ISL 2024-25: Odisha FC striker Roy Krishna out for season with ACL injury

IANS | December 4, 2024 5:49 PM

Bhubaneswar, Dec 4 (IANS) Odisha FC have been handed a heavy blow in the context of the ongoing season as the Kalinga Warriors' star striker Roy Krishna will be sidelined for the remainder of the season due to an ACL (Grade 3) injury sustained during the game against Hyderabad FC.

Rishabh Pant taken to Test cricket like a duck to water: Dravid

IANS | December 4, 2024 3:16 PM

New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Former India head coach Rahul Dravid, while sharing his thoughts on Rishabh Pant’s match-winning 89 not out against Australia at the Gabba during the 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, has said that the wicketkeeper batter has "taken to Test cricket like a duck to water" and called his performance in the red-ball format "sensational."

Bindra, Narang, Harbhajan send best wishes to jr men’s hockey team for Asia Cup final vs Pakistan

IANS | December 4, 2024 2:23 PM

New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Indian Men’s Junior Hockey Team is set to face their arch-rivals Pakistan in the Men’s Junior Asia Cup Final. Ahead of this much-anticipated clash, Beijing Olympics gold medallist Abhinav Bindra, and Olympian Gagan Narang and veteran Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh extended their best wishes to the Indian Colts on Wednesday, encouraging them to bring the trophy back home.

IPL 2025: KKR recruit Rahmanullah Gurbaz excited to play on favourite pitches at Eden

IANS | December 4, 2024 12:37 PM

Mumbai, Dec 4 (IANS) Afghanistan's rags-to-riches cricketer Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who at one time played a U19 match against India with a borrowed bat, is looking forward excitedly to playing in the Indian Premier League (2025) as a player bought in the auction for Rs 2 crore. But more than the big price tag, Gurbaz is happy as he will once again be playing on his favourite pitches at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

IOC releases detailed rules for candidate presentation, voting for Presential election

IANS | December 4, 2024 12:11 AM

Lausanne (Switzerland), Dec 4 (IANS) With the election for the next President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) set for March 2025, the Ethics Commission has published guidelines and regulations for the candidates' presentation to IOC Members on January 30, 2025, and the voting regulations for the 144th IOC Session in Greece.