Job of a finisher is one of the toughest: Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Job of a finisher is one of the toughest: Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Ranchi : India’s limited overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said that the job of a finisher is one of the toughest and it is difficult to find a ‘complete’ player who is adept at batting in lower order and take the team through when the chips are down. “Batting down the order is one […]

Indian hockey colts lose to Belgium in 4-nation tournament

Indian hockey colts lose to Belgium in 4-nation tournament

Valencia : India’s junior men’s hockey team lost 2-4 to Belgium in their second game of the four-nation Invitational hockey tournament, here. India had earlier defeated Germany 3-1 in their opening game. In last night’s game, it was Belgium who broke the deadlock right in the opening minute, winning a penalty corner right off their […]

Kiwis fly high in Ranchi

Kiwis fly high in Ranchi

Ranchi : New Zealand beat India by 19 runs in the fourth One-day International to level the five-match series at 2-2 as the hosts suffered a mid-innings collapse here today. Chasing 261 for a series clinching win, India were all out for 241 with eight balls to spare. Opener Ajinkya Rahane’s fluent 57 put India […]

Russia’s readiness for 2018 World Cup at adequate level

Russia’s readiness for 2018 World Cup at adequate level

Kazan (Russia : The majority of Russian football arenas selected to host matches of the 2018 World Cup matches have an adequate level of preparedness and raise no concerns, Alexei Sorokin, director general of Russia-2018 Local OrganiSing Committee (LOC), has said. ”We have neither major concerns, nor any anxieties,” Sorokin said on Thursday, reports Tass. […]