Category: Sports

As a part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mohatsav’ and ‘Fit  India Movement’, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Shri Anurag Thakur today flagged off the second edition of Ultimate Ladakh Cycling Challenge organised by Ladakh police in coordination with Cycling Federation of India. The Minister while flagging off the cycling challenge said that the motivation behind Fit India Movement, as envisioned by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, is to invigorate fitness consciousness among the people of India. The Minister said that he feels exalted seeing the vigour among Ladakh…

ANTIGUA, Antigua and Barbuda – FTX Trading Limited (“FTX” or “the Company”), a leading global cryptocurrency exchange, today announced a long-term relationship with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team. This relationship will span multiple race seasons with the FTX logo being featured prominently on both the cars and the drivers. Part of the FTX branding will be unveiled during the upcoming Russian Grand Prix, which is scheduled for this coming Sunday, September 26th and will continue to expand leading up to the start of the 2022 season.    Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO & Founder of FTX, commented…

Sunrisers Hyderabad player T Natarajan has tested positive for COVID-19 after a scheduled RT-PCR test was run on him. The player has isolated himself from the rest of the squad and is currently asymptomatic. Besides him, there are six close contacts of the player who have been isolated. However, the match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals is on as the other players have tested negative. As per the BCCI release, the medical team has identified the below mentioned six close contacts of the player, who have also been placed in isolation – Vijay Shankar…

The Board of Control for Cricket in Indi (BCCI) has announced on Monday that the Indian domestic cricketers who were affected by the covid19-curtailed last season will be paid 50 percent additional match fee as compensation. For the upcoming 2021-22 season, BCCI has also announced a hike in their remuneration. In a statement issued, BCCI secretary Jay Shah said that senior players who have featured in more than 40 matches will get a raise of Rs 60,000. While U-23 players will get a hike of Rs 25,000, U-19 players will…

The Government of India’s flagship programs, Khelo India and Fit India, will be an integral part of the interactionMinister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Nisith Pramanik will also join the discussion Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Anurag Singh Thakur is set to virtually interact with Sports Ministers of respective States and Union Territories across India on Monday to discuss the further promotion of sports in the country. Following the major success of the Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo, Shri Thakur would know from the States and UTs the…

Virat Kohli has announced that he will resign as the Team India captain in the shortest format of the game after the T20 World Cup 2021. While the news has sent shockwaves across the Indian cricketing community, some of the more controversial topics such as the BCCI trying to cover it up, have come in the limelight now. A report shared earlier this week by The Times of India suggested that Kohli was going to give up his captaincy in both T20Is and ODIs. The reason given behind it was…

As Ravi Shastri’s tenure as head coach of the Indian cricket team ends after the Twenty20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and Oman scheduled this year in November, he has hinted that he will not seek an extension of his contract. “I believe one thing – never overstay your welcome. And I would say that, in terms of what I wanted to get out of the side, I’ve over-achieved,” Shastri said in an interview. “I believe so because I’ve achieved all I wanted. Five years as No 1…

After a long hiatus of seven years, the picturesque Kashmir Golf Courses are back to hosting international tournaments. Srinagar’s Royal Springs Golf Course is hosting an international tournament, in which more than 126 professional golfers from India and abroad are participating. The government of Jammu and Kashmir is promoting the valley as the golfing destination since Kashmir’s golf courses are considered to be the best in India.   ”It’s an international golf tournament which is being hosted by the Professional Golf Tour of India. It’s a prestigious golf tournament. It’s…

IPL 2021 Phase 2 – Kuldeep Yadav blasts KKR Management: IPL 2021 Phase 2 in UAE before being ball is bowled has started on a rocky not for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Team’s premier spin bowler, Kuldeep Yadav has literally blasted the team management & captain Eoin Morgan for treating him shabbily. The left-arm chinaman bowler has played sporadically for the two-time champions, with captain Eoin Morgan opting to use the riches of Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy at his disposal. According to Yadav, what pains him is ‘lack of…

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has written to the ICC seeking a Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC) verdict on the fate of the cancelled match that was to be played at Old Trafford The proposed “standalone” Test between India and England should be treated as the series-deciding fifth match that was cancelled last week owing to a COVID-19 outbreak in the Indian camp, BCCI   President Sourav Ganguly told PTI on Monday and ruled out the possibility of it being treated as a one-off game. The England and Wales…