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No comeback yet as Shastri not among West Indies series commentators | Cricket News – Times of India

MUMBAI: The much-awaited comeback has not happened as Ravi Shastri’s name does not figure in the commentators’ list for next month’s white ball series against West Indies. The former India captain and coach is not part of the seven experts shortlisted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the six-game series that starts in Ahmedabad on February 6. Sunil Gavaskar, L Sivaramakrishnan, Harsha Bhogle, Murali Kartik, Deep Dasgupta and Ajit Agarkar are the six Indians in the list for the three ODIs with Ian Bishop, the West Indian, joining them in the Ahmedabad games. The list will be one less (Sivaramakrishnan) for the three Twenty20 Internationals in Kolkata. Shastri, currently in Oman as the commissioner of Legends Cricket League in Muscat, could not be contacted for a co...

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Hyderabad produce stellar second-half display to rally past Odisha 3-2 | Football News – Times of India

VASCO: Hyderabad FC underlined their credentials as one of the top contenders this season with a brilliant come-from-behind performance to beat Odisha FC 3-2 in the Indian Super League at the Tilak Maidan Stadium on Thursday. Jerry Mawihmingthanga (45th) gave Odisha the lead at the stroke of halftime but Hyderabad put on a show in the second half with goals from Joel Chianese (51st), Joao Victor (70th) and Akash Mishra (73rd) in the space of 20 minutes. Jonathas Cristian (84th) reduced the margin but it was too little too late as Odisha succumbed to a defeat and remained in seventh place. Hyderabad consolidated their lead at the top with 23 points from 13 games although Kerala Blasters, sitting second, have two games in hand and are on 20 points. The game got off to a cagey start as bot...

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Mehdi Taremi fires Iran into 2022 World Cup finals with win over Iraq | Football News – Times of India

TEHRAN: Mehdi Taremi was on target as Iran confirmed their spot in the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar with a 1-0 victory over Iraq at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on Thursday. Porto forward Taremi scored the winner after 48 minutes to send Iran through to a World Cup finals for the sixth time, and third in a row. Iran are unbeaten in the third stage of qualifying, having won six of their seven matches, with a draw against South Korea. Team Melli consolidated their position on top of the Group A table with 19 points, two points ahead of South Korea. They extended their impressive unbeaten run since Croatian head coach Dragan Skocic took over in February 2020, with 11 wins and one draw. On Thursday, they recorded their second win over Iraq on the road to Qatar 2022. The Iraqis struggled fo...

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PKL: Aslam Inamdar and Mohit Goyat help Puneri Paltan outclass UP Yoddha | Pro-Kabaddi-League News – Times of India

BENGALURU: Puneri Paltan's young stars helped the side beat UP Yoddha 44-38 in their Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) match on Thursday. Mohit Goyat picked up 14 raid points and was ably supported by Aslam Inamdar with 12 (including 3 tackle points). The victory will help Pune's chances of making it to the playoffs after a jittery start to their campaign. Surender Gill fetched 16 points for UP Yoddha but didn't get the support he needed from his teammates. Pune's defence also had a stellar night, hunting down raiders in packs, with Abinesh Nadarajan and Sombir leading them. Puneri Paltan's young guns got them off to a flying start. Aslam Inamdar and Mohit Goyat shared the raiding duties while their cover defender Abinesh Nadarajan was rock solid. Coach Anup Kumar's team inflicted an early ALL O...

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ranji trophy: We are planning to hold Ranji Trophy in two phases: BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal on Thursday said that the board intends to hold the Ranji Trophy in "two phases" after they were forced to postpone the premier first-class competition due to rising cases of COVID-19 in the country. The Ranji Trophy comprising 38-first-class teams was scheduled to start on January 13 but was postponed indefinitely due to the third wave of COVID-19. With the BCCI planning to start the IPL from March 27, it is practically impossible to hold the tournament in one go but after requests from many state units, the brass held a meeting to discuss the way forward. "We are exploring the possibility of staging Ranji Trophy, cases were going up when it was postponed, now they seem to be coming down. The operations team is working on whether we can do the leag...

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India team for Cairo World Cup picked, many Olympians including Manu Bhaker not part of it | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Indian shooting team for the upcoming ISSF World Cup in Cairo was picked after taking into consideration the qualification score along with final ranking points of the 64th National Championship as the selection trials could not be held owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. The likes of Olympians Manu Bhaker, Apurvi Chandela, Anjum Moudgil, Abhishek Verma, Deepak Kumar and Yashaswini Deshwal could not find a place in the squad as they did not meet the selection criteria. The World Cup in Cairo is scheduled to be held from February 26 to March 8. The team will be accompanied by six coaches -- Deepali Deshpande, Samaresh Jung, Manoj Kumar, DS Chandel, Ronak Pandit and Ved Prakash -- and two physios. "Due to COVID-19 conditions in India, the selection trials, which were scheduled ...

