By Naman Trivedi Melbourne: Australia enjoys a comfortable six-point advantage over its closest rival and defending champion India, which squares off against traditional rival and seventh-ranked Pakistan in Adelaide. Also on Sunday, 15 February in Hamilton, third-ranked South Africa takes on continental rival Zimbabwe, which is currently sitting in 10th …
Read More »New Delhi: In an exclusive interview to Headlines Today, one of India’s greatest batsmen, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar relives the sweet memories of April 2011, when India won the World Cup against Sri Lanka. Tendulkar, who has featured in six ICC World Cups, reveals the fact that he had come close …
Read More »Melbourne: India’s Leander Paes and Swiss Martina Hingis could do magic by a sensational win in the Australian Open mixed-doubles final and improve their respective Grand Slam count to 15, in Melbourne on Sunday. The 41-year-old Paes won the mixed double titles with Martina Navratilova. It was the first time …
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Mumbai: MS Dhoni has retired from Test cricket with immediate effect following the drawn Test against Australia in Melbourne. Virat Kohli will take over as India captain for the final Test in Sydney. BCCI press release claimed the strain of playing all formats as the reason. The release said: One …
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New Delhi: The Indian Blind Cricket Team lifted the 4th ODI World Cup, 2014 for the Blind beating Pakistan in South Africa on 7th December, 2014 at Cape Town South Africa. Severn countries participated in the Tournament – India, Pakistan, Australia, Sri Lanka, England, South Africa and Bangladesh. The Captain …
Read More »Mumbai: With the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, Tours and Travels companies have witnessed an significant demand for this major sporting event. Ms. Shibani Phadkar, Senior Vice President & Head – Leisure Travel Outbound, Products, Contracting, Operations & Tour Management, Thomas Cook (India) Ltd said, “India is a nation …
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New Delhi: Former Indian cricketer Shri Sachin Tendulkar called on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today. He was accompanied by his wife, Smt. Anjali Tendulkar. Shri Sachin Tendulkar apprised the Prime Minister of his contribution towards the Swachh Bharat initiative, in response to the Prime Minister`s invitation to him …
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New Delhi: Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Sarbananda Sonowal here today felicitated the medal winners of Asian Games 2014. Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot, Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju and several …
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New Delhi: The Government has approved the Indian contingent for the Asian Games-2014. Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Youth Affairs & Sports took the decision regarding the Indian contingent in consultation with the Prime Minister. The total number of participants shall be …
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