Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), Apr 18 (PTI) The spotlight will be on two-time Olympian Vinesh Phogat as she along with 16 other Indian wrestlers begin their chase for Paris Games quota places at the Asia Olympic qualifiers beginning here on Friday. As many as 36 quotas will be up for grabs in 18 weight categories across three disciplines — freestyle, women and greco-roman — during the event, with India representing in all but one weight category. Antim Panghal, 19, has already sealed a quota place in women’s 53kg for India en route to her bronze medal winning feat at the 2023 World…
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New Delhi, Apr 18 (PTI) Former Indian women’s hockey captain Pritam Rani Siwach is confident that the men’s team will pass the Paris Olympics test and will change the colour of their last edition’s medal to gold. Eight-time champions India had ended a 41-year wait to win an Olympic medal at the Tokyo Olympics when they defeated Germany 5-4 to return with a bronze. “The team has some really talented players who have the capabilities of winning matches,” Siwach said in a Hockey India release. “Yes, the pool in which India is placed in is a bit tricky, but I…
Chennai, Apr 18 (PTI) Defending champions Chennai Super Kings named English pacer Richard Gleeson as their replacement for injured New Zealand opener Devon Conway. The Black Caps southpaw had suffered a fractured left thumb during the T20 International series against Australia in February and had undergone surgery for the same. Anticipated to be out for eight weeks, Conway’s unavailability for the season was confirmed even before the tournament started last month. The New Zealander has been playing for CSK since 2022 and has been a vital cog in its batting. He earned the Player of the Match recognition in the…
Lucknow, Apr 18 (PTI) A set of probing questionnaires awaits the Lucknow Super Giants on their home turf as Chennai Super Kings’ cerebral bowling unit will look to use its variation to the fullest on a two-paced Ekana Stadium track during their IPL clash here on Friday. The two teams endured contrasting fortunes in their previous couple of matches. While Ruturaj Gaikwad’s team, still ‘marshalled’ by the peerless Mahendra Singh Dhoni, is coming into the game with back-to-back victories, LSG under KL Rahul have endured a mini-slump with successive defeats. With LSG’s batting unit not exactly inspiring the highest level…
Kolkata, Apr 18 (PTI) On a “mental and physical break” to fight his poor form, Royal Challengers Bengaluru all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has revealed that he is also nursing a “hip strain” and is unlikely to return for his team’s away IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders here on Sunday. The 35-year-old, who has managed just 32 runs in six innings with an average of 5.33, pulled out of their previous match against Sunrisers Hyderabad saying “physical and mental toll probably just wore me down a little bit.” On ESPN’s ‘Around the Wicket’ show he also disclosed his hip injury. “I’ve…
Ahmedabad, Apr 18 (PTI) Delhi Capitals bowling coach James Hopes said his team is looking forward to beginning its home stretch against the “freight train” called Sunrisers Hyderabad as it aims for a resurgent run after some early setbacks in the ongoing IPL. Delhi defeated Gujarat Titans by six wickets after bowling them out for 89 runs in a clash on Wednesday. The team will now play three back-to-back home games, starting with the contest against SRH on Saturday. SRH have been flying high and have twice posted record-breaking IPL totals in this edition. They registered the highest ever in…
Ahmedabad, Apr 18 (PTI) Former England captain Kevin Pietersen feels Rishabh Pant and the Indian team management should feel very encouraged by the comeback-man’s mobility in the IPL game against Gujarat Titans here as the T20 World Cup draws closer. Pant grabbed two catches, effected a stumping and then played a 16-run cameo in Delhi Capitals’ six-wicket triumph over Gujarat Titans here on Wednesday. He was adjudged ‘Player of the Match’ based purely on his keeping skills, a first in IPL since Dinesh Karthik won one in 2009 edition in South Africa. Pant is the top contender for the wicketkeeper’s…
Melbourne, Apr 18 (PTI) In a stunning disclosure, Australia’s six-time World Cup-winning former women’s cricket team captain Meg Lanning has said that her early retirement at 31 was forced by bouts of depression and weight-loss due to “over-exercising and under-fuelling”. Lanning took a six-month mental health break after winning the 2022 Commonwealth Games gold in Birmingham to work in a coffee shop. She eventually retired after skipping three international assignments, including the Ashes, in 2023 but did not disclose her reasons at that time. “It sort of just spiralled and I was in denial, even though everyone kept telling me…