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AXAR, ASHWIN STAR AS INDIA SINK ENGLISH ARMADA BY 10 WICKETS

February 26, 2021

Riding on brilliant spells of spin bowling from Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin, India registered a comprehensive 10-wicket win over England in the pink-ball Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thurs-day to go 2-1 up in the four-match series. In the end, English skipper Joe Root winning the toss...

VAIBHAV ARORA MIGHT BE THE NEW PACER TO KEEP EYES ON

February 25, 2021

NEW DELHI: Himachal Pradesh pacer Vaibhav Arora is on a high these days as he was not only picked by Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League auction, but also picked a hattrick against Maharashtra in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy. But the 23-year-old is not ready to slow...

Mumbai City FC to plant five trees for every goal scored in ISL 7

February 25, 2021

PANAJI: Mumbai City FC have launched a campaign with a simple message -- ‘Thank You, Goa’ -- to show their appreciation to the state and its people for their hospitality and their role in the successful running of the ongoing seventh season of the Indian Super League (ISL) amid health...

Giroud’s goal gives Chelsea advantage against Atletico

February 25, 2021

Chelsea beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League last 16 tie to take a big step towards the quarterfinals of the tournament. What was Atletico’s home leg had to be played in Bucharest due to a ban on flights from Britain to Spain to...

Cricketers sign for The Hundred, but no Indians

February 25, 2021

Some more of the best players in world cricket have been signed up to play in The Hundred, the new fast-paced family-friendly 100-ball cricket competition to be launched this summer. However, no Indian cricketer appears in any of the eight franchise teams. Thirty-five men’s players have been revealed after being...

ISHANT FELICITATED BY PRESIDENT KOVIND, AMIT SHAH

February 25, 2021

AHMEDABAD: India pacer Ishant Sharma, who is playing his 100th Test for the country, was felicitated by Home Minister Amit Shah and President Ram Nath Kovind before the start of the pink-ball Test against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Wednesday. “@ImIshant was felicitated by the Honourable President of...

Axar, Ashwin bundle England out for 112

February 25, 2021

Hometown boy Axar Patel and seasoned off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin had a field day as India bundled out England for a paltry 112 in the first innings on the opening day of the pink-ball Test here at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Wednesday. Axar, playing in just his second Test, scalped...

MATTER OF PRIDE FOR INDIA THAT NARENDRA MODI CRICKET STADIUM IS NOW WORLD’S LARGEST CRICKET STADIUM, SAYS PRESIDENT KOVIND

February 25, 2021

It is a matter of pride that the 1,32,000-seater Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Motera has become the world’s largest cricket stadium, said President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday. Speaking at the inauguration of the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium and the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel...

RAJNATH SINGH CAN RESOLVE IMPASSE IF ALLOWED TO TALK TO FARMERS: NARESH TIKAIT

February 25, 2021

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) president Naresh Tikait on Wednesday, while accusing the Centre of adopting a “stubborn” stance over the three farm laws, said that the ongoing impasse between the protesting farmers and the government can be resolved if Defence Minister Rajnath Singh acts as an intermediary. “The government has...

TIES WITH CHINA WOULD DEVELOP AS PER INDIA’S WISHES: ARMY CHIEF

February 25, 2021

Asserting that nobody wants an unsettled border, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General M.M. Naravane on Wednesday said that the relationship with China would develop along the path as per India’s wishes. “Whatever we did as a government, as a nation has shown that the resolve that we have...

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