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Neymar extends contract with PSG until 2025
Paris , May 8 French club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on Saturday announced that Brazilian striker Neymar Jr has signed a contract extension for a further three seasons with the club until June 30, 2025.
Since joining the club in 2017,…
No possibility of ODI series against Sri Lanka being rescheduled: BCB
Dhaka , May 8 Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury has said that there is no possibility of the ODI series against Sri Lanka being rescheduled.
The three-match ODI series between Sri Lanka and…
BAI writes to BWF after postponement of Malaysia Open, seeks clarity on Tokyo qualification
New Delhi , May 7 Following the postponement of the Malaysia Open, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) has reached out to the world body, Badminton World Federation (BWF) asking for clarity on the qualification scenario for its…
IPL 2021: Punjab Kings’ Nicholas Pooran vows to come back stronger
New Delhi , May 7 Punjab Kings batsman Nicholas Pooran has vowed to come back stronger in the Indian Premier League (IPL) after going through a lean patch in the recent games.
Pooran scored just 28 runs in the seven games in the IPL…
Mary Kom ‘favourite’ to win Asian Boxing Championships
New Delhi , May 7 Six-times AIBA Women's World Champion and five-times ASBC Asian Women's Champion Mary Kom will compete in the flyweight (51kg) in Dubai in the upcoming Asian women's Boxing Championships.
The upcoming ASBC Asian men's…
India’s England tour: Pandya misses out, Jadeja returns
New Delhi, May 7 Spin-bowling all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Friday returned to the Indian Test team for the tour of England while the Indian Premier League (IPL), postponed midway due to Covid-19, put paid to Hardik Pandya's hopes of…
Dhoni brings home a stallion, names him Chetak
Ranchi, May 7 Former India skipper MS Dhoni, whose love for big dogs is well known, added to his list of pets when he bought a black stallion soon after arriving at his seven-acre farmhouse on the outskirts of Ranchi. The Chennai Super…
BAI writes to BWF after postponement of Malaysia Open, seeks clarity on Tokyo Olympics
New Delhi, May 7 (UNI) Following the postponement of the upcoming Malaysia Open, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) has reached out to the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and asked for the clarity on the qualification scenario for…
Jadeja returns in India’s Test squad for England tour
New Delhi, May 7 A 20-member India squad was named for the tour of England that includes the World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand and five Test matches against England. There are four standby players besides the 20…
IPL 2021: MI head coach Jayawardene to quarantine in Maldives as Aussie contingent
Mumbai (Maharashtra) , May 6 Mumbai Indians on Thursday informed that the Australian contingent will fly to the Maldives on a special charter flight and will be quarantined for 14 days before the group departs for Australia.
Mumbai…
IPL 2021: Star Sports humbled by viewer response but believe postponing season right call
Mumbai (Maharashtra) , May 6 The 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) kick-started on April 9 just five months after the conclusion of the 13th edition of the tournament. But still, the viewership numbers skyrocketed as Star…
COVID-19: Thinking of my Indian friends at this horrific time, says Warne
Melbourne , May 6 Former Australian spin wizard Shane Warne on Thursday expressed concern over the rising cases of coronavirus in India amid the rampant second wave in the country.
The former Rajasthan Royals skipper said he was sad…
IPL 2021: English County clubs offer to stage remainder of tournament in September
London , May 6 Two days after the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 was postponed, a group of English counties have come forward to offer to host the remainder of the tournament this year in September.
According to a report in…
SL vs Ban: Three-match ODI series to be played in Dhaka
Dhaka , May 5 Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday confirmed that the three-match ODI series between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will be played in Dhaka.
The three-match series which is a part of the ODI Super League will be held…
Sailors Varun Thakkar, KC Ganapathy banking on their partnership to bring medal from Tokyo
New Delhi , May 5 Indian sailors KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar, who will compete as a team in the Men's Skiff 49er Class competition at the Tokyo Olympics, have had each other's back firmly over the years and still continue to do so.…
CWI hand all-format retainer contract to Jason Holder
St John's , May 5 : Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Wednesday confirmed the international retainer contracts for the West Indies Men's Team for the 2021-2022 season.
A total of 18 players have been offered contracts for the upcoming…
People keen to see rest of IPL 2021 staged, but logistics very tricky: Atherton
London , May 5 Former England opening batsman Michael Atherton reckons that staging the remaining matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season will be a logistical issue for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).…
Mary Kom, 2 other Olympic-bound Indian women boxers to train at ASI Pune
New Delhi, May 5 (UNI) Six-time world champion MC Mary Kom (51kg) and two other Olympic-bound boxers Simranjit Kaur (60kg) and Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) will train at the Army Sports Institute in Pune as part of their preparations for the…
IPL 2021: BCCI open to playing remaining games in September as preparation ground for T20 WC
New Delhi , May 4 With the second wave of COVID-19 rampant in India, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had no option but to postpone the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday. But the board is keen to…
IPL 2021: DC spinner Mishra moved to ‘designated’ medical facility after testing COVID…
New Delhi , May 4 Delhi Capitals on Tuesday informed that star spinner Amit Mishra has been moved to a designated medical care facility after he tested positive for coronavirus.
The franchise medical team is in constant touch with…
