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New Delhi: After being dropped from Indias Test squad, wicketkeeper batter Wriddhiman Saha had lashed out at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly. Saha claimed that BCCI president Ganguly, in a Whatsapp chat, had allegedly assured him a place...

Chennai: Continuing his good run, India's teen prodigy R Praggnanandhaa registered wins against fellow Grandmasters Andrey Esipenko and Alexandra Kosteniuk in rounds 10 and 12 of the Airthings Masters, an online rapid chess tournament. A day after a stunning victory over world No.1 Magnus Carlsen,...

Sao Paulo: Pelé has extended a scheduled hospital stay due to a urinary infection. The 81-year-old Pelé went in Feb. 13 to continue treatment for his colon cancer, and days later doctors found the infection, Hospital Albert Einstein in Sao Paulo said in a statement...

Mumbai: The BCCI will ask out-of-favour senior wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha about the context of his tweet. The tweet alleged that a journalist had threatened him for not agreeing to give an interview. Wriddhiman Saha, 37, who has been dropped from Indian team, had taken to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik visited the project site of India’s first indoor athletics stadium in Kalinga Stadium complex, here Monday. He reviewed the progress of the project and inspected the work site. Naveen Patnaik expressed satisfaction over the pace at which the work...

New Delhi: Batter VR Vanitha, who represented India in six women’s ODIs and 16 T20Is from 2014 to 2016, announced Monday her retirement from all forms of the game. Vanitha, who his just 31, left her former teammates stunned by her sudden retirement decision. Vanitha...

Colombo: Off-spinner Ashian Daniel is the lone new face in an 18-member Sri Lanka squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series in India, the country’s cricket board said Monday. All-rounder Dasun Shanaka was named the captain of the Sri Lanka team that is largely similar...

Bhubaneswar: The Spanish men's hockey team Monday touched down in Bhubaneswar, Odisha to play a double-legged FIH Pro League tie, scheduled to take place February 26 and 27 at the Kalinga Stadium. Expressing happiness at the prospect of playing India, Spanish captain Marc Miralles said,...

New Delhi: Indian women's hockey team goalkeeping stalwart Savita will continue to lead the team while Deep Grace Ekka will be her deputy during the FIH Pro League games against Spain in Bhubaneswar, Odisha February 26 and 27. Hockey India Monday named a 22-member squad...

Kolkata: India head coach Rahul Dravid explained that his conversation with Wriddhiman Saha came out of respect for the contributions and achievements of the wicketkeeper-batter to Indian cricket. He also added that Saha deserved 'honesty and clarity' and was not hurt by the contents of...