Mumbai, Dec 04 (ANI): WWE superstar Matt Hardy arrived in Mumbai on Tuesday on his first ever three-day visit to India. He will be in Mumbai from December 4 to December 6. On December 7, Hardy will visit Chennai. On his first visit, Hardy will be visiting local landmarks and interacting with his fans.
Adelaide (Australia), Dec 04 (ANI): The Indian cricket team was seen practising on Tuesday ahead of their first test match against Australia in Adelaide on December 6. Players were seen warming up while practicising for the match. India will start their long tour of the four-test match series beginning on December 6.
Adelaide (Australia), Dec 03 (ANI): India will take on Australia on their home turf in the first Test match in Adelaide. The match will kick off on December 6. Team Australia started their practice at Adelaide Oval today. T20 series ended in a tie between India and Australia.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Dec 02 (ANI): India will take on Belgium in their second match of Hockey World Cup 2018. Fans in large numbers flocked to Kalinga Stadium to witness the exciting match. Draped in the tricolour, fans of different age groups came to stadium to cheer for India. India and Belgium both have won their opening game in the edition of World Cup.
Adelaide (Australia), Dec 02 (ANI): Players of Indian Cricket Team arrived in Australia's Adelaide on Sunday. Both the teams are scheduled to play first Test Match from December 6. Four test matches are to be played between India and Australia.
Chemnitz (Germany), Dec 02 (ANI): The Baloch Republican Party's (BRP) Germany Chapter held a protest demonstration in solidarity with relatives of Baloch missing persons and to highlight enforced disappearances in Balochistan in Germany's Chemnitz. A number of activists joined the demonstration to show their support for struggling families of abducted Baloch activists. BRP activists urged human rights organizations to play their role to put an end to the brutal polices of the state in Balochistan.
Sydney (Australia), Dec 01 (ANI): Ahead of the Test series against Indian Cricket Team, Australian keeper-batsman Harry Nielsen said, "It is a pretty good track and quite fast as well. It is good spending time in the middle. It was harder to bat with the out ball but overall it is a good fun to bat on." Indian off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin bowl nicely and also the fast bowler Ishant Sharma with his height is doing great job, he added. "I am here to help the squad to play wonderfully. Overall, up to now each one of us have done our job tremendously. It is a great opportunity and by this we can get more responsibility. I have to help the test squad as much as I can", centurion Nielsen further stated. "All that talk about 'not a quality opposition' is rubbish in my opinion. I think we showed today that we can match it with the best in the world. We dominated that game. I don't think they have a right to question our quality," he added.
Sydney (Australia), Dec 01 (ANI): Indian team is gearing up for Test series against Australia. Indian batsman Murali Vijay said, to get some practice hitting over the boundary is always a good fun. "I just took my chances and it finally came out in my way. I know the opportunities are ground the corner and I just want to be in that positive frame. I have been working hard on my game as well as on fitness," Vijay