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Kalyani, Jan 28 (PTI) A stoppage time goal in their previous match giving them their first points of the I-League season, Indian Arrows would look for another positive result when they face a struggling Chennai City FC here on Friday. The All India Football Federation’s developmental side struck the equaliser in the injury time against Aizawl FC on Sunday to collect their first points in four matches. That must have given the Arrows some confidence boost and they must be fancying their chances against former champions Chennai City who have won just once and lost twice so far. Speaking at…

Kalyani, Jan 28 (PTI) Churchill Brothers will aim to consolidate their four-point lead at the top of the Hero I-league table when they clash against second-placed TRAU at the Kalyani Municipal Stadium here on Friday. With TRAU FC and Mohammedan SC hot on Churchill’s heels, the Goan club will look to continue their winning streak and break free of the chasing pack by extending the lead to seven points with a win against TRAU. “It is very important to keep winning and keep the momentum alive. However, each game is different and TRAU have a different style of playing football,”…

According to a press release by Sydney Sixers, star pacer Mitchell Starc underwent scans on his knees on Tuesday and the results are yet to come. The medical staff will decide on his fitness once the results are assessed and a discussion will be held between Starc and the Sixers to take a call on his availability to play in the team’s remaining games in the Big Bash League. It is very unlikely that Starc will be available to play this weekend. The club denied making any further statement until they have a clarity on Starc’s availability. The tournament favorites…

London, Jan 28 (PTI) England cricketers — both men and women — will undergo anti-racism training courses this year after a survey revealed that more than one-third of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) players have faced the prejudice in the game. According to a report in ‘The Telegraph’ the courses will cover dressing room culture, raise awareness of how behaviour can be interpreted by different cultures and encourage people to challenge anything they deem to be unacceptable after ‘banter’ was identified as a mask for racism. In the survey, done by the Professional Cricketers’ Association, 45 per cent of…

London, Jan 28 (PTI) In an unprecedented build-up schedule for an overseas Test series, India will take on India A in a four-day practice match when the two sides travel to England later this year. The game will be played at the County Ground in Northamptonshire in July later this year. The exact dates of the match will be unveiled later. The India cricket team is scheduled to tour England in August and September to play five Test matches, beginning with the opening game at Nottingham on August 4. “Some of the world’s finest international cricketers will be on show…

According to a press release by New Zealand Cricket (NZC), one of India’s premier fantasy sports platforms, Dream 11 has signed up with NZC, including it’s naming rights partnership with both the men and women’s Super Smash league for another six years. Dream 11 is also the official Fantasy Sports partner of the ICC, Big Bash League, IPL and the NBA and got associated with NZC in 2019 for a year. It will now prolong this partnership until 2026. The extended partnership also constitutes Dream 11 becoming an official partner of the Blackcaps enabling cricket fans to engage more with…

Bangkok, Jan 28 (PTI) Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth were virtually out of contention for the knockout stage after losing their respective second round matches in the BWF World Tour Finals here on Thursday. A week ago Sindhu had suffered a demoralising defeat to Ratchanok Intanon and there was no change of fate for the World Champion this time too as she went down 18-21 13-21 to the third seeded Thai. Srikanth enjoyed a 3-0 head-to-head count against Wang Tzu Wei ahead of the match but it mattered little as the Taiwanese world no 12 claimed a…

According to a press release by the NBA, the NBA All Star Voting 2021 presented by AT&T will commence from today, Jan 28th to Tuesday, Feb 16th. It will give the fans the chance to vote for the NBA All-Star starters. Discussions about a potential NBA All-Star game are ongoing. In the duration of the voting period, fans can submit one full ballot everyday using the NBA App and NBA.com as well as vote for 10 different players per day on Twitter. Every current NBA player is available for selection. NBA players and media will join the fans in selection…

Melbourne, Jan 27 (PTI) Cricket Australia on Wednesday confirmed that India pacer Mohammad Siraj was racially abused during the Sydney Test but cleared the six spectators who were evicted from the ground after the infamous incident that halted play for a while. The investigation into the incident remains ongoing, said Cricket Australia, which has submitted its report to the International Cricket Council. “CA confirms that members of the Indian cricket team were subjected to racial abuse. CA’s own investigation into the matter remains open, with CCTV footage, ticketing data and interviews with spectators still being analysed in an attempt to…

Buenos Aires, Jan 27 (PTI) The Indian women’s hockey team put up a valiant fight before losing 2-3 to World no. 2 Argentina in a thrilling match here. Goals from Sharmila (34th) and Gurjit Kaur (40th) gave India the lead after the hosts had scored in the 25th minute via Micaela Retegui but Argentina came up with back-to-back strikes in the final quarter through Augustina Gorzelany (50th) and Granatto Maria (57th) to eke out the win on Tuesday. “We were close to a win but against an opponent like Argentina, you have to stay concentrated till the final hooter. The…