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South Korea on the verge of FIFA World Cup qualification after Cho downs Lebanon | Football News – Times of India

HONG KONG: South Korea moved to the verge of qualification for November's World Cup finals in Qatar on Thursday as Cho Gue-sung's goal earned Paulo Bento's side a 1-0 win over Lebanon in Sidon. The Koreans, missing injured duo Son Heung-min and Hwang Hee-chan, were made to work for a win that moves them on to 17 points from seven games in Group A of Asia's preliminaries. That points tally means the Koreans will be confirmed as World Cup qualifiers if the United Arab Emirates do not defeat Syria in their meeting in Dubai later on Thursday and are at least certain of a place in the playoffs. Cho scored the game's only goal when he latched onto Hwang Ui-jo's low curling cross from the left, the forward steering the ball home from close range. Lebanon were far from outplayed, however, with ...

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Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal extends T20I break | Cricket News – Times of India

DHAKA: Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal said Thursday he would prolong his break from Twenty20 internationals for at least another six months, adding to speculation over his future in the short format. Tamim is one of Bangladesh's greatest batting assets and has captained the one-day international side for the past two years. But he has not played a 20-over international since March 2020 and withdrew his name from last year's World Cup to give younger players an opportunity. Bangladesh failed to win at the tournament and also suffered a clean-sweep series loss against Pakistan at home in November. The team's top-order struggles have sparked calls for Tamim's return, but he made clear on Thursday that his priorities were elsewhere. "There were a few discussions over my T20 career in the las...

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He didn’t want the money, he just wanted to play: Looking back at Deepak Hooda’s roller-coaster ride | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Irfan Pathan compares Deepak Hooda's passion for cricket to a kid in a candy store. He simply loves the "taste" of a cricket field. "He loves the taste of playing cricket, pretty much like chocolate," says the former India all-rounder. Following a rather eventful 2021 when he quit his home team Baroda after a well documented spat with skipper Krunal Pandya, Hooda has earned his maiden call-up to the Indian ODI team for the home series against the West Indies. The batting all-rounder had also been picked in India's T20 squad back in 2017 but did not get to play. With India looking to find long-term solutions for their shaky middle-order, the 26-year-old has a good chance of making a long awaited debut next month. The selection marks the high point of a roller-coaster last 12 m...

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Big league Berrettini targets Nadal upset in Australian Open semis | Tennis News – Times of India

MELBOURNE: Matteo Berrettini will take on Rafa Nadal in the Australian Open semi-finals on Friday looking to take a step closer to his first Grand Slam title and deny his opponent a record 21st major crown. In the other semi-final, U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev will play Stefanos Tsitsipas as he bids to become the first man in the Open era to claim a second Grand Slam title immediately after his maiden triumph. Berrettini lost to Nadal in straight sets in their only previous meeting in the semi-finals of the U.S. Open in 2019, but the Italian who reached last year's Wimbledon final said that he had more belief in his ability now. "I really want to win this match. I know I can... It's going to be a really tough one, but I'm in the semis of a Slam for the third time, so it means this...

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Tough road awaits Kuldeep, Harbhajan wants Team India to ‘stick by’ him | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: When Kuldeep Yadav had gone for a skier during a Kolkata Knight Riders practice session in the UAE last September, little did he know that within seconds his world would come crashing down with a twisted knee. Those present at the Dubai training facility were horrified seeing his condition as he lay there writhing in pain, waiting to be stretchered out. In a week's time, he underwent a major knee surgery in Mumbai, which cast doubts on how long it would take for him to get fit for competitive cricket. He visited Mathura with his family on Thursday to offer prayers on his comeback, for Kuldeep really needed some divine intervention to make his way back into the Indian team. Otherwise, all that he could have done was to wait at home to hear from the BCCI if it would hold the no...

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Schalke fans unveil plaque to Jews deported from local area

Fans of German soccer club Schalke unveiled a memorial on Thursday to commemorate the deportation of more than 500 Jews from the local area to a ghetto in Riga, Latvia, 80 years ago to the day. The group of around 20 fans — who’ve been working with the club, the city of Gelsenkirchen, local historians and the local Jewish community — want to bring attention to the atrocity, remember its victims and highlight the terror Germans wrought under National Socialism. “It’s important for us to create an awareness of what happened in this place back then, with the task of ensuring that it never happens again,” Schalke fan Ines Kempken told The Associated Press in a phone call. Early on Jan. 27, 1942, Nazis packed more than 500 of their Jewish compatriots onto a five-carriage eastbound train ...

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PSL 2022: Shahid Afridi tests positive for COVID-19 | Cricket News – Times of India

KARACHI (Pakistan): Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the start of the seventh edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) which is slated to commence on Thursday. Afridi will represent Quetta Gladiators in what will be his farewell PSL but the all-rounder is set to miss the first few games for the franchise after testing positive for COVID-19. "I have unfortunately tested positive but have no symptoms at all. InshALLAH hope to recover soon, test negative and rejoin QG as soon as possible. Good luck to all teams in #HBLPSL7 I'm committed to giving it my all in my last PSL edition," Afridi tweeted. I have unfortunately tested positive but have no symptoms at all. InshALLAH hope to recover soon, test negative and… https://t.co/MOC4WRL1yU— Shahi...

