Polish high jumper Norbert Kobielski has been provisionally suspended for doping just days before the Paris Olympics, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced on Tuesday. The 27-year-old, who has a personal best of 2.33 metres, finished 10th at last year’s world championships in Budapest and sixth at the European championships in Rome last month. ALSO…
COLOMBO: Afghanistan will ‘host’ a one-off Test against New Zealand at the Shahid Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Greater Noida in September, TOI has learnt.This will be the maiden Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand. Interestingly, while Australia have refused to play Afghanistan bilaterally thrice since the Taliban took over in 2021 on the…
Explosive opener Shafali Verma slammed a career-best 48-ball 81 as defending champion India thrashed minnows Nepal by 82 runs in its final group match to confirm its semifinal spot at the Women’s Asia Cup T20 tournament here on Tuesday. With India shuffling the batting order, Shafali and Dayalan Hemalatha (47) opened the innings and gave…
NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has received a significant endorsement in its endeavour to host the ICC Champions Trophy in the coming year. This support came from Afghanistan, which has pledged to take part in the tournament.Mirwais Ashraf, the president of the Afghanistan Cricket Board, and Naseeb Khan, the CEO, were present at…
The International Olympic Committee was Tuesday weighing a Palestinian call for Israeli athletes to be barred from the Games over the war in Gaza, three days before the Opening Ceremony in Paris. As the Israeli Olympic team settled into the Athletes’ Village, the IOC was studying a letter sent by the Palestine Olympic Committee to…
NEW DELHI: India’s explosive batter Shafali Verma led the charge with a remarkable 48-ball 81, her career-best, propelling the defending champions to a decisive 82-run victory over Nepal In a commanding display at the Women’s Asia Cup T20 tournament at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla on Tuesday. This win ensured India’s progression to…
The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics will take place in Paris, France, from July 26 to August 11 this year. Paris Olympics will feature 32 sports, including the 28 “core” Olympic sports, with the addition of breaking, skateboarding, surfing and sports climbing. While the Olympics officially begin later with the opening ceremony scheduled on June…
NEW DELHI: England vice-captain Ollie Pope has expressed optimism about England’s cricket team potentially achieving a score of 600 runs in a single day of Test cricket under favourable conditions. This confidence stems from England’s recent performance, including a victory in the second Test against the West Indies at Trent Bridge, where England won by…
Stand-in India skipper Smriti Mandhana was pleased to see the middle-order batters getting some much-needed runs under their belt against Nepal here on Tuesday ahead of the women’s Asia Cup semifinals. With regular skipper Harmanpreet Kaur skipping the match and India sitting at the top of the group, Mandhana decided to shuffle the batting order…
NEW DELHI: The Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) president, Rakesh Tiwari has welcomed the announcement made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget regarding the development of sports infrastructure in Bihar. He considers this a historic moment for the entire sporting community of the state.Tiwari expressed his sincere gratitude towards the Finance Minister, stating…
