Former Indian pacer Ajit Agarkar was appointed as the chairman of senior men’s selection committee by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). BCCI released an official statement to announce his appointment which read: “The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), consisting of Ms Sulakshana Naik, Mr Ashok Malhotra, and Mr Jatin Paranjape, interviewed applicants…
Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand’s teams collapse In an epic day of the underdogs, the Triveni Continental Kings and the Upgrad Mumba Masters took down the tournament’s sentimental favourites to book a finals showdown in the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League at the Le Meridien hotel. The Continental Kings grabbed the first finals slot with…
Triveni Continental Kings move into a three-way tie for the lead with SG Alpine Warriors and Ganges Grandmasters entering the final day The two tournament leaders suffered painful defeats on the penultimate day of the double round-robin elimination round, while the hot-streaking Triveni Continental Kings won a third straight match, setting up a three-way tie…
Bulawayo: Following his side’s 14-run loss to Zimbabwe in their ICC Cricket World Cup qualifiers match, Oman skipper Zeeshan Maqsood said that his side gave away 30-40 runs extra and in the second half while chasing, they lost too many wickets. A century by Sean Williams and powerful bowling performances by Blessing Muzarabani and Tendai…
ZURICH: The 2023 Club World Cup will be played in Jeddah, the home city of Saudi champions Al-Ittihad that have signed Karim Benzema, FIFA said Monday. Al-Ittihad will be joined by the six continental club champions — including Champions League winner Manchester City — for the Dec. 12-22 tournament. It will be the last edition in…
Environmental authorities in Brazil fined football star Neymar a second time Saturday after their orders to halt an unlicensed construction project at his mansion outside Rio de Janeiro were ignored, officials said. The Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain star was already facing a fine of at least 5 million reais ($1 million) after authorities said they…
Former India skipper Kapil Dev has has called upon the cricket team to ‘wholeheartedly commit’ to giving their absolute best, as the country marked the 40th anniversary since India won the 1983 World Cup in England. India clinched its first-ever Cricket World Cup title by defeating a dominant West Indies by 43 runs in a…
Ganges Grandmasters still hold on to lead World No.1 Grandmaster (GM) Magnus Carlsen prevailed over Indian legend GM Viswanathan Anand in the battle of icons, but the Norwegian’s heroics was not enough to dislodge the Ganges Grandmasters from the pole position after two rounds of play in the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League at the…
Former world champions Grandmaster (GM) Viswananthan Anand and GM Hou Yifan scored crucial wins on Thursday to propel the Ganges Grandmasters to the top of the leaderboard after the first day of action in the Global Chess League. With the rest of the games in the six-board match ending in draws, Ganges cruised to a…
Muscat: Oman veteran and skipper Zeeshan Maqsood, who in May had entered the top-five rankings of ICC ODI all-rounders, moved into the exclusive top-three club on Wednesday. According to latest rankings from world cricket body (ICC), Maqsood achieved a career-best No.3 rankings for ODI all-rounders following his half-century and a wicket in the opening match of…
