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Thimphu, (UNI) India romped home to an 8-0 victory against the Maldives in the semi-final of the SAFF U-16 Championship at the Changlimithang Stadium here in Bhutan, on Friday. Complete control was the name of the game as the Blue Colts sealed their berth in the final in style, with Mohammad Arbash and Aiborlang Kharthangmaw…
London, (UNI) The possibility of becoming a back-to-back ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup champion attracted England’s star all-rounder Ben Stokes back to the ODI format. Ben Stokes reversed his decision to retire from the ODI format recently, and was named in England’s provisional squad for the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. The star all-rounder…
Dubai, (UNI) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the 20 match officials for the League Round of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in India. Sixteen umpires will officiate the 13th edition of the tournament, including all 12 of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and four members of the ICC Emerging…
Mumbai, (UNI) Speaking exclusively during a virtual press conference ahead of the Greatest Rivalry on Star Sports on Thursday, former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar expressed surprise at the omission of Yuzvendra Chahal and the absence of a left-handed seamer like Arshdeep Singh in India’s World Cup squad, according to a media release. “How they have…
Buenos Aires, (UNI) Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni said on Wednesday that Lionel Messi will play as many minutes as possible in the opening two rounds of South America’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying tournament. The 36-year-old has had a heavy schedule of matches for new club Inter Miami but is expected to start for the…
New Delhi, (UNI) Deepika, who hails from Hisar, Haryana, picked up a hockey stick in 2012 on her way to wrestling practice with her brother, and after years of hard work, she has made the cut for the Indian Women’s Hockey Team, that will compete in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou. “My family has…
Mumbai, (UNI) Speaking exclusively during a virtual press conference ahead of the Greatest Rivalry on Star Sports, official broadcaster of the Asia Cup and ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, former Team India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh spoke about the absence of two players, Yuzvendra Chahal and Arshdeep Singh, from India’s World Cup team. “In my…
Manila, (UNI) Germany edged Latvia 81-79 to reach the semifinals of the 2023 FIBA World Cup here on Wednesday. Franz Wagner showed off his toolkit in the game, scoring 16 points to lead Germany’s boxscore. The 22-year-old guard, who missed Germany’s last four group games due to injury, also grabbed eight rebounds and dished out…
New York, (UNI) Serbia’s Novak Djokovic defeated No. 9 Taylor Fritz of the United States 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday, reaching his record 47th Grand Slam semifinal. This 47th Grand Slam semifinal appearance surpassed Roger Federer’s record for the most by a man. “I’ve been playing on this court for many years, so many epic…
New Delhi, (UNI) Making a clarification on his earlier post on X asking BCCI to have “Bharat” engraved on the jerseys of the players in the upcoming World Cup, batting legend Virender Sehwag on Wednesday said he does not have any inclinations towards any political party in India, but his only interest is Bharat, which…
