Melbourne, Dec 24 (UNI) An emotional Ben Stokes vowed to close ranks around his players amid ongoing fallout from their mid-Ashes Noosa getaway, as England’s tour went from bad to worse after Jofra Archer became their latest bowler to go down with injury. A pace attack hyped as the quickest England have ever brought here…
Tokyo, Dec 24 (UNI) Japan’s most successful professional golfer, Masashi ‘Jumbo’ Ozaki, has died at the age of 78. According to BBC sport, Nicknamed Jumbo because of his length off the tee, Ozaki won 94 times on the Japan Tour and topped the country’s order of merit 12 times. He was in the top 10…
Patna, Dec 24 (UNI) Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) president congratulated the State team for the “historic performance”, calling the match a moment of immense pride for Bihar cricket. He lauded the entire squad for their fearless approach and discipline, and extended special appreciation to the three centurions, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Sakibul Gani and Ayush Loharuka, for…
Ahmedabad, Dec 24 (UNI) Karnataka pulled off one of the most remarkable run chases in List-A cricket history, chasing down a mammoth target of 413 against Jharkhand with 15 balls to spare in their Vijay Hazare Trophy opener at the Narendra Modi Stadium here. The successful chase is now the second-highest in List-A cricket history,…
Vijayawada, Dec 24(UNI): Women’s top seed Unnati Hooda, world junior championships silver medallists Tanvi Sharma, the experienced Aakarshi Kashyap and upcoming junior Rounak Chauhan registered convincing wins to advance in the 87th Senior National Badminton Championships in Vijayawada on Wednesday. Unnati, who had a bye in the first round, hammered wildcard entrant Akanksha Matte 21-8,…
By Special Correspondent Bhopal: The departmental final of the 18th Challenger Trophy Cricket Tournament, organised by the Maheshwar Sports Education and Social Organisation, concluded successfully on December 23 at the Nehru Nagar Police Lines in Bhopal. The title clash was contested between DGP-11 and the District Police Force, Bhopal, with DGP-11 registering a commanding 121-run…
New Delhi, Dec 24 (UNI) The union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the addition of three new corridors to the Delhi Metro network as part of the Phase VA expansion, union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw announced at a press briefing today. The approved corridors include Ramakrishna Ashram Marg to Indraprashtha, Aerocity to IGI…
By Special Correspondent Bhopal: Senior leaders of the Madhya Pradesh Congress on Wednesday accused the authorities of serious irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, terming it an attack on voters’ rights. Addressing a joint press conference at the party’s state headquarters, former minister Sajjan Singh Verma and Congress Working Committee (CWC)…
By BHEL Correspondent Bhopal: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Bhopal, organised a simple farewell ceremony at its administrative building to honour Sunita Singh, Officer (Nurse), and five supervisors on the occasion of their retirement. The ceremony was attended by senior officers and colleagues, who acknowledged the dedication and service rendered by the retiring employees during…
Bengaluru, Dec 24 (UNI): Virat Kohli marked his return to domestic cricket with a majestic century as Delhi outclassed Andhra by chasing down a target of 299 with ease in their Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite Group List-A match at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 2 here on Wednesday. Earlier, Ricky Bhui produced a commanding…
