England call up 90mph bowler Jamie Overton for Headingley Test against New Zealand
England have added pace to their squad for the third LV Insurance Test against New Zealand by calling up the uncapped Jamie Overton.
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"For 3 Years I've Been Looking From Outside": Dinesh Karthik On India Comeback
After being on the sidelines for almost three years, veteran wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik said that he is enjoying every moment of his second stint with the Indian team. Karthik has made a comeback to the Indian team for the ongoing five-match T20I series against South Africa, and will also be a part of the squad for the two T20Is against Ireland, later this month. Ahead of the fourth T20I against the Proteas in Rajkot, Karthik said that his dream of playing for the Indian team has kept him going for a decade or so.
A Rs 2.5 Crore Scholarship, That Could Be Gamechanger For Indian Motorsports
"I wish these scholarships were there in my time," says the first sportsperson from Motorsports to win the prestigious Arjuna Award three years back in 2019. He spoke to NDTV at a function where JK Tyre was celebrating its completion of four decades of motorsport journey in India. The company announced a new scholarship program of Rs 2.5 crore. This initiative will select up to 5 young athletes, including a girl, and provide them with a chance to groom their career in motorsport on international platforms.
Neeraj Chopra To Lead India's 37-Member Athletics Team At Commonwealth Games
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Thursday named a 37-member Indian athletics team, to be led by Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, for the upcoming Commonwealth Games, with the selection committee picking the athletes on expected lines with no major surprises. Out the of the 37 picked by the selection committee of the AFI, 18 are women, with the likes of star sprinters Hima Das and Dutee Chand getting their berths through the women's 4x100m relay team.
Mithali Raj Opens Up On Life After Retirement And Her Rich Legacy
Former Indian women's cricket team captain Mithali Raj said goodbye to cricket last week after a 23-year-long cricket career. She quit as the leading run-scorer in women's international cricket. Apart from her "Bradman-esque" contribution to women's cricket, she'll be remembered for all that she has done to bring the women's game into the mainstream in India. Mithali spoke exclusively with NDTV. Here's an excerpt
Hockey5s can be game-changer, but won't let it take over 11-a-side: FIH
The Indian hockey fraternity also appears excited to see the new 'avtar' of the game, which, it feels, would attract the youth towards the sport. Following India's success in Lausanne, where the team won a Hockey5s event earlier this month, the murmurs began over the future of traditional format. But FIH CEO Thierry Weil made it clear that Hockey 5s is just an addition to the traditional format to make the game more popular.
Neeraj Chopra to lead 37-member athletics team in Commonwealth Games, participation of some subject to form and fitness
Out of the 37 picked by the selection committee of the AFI, 18 are women, with the likes of star sprinters Hima Das and Dutee Chand getting their berths through the women's 4x100m relay team. The selectors also named a men's 4x400m relay team. The team also has the likes of Avinash Sable, who broke his own 3000m steeplechase national record for the eighth time recently, as well as Jyothi Yarraji, who broke her own 100m NR twice last month.
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