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India score big win against Nepal in SAFF U-17 Women’s Championship

Mar 20, 2023Mar 20, 2023 Editor Desk

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Spread the love India scored an emphatic 4-1 victory over Nepal in the opening match of the SAFF U-17 Women’s Championships here on Monday. India launched their first full-blooded attack within the opening 40 seconds, and scored the first goal in the 10th minute through Shilji Shaji. They could have been 3-0 up by the 20th minute but for two goals being ruled offside. Shaji caught the Nepal goalkeeper Khushi napping with a simple perfectly-executed shot into the the far corner of the goal. Shilji Shaji scored a hat trick…

Race walkers Vikash, Paramjeet qualify for 2024 Olympics and 2023 World C’ships in 20km event

Mar 19, 2023Mar 19, 2023 Editor Desk

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Spread the love India’s 20km race walkers Vikash Singh and Paramjeet Singh Bisht on Sunday qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics as well as 2023 World Championships during the Asian Championships here. Vikash and Paramjeet finished second and third in the open category men’s section of the Asian 20km Race Walking Championships, clocking 1:20:05sec and 1:20:08sec respectively, behind Qian Haifeng (1:19:09) of China. The qualifying mark for both the 2024 Paris Olympics and 2023 World Athletics Championships in August in Budapest, Hungary is 1:20:10, which the two Indians breached by…

IND vs AUS: Rains might force Vizag ODI into a T20 game

Mar 18, 2023Mar 18, 2023 Editor Desk

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Spread the love The weather gods haven’t been kind on YS Rajashekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium ground-staff. Having done all the work over the past fortnight or so to carefully lay out a batting beauty, taking all the care they could to even keep the pitch covered to prevent it from being baked under the unforgiving heat, Saturday was a day in contrast. The harsh summer sun gave way for a heavy downpour as the ground-staff scrambled for covers. Within a matter of minutes, most of the ground was covered,…

South Africa vs West Indies, 2nd ODI Live Score – The Times of India

Mar 18, 2023Mar 18, 2023 Editor Desk

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Spread the love live The Times Of India | Mar 18, 2023 , 16:09:01 IST Stay updated with Times of India to get all the live cricket score updates, scorecard, and ball by ball commentary of the second ODI between South Africa and West Indies. 04:08 PM (ACTUAL) South Africa hand debut caps to Rickelton, de Zorzi, Stubbs and Coetzee 04:07 PM (ACTUAL) South Africa (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Temba Bavuma(c), Ryan Rickelton, Tony de Zorzi, Rassie van der Dussen, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Bjorn Fortuin, Gerald Coetzee, Lungi…

Ex-Brazil midfielder Lucas Leiva retires due to bad heart

Mar 18, 2023Mar 18, 2023 Editor Desk

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Spread the love Former Brazil, Liverpool and Lazio midfielder Lucas Leiva retired on Friday at age 36 after a heart condition was found during regular medical examinations. He made the announcement in a news conference at Gremio, the Brazilian club where his professional playing career has ended, and where it started in 2005. Leiva played for Liverpool from 2007-17, winning the English League Cup in 2012. He joined Lazio for five seasons and added the Italian Cup in 2019. The defensive midfielder returned to Gremio last year. He played 24…

Had a very rough year after my separation: Shakira opens up about split with Gerard Pique

Mar 12, 2023Mar 12, 2023 Editor Desk

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Spread the love Pop sensation Shakira recently opened up about her struggles after her split with longtime partner Gerard Pique in 2022, saying she ‘put up with so much crap.’ Speaking at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, she talked about her song ‘BZRP Music Session #53’ which is said to be packed with references about her split with the former Barcelona football star. “I’ve had a very rough year after my separation, and writing this song has been so important to me. It’s been a healthy way to channel…

Did not really know what I was feeling, whether I should be happy or whether I should be sad: Harshal Patel on dealing with his sister’s passing and son’s birth

Mar 11, 2023Mar 11, 2023 Editor Desk

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Spread the love Royal Challengers Bangalore and India player recently opened up about how he dealt with the passing of his sister last year and also detailed how he felt when he saw his son being born just 7 days after the tragedy. “When my sister passed away, I was in grief for a week. She passed away on April 9 (2022). I was in quarantine. I was talking to my niece and nephew and everyone back home. I wanted to go, hug them and cry with them. But we…

WPL: Warriorz washed out by DC’s Jess Jonassen and Meg Lanning

Mar 7, 2023Mar 7, 2023 Editor Desk

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Spread the love The boundary ropes are a bit further in the Women’s Premier League than they were at the recent T20 World Cup, and one has to wonder how big a factor that is in the frequent 200+ scores in the tournament so far. Three of the first five matches have seen the team batting first breach the 200-run mark. These scores were rare in the ICC event in South Africa, and came in matches featuring teams with a gulf in class. Often totals of 170 or more were…