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Man United sends teenage winger Amad Diallo on loan to Rangers

Manchester United sent Amad Diallo on loan to Scottish champion Rangers for the remainder of the season on Thursday. The 19-year-old winger joined United from Atalanta in January last year and has made nine appearances in all competitions. Only one of them has come this season, in the Champions League against Young Boys in December when United was already assured of advancing from the group stage. “It is fantastic for me at this stage of my career to have the opportunity to come to such a big club that is challenging on a number of fronts,” Diallo said of his move to Rangers, “and will give me some excellent opportunities to test myself in many environments.” United has also let another attacker, Anthony Martial, leave on loan in the January transfer window. Martial has joined Sevil...

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Shakib Al Hasan joins the trend, mimics Allu Arjun after snaring Faf du Plessis

Movie star Allu Arjun has become a popular figure in the ongoing edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). Ever since his film Pushpa: The Rise, has released, it has become a trendsetter with many cricketers imitating his dance step including the likes of Hardik Pandya and David Warner. Even Bangladeshi players like Nazmul Islam Apu and West Indian allrounder Dwayne Bravo have joined the bandwagon emulating the Telugu superstar. Now, Shakib Al Hasan showed his skills as well after dismissing former South African skipper Faf du Plessis during a league match between Comilla Victorians and Fortune Barishal. After Nazmul Islam, then @DJBravo47, and now the Bangladeshi 🐐 @Sah75official displaying the #Pushpa move! 🥳 The @alluarjun movie has really taken over the #BBPL2022. 🔥 📺 Catch t...

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Rohit’s comeback is good thing, hopefully he is fit, says Madan Lal | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Former Indian pacer Madan Lal said he is happy with Rohit Sharma's comeback into the ODI and T20I against West Indies and hopes that he is fit to play. Team India are set to play three ODIs at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad from February 6 followed by the T20I series at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata from February 16. "Definitely Rohit Sharma's comeback is a good thing. I hope he is fully fit because we need him at no 1 and no 2 because in ODIs and T20Is, the first ten overs are very crucial to win the match and Rohit Sharma is a master of that position. He has also scored a lot of runs. So, it is a good thing that he is making a comeback," Madan Lal told ANI. "You are selected because you have performed in one-day matches or in T20 matches. This is an opening for Ravi Bishn...

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Justin Langer inducted into Australian cricket Hall of Fame, Raelee Thompson too honoured | Cricket News – Times of India

MELBOURNE: Former opener and head coach of the senior men's side, Justin Langer has been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame alongside Raelee Thompson, one of the pioneers of the women's game in the country. During his successful career as a player, Langer had formed a formidable pairing with Matthew Hayden in Test cricket, playing a key role in Australia's dominance in the early and mid 2000s. Former fast bowler Thompson, 76, captained the Australian team on four occasions. Thompson and Langer become the 58th and 59th inductees respectively, since the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame was established in 1996. Langer took up coaching after his retirement from international cricket and following successful stints at Western Australian and Perth Scorchers, Langer was appointed...

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We are planning to hold Ranji Trophy in two phases: BCCI treasurer Dhumal

BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal on Thursday said that the board intends to hold the Ranji Trophy in “two phases” after they were forced to postpone the premier first-class competition due to rising cases of COVID-19 in the country. The Ranji Trophy comprising 38-first-class teams was scheduled to start on January 13 but was postponed indefinitely due to the third wave of COVID-19. With the BCCI planning to start the IPL from March 27, it is practically impossible to hold the tournament in one go but after requests from many state units, the brass held a meeting to discuss the way forward. “We are exploring the possibility of staging Ranji Trophy, cases were going up when it was postponed, now they seem to be coming down. The operations team is working on whether we can do the league stag...

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ICC unveils NFT in partnership with ‘FanCraze’

The International Cricket Council on Thursday released ‘ICC Crictos’, the official range of digital (NFT) collectibles, in partnership with FanCraze. Crictos enables fans to collect and trade their own slice of cricket history from a range of ICC events. Featuring 75 unforgettable moments from the 2015 and 2019 editions of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, fans can start their Crictos collection with one of three packs: a Base Pack, a Booster Pack and a Hotshots Pack. Fans that have reserved a pack will be the first to have the chance to own NFTs of some of the most talked-about shots, catches and wickets in international cricket. The first pack of 'ICC Crictos' are here! All details 👇🏾https://t.co/F8jrEx6nfa — ICC Media (@ICCMediaComms) January 27, 2022 The roster of collectibles will...

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Krunal Pandya’s Twitter ‘compromised’; now restored | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India all-rounder Krunal Pandya might have become a victim of cyberbullying as on Thursday his Twitter account seemingly got hacked, where the hacker said he is willing to sell the cricketer's account in exchange for some bitcoins. The hacker reportedly wrote some nasty comments for a few users on the social media platform and sent out around 10 tweets from his account. Later on, all the tweets were deleted. Earlier in 2019, former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson's Twitter and Instagram accounts got hacked. In October 2021, former India wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel had urged his followers to ignore activities from his Instagram account after it got hacked. Krunal played for Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Indian Premier League (IPL), 2021 but he has not been retained for ...