहत देने वाले खिलाड़ी हैं। लेकिन अब इशांत विकेटटेकिंग बोलर हैं, जिनकी अगुआई में टीम के बाकी पेसर्स खेलते हैं। कपिल के बाद दूसरे फास्ट बोलर बनेंगे इशांत कम ही लोग जानते हैं कि 31 वर्षीय इशांत को इंटरनैशनल क्रिकेट में 12 साल हो चुके हैं और वह अब तक 96 टेस्ट खेल चुके हैं यानी यह तेज गेंदबाज अपने 100वें टेस्ट के बहुत करीब है। कपिल देव के बाद 100 टेस्ट खेलने वाले वह दूसरे भारतीय तेज गेंदबाज होंगे। फिलहाल इशांत अपने 300 टेस्ट विकेट के आंकड़े से सिर्फ 8 विकेट दूर हैं। इन दिनों टीम इंडिया से ब्रेक पर...