Sports

Commemorating India’s big Olympic moments

15 Aug 2020 04:08 AM IST

Soon after Independence, the Indian tricolour went up the flag pole after India outplayed Great Britain 4-0 in the 1948 Olympics hockey final. Recalling this and other such exploits as the nation celebrates its 74th Independence Day.

Online Karate training futile & fruitless: Dhiman

14 Aug 2020 02:49 AM IST

Deepika Dhiman, an ace karate player, speaks to The Daily Guardian about the unprecedented challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Our swimming needs to meet world standards: Sajan Prakash

14 Aug 2020 02:48 AM IST

Sajan Prakash, India’s ace swimmer who has represented India in two Asian Games, two Commonwealth Games, is stuck in Thailand since the authorities there announced an unprecedented lockdown as a precautionary measure to counter the escalating cases of novelcoronavirus. “I was in Thailand for advance training and all of sudden

Imran acting like ‘God’, has ruined Pak cricket: Miandad

14 Aug 2020 02:47 AM IST

Legendary Pakistan batsman Javed Miandad has lashed out at his former teammate Imran Khan, saying the current Pakistan Prime Minister has ruined cricket in the country. Miandad said that Imran has ruined the state of affairs of cricket in Pakistan by appointing officials in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) who

Rain stops England’s sturdy attack against Pakistan on day one

14 Aug 2020 02:46 AM IST

After lunch of the day, English bowlers started to look in a good rhythm. In the final session, the middle order of Pakistani batting was decimated by the sharp attack of English bowlers. Fawad Alam, who played a test match after a long and excruciating decade, was the last prey

Disappointed to miss 2018 World T20 semis: Mithali

14 Aug 2020 02:45 AM IST

Former India captain Mithali Raj has admitted that she was disappointed to have not played in the semi-final of the 2018 Wo m e n’s Wo r l d T 2 0 against England. The decision to axe Mithali from the team came as a surprise and the subsequent defeat

Will play at US Open, says Novak Djokovic

14 Aug 2020 02:44 AM IST

Tennis star Novak Djokovic confirmed on Thursday that he will take part in the US Open, which is slated to be the first Grand Slam tournament since the resumption of the sport after the coronavirus outbreak. “I’m happy to confirm that I’ll participate at #CincyTennis and #USOpen this year,” Djokovic

Harbhajan, Laxman used to trouble us a lot, concedes Gilchrist

13 Aug 2020 04:13 AM IST

Australia legend Adam Gilchrist has said India’s VVS Laxman and Harbhajan Singh always used to give them a hard time during the memorable faceoffs between the two cricketing giants in the early 2000s. “He (Laxman), along with most of the Indian batting line-up, used to smash us and then Harbhajan

Hafeez isolates from squad after breaching bio-secure protocols

13 Aug 2020 04:13 AM IST

Veteran Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has isolated himself from the Pakistan squad after breaching the bio-secure bubble in place for their tour of England, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said. The PCB said that Hafeez had gone to a golf course adjacent to the team hotel at the Ageas Bowl

England may be a touch light in middle order, says Younis

13 Aug 2020 04:12 AM IST

Pakistan coach Waqar Younis feels the team can cash in on the absence of star England allrounder Ben Stokes in the second Test starting from Thursday. Stokes will fly out to New Zealand and will therefore miss England’s final two Tests against Pakistan at the Ageas Bowl starting August 13

Pakistan hope to click as a team at Southampton

13 Aug 2020 04:11 AM IST

Stuart Broad may have taken more than 500 Test wickets, yet he could not escape his father’s official reprimand. Chris Broad, the ICC Match Referee for ongoing England versus Pakistan Test series, docked his son 15% of his match fee in the first Test for using “inappropriate language” after dismissing

Boxing needs more attention than it’s getting: Kavinder Bisht

13 Aug 2020 04:11 AM IST

The 25-year-old boxer, in an interview with The Daily Guardian, talks about his career, the immense growth of boxing in India, its chances in Olympics, and how he is keeping himself fit in the time of Covid-19.