New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Track legend PT Usha has requested Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to vaccinate sportspersons, their coaches, support staff and medical team, who will participate in the forthcoming National and other competitions, on priority basis. “Urgent: a humble request to @CMOKerala to vaccinate sports persons, their coaches, support staff & […]
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, on Monday, extended his wishes to young Indian wrestler Sonam Malik for the Tokyo Olympics. “Sonam Malik is the youngest Indian woman wrestler to qualify for the Olympics. She is training very hard with her team mates. My best […]
London [UK], June 7 (ANI): England skipper Joe Root feels there wasn’t a “realistic” opportunity for the hosts to win the first Test against New Zealand. England needed 273 runs to win the game in the final two sessions after New Zealand declared their innings at 169/6. Root and Dominic Sibley helped England walk away […]
Madrid [Spain], June 7 (ANI): Spain skipper Sergio Busquets has tested positive just a week before the start of Euro 2020. As a precautionary measure, Spain will now lock horns with Lithuania with members of the Under 21 National Team. “The RFEF regrets to announce that its captain Sergio Busquets has given a positive result […]
London [UK], June 7 (ANI): England and Sussex bowler Ollie Robinson has been suspended from all international cricket pending the outcome of a disciplinary investigation following “historic” tweets he posted in 2012 and 2013, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Sunday (local time). Announcing his suspension, the ECB said he will not […]
Paris [France], June 6 (ANI): American tennis player Serena Williams on Sunday bowed out of the ongoing French Open. Kazakhstan’s 21-year-old Elena Rybakina defeated Serena 6-3, 7-5 in the fourth-round match here at Court Philippe-Chatrier. Rybakina displayed her A-game against seasoned campaigner Serena and she threw the American off her game, winning the first set […]
London [UK], June 6 (ANI): Skipper Joe Root and Dominic Sibley helped England walk away with a draw against New Zealand on Day Five of the first Test here at the Lord’s Cricket Ground on Sunday. Chasing 273, England got off to a steady start as openers Rory Burns and Sibley saw off the new […]
Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 6 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region and Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Dr Jitendra Singh on Sunday inspected the proposed site for construction of Arun Jaitley Memorial Sports Complex at Hiranagar. While having a first-hand appraisal of the status of the required land for […]
Baku [Azerbaijan], June 6 (ANI): After witnessing a heartbreaking crash in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen on Sunday said that he will keep pushing until the end to come up with better results. Verstappen also congratulated teammate Sergio Perez for winning the Azerbaijan GP. “on my own race… But happy for […]
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar on Sunday once again reiterated that spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has not become an all-time great yet and there is still some time before he gets included in the list. His remark comes as he became a huge talking point after his words on ESPNcricinfo’s […]
Doha [Qatar], June 6 (ANI): The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Sunday confirmed that defender Anirudh Thapa has been cleared to join the team squad in Doha, Qatar. Thapa had tested positive for COVID-19 and he was under isolation. He had even missed India’s Qualifier against Qatar earlier this week. “Camp update from Doha: […]
Brooklyn [USA], June 6 (ANI): Brooklyn Nets’ Kevin Durant has come out in full support of his teammate James Harden who exited Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against Milwaukee Bucks with a hamstring injury in the opening minute of the game. “It just sucks. It sucks. It sucks because I want him to […]