New Delhi, Dec 10 (PTI) Ushering in a new era in country’s sports administration, the legendary PT Usha was on Saturday elected as the first woman president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA). The 58-year-old Usha, a multiple Asian Games gold medallist and fourth place finisher in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics 400m hurdles final, was declared elected unopposed for the top post in the polls. The elections were held under the supervision of Supreme Court-appointed retired SC judge L Nageswara Rao. The elevation of Usha to the top job marked an end to the long drawn crisis in the faction-ridden…
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New Delhi, Dec 10 (PTI) When the Indian team had descended in the national capital for a T20I against South Africa in June, Uttam Majumdar’s phone rang and he was requested to visit Hotel ITC Maurya. At the other end of the call was his favourite ward, “apna baccha” (own kid), Ishan Kishan, asking him to come to the team hotel. “Ishan wanted me to come to hotel everyday, when he was not training, and work on his head position and body balance while facing the short ball from Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada,” Majumdar, who runs his own academy…
Chattogram, Dec 10 (PTI) The diminutive Ishan Kishan was delighted to score the fastest double hundred in ODI cricket history but rued about missing out on a golden opportunity to become the first triple centurion in the format. Playing only his 10th ODI, the 24-year-old displayed fearless batting as he shattered Chris Gayle’s record of fastest (138 balls) double century in the format when he took just 126 balls to the milestone. India posted a huge 409 for eight. He was out for 210 in the 36th over of the Indian innings. “I got out with 15 (14.1) overs left.…
Abu Dhabi, Dec 10 (PTI) Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan on Saturday became the first Asian sportsperson to launch a venture capitalist fund that will focus on innovation across sports spectrum. The USD 75 million global investment fund consists of a greenshoe option of USD 25 million, stated the announcement made during the annual Abu Dhabi Global Market Finance Week here. “I am elated to start a new innings and embark on this journey in the world of venture capital,” Dhawan said in a release. “All this would not have been possible without the support of my commercial partners and the…
चटगांव, 10 दिसंबर (भाषा) सलामी बल्लेबाज इशान किशन ने बेखौफ बल्लेबाजी करते हुए एकदिवसीय क्रिकेट का सबसे तेज दोहरे शतक जड़ने के साथ विराट कोहली के साथ दूसरे विकेट के लिए 190 गेंद में 290 रन की साझेदारी की जिससे भारत ने शनिवार को यहां तीन मैचों की श्रृंखला के आखिरी मुकाबले में आठ विकेट पर 409 रन बनाये।
New Delhi, Dec 10 (PTI) To put it simply, PT Usha is a trailblazer in her own right. From reviving a moribund Indian athletics scene in the 1980s with exploits on track to her ascent to the presidency of the country’s apex sports body, the sprint queen continues to inspire millions. Most remembered not for her innumerable moments of triumphs but a heartbreaking loss in sport’s grandest stage, she scripted history yet again by becoming the first woman president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), 22 years after hanging her spikes. Fondly called the ‘Payyoli Express’, Usha has had many…
New Delhi, Dec 10 (PTI) Ushering in a new era in country’s sports administration, the legendary PT Usha was on Saturday elected as the first woman president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA). The 58-year-old Usha, a multiple Asian Games gold medallist and fourth place finisher in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics 400m hurdles final, was declared elected unopposed for the top post in the polls. The elections were held under the supervision of Supreme Court-appointed retired SC judge L Nageswara Rao. The election of Usha to the top job marked an end to the long drawn crisis in the faction-ridden…
Chattogram, Dec 10 (PTI) Displaying insane power-hitting, Ishan Kishan smashed the fastest double-century in the history of ODI cricket — a mind-boggling 210 off 131 balls — and propelled India to 409 for eight against Bangladesh in the third game on Saturday. While also becoming the youngest to get a double, Kishan overshadowed Virat Kohli’s 91-ball 113, as India took Bangladesh bowlers to the cleaners in the final game of the three-match series. Opening the batting in the absence of injured skipper Rohit Sharma, the 24-year-old left-hander grabbed the opportunity with both hands, and reached the double hundred in 126…
Chattogram, Dec 10 (PTI) Scoreboard of the third and final ODI between India and Bangladesh here on Saturday. India: Shikhar Dhawan lbw b Mehidy Hasan Miraz 3 Ishan Kishan c Litton Das b Taskin Ahmed 210 Virat Kohli c Mehidy Hasan Miraz b Shakib Al Hasan 113 Shreyas Iyer c Litton Das b Ebadot Hossain 3 KL Rahul b Ebadot Hossain 8 Washington Sundar b Shakib Al Hasan 37 Axar Patel b Taskin Ahmed 20 Shardul Thakur not out c Litton Das b Mustafizur Rahman 3 Kuldeep Yadav not out 3 Mohammed Siraj not out 0 Extras: (LB-5, W-4) 9…
चटगांव, 10 दिसंबर (भाषा) भारत और बांग्लादेश के बीच शनिवार को यहां खेले गए तीसरे एकदिवसीय मैच का स्कोर इस प्रकार रहा।