Kochi: One of the greatest tennis players, Roger Federer, 41, is quitting professional tennis following fitness problems and a series of surgical interventions. He will quit top-level tennis after the Laver cup in London this month, media reports said.He has won 20 Grand Slam titles and number one in five seasons. He has not played …
Kochi: BCCI president Saurav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah could continue in officeas the Supreme Court allowed the BCCI to remove a law that prevented them from continuing in office for completing six years, media reports said. A BCCI law called the ‘cooling off’ period prevented them from continuing in their positions after completing two …
Kochi: An unbeaten 71 by Bhanuka Rajapaksa and 36 by Hasaranga helped Sri Lanka to beat formidable rival Pakistan by 23 runs to lift the Asia Cup title in the finals in Dubai International Stadium tonight. Put into bat by Pakistan,Sri Lanka made 170 for six even as it lost quick wickets in the early …
Kochi: Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by five wickets in the Super 4 Asia Cup at Dubai International Stadium on Friday. Sri Lanka made a shaky beginning losing two wickets in just two runs. But they managed to bounce back to hit 124 for five in 12 overs chasing a winning total of 122 set by …
Kochi: Poor fielding cost India the T-20 match against Pakistan who won the match by 5 wickets in the Asia Cup in Dubai International Stadium. Winning the toss, Pakistan decided to bowl and found it tough to tackle openers K L Rahul and Rohit Sharma who laid a commendable score by hitting 28 each. Regaining …
Kochi: India beat Hong Kong by 40 runs in the Asia Cup T-20 at Dubai International Stadium today. Putting into bat, India played confidently to post a challenging score of 192 for 2. Openers K L Rahul, 36, and captain Rohit Sharma, 21, laid the foundation for former skipper Virat Kohli, 59, and hard hitter …
Kochi: The birth anniversary of the legendary hockey player Dhyan Chand on Monday was observed as the National Sports Day by the Thodupuzha Soccer School and Nehru Yuva Kendra. The valedictory function of the National Sports Day celebrations was held at Thodupuzha where the Thodupuzha Soccer School Director and former national player P A Saleemkutty …
Kochi: Former India captain Virat Kohli’s interaction with Pakistan speedster Shahin Afridi is going viral. Kohli is seen shaking hands with Afridi who was sitting solo on the ground recuperating from his injuries. They talk for sometime and Kohli continues to walk on towards the ground. India players K L Rahul, Yazhuvendra Chahal and Rishabh …
Kochi: Cricket is a game which knows no national boundaries when it comes to fan followings. India captain Rohit Sharma is one such player who has got tremendous fans across the globe and Pakistan is no exception. Rohit is known for reciprocating with his fans irrespective of their nationality. It was during a practice session …
Kochi: India won the second ODI against Zimbabwe by five wickets to lift the three match series 2-0 at the Harare Sports Club at Zimbabwe today. India won the toss and put Zimbabwe into bat. Zimbabwe crumbled before India ‘s attack at 161 runs in 38.1 runs. Only S Williams managed to counter India’s attack …
Kochi: India outplayed Zimbabwe to beat the hosts by ten wickets in the first of the three ODIs at Harare Sports Club at Zimbabwe today. Winning the toss the visitors decided to bowl bundling out Zimbabwe for 189 in 40.3 overs. Richard Nagarva made 34, Regis Chakabva 32, and Brad Evans remained unbeaten with 33. …
Kochi: Football lovers in the country are dejected as the country may not be able to host the Under 17 women’s World football cup from October 11 due to world body FIFA’s riders on AIFF. The FIFA suspended all programmes of the FIFA due to the influence of a third party in the administration of …
Kochi: India spinners were devastating at Florida where the visitors outplayed West Indies in the T20 match by 88 runs to seal the series 4-1 at Central Broward Regional Park. Winning the toss, India chose to bat first making 187 for 7 in 20 overs. Shreyas Iyer continued to show his outstanding form by hitting …
Kochi: Eldhose Paul of Kerala became first Indian to win a gold in the men’s triple jump event while Abdulla Aboobacker took the silver in the Commonwealth games today. Eldose of the Indian Navy scripted his best ever record of 17.03 meter while it was a close call for Abulla Aboobacker who jumped 17.02 meters. …
Kochi: India won the series against West Indies by winning the five match series 3-1 after the visitors defeated the hosts by 59 runs in the T-20 at Central Broward Park and Broward County Stadium, Florida. Putting into bat, India made 191 for 5 with Rishabh Pant hitting 44 in 31 deliveries, Rohit Sharma 33 …
Kochi: India eves won maiden gold in the women’s Fours Lawn Bowls game defeating South Africa 17-10 in the finals at the Commonwealth Games at Birmingham on Tuesday. The other gold of today was won by men’s table tennis team defeating Singapore 3-1. The country won its fifth gold medal of the Games. Weightlifter Vikas …
Kochi: Chanu Shaikom Meerabai won the first gold for the country in the women’s 49 kg category weightlifting event in the Commonwealth Games 2022.The 28-year-old lass from Manipur aggregated a total of 201kg (88kg plus 113kg) to lift the top honours in the event even as she was not able to script her personal best.Padmashri …
Kochi: The 21-year-old weightlifter Sanket Sargar won a silver medal in the men’s 55 kg category in the Commonwealth Games on Saturday.An injury on his right elbow was a big handicap for him in winning the gold.He lifted 248 kg and fell one kilogram short to the gold medalist Mohammad Aniq of Malaysia.Weightlifter Gururaja Poojary …
Kochi: India went one up by defeating West Indies in the first of the five T-20 matches by 68 runs at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad and Tobago. Put into bat, India made 190 losing six wickets. Captain Rohit Sharma hit a sparkling 64 in 44 deliveries while Dinesh Karthik looked more dangerous …
Kochi: India thrashed West Indies by 119 runs to sweep the ODI series 3 nil at Queens Park in the Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago.In a rain-truncated match, the overs were reduced under DLS method.The 22-year-old Shubman Gill was the star player making 98 runs, missing the century by just two runs.Winning the …
