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Team India is currently in the driver's seat of the four-match est series against England at home. In which whenever captain Virat Kohli declares his playing eleven at the time of toss, everyone has only one question in their mind, did Kuldeep Yadav get a place in the team.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3sGXBw1 via IFTTT

Clouds of uncertainty might be hovering over the already-delayed Tokyo Olympics, which is scheduled in less than five months from now, due to the COVID-19 pandemic but the Indian track and field contingent has intensified its preparations with the domestic season kicking off in Patiala recently. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3q6f6UJ via IFTTT

The cricket world divided over the rank turner of pitches at ongoing India vs England Test series, which saw the hosts rally to an unassailable 2-1 lead after losing the first Test in Chennai. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3r6l8WC via IFTTT

24.23Often, individual achievements tend to get overshadowed, when the team collectively strives for redefining dominance. Or maybe, when the individual is unable to break away from the shackles of old perceptions held by people around. For Rohit Sharma, it has been both.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3sw2Puc via IFTTT

Liverpool halted a run of four defeats in the Premier League as it ended a miserable February with a 2-0 win over last-place Sheffield United on Sunday. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3bJ5xG6 via IFTTT

Atlético Madrid got back to winning on Sunday, beating Villarreal 2-0 to halt its slump and restore a five-point lead at the top of the Spanish league. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2PmF2yP via IFTTT

Gareth Bale turned back time for Tottenham, while Chelsea and Manchester United seemed happy just to play out time. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3bQ6D2H via IFTTT

Members of the Indian Test squad on Sunday sweated it out at the nets, gearing up for the fourth and final Test against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. India presently lead the four-Test series 2-1.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3kDL8q8 via IFTTT

Six-time world champion MC Mary Kom will spearhead a 14-member Indian boxing in the Boxam International tournament in Castellon, Spain from March 1 to 7. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3dVzLZc via IFTTT

Schalke fired coach Christian Gross on Sunday after two months in charge along with four senior club staff in a desperate bid to avoid Bundesliga relegation. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2Pmdiu7 via IFTTT

Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy might miss his second opportunity to make his international debut as it has been reported that he has failed to match the fitness benchmark set for the layers, which is completing a two-kilometer run within 8 and a half minutes or scoring 17.1 in the Yo-Yo test. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3r4fGUb via IFTTT

Star Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Sunday pinned 2017 world champion V Kaladzinskay to grab a gold medal at the Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial tournament here, and returned to the mat in style after a long coronavirus-forced break. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3ksuMR2 via IFTTT

The newly-refurbished Motera Stadium's controversial pitch earned a lot of detractors after India vs England Day/Night Test on the emphatic ground ended inside the first two days with the English batting coming up a cropper on a rank turner. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3dTiv71 via IFTTT

PCB chairman Ehsan Mani said the ICC has assured them it will get a written assurance from the BCCI by next month that all its players, officials, fans and journalists will be issued visas for the World T20 Cup to be held in India. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3qavYdb via IFTTT

Apart from dominating England in their own backyard, with three centuries at Lord's alone, former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar was a master batsman against spin bowling at home as well. His career highest of 166 (against Sri Lanka) on a Cuttack wicket that aided vicious turn and saw puffs of dust getting kicked up, is one that best illustrated his ability. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2O5kvya via IFTTT

Indian compound archers did very well at the 7th Fazza World Ranking Tournament - Dubai 2021 at the Dubai Club for People of Determination grounds here from Tuesday. Rakesh Kumar won the Compound Individual Gold whereas the Mixed team of Harvinder Singh and Pooja won the Gold in Recurve Mixed team. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2O3xW1s via IFTTT

India's left-arm spinner Axar Patel has been mighty impressive for the team in the ongoing Test series against England. Patel, who made his Test debut in the second match of the series, took 11 wickets in the Ahmedabad pink-ball Test, taking a five-for in both innings. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2O5x1O0 via IFTTT

England's age-old fallacies against spin is exploited yet again by India in their home conditions as the visitors have quickly squandered their series lead to 2-1 to Virat Kohli after morale-boosting win in the first Test in Chennai. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3swRL00 via IFTTT

Rohit Sharma has entered into the top-10 among batsmen in the latest Test rankings released by the ICC on Sunday. The Indian opener made a big jump of six positions to move to the eighth position in the rankings. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3dSgvf0 via IFTTT

Rajasthan Royals had released their captain Steve Smith ahead of the IPL 2021 auction. The Australian batsman, who had been representing the side since the 2014 edition of the tournament (barring the 2016 and 2017 seasons, when the franchise was banned), was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the auction for INR 2.2 crore. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2Pjv1lX via IFTTT

Australia head coach Justin Langer said that he was hurt by reports of players being unhappy with his methods and spoke of the emotional toll that comes with his role with the team. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3bPGoJO via IFTTT

In an attempt to prevent the over-aged players from competing at the upcoming national championships, the national tennis federation has begun scrutinising the documents of the suspects and also asked them to undergo TW3 test for age verification. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3dPFCPL via IFTTT

In a bizarre incident, Sri Lanka's former captain Angelo Mathews is now asked to step in as team's stand-in captain for the three-match T20 series in West Indies after Dasun Shanaka was left stranded due to a visa issue, informed the Sri Lankan cricket board. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3dUiik0 via IFTTT

Sune Luus will lead the South Africa women's team that will tour India for five ODIs and three T20Is from March 7 with regular captain Dane van Niekerk out due to injury. van Niekerk and all-rounder Chloe Tryon, who also won't be part of the 17-member touring squad, had also missed South Africa's recent home series against Pakistan. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2ZYK0DO via IFTTT

A shotgun coach with the Indian shooting team has tested positive for COVID-19 on arrival in Cairo for the ISSF World Cup in Cairo. The coach had been immediately isolated after returning positive for the virus, an official of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) told PTI on Sunday. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/300DCfa via IFTTT

South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn lashed out at a commentator after the latter made a remark on his hairstyle during a 2021 Pakistan Super League match on Friday. Steyn took to Twitter to reply to the comment. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3r4qnWR via IFTTT

Australians spinner Nathan Lyon has become the latest of many in the cricket fraternity to talk about the recently-concluded third Test between India and England in Ahmedabad. The pitch conditions in the game drew heavy criticism from a large section of England cricket, but Lyon feels that it was "absolutely brilliant." from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3q22VbA via IFTTT

World No. 3 Germany blanked the Indian women's hockey team 5-0 in their first game of the four-match tour on Saturday. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3uBKfml via IFTTT

Asian Games and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat on Saturday reached the women's 53kg category final of the XXIV Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial competition in Kiev, Ukraine, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) tweeted late on Saturday night. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3kvSlIB via IFTTT

Injury-hit Juventus was held at Hellas Verona to 1-1 as its hopes of a record-extending 10th successive Serie A title took a blow on Saturday. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2ZTYHYQ via IFTTT

Manchester City won its 20th straight game in all competitions and opened up a 13-point lead in the Premier League by beating West Ham 2-1 thanks to goals from center backs Ruben Dias and John Stones on Saturday. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3uFRfyw via IFTTT

The Maharashtra government on Saturday green-lighted the three scheduled ODIs between India and England here without allowing any spectators in the wake of a huge spike in COVID-19 cases in the state. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3bZs163 via IFTTT

Ravichandran Ashwin has stopped bothering about landmarks "long, long time back" as his only endeavour currently is to work on his craft and be useful every time when he plays for India. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3dVjovE via IFTTT

The debate over the Motera pitch has intensified following India's two-day finish in the third Test against England. The spin duo of Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin orchestrated India's emphatic win in Ahmedabad as the England side folded for 81 in its second innings.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2Pj4Xr9 via IFTTT

Former England pacer Darren Gough has compared the mentality of the current Indian side to the Australian outfit of the 1990s, saying Virat Kohli's men know how to "get a team by the throat and win, win, win". from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3pYwNFF via IFTTT

Skipper Shreyas Iyer's fluent 116 and an impressive show by India speedster Shardul Thakur powered Mumbai to a 67-run win over Rajasthan in an Elite Group D game of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here on Saturday. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3uCbxZM via IFTTT

Seasoned off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has dismissed rumours of his recent cryptic tweets being directed towards ex-India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3ktQ8gM via IFTTT

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, said India's Ravichandran Ashwin on Saturday, playing down talks about the quality of the Motera track after India's comprehensive win in the pink-ball Test against England. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2ZXnN9m via IFTTT

The upcoming T20Is between New Zealand and the Australia men's team and England women's side, to be played at the Eden Park next week, were on Saturday moved to Wellington due to fresh COVID-19 lockdown restrictions imposed here. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3ktESRy via IFTTT

The Motera track may have received a lot of flak after the pink ball Test ended within two days but it is unlikely to attract any severe sanctions from the game's governing body ICC with the pitch for the final game set to be a batting beauty. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3uCJHg3 via IFTTT

The duo of Axar Patel and R Ashwin spun its web against England at the newly renamed Narendra Modi Stadium as hosts India took a 2-1 lead in the four-Test series, wrapping up the Day-Night Test on the second day on a rank turner in Ahmedabad. Indian spinners took 19 of the 20 England scalps on the Motera wicket, leaving the visitors' batsmen baffled on a tricky surface.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/37ReFrd via IFTTT

India's leading pacer Mohammed Shami had extra reasons to celebrate the weekend as his younger brother Mohammed Kaif made his domestic cricket debut at the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy on Saturday. Kaif made his debut for Bengal, who were taking on Jammu and Kashmir in Kolkata.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3qZRIcP via IFTTT

Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal on Saturday claimed that he did not report the PCB about the spot-fixing approach made to him which led to his ban last year as he thought the information would not remain confidential. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3aZ4HpJ via IFTTT

Indian cricket board (BCCI) named India women's ODI and T20 squad for the home series against South Africa in a press statement on Saturday. Veteran Mithali Raj will continue to lead the ODI side in the series, which will begin in Lucknow from March 7 and will see the sides square of over five ODIs and three T20Is. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3q3FVJ8 via IFTTT

India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been released from the Test squad ahead of the fourth and final match of the series against England. The BCCI took to its official Twitter account to confirm the development. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3syq3QE via IFTTT

LeBron James responded to Zlatan Ibrahimovic's criticism of his political activism with a promise that he will never just shut up and dribble. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3q0NTTe via IFTTT

The Indian Premier League 2021, which scheduled to start around April 11, is expected to be played across five venues instead of the traditional home-away basis in India, reported Cricbuzz. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/37SdEzb via IFTTT

India head coach Ravi Shastri took to Twitter to funnily react to a meme on him, days after India secured an emphatic 10-wicket victory over England in the Ahmedabad Test. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3bIsyc7 via IFTTT

SunRisers Hyderabad's David Warner is already looking forward to the next edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and leading the franchise again, even though the dates of the T20 tournament are yet to be announced. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3uEVIBw via IFTTT

England all-rounder Chris Woakes has left for England for his scheduled break, and will not be available for selection in the fourth and final Test of the series against England.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2ZRTq46 via IFTTT