Kolkata: In a first among domestic teams in India, Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) will be conducting mandatory eye tests for its senior and U-23 teams once camps resumes post COVID-19 lockdown. This was decided during discussion between the CAB administration and Bengal coaching unit,...
Read moreNew Delhi: Moved by the plight of migrant workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, India pacer Mohammed Shami has started distributing food packets and masks to refugees travelling back to their homes. The 29-year-old has also set up food distribution centres for the poor migrants near...
Read moreNew Delhi: Expressing solidarity with the ‘Black Lives Matter’ campaign, star West Indies batsman Chris Gayle has alleged that he faced racist remarks during his career and cricket is not free of the menace. Gayle did not elaborate when he faced racial remarks but hinted...
Read moreLiverpool: Liverpool players took a knee around the centre circle at Anfield Stadium Monday in a gesture of support following the death of George Floyd. Squad members posted a picture of the act on their social media accounts with the caption, “Unity is strength #BlackLivesMatter.”...
Read moreNew Delhi: India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has said his short run-up is a product of his youth. Jasprit Bumrah was then playing backyard cricket. It gave him little space to build up a head of steam so he opted for a shorter run up....
Read moreLondon: A mid-morning greyhound race in a virtually empty venue in the central English city of Birmingham wouldn’t typically be an occasion warranting special attention. For English sports fans, it was a moment to savour. When six dogs flew out of the traps at Perry...
Read moreNew Delhi: World silver-medallist Amit Panghal and the seasoned Vikas Krishan were Monday nominated for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by the Boxing Federation of India, which picked only Olympic-bound names as its nominees for the annual honours. The BFI has nominated world bronze-winning...
Read moreNew Delhi: Every cricketing era has a “defining pair” which builds the narrative and the duo of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma is a special one for India in modern times, says Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara. Kohli and Rohit have aggregated nearly 36,000 runs...
Read moreKolkata: Kolkata giants East Bengal will now have to officially inform the club’s status and change of ownership structure to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to clear AFC’s club licensing criteria after having separated from Quess Corp. Their Bengaluru-based investors came on board in...
Read moreChennai: India skipper Virat Kohli led birthday wishes for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain and veteran stumper batsman Dinesh Karthik who turned 35 on Monday. "Many happy returns of the day @DineshKarthik. May this year bring you loads of happiness and success," Kohli said in...
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The aggressive posturing of the Chinese Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) on the Indian border, mostly at Ladakh, seems to be...
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With sectors of the economy opening up after nearly a three-month shutdown, the overall mood across the nation remains gloomy....
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What is the role of the state in the time of an epidemic? A natural disaster has prevented large parts of...
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Indian Railways is rightly under fire for messing up the return journey of fleeing migrants from the metros to their...
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