New Delhi, Jan 6 (PTI) The Sports Ministry will hold a meeting of its Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) in Bhubaneswar on January 20 during the FIH men’s Hockey World Cup. The World Cup will be staged by Bhubaneswar and Rourkela from January 13 to 29. This will be the first time the MOC members, who usually meet in Delhi for their monthly meetings for selection of TOPS athletes, will be meeting in another city. The members include ace former athletes Anju Bobby George, Anjali Bhagwat, Viren Rasquinha, Yogeshwar Dutt, Trupti Murgunde and Monalisa Baruah among others. The members are also…
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Pune, Jan 6 (PTI) A tenacious Benjamin Bonzi knocked out second seed and world number 35 Botic Van de Zandschulp in a gripping three-setter to reach his maiden ATP World Tour final here on Friday. Keeping the intensity throughout, world number 60 Bonzi prevailed over Zandschulp 7-6(5) 6-7 (5) 6-1 in an intense semifinal of the Tata Open Maharashtra at the Balewadi Stadium. With his win, Frenchman Bonzi prevented a rare all-Dutch final as earlier in the day, the Netherlands’ Tallon Griekspoor ousted eight seed Russian Aslan Karatsev 7-6(4) 6-1 in the first semifinal. It was the first win for…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (PTI) The recent tie-up with the DP World Tour and the PGA Tour has galvanized the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), fees its chief executive Uttam Singh Mundy. Mundy, who was a proven winner on the Indian pro Tour in his playing days, is relishing his role at the PGTI. “We have seen ups and downs in the last few seasons, but 2022 showed a definite upturn. The agreement with the DP World Tour and the PGA Tour was a big boost for our membership. “The membership is happy with the fact that we will…
Mumbai, Jan 6 (PTI) Young Mumbai opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a quick-fire unbeaten half-century but the hosts still fell 74 runs short of securing an outright win against Tamil Nadu in their Ranji Trophy Group B match at the Brabourne Stadium on Friday. Chasing 212 runs for a win on the final day, Mumbai managed 137 for 3 before the two captains signed peace and agreed for a draw after 24.2 overs. Earlier, Tamil Nadu did well to add 168 runs to their overnight score of 380 for 4 and consume almost two full sessions to consolidate their position. Pradosh…
Bengaluru, Jan 6 (PTI) Medium-pacer Vijaykumar Vyshak came up with his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket to set up Karnataka’s seven-wicket win over Chhattisgarh in a Ranji Trophy Group C match here on Friday. Resuming day four on 35 for 2 and with a lot of work to do to save the match, Chhattisgarh were rocked by Vyshak’s superb effort. He struck the first blow of the day by removing the first innings centurion Ashutosh Singh for 18. Only Amandeep Khare (50) and Mayank Verma (46) provided resistance as the other batters did not stay long enough at the…
Indore, Jan 6 (PTI) Avesh Khan produced another stellar performance with a five-wicket haul to bowl defending champions Madhya Pradesh to a 205-run win over Vidarbha on the fourth and final day of their Group D match here on Friday. Chasing 407 for victory, Vidarbha resumed at 13 for 1 with their hopes of pulling off an unlikely win resting on the shoulders of skipper Faiz Fazal. Fazal, who has played one ODI for the country, battled it out against the MP bowling line-up led by the speedy Avesh. He made 65 (193 balls, 8 fours) but it was not…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (PTI) A year ago Shikha Pandey was unexpectedly left out of the Indian team and the pacer’s comeback for the T20 World Cup next month has also come out of nowhere, leaving her “pleasantly surprised”. The 33-year-old last played for India on the tour of Australia in October 2021 and was an integral part of the team in the lead up to the 2022 ODI World Cup in New Zealand. So, being dropped from the team came as a big setback but the former Indian Air Force officer found solace in getting back to the grind…
भुवनेश्वर, छह जनवरी ( भाषा ) गत चैम्पियन बेल्जियम 13 जनवरी से शुरू हो रहे एफआईएच विश्व कप में अपने अनुभवी खिलाड़ियों के सहारे खिताब बरकरार रखने के इरादे से उतरेगा ।
कुआलालंपुर, छह जनवरी (भाषा) एशियाई क्रिकेट परिषद (एसीसी) ने अगले दो साल के क्रिकेट कैलेंडर को लेकर अपने अध्यक्ष जय शाह का बचाव करते हुए पाकिस्तान क्रिकेट बोर्ड (पीसीबी) के चेयरमैन नजम सेठी के आरोपों को बेबुनियाद करार दिया ।
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 6 (PTI) The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Friday hit back strongly at Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi “vehemently denying baseless allegations” of unilateral decision making levelled against its president Jay Shah with regards to the continental body’s two-year programme. The ACC, in its statement, categorically stated that PCB were sent the itinerary on December 22, 2022 along with other member nations but no communication came from the latter’s side. On Thursday, Shah had announced the ACC calendar 2023-24 and pathway structure for the continental body along with ODI Asia Cup slated in September. However,…