IND vs AUS 2017: Felt Lucky to Play Such Innings With MS Dhoni – Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya added more substance to his growing reputation as the next match finisher for India with a combative knock against Australia in the opening ODI at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. The innings was a typical display for his maturing cricketing brain and the…
Venezuela’s Rojas Wins Women’s Triple Jump Title At Worlds
Venezuela’s Yulimar Rojas claimed the women’s triple jump gold medal at the World Athletics Championships here. The 21-year-old, the 2016 world indoor champion, on Monday soared to 14.91 metres for the gold, followed by Colombia’s Caterine Ibarguen at 14.89 and Olga Rypakova of Kazakhsatan finished…
AIU, UK Athletics Announce Strict Anti-Doping Programme
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) and United Kingdom Athletics have announced a strict anti-doping programme for the upcoming IAAF World Championships here. AIU and UKI on Monday revealed in a statement the measures they plan to take prior to and during the August 4-12 event,…
Goel Directs AFI To Include Runner Chitra For World Championships
A day after the Kerala High Court directed the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) to include Asian Athletics gold medallist runner P.U. Chitra in the team for next months IAAF World Championships in London, Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Saturday directed the AFI to…
Kerala HC Asks Centre To Explain Why Athlete Chitra Was Excluded
Kochi, July 27 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the Centre to explain why was state athlete P.U. Chitra left out of the national squad despite qualifying for next month’s World Athletics Championship. The court was acting on a petition filed by her coach…
Will Take Up Chitra’s Issue With Centre: Kerala CM
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday expressed disgust at the manner in which Kerala athlete P.U. Chitra, who had qualified for next month’s World Athletics Championship has been left out of the national squad. Addressing reporters, Vijayan said Chitra is not just the pride…
Kenya Confirms Rudisha’s Participation In Athletics Worlds
Athletics Kenya (AK) has confirmed that superstar David Rudisha will defend his men’s 800 metres title at the IAAF World Championships in London. The announcement on Thursday ended intense speculation in local media that the two-time Olympic and world record holder would not make the…
Kenya Needs To Invest More In Field Events, Says Official
A senior official at Athletics Kenya (AK) has said that the country should commit more resources to field events if it hopes to increase its medal haul in the international arena. Barnaba Korir, who is in charge of youth development at the national organisation, told…
Economic Crisis Leaves Brazil’s Top Surfers Without Sponsors
The financial crisis buffeting Brazil has left numerous athletes without sponsors, including surfers. Brazil’s current crop of top surfers, one of its most successful generations, has not escaped the effects of recession. Brazilian surfers are facing increasing difficulties in finding sponsors to cover the high…
Kenya’s Chepkirui Eyes Women’s 3,000m World Record
The pressure that comes with being Kenya athletics team captain will not wear down World Junior 5,000m silver medallist Emmaculate Chepkirui from her ambition to break a world record on home soil. Chepkirui is aware that her senior Kenya team members will be watching from…
Harbhajan Singh Believes Wrist Spinners Will Have More Advantage To Use Pink Ball Than Finger Spinners
Veteran Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh feels that the wrist spinners can be more effective with the pink ball than the finger spinners. India and Bangladesh will play their first-ever day/night pink-ball Test match during the upcoming Kolkata Test, starting on this Friday (22nd November). It…
WBBL’s Emily Smith Banned For Revealing Playing XI on Social Media
Hobart Hurricanes’ wicketkeeper Emily Smith has been banned for one year for disclosing the details of playing XI which could have assisted betting in the game. Emily Smith posted a video, an hour before the match, in Instagram, which revealed the batting line up for…
