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New Delhi, Sep 7 (TIWN) The Sports Ministry on Saturday announced that it has extended the contracts of nine foreign athletics coaches, including that of high performance director Volker Hermann, with an eye on the 2022 Asian Games, 2022 Commonwealth Games, and the 2024 Paris Olympics. |
07-Sep-2020 |
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Paris, Sep 7 (TIWN) Team Ineos dropping Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas for this year's Tour de France is a surprising decision, according to two-time Tour winner Alberto Contador. Froome was instead named team leader for Vuelta a Espana, and Thomas for the Giro d'Italia. |
07-Sep-2020 |
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New Delhi, Sep 7 (TIWN) Patience is the key word as India's hockey stars look to get back into the groove amid the restrictions that are in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to men's national team coach Graham Reid. With the Olympics postponed to next year and no international commitments planned for this year, Reid's description of the ongoing national camp gives the impression of it being a rebuilding project. |
07-Sep-2020 |
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Beijing, Sep 6 (TIWN) The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) on Friday announced a restart plan for international table tennis, with the women's World Cup, the men's World Cup and the ITTF Finals to be staged in China in November. |
06-Sep-2020 |
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Nairobi, Sep 5 (TIWN) Kenya is backing World Athletics' (WA) new testing programme targeting top road runners in marathon, half-marathon, and long distances. |
05-Sep-2020 |
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New York, Sep 4 (TIWN) World number three Dominic Thiem was visibly angry during his US Open second-round match against India's Sumit Nagal when officials told him that his energy drink could be provided to him in a cup. |
04-Sep-2020 |
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Wellington, Sep 4 (TIWN) New Zealand reported five new coronavirus cases on Friday, with the whole country remaining at the current alert level restrictions for a further one and half week. |
04-Sep-2020 |
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Kolkata, Sep 3 (TIWN) Former India captain and East Bengal great Bhaichung Bhutia feels the club will not be playing catch up and have enough time to get their house in order if they eventually manage to hop on to the Indian Super League (ISL) bus this season. |
03-Sep-2020 |
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New Delhi, Sep 3 (TIWN) Three Indian wrestlers -- Deepak Punia (86kg), Navin (65kg) and Krishan (125kg) -- have been tested positive for Coronavirus, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said on Thursday. |
03-Sep-2020 |
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Madrid, Sep 3 (TIWN) A meeting held between Jorge Messi and FC Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu to try and resolve the future of Lionel Messi ended without an agreement. |
03-Sep-2020 |
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New Delhi, Sep 3 (TIWN) An application has been moved in the Supreme Court which states that the decision to organise the Indian Premier League (IPL) outside India was taken by the BCCI's president and secretary after the expiry of their terms of office. |
03-Sep-2020 |
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Panaji, Sep 3 (TIWN) FC Goa on Thursday announced the signing of Spanish midfielder Alberto Noguera. The Spaniard has been hired for two years and it means he will remain a Gaur till the summer of 2022. |
03-Sep-2020 |
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Paris, Sep 2 (TIWN) Brazilian star Neymar is among three Paris St Germain players who have tested positive for COVID-19 after tests were carried out on Wednesday afternoon, according to French sports daily L'Equipe. The other two players are Argentine duo Angel Di Maria and Leandro Paredes, it said. |
02-Sep-2020 |
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Dubai, Sep 2 (TIWN) Delhi Capitals spinner Ravichandran Ashwin revealed details of his conversation with coach Ricky Ponting on Mankading, a controversial but legitimate mode of dismissal in which a bowler runs out a batsman at the non-striker's end before he bowls the delivery. |
02-Sep-2020 |
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Dubai, Sep 2 (TIWN) Mumbai Indians have signed Australian fast bowler James Pattinson as a replacement for Sri Lankan speedster Lasith Malinga, who won't be available for the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL), starting this month in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). |
02-Sep-2020 |
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New Delhi, Sep 2 (TIWN): New Kings XI Punjab captain KL Rahul is unsure if the burden of captaincy would take a toll on his batting, as he feels previous form would count for little, and that all cricketers would be 'slightly' nervous when the Indian Premier League (IPL) starts this month in the UAE. |
02-Sep-2020 |
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Sisteron (France), Sep 2 (TIWN) Primoz Roglic underlined his yellow jersey credentials with victory in Stage 4 at Orcieres-Merlette as a tiring Julian Alaphilippe saw his race lead slashed on the first summit finish of the Tour de France. |
02-Sep-2020 |
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Kolkata, Sep 1 (TIWN) In another attempt towards the betterment of women's cricket the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) on Tuesday organised a webinar on the laws of Cricket for the senior and U-23 girls. Senior and U23 women's head coach Shib Sankar Pal was also present during the session. |
01-Sep-2020 |
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Kolkata, Sep 1 (TIWN) Virat Kohli has a lot of faith in me and bowling to him in match situations simulated during net sessions has benefited me immensely, and I am now trying to create an identity for myself, says Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) pacer Navdeep Saini. |
01-Sep-2020 |
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New Delhi, Sep 1 (TIWN) Former India batsman Suresh Raina, who has pulled out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) citing personal reasons, on Tuesday said there should be a probe into the violent attack on his aunt's family in Punjab, revealing that after his uncle, his cousin has also died. |
01-Sep-2020 |
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Dubai, Sep 1 (TIWN) India and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli has urged all teams to respect the Indian Premier League's bio-secure bubble. |
01-Sep-2020 |
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New Delhi, Sep 1 (TIWN) Strict COVID-19 protocols in Abu Dhabi, one of the three emirates scheduled to host the IPL matches from September 19, has hamstrung the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The world's wealthiest cricket board is currently in talks with the governments of the emirates, desperately seeking concessions. |
01-Sep-2020 |