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Also read: India vs West Indies Today’s match prediction, T20 WC 2016 semifinal: India can’t afford to take West Indies lightly India face the West Indies in the second semi-final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday night. Yuvraj, who twisted his ankle while batting in the previous match against Australia in Mohali, has been ruled out of further participation in the tournament. Right-hand batsman Manish Pandey has replaced the injured Yuvraj in the squad for the remainder of the tournament....

The home team on the third day began from their overnight score of 308 for the loss of 4 wickets, but some decent bowling from the Windies’ bowlers forced India on the backfoot. The last wickets fell quickly and the Indian first innings was wrapped up for 367. This was the only time when the visitors acquired a moral victory despite being behind in the game. In the second innings, Umesh Yadav and co....

The defender is a graduate from the Minerva Punjab Academy Football and Cricket Club which produced many players for the Indian football team which played in the FIFA U-17 World Cup back in 2017. Although he did not play in the World Cup, Amarjeet played for in practice matches and help the U-17 side in the preparation for the mega event in India. The Under-17 football team paid a visit to Portugal for a six-week training camp in the build-up to the FIFA Under-17 World Cup....

The Hyderabad-born former footballer represented India at the 1960 Olympics in Rome where the country finished sixth. He has served as the Chief Project Director at Sports Authority of India (SAI) for the last decade or so. In a playing career spanning nearly 25 years, Hakeem took on to refereeing from 1970 and successfully officiated 33 international games till 1989, including the 1988 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar. Post that, he turned to coaching, following the footsteps of his father, Late Syed Abdul Rahim who was regarded as one of India’s best coaches, having won three Asian Games gold and reaching the semi-finals of the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games....

Blatter was quoted saying, “This is another historical decision we have taken. India, the sub-continent with 1.2 billion people have been appointed to organise FIFA U17 world cup with 24 teams in 2017.” The Indian football fraternity too is excited about India hosting such a huge tournament. Down below are some reactions. S. Brahmanand (Former India goalkeeper and Arjuna Awardee): “The allotment of U-17 World Cup to India is a great moment....

In case you don’t know.. Footy Rankings had earlier predicted that India would fall six places down on the rankings ladder after bowing out in the group stages of the Asian Cup. The Blue Tigers started the campaign on a high note, obliterating Thailand 4-1 in the opening fixture. However, Stephen Constantine and his boys succumbed 2-0 to UAE and 1-0 to Bahrain in their other group encounters. The heart of the matter All the countries, which reached the knockout stages of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, have seen a rise in their rankings....

Also Read: Junior Indian Hockey team defeats Germany 5-2 to win the 4 Nations Invitational Tournament This would be immediately followed up by a 3 test match series against Australia, an annual affair between these sides. Players and roles Injuries to SV Sunil and Ramandeep Singh, have given a chance to the fresh faces of Satbir Singh and Mohammad Amir Khan. With PR Sreejesh ruled out, Akash Chitke would be the team’s custodian and looks confident after his heroics in the finals of the 2016 Asian Champions Trophy....

Both the teams retained the same side that played in the last ODI in Visakhapatnam. Teams: India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain/wicketkeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma. West Indies: Kieran Powell, Johnson Charles (wicketkeper), Marlon Samuels, Darren Bravo, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Bravo (captain), Darren Sammy, Shivnarine Narine, Veerasammy Permaul, Jason Holder, Ravi Rampaul. Umpires: Anil Chaudhary and Rod Tucker (Australia)....

After picking up seven medals including three golds to top the medal table at the end of day one, India picked up six more medals on day two, including one gold, two silvers and three bronze medals to lie second behind Russia in the medal tally. India’s only gold medal of the day came in the women’s 10 metres Air Pistol event, when Yashaswini Singh Deswal, Malaika Goel and Harshada Nithave combined for a total score of 1122 to finish way ahead of second placed Turkey’s score of 1104....

Virat Kohli’s decision is a sudden one but he leaves the job as India’s most successful Test captain. Captain Kohli has led India to 40 victories in 68 Tests. Kohli also holds the record for most Test matches as an Indian captain (68). He has also racked up the highest number of wins in the format for the country (40). His other records include the most wins at home (24), the most Test centuries for India as captain (20), and the most double centuries (7) as well....

East Bengal Club officials paid their last respects to Sushil Bhattacharya and draped his body with the Club Flag and Flowers. The East Bengal Club flag was flown at half-mast in his honour. Sushil Bhattacharya, who played for East Bengal and Eastern Railway SC in his playing days, coached East Bengal in 1961 and in that season won the Calcutta Football League and the IFA Shield titles. Bhattacharya as a coach mentored players like P....

Both games in the series so far have been thrillers, with the hosts clinching the first one before being put to the sword in the second. With a lot on the line, India might not want to shuffle things around too much. Head coach Rahul Dravid has stressed upon the same, while captain Hardik Pandya has spoken about backing his players to the hilt. India’s squad for the third T20I: Hardik Pandya (captain), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (vice-captain), Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Jitesh Sharma, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Mukesh Kumar...

Indian Cycling team today finished their campaign by winning four medals, including two silver and two bronze on final day of the tournament. China finished second with four gold and two silver medals while Indonesia secured third place with four Gold, one silver and two bronze medals. In the morning session, India juniors Mayur Pawar and J K Ashwin secured silver and bronze respectively in Sprint event. Mayur clocked 11....

Losing the match which was a play-off for the ninth and 12th positions now means that India will now have to contest for the positions between 13 to 16. Nicolai Adam’s boys were not able to hold on to their first half lead as they conceded twice in the second half to lose the tie. India took the lead in the 37th minute through Joysana’s shot that deflected off rival player Pihelgas into his own net....

Courtesy the deflection, Pant only managed a tame lob towards point, which was gathered by easily by Ashton Turner. Subsequently, the Delhi Capitals wicket-keeper wasn’t able to assume wicket-keeping duties in Australia’s essay with that responsibility being shouldered by KL Rahul. After being put into bat, India found themselves in a comfortable position at 134-1 after 27 overs. However, a middle-overs collapse meant that the likes of Pant and Ravindra Jadeja were tasked with marshalling the lower-order and mounting a substantial total on the board....

India went in with a couple of changes. Shikhar Dhawan was rested and KL Rahul opened with Rohit Sharma, while Mumbai Indians spinner Mayank Markande made his international debut. The Men in Blue got off to a disastrous start as they lost Rohit’s wicket early. Kohli and Rahul had a decent partnership, but once India lost Kohli, they lost their grip on the match. Dhoni tried hard with the tail, but it was not his day and India could post just 126/7 in 20 overs....

Both the teams appear to be in good form ahead of the series. Hosts India won the ODI series in New Zealand, and lost 2-1 in a closely contested T20I series. Meanwhile, Australia won a two-match Test series 2-0 against Sri Lanka and have selected this squad primarily based on BBL and recent performances. Though the hosts India will be the clear favorites, the Aussies have often shown their fighting instinct and they may throw a surprise or two....

The Aussies avenged their previous series loss against India with their 127/7 effort. Nathan Coulter-Nile played a crucial role in the match; the Aussie bowler scalped 3 wickets from 4 overs with an economy rate of 6.50. He was later adjudged as the player of the match. The entertaining match gave all Aussie fans a moment to celebrate. The Indians, on the other hand, were brought back to earth after their successful 2018-19 tour against Australia in their own fortress....

Rahul comfortably slipped into the team, grabbed his opportunity and made full use of it, giving the selectors and his captain a sweet little headache for the upcoming series. Rohit Sharma had to come back, but how? Would Rahul make way for him, or would it be Shikhar Dhawan? Or India would play all 3? If so, what would the batting order look like? Would Virat Kohli bat down, or would Rahul bat at No....

India 1st innings 455/10 England 1st innings Alastair Cook b Mohammed Shami 2 Hafeez Hameed run out (J Yadav/Saha) 13 Joe Root c UT Yadav b Ashwin 53 B Duckett b Ashwin 5 Moeen Ali lbw b J Yadav 1 Ben Stokes lbw b Ashwin 70 J Bairstow b UT Yadav 53 Adil Rashid not out 32 Zafar Ansari lbw b Jadeja 4 Stuart Broad lbw b Ashwin 13...