Category: SPORTS

Chennai: Dhoni will not be the captain of Chennai Super Kings in the 2024 Indian Premier League matches. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has stepped down as captain, the team has announced. Rituraj Gaekwad will lead Chennai Super Kings in this year’s IPL matches. Chennai Super Kings termed Dhoni’s demotion as the end of an era. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been the captain of Chennai Super Kings since the first season of Indian Premier League which started in 2008. Ravindra Jadeja was made the captain in the beginning of the 2022 season,…

In the 19th league match of the Women’s Premier League 2024, the Royal Challengers Bangalore team qualified for the playoffs by defeating Mumbai Indians. With this, RCB team is in the race to win the title along with Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals. The teams of UP Warriors and Gujarat Giants are out of the tournament. There is one league match left in the tournament, which is going to be between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat team. As soon as the result of this match comes, one team will directly enter the final.  This is…

New Delhi: Central government with new guidelines for appointment and promotionof sportspersons . This is according to the importance of recent sporting events. Apart from this, the benefits for those who show good performance in sports competitions have also been increased. Comprehensive instructions in this regard have been issued by the Department of Personal Training. The instructions issued on October 3, 2013 have now been revised. Necessary changes have been made in consultation with the Ministry of Sports. The national championships and tournaments recognized by the sports federation are organized by the Indian Olympic Association…

Neil Wagner Retires:  New Zealand’s lethal fast bowler Neil Wagner has surprised everyone by suddenly announcing his retirement. The Test series between New Zealand and Australia is starting from 29 February. Earlier, this decision of Wagner has shaken everyone. Neil Wagner was not included in the playing eleven of the Test series team against Australia. After this his announcement has come. He has performed brilliantly for New Zealand on many occasions.  The first match of the Test series between New Zealand and Australia is to be played in Wellington. Neil Wagner is a part of the team,…

The fourth match of the ongoing five-Test series between India and England is being played at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi. At the end of the first day’s play, England were leading by 302 runs at the loss of seven wickets and added 51 runs after losing three wickets in the first session on the second day. In this way England’s first innings was reduced to 353 runs. While Joe Root played a sensible inning of 122 not out for England, Ollie Robinson played a half-century of 58 runs. For India, Ravindra Jadeja…

Former England captains Nasser Hussain and Michael Vaughan have criticized England’s ‘baseball’ style in the Test series against India, saying that the team needs to play according to the situation of the match instead of always having a strategy of playing aggressively.Michael “It was the worst defeat under the leadership of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum and it exposed their tactics,” Vaughan wrote in his column in the Telegraph. They cannot be aggressive at every opportunity. They need to see how Yashasvi and Shubman Gill performed on the third day. Vaughan further…

After the crushing defeat against India in the Rajkot Test, England captain Ben Stokes has demanded abolition of umpire call. This statement of Stokes came on the fourth day regarding the wicket of Jack Crawley who was given out due to umpire call. The English captain says that he was at the wrong end not once or twice but thrice. Stokes has pleaded that the teams should have a level playing field and the decision should be absolute. When Jasprit Bumrah’s ball hit Crawley’s pad in the 9th over of…

New Delhi: Charismatic Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Sunday named the captain of the greatest Indian Premier League (IPL) team of all time. The team was selected to celebrate the success of the world’s most popular T20 league, which was launched in 2008.On February 20, 16 years of the first IPL auction will be completed. To make this occasion memorable, IPL’s television broadcaster ‘Star Sports’, with the help of former legendary cricketers and about 70 journalists, selected the greatest IPL team of all time. Its selection panel included legendary…

Kerala Police Sat Tirur and Kerala United FC will face Muthoot Football Academy tomorrow in Kannur Kerala Premier League football semi-finals. In the last match, the defending champions Kerala United defeated Wayanad United 2-1. Sat Tirur beat KSEB 5-2.  Police reached the semi-finals with 13 points in Super Six. Kerala United have nine points, Muthoot has eight. Sat Tirur scored six points. Wayanad United (4) and KSEB (3) were eliminated. The final is on Sunday.

Gokulam Kerala FC won their second title in the Thrissur Kerala Women’s Football League. In the last match, they defeated the defending champions Lord’s Football Academy by two goals. Gokulam won with 33 points with 11 wins and one loss in 12 games. Before this, they have become champions in the 2021–22 season. Lord’s was the runner-up with 26 points. Kerala United FC is third. Gokulam’s top scorer S Priyadarshini won the best player award. This Tamil Nadu girl scored 25 goals. Lord’s K Nisari is the best goalie. In the tournament…