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Indian men’s team to resume international hockey with Europe tour

2:55 pm February 20, 2021

New Delhi: The Indian men’s hockey team will ramp up its Olympic preparations with tours of Germany and Belgium this month, its first international sojourn since the COVID-19 pandemic halted sporting activities across the world last March. A core group of 22 players and six support staff will leave from Bengaluru for Krefeld, Germany on Sunday, where they will play the home team on […]

Ranveer Singh-starrer cricket drama ’83’ to release on June 4

2:12 pm February 20, 2021

Mumbai: Filmmaker Kabir Khan’s much-awaited cricket drama 83, starring Ranveer Singh, is set to arrive in theatres on June 4, more than a year after it was originally scheduled to release. The film chronicles Indian cricket team’s first World Cup win under the captaincy of Kapil Dev in 1983, when they defeated West Indies in […]

Manu Bhaker demands action against AI employees for alleged harassment

1:49 pm February 20, 2021

New Delhi: Tokyo Olympics medal prospect Manu Bhaker has demanded action against two Air India employees for allegedly ”harassing” and ”insulting” the pistol shooter while she tried to board a flight to Bhopal from Delhi. The 19-year-old Commonwealth Games and Youth Olympics gold medallist pistol shooter eventually managed to board the aircraft on Friday evening after the intervention of Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju. ASTRO ACCENT Manu, one […]

Tennis-Pressure is all on Djokovic in the final, says Medvedev

7:58 pm February 19, 2021

Melbourne: After giving Stefanos Tsitsipas a semi-final bruising on Friday, Daniil Medvedev fired a mental barb at Novak Djokovic ahead of their Australian Open decider, declaring the pressure was all on the Serbian champion’s shoulders. The relentless Russian will contest his first final at Melbourne Park on Sunday and look to claim his maiden Grand Slam title after beating Tsitsipas 6-4 6-2 7-5 at a floodlit Rod Laver Arena. Djokovic will bid for a record-extending […]

Yes I did, Kohli on whether he suffered depression; bats for professionals support staff to deal with mental health issues

2:30 pm February 19, 2021

New Delhi: India captain Virat Kohli has revealed that he battled depression during a harrowing tour of England in 2014 where he felt like the ”loneliest guy in the world” after a string of failures with the bat. In a conversation with former England player Mark Nicholas on his ‘Not Just Cricket’ podcast, Kohli conceded that went through a tough phase during the particularly difficult […]