Bhubaneswar, Jan 16 (PTI) India’s attacking midfielder Hardik Singh has been all but ruled out of the team’s last Hockey World Cup group match against Wales owing to a hamstring injury. One of the team’s most impressive performers, the 24-year-old scored a goal in India’s 2-0 win against Spain and created a flurry of chances against England in a 0-0 draw on Sunday. Hardik suffered the injury during the match against England in Rourkela. The home team plays Wales here on Thursday. An official confirmation on his status is awaited, though. A source close to the team said no decision…
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Bhubansewar, Jan 16 (PTI) Three-time champions Australia and heavyweights Argentina played out a thrilling 3-3 draw in the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup here on Monday. Hayward Jeremy opened the scoring for Australia by converting a penalty corner in the ninth minute but Argentina’s Domene Tomas restored parity in the 18th minute. Beale Daniel then produced a field goal to put Australia in the lead but Argentina were once again back in the game courtesy Casella Maico’s 32nd minute strike. Playing catch-up all evening, Argentina took the lead for the first time when Ferreiro Martin scored in the 48th minute.…
Mumbai, Jan 16 (PTI) Premier India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, who survived a horrific car crash on December 30, on Monday said he is on the road to recovery after undergoing three successful surgeries. Pant survived a car crash on NH-58 when he was driving from Delhi to Rourkee. He was first admitted in a hospital in Dehradun and then shifted to Mumbai, where he had three surgeries — two on knee and one on ankle. He is expected to be out for one year. “I am humbled and grateful for all the support and good wishes. I am glad to…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (PTI) Aizawl FC claimed their first away win of the season with a 2-1 victory over bottom-placed side Sudeva Delhi FC in the I-League here on Monday. Aizawl were looking comfortable with goals from Henry Kisekka and Lalchhanhima Sailo till the 86th minute. But Sudeva substitute Carlos Pao scored his second goal of the season to set up a tight finish. It was one of Sudeva Delhi’s better performances of the season, but they had to come out empty-handed once again. They were the better side in the first half but fell apart after the breather…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (PTI) A part of West Indies cricket’s golden period in the 1970s and 80s, Gordon Greenidge still watches “only Tests” as he hasn’t yet warmed up to the slam bang nature of the T20 version. On a whirlwind trip of the national capital, the 71-year-old arrived at the Feroz Shah Kotla from Delhi’s Terminal 3 on Delhi Metro. The bat manufacturing company that invited Greenidge for a promotional event, factored in the heavy traffic owing to a political event. One can safely bet that the late afternoon tube rail passengers would have hardly recognised the man,…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (PTI) Former Indian pacer Venkatesh Prasad on Monday took a dig at Australian cricket great Mark Waugh for saying that teams are “deliberately” using ‘Mankading’ as a strategy to get a wicket, sarcastically retorting that legally running out a batter who is backing up too far is the “worst thing”. Commenting on a video on Twitter of Pakistan pacer Zaib-un-Nisa running out a Rwanda batter, who was backing up at the non-striker’s end during the Women’s U-19 World Cup, Waugh said, “The worst thing is it seems that teams are using it as a deliberate planned…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (PTI) Young Indian men’s doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and MR Arjun will miss the entire Asian circuit, including the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament, due to an injury to the latter. Arjun had suffered a ligament tear in his ankle during training at French Open last year. He seemed to have recovered but felt discomfort again when he started training in December. “We have pulled out of everything, so won’t be playing India Open or any of the events in Asia. I’m still recovering from the ankle injury. It is okay now but I…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (PTI) Two career-threatening knee injuries could break the resolve any athletes but Olympic champion Carolina Marin “accepted pain” and chose to fight instead of giving up. The Olympic, World, and European champion, Marin was in a different zone before sustaining an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury in her right knee during the 2019 Indonesian Masters final in January. She made a comeback in 2020 and was preparing for Tokyo Games when she suffered another ACL and tore both menisci in her left knee in June 2021, jeopardising her career. But she kept herself motivated, doing everything…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (PTI) India will host two more international badminton tournaments this season with Guwahati set to organise a BWF Super 100 event. A junior international event is scheduled in Kerala. While the Guwahati event will be held from December 5-10, the Odisha Open will take place from December 12-17. “I am thankful to BWF for allotting a new super 100 tournament in Guwahati from 5th December apart from the other events…,” Badminton Association of India (BAI) secretary Sanjay Mishra said during the press conference ahead of the India Open on Monday. “We have also approached to host…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (PTI) Punjab Kings on Monday announced the appointment of former India left-arm spinner Sunil Joshi as their spin bowling coach for the upcoming IPL. “We are excited to announce that former Indian left-arm spinner Sunil Joshi has been appointed as Punjab Kings’ spin bowling coach,” the franchise announced in a Twitter post. The 52-year-old, who has played 15 Tests and 69 ODIs from 1996 to 2001, led the Indian selection committee before being replaced by current chairman Chetan Sharma. Joshi, who had an illustrious two-decade long career for Karnataka in domestic cricket, also represented Royal Challengers…