Mumbai, Sept 17 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Tuesday sought to know why the Centre was “going soft” on BCCI and allowing the Bangladesh cricket team to tour India when the minority Hindu community was facing violence in the neighbouring country.In a post on X, Thackeray said trolls in India are engineering hatred on the pretext of violence in Bangladesh, while the BCCI is hosting its team.”I wonder why those who have actively campaigned against this violence, don’t speak to the @BCCI and ask questions? Or is it only about creating hate in India and election propaganda?”…
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Margao, Sep 17 (PTI) Substitute Jordan Murray struck in stoppage time as Jamshedpur FC rallied to prevail over FC Goa 2-1 in their Indian Super League match here on Tuesday. Jamshedpur FC’s first goal was scored by Javier Siverio in the 74th minute at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda. The home team made a promising start and piled on the pressure on the Jamshedpur defence by penetrating their box. Their intent bore fruit when Armando Sadiku (45+3′) scored FC Goa’s first goal of this edition of the ISL. FC Goa went into half time with a goal lead.…
New Delhi, Sep 17 (PTI) Recently retired cricketers have now the option to take part in tournaments like the Legends League Cricket (LLC) and among them is former India batter Suresh Raina, who feels players need to be at the top of their game to perform in a competitive environment in such events.LLC’s third season begins on September 20 with Shikhar Dhawan and Dinesh Karthik, who were part of the last IPL, also joining the tournament following their international retirement.”This LLC is very competitive now. You are playing in different places, on different wickets also. There are a lot of…
Chennai, Sep 17 (PTI) Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik on Tuesday said head coach Gautam Gambhir’s display of aggression in the past has generally come out in “protection of his players”.Karthik said Gambhir’s aggression is never unwarranted, something that the players under his tutelage will enjoy.”His aggression has generally come out in protection of his players and that is something the current lot of players will enjoy. Knowing him, he is not someone who gets angry for the heck of it,” Karthik told reporters on the sidelines of a Legends League Cricket event here.”I’m sure he will have his turn…
New Delhi, Sep 17 (PTI) Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday chaired the second formal meeting of the COP9 Bureau and the third formal meeting of the Fund’s Approval Committee under the UNESCO International Convention against Doping in Sport here.Besides Mandaviya, his deputy in sports ministry Raksha Nikhil Khadse was also present on the occasion.The two-day high-level meetings aim to advance global collaboration in the fight against doping, emphasising on the importance of integrity, fairness and inclusivity in sport.In his opening remarks, Mandaviya highlighted India’s commitment to clean sport and its leading role in global anti-doping efforts.He reiterated India’s philosophy…
Hulunbuir (China), Sep 17 (PTI) A determined India claimed their fifth Hero Asian Champions Trophy title with a fighting 1-0 victory over hosts China here on Tuesday, completing a display of absolute dominance in the tournament in which they won all their matches. Defender Jugraj Singh scored a rare field goal as the defending champions toiled hard before getting the better of their opponents. It was not easy for the Harmanpreet Singh-led India as they failed to break the Chinese defence in the first three quarters. Eventually, Jugraj broke the deadlock in the 51st minute to hand the Paris Olympics…
New Delhi, Sep 17 (PTI) Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Sanjay Singh on Tuesday urged the Commonwealth Games Federation to retain the sport in the 2026 CWG roster but also conceded that prospective host Scotland might not relent. India is one of the most successful wrestling nations in CWG, having won 114 medals in the sport till the 2022 edition. Wrestling was part of the CWG roster in the last three editions. The last time wrestling missed out was in 2006 when basketball replaced it. Before that, wrestling was removed from the programme in 1998 for the addition of…
Hulunbuir, Sep 17 (PTI) Defending champions India eked out a fighting 1-0 win over hosts China to claim their fifth Hero Asian Champions Trophy hockey title here on Tuesday. It was not easy for the favourites and Paris Olympics bronze medallist as they failed to break the Chinese defence in the first three quarters. Eventually, defender Jugraj Singh broke the deadlock as he scored a rare field goal in the 51st minute to hand his team the title. Earlier in the day, Pakistan defeated Korea 5-2 to claim the third spot in the six-team competition. Source: PTI News
New Delhi, Sep 17 (PTI) Two Indian teams comprising a total of nine players have been selected to compete in the Pickleball World Cup, which will be organised in Lima (Peru) from October 22-27. The Indian Pickleball Association said it was invited to send two teams to compete on the global stage. “At the recently-concluded selection trials in Ahmedabad, organised under the aegis of the IPA and the Gujarat State Pickleball Association (GSPA), nine talented players were selected to represent India,” IPA made the announcement in partnership with Pickleball World Rankings on Tuesday. The Indian team for Open category will…
Chennai, Sep 17 (PTI) India skipper Rohit Sharma on Tuesday asserted that there is no need to devise a new strategy in the upcoming series against Bangladesh, despite their impressive recent triumph over Pakistan and the presence of express pacer Nahid Rana in the visitors’ ranks. Bangladesh defeated Pakistan 2-0 in their first win over the latter in a Test series but Rohit did not read too much into it. “Every team wants to beat India. They take some pride in it. Let them have fun. Our job is to think about how to win the matches. We don’t ponder…