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Another TT Player Approaches Court Against Exclusion From CWG Squad, CoA Says Team Not Final

The chaos over the selection of Indian table tennis team for Commonwealth Games deepened on Monday after the CoA informed the players that the squad it announced last week is not final, even as another paddler challenged his omission in the Delhi High Court. The Committee of Administrators had announced an eight-member squad in Bangalore with the women's team subject to clearance from Sports Authority of India. Diya Chitale, who was named as standby, filed a writ petition in the Delhi High Court challenging his exclusion and now Manush Shah, who was named as a reserve in the men's team, has done the same.

"Thought That Flight Would Never Land": Ashwin Narrates "Scary" Story From Australia Tour

India's victory over Australia in the Test series in 2020-21 will go down in history as one of the biggest comebacks by any team in a bilateral series in cricket's longest format. The size and scale of the task that Indian team faced, after a humiliating 36 all out resulted in a deflating loss in the first Test in Adelaide, was enormous and in many ways as challenging as what Sourav Ganguly's team faced at the Gardens in 2001.

Johnny Depp books out posh Indian restaurant and spends £50,000 on a single meal

Johnny Depp continued his jaunt around the UK by booking out a whole Indian restaurant and spending a staggering £50,000 on a lavish meal for his entourage. The Pirates of the Caribbean star has been over here joining Jeff Beck on stage on his current tour, and made the stop off in Birmingham over the weekend.

Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand Claims Another Win Over World Champion Magnus Carlsen, Leads Standings

Indian ace Viswanathan Anand returned to winning ways, upstaging world No.1 Magnus Carlsen in the fifth round of the Classical section early on Monday in the Norway Chess tournament to climb to the top spot. After defeating the Norwegian superstar in the Blitz event that preceded the Classical section, Anand claimed the victory in a thrilling Armageddon (sudden death game) after the regular match ended in a 40-move draw. In the Armageddon, the 52-year old Anand recreated magic of old when he stunned Carlsen to post a win in 50 moves.

"Mood In The Camp": Team India Is Happy Bunch As Players Start Practice Ahead Of South Africa Series

The Indian team that will take on South Africa in the upcoming T20I series has started its practice under the watchful eyes of head coach Rahul Dravid. The players are returning to the national team after a gap of over 2 months as the players were busy playing for their respective franchise in the IPL. It's a new look team as many seniors have been rested, including captain Rohit Sharma.

What If Yuvraj Singh Was India Captain? What Harbhajan Singh Said

Harbhajan Singh and Yuraj Singh were two of the finest cricketers to have come out of the state of Punjab. Both men are great friends off the field too and bonded really well when they turned out for India. These two players were backed to the hilt by former India captain Sourav Ganguly and they produced several match-winning performance for the Indian team throughout their long and decorated careers.

Table tennis player Diya Chitale, who moved court over her exclusion, included in CWG squad

table tennis player Diya Chitale, who had approached the Delhi High Court over her exclusion from the women's CWG squad, was on Tuesday included in the side for the July-August event at the expense of Archana Kamath. However, Manush Shah, who had also filed a writ petition in the Delhi High Court against his non-selection, remains a reserve player with no changes made in the men's squad, which will be led by Sharath Kamal. The Committee of Administrators (CoA) running the suspended Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) had last week announced a provisional women's team comprising Manika Batra, Kamath, Sreeja Akula and Reeth Rishya in the team with 19-year-old Chitale as the standby.

Asian Cup Qualifiers: Sunil Chhetri-led India look to dominate 171st-ranked Cambodia

Sunil Chhetri will get a chance to bolster his tally of 80 international goals as the Indian team gears up to face 171st-ranked Cambodia on Wednesday in its bid to make a fifth appearance in AFC Cup tournament proper. Cristiano Ronaldo (117 goals from 188 games), Lionel Messi (86 from 162 games) have been on a scoring spree and no wonder at his level, the Indian talisman would like to ride the roughshod over Cambodia, Afghanistan (150th) and Hong Kong (147th). While no one is comparing the international levels at which they operate, briefly surpassing Lionel Messi won't be a bad feeling for the 37-year-old. With the next Asian Cup slated in late 2023 or early 2024 after the pull-out of China, Chhetri, who will complete 17 years in international football, might see this tournament as the 'final frontier' in his illustrious career. "I want to qualify. If I'm not there, my country will be there. So either I'll be having a beer and watching Udanta sprint, or you having a beer and I'll be sprinting there. But we want to be there," Chhetri made his intention clear ahead of his 126th International appearance.

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Another TT Player Approaches Court Against Exclusion From CWG Squad, CoA Says Team Not Final

"Thought That Flight Would Never Land": Ashwin Narrates "Scary" Story From Australia Tour

Johnny Depp books out posh Indian restaurant and spends £50,000 on a single meal

Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand Claims Another Win Over World Champion Magnus Carlsen, Leads Standings

"Mood In The Camp": Team India Is Happy Bunch As Players Start Practice Ahead Of South Africa Series

What If Yuvraj Singh Was India Captain? What Harbhajan Singh Said

Table tennis player Diya Chitale, who moved court over her exclusion, included in CWG squad

Asian Cup Qualifiers: Sunil Chhetri-led India look to dominate 171st-ranked Cambodia