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The series win underpins Indian eves’ dominance over their Asian neighbours. Besides the 3-0 ODI series romp, India also whitewashed Bangladesh 3-0 in the three-match T20 series as well. All the three T20 matches were played in Vadodara, while all the three ODI matches were played in Ahmedabad. Making first use of the wicket, Indian openers Poonam Raut and 16-year-old Smriti Mandhawa gave their side a pretty decent start raising 37 in the first eight overs before Bangladesh made deep inroads into their batting line-up....

The winners of the national stage of the competition have earned tickets to Paris to compete against the other national champions from China and Brazil on May 24th. The playoff matches to win the wild cards for the French Open Junior tournament will be held on the Champ-de-Mars, right in front of the iconic Eiffel Tower. Shanghai, China hosted the Rendez-Vous à Roland-Garros tournament in March and São Paulo, Brazil will follow in April....

The summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, was held as Putin faces fierce opposition to how his country is faring against Ukraine. U.S. officials note how pro-Kremlin voices, even those in state media, are “pushing Putin into a corner.” As Russian volunteers are being assembled to combat Ukraine’s ongoing counteroffensive, the U.S. has pledged an additional $600 million in military aid. Modi skipped hugging Putin during their most recent encounter at the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, reported Brookings Institute senior fellow and The India Project Director Tanvi Madan....

By B D Narayankar Bengaluru, Oct 11 (PTI) India qualified for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in style, pumping in four goals for a crushing 4-1 win over Macau in a qualifying round match here today, to make their fourth appearance in the continental event. They made the cut with two matches still to go in the qualifying round. India competed in the tournament for the first time in 1964, when they finished runners-up....

Opener Shikhar Dhawan top-scored with 47 off 40 balls as India struggled to push the accelerator button on a slowish Newlands track. Dhawan and Raina put on 65 runs for the second wicket and spearheaded the Indian innings. But the visitors never really hit fifth gear and the innings was patchy throughout as compared to the previous two games. This was after skipper Virat Kohli was ruled out of the deciding match of the series....

“I am not supposed to speak about this at this point of time. I may come to India which depends on the visa. At this point there is no agreement yet,” he told Goal. India U17 coach Nicolai Adam sacked by the AIFF De Matos was among the eight candidates shortlisted by the AIFF which included the likes of Edgar Borges, Oscar Bruzon, Colm Toal, Stuart Pearce and Abraham Garcia....

Let’s predict the playing XI for the second T20I game. #1 Top order: Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, and Virat Kohli Rahul will stick to his place as he has just scored a good half-century in the opening game. He is also back to the Indian team after a gap. India is looking for a backup opener, and hence he will get most of the opportunities in this series. It means that there will be a rotation between Dhawan and Rohit for the other opening spot....

The period which Saha missed included two tough overseas tours, where his replacement Pant scored a century each in England and Australia. You would think it would be difficult to drop Pant after his outstanding knocks in the five-day format, but with Saha available India went for the better keeper rather than the better batsman. Saha is no mug with the bat either, but he does need to improve his skills especially when India are on tour....

In a very short span of time, Bumrah has leap-frogged everyone else and has been among the top three bowlers across all formats. Follow Sportskeeda for more Cricket news. One of the main reasons behind Bumrah being so successful in the shorter format is because he holds a lot of tricks up his sleeve and is always ready to learn and add more skills to his armoury to unleash on the batsmen....

India’s Parul Parmar defeated Thailand’s Wannaphatdee Kamtam 21-8 21-17 in the finals of the women’s singles Standing Lower (SL3) to clinch the gold medal. Parmar also combined with Japan’s Akiko Sugino to win the gold in the women’s doubles (SL 3-4) after beating Chinese pair of Cheng Hefang and MA Huihui 21-16 21-19 in the summit clash. Tarun Dhillon and Manoj Sarkar won the silver in the men’s singles (SL 4) and (SL 3) respectively....

A historic pink-ball Test match will follow three ODI games. The two nations will then lock horns in the shortest format of the game. Keeping the COVID-19 pandemic in mind, Cricket Australia has decided to play all matches of this tour at just two venues. The ODI series between India Women and Australia Women will take place at Ray Mitchell Oval, while Queensland’s Carrara Oval will host the historic Test match and the three T20I matches of this tour....

The winners of the Indian Open second edition held last month along with the top boxers of the individual weight categories are undergoing training in Belfast along with boxers from six top European nations and before that a bilateral training camp and series of friendly matches were held against the Italian team. This series of exposure camp aims to help Indian boxers to gain valuable experience as they sparring with elite boxers from USA, Germany, Holland, Romania, Italy and host, Ireland....

The rankings, which are based on a performance analysis period of four years, see India (27.083 points) right behind 14th placed Syria (27.790). UAE tops the ranking table with 95.428 points, Korea Republic is in second with 89.128 and Qatar bags the third spot with 82.977 points. With Emirati powerhouse Al Ain through to the quarter-finals of this season’s AFC Champions League and the UAE national team vying to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the top three positions remain unaltered from last month....

According to the police, the 21-year-old had returned home from a party in the wee hours of the morning but an alarm was raised when he did not respond to his front door in the morning. “According to what we got to know, he returned back from a party with friends and an alarm was raised when he was not opening the door in the morning. His body had to be removed by breaking open a window....

Here is the latest updated list of Transfers 2013/14 from across India of the I-League, 2nd Division sides and further clubs. The list is as complete as I could put them together, but some transfers might be missing, so any feedback and corrections are welcome! Here an updated list of Transfers 2013/14 CHURCHILL BROTHERS SC – GOA RETAINED: Lalit Thapa, Bilal Khan, Denzil Franco, Yumnam Raju Mangang, Sudhakaran Naveen Kumar, Dharmaraj Ravanan, Sanjay Balmachu, Satish Singh, Thangjam Saran Singh, Elvis Baretto, Lenny Rodrigues, Bikramjit Singh, Asley Fernandes, Richard Costa, Amandeep Singh Bains, Alesh Shivdas Sawant, Joshua Rebello, Jaison Vales, Henry Arnaud Antchouet Rebienot, T....

Rahul was part of the Indian squad which played in the FIFA U17 World Cup in 2017. Following the tournament, he was inducted in the Indian Arrows, a developmental squad of the All Indian Football Federation (AIFF). He made his professional debut in Arrows’ first I-League match of the season in 2017. Simultaneously, the forward has played for India U-17, India U-20 and India U-23 teams respectively. It was his eye-catching display for the Arrows that earned him a call from ‘The Tuskers....

Very very excited! This is the very first time that we are participating in a tournament outside of Maharashtra! The last we played outside Mumbai was in Pune. How have you been preparing for the finals? The preparation started since we’ve qualified for the finals in Bangalore. Playing football regularly, practising together and playing local tournaments on the weekends has been our routine. What sets your team apart? Our mutual understanding and friendship within each other is very strong ....

It may be recalled that in 2018 BCCI had refused to play a day-night Test in Australia. However, with eight Test-playing nations having already featured in five-day games under floodlights, it was only a matter of time before India joined the bandwagon. The Eden Gardens Test will, in fact, be the first day-night encounter in the longer version of the game for both India and Bangladesh. The India-Bangladesh Test at Kolkata will be the 12th day-night match in the history of Test cricket....

Genuinely speaking, Dhoni and the management might have failed with a few selections, but this is a part of the game. Had those selections worked out, MSD would have got all the accolades. As Indian supporters, we all must impose our faith in MSD and Co., which they need badly. Anyways, it is always good to learn from our mistakes in the past and start afresh. This is a philosophy which applies to the game as well as to our life....