Dhaka, May 14 (PTI) Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur is confident that Indian women’s team will be one of the potential semi-finalists in this year’s T20 World Cup and beating the ‘Southern Stars’ will go a long way in clinching its first maiden global title. The T20 World Cup is scheduled in Bangladesh from October 3-20 with Harmanpreet banking on the Indian team’s familiarity with the conditions to win the competition. India have been drawn alongside six-time champions Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Group A for the ninth edition of the tournament, while Group B comprises South Africa, England,…
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New Delhi, May 13 (PTI) The BCCI on Monday invited applications for the post of Indian men’s cricket team’s head coach for a period of three and half years as incumbent Rahul Dravid’s tenure will end with next month’s T20 World Cup in the Americas. The deadline to submit an application is on May 27, 2024, the board stated in a media release. “The selection process will include a thorough review of applications, followed by personal interviews and assessments of shortlisted candidates,” the release further stated. The selected new coach will take charge of the team from July 1, immediately…
Bhubaneswar, May 13 (PTI) Sprinter Animesh Kujur, who won the men’s 200m gold at the Federation Cup here on Monday, has an interesting story to tell when in 2022 he had requested his current coach Martin Owens to take him under his wings without even knowing his credentials. Owens is currently the head coach of Odisha Reliance Foundation Athletics High Performance Centre here since 2022. “After I competed at an event in Bilaspur (in Chhattisgarh) in 2022, I saw a foreigner with a lot of athletes by his side. So, I knew he was a coach. I straightaway requested him…
Karangagudi (Jharkhand), May 13 (PTI) Retired army man Juvel Dungdung who served during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, became emotional upon arriving at the hockey-themed polling booth to cast his vote, as he received a warm welcome from a team of players who showered petals and presented him a bouquet.Dungdung, 75, who once played hockey for the Army, expressed pride in voting at Karangagudi that produced numerous international hockey players, including his granddaughter, Beauty Dungdung. Simdega in Jharkhand, dubbed the “Nursery for Hockey,” saw the polling station n216 dubbed as the ‘Hockey Booth’ by Election Commission officials due to its history…
Bhubaneswar, May 13 (PTI) Abha Khatua set a national record in women’s shot put with a big throw of 18.41m during the second day of National Federation Cup Athletics Competition here on Monday. Abha, who is representing Maharashtra, was the joint record holder of 18.06m with Manpreet Kaur before this competition. But with her fifth round throw of 18.41m at the Kalinga Stadium, she became the sole national record holder. Her effort was though well short of Olympics qualifying mark of 18.80m, which no Indian woman has ever been able to reach. The qualifying window ends on June 30. Uttar…
Mumbai, May 13 (PTI) Former India captain and chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar on Monday exhorted the youngsters to aim for playing and excelling in Test cricket, saying success in the traditional format brings the real honour to the players. Vengsarkar said parents nowadays get lured by the fame and financial benefits of success in the T20 leagues but the focus of the young players should only be on red-ball cricket, which would also help them do well in other formats. “Parents are overawed with the success of IPL, its teams and players,” Vengsarkar said here at an event to launch…
Stavanger (Norway), May 13 (PTI) Grandmasters R Praggnanandhaa, Koneru Humpy and Vaishali Rameshbabu will spearhead India’s challenge in the prestigious Norway Chess, to be held here from May 27 to June 7. Popularly known as the ‘Wimbledon of Chess’, this tournament annually extends invitations to top grandmasters from the world rating list. Praggnanandhaa’s outing will be keenly watched after the world No. 11 player finished a creditable fourth in the recent Superbet rapid and blitz tournament. He is the only Indian men’s player in the 12th edition of the event which will feature World No.1 Magnus Carlsen, who won the…
Bhopal, May 13 (PTI) Manu Bhaker and Adarsh Singh emerged winners in the qualification rounds of the women’s 25m pistol and men’s 25m rapid-fire pistol respectively in the Olympic Selection Trial here Monday. All five shooters in both men’s and women’s categories will now clash in the final at the M.P. State Shooting Academy ranges on Tuesday. Anish Bhanwala took a healthy four-point lead from the first precision stage into the second rapid-fire stage, only to be pipped by Adarsh on countback, after both posted scores of 583 with the same number of 24-hits in the inner 10-ring. Ankur Goel…
Amsterdam, May 13 (PTI) Experienced Scott Edwards was on Monday named as the captain of the Netherlands for next month’s T20 World Cup, the Royal Dutch Cricket Association announced. The 27-year-old Edwards was elected the skipper despite his modest outings in the recent tri-series, involving hosts Nepal and Namibia. Overall, he has played 56 T20I for the Netherlands, scoring 671 runs at a strike-rate of 122. Indian-origin cricketers – Teja Nidamanuru, Vikram Singh and Aryan Dutt – are also part of the squad. This is the third successive ICC showpiece event the Netherlands are participating after the T20 World Cup…
Bangkok, May 13 (PTI) Star shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will look to regain their competitive edge as they spearhead the Indian challenge at the Thailand Open Super 500 tournament, beginning here on Tuesday. The top seeded Indian pair, who are one of the favourites to win a gold at the Paris Olympics, found it a tad difficult to negotiate the variety of serves dished out by the Indonesians and Chinese at the Thomas Cup. Both shuttlers will look to address the slight drop in their level this week when they begin their campaign against Malaysia’s Nur Mohd Azriyn…