Kolkata, Dec 16 (PTI) Skipper Manoj Tiwary and Anustup Majumdar slammed twin fifties as Bengal trounced Uttar Pradesh by six wickets in a group A match of the Ranji Trophy here on Friday. Tiwary slammed seven sixes and a maximum in his 108-ball unbeaten 60-run knock, while Majumdar had 10 hits to the fence during his 170-ball 83 as Bengal knocked off the remaining 101 runs in 32.5 overs to complete a successful run chase. Bengal thus gathered all six points. Resuming at 156 for 2, Bengal lost the wicket of Koushik Ghosh (69) in the third ball of the…
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Mumbai, Dec 16 (PTI) Hosts India will aim to do some serious course correction in their bowling department when they clash with Australia in the do-or-die fourth Women’s T20 International on Saturday. India would like to gain much-needed confidence ahead of the T20 World Cup, starting February 3 in South Africa. They currently trail 1-2 in the five-match series. When Ramesh Powar was head coach, he also took take care of the bowling department but since his departure, India have been without the services of a full-time bowling coach. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur also admitted after the third WT20I that her…
Kolkata, Dec 16 (PTI) India’s first individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra said on Friday he is currently an International Olympic Committee (IOC) athletes’ commission representative and has not yet given a thought to a leading administrative role in the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). Legendary Indian runner PT Usha recently became the first woman to lead the IOA, and Bindra, when asked, why he didn’t put his hat in the ring for the post of president, told PTI, “I’m currently an athletes’ representative in the IOC. I am a member of the IOC’s Athletes’ Commission and my role is still…
चटगांव, 16 दिसंबर (भाषा) शुरू में वह थोड़ा नर्वस थे लेकिन जब कुलदीप यादव ने गेंद पर ग्रिप बना दी तो फिर उन्हें किसी भी समय ऐसा नहीं लगा कि उन्होंने लगभग दो साल तक टेस्ट क्रिकेट नहीं खेली।
Ranchi, Dec 16 (PTI) Domestic stalwart Jalaj Saxena returned with a match haul of nine wickets while debutant off-spinner Vaisakh Chandran claimed a second innings five-for as Kerala beat Jharkhand by 85 runs in their Ranji Trophy Group C match here on Friday. After the impressive figures of 5/75 in the first innings, the 36-year-old medium pacer returned with 4/56 in the second essay. It complemented Chandran’s splendid show of 5/57 as Jharkhand folded for 237 in 61.2 in their tall chase of 323. It was the 26-year-old off-spinner who ripped the Jharkhand top-five and reduced them to 102/5 inside…
मुंबई, 16 दिसंबर (भाषा) मेजबान भारत शनिवार को आस्ट्रेलिया के खिलाफ ‘करो या मरो’ के चौथे महिला टी20 अंतरराष्ट्रीय मुकाबले में अपने गेंदबाजी विभाग में कुछ बड़ा सुधार करना चाहेगा ताकि वह श्रृंखला को जीवंत बनाये रख सके।
Kolkata, Dec 16 (PTI) India ace Anirban Lahiri produced a sedate one-under 71 to join in-form Manu Gandas of Gurugram in the lead after the third round of the inaugural SSP Chawrasia Invitational here on Friday. Manu, who has five wins under his belt this season, scored an even-par 72 to stay at the top on a tough day for scoring as the gusty winds came into play at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC) here. Gaganjeet Bhullar struck the day’s joint best score of 67 which featured birdies on the last four holes and helped him close the penultimate…
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra has dislodged the iconic Usain Bolt as the “most visible” athlete in the world after winning a historic gold medal in the Tokyo Games, claimed a World Athletics study. The 24-year-old Indian further enhanced his superstar status by winning a silver at the world championships. Chopra led a star-studded field in terms of media coverage with 812 articles published in his name, followed by Jamaican sprint trio of Elaine Thompson-Herah (751), Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce (698) and Shericka Jackson (679). The charismatic Bolt, also a Jamaican, was in the fifth spot with 574…
कोलकाता, 16 दिसंबर (भाषा) कप्तान मनोज तिवारी और अनुस्तूप मजूमदार के अर्धशतकों की मदद से बंगाल में शुक्रवार को यहां रणजी ट्रॉफी ग्रुप ए के मैच में उत्तर प्रदेश को छह विकेट से हराया।
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) Hockey legend Zafar Iqbal believes India have the power and skills to take on strong sides such as Germany, Australia, Belgium and the Netherlands in the World Cup next year in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela. India are clubbed with England, Spain and Wales in Pool D in the event scheduled to run from January 13 till 29. Zafar, a member of the 1980 Olympic gold-winning side, said, India, after clinching the historic bronze at the Tokyo Olympics after four decades, would be more confident going into the mega-event on home soil. “We (Indian team) have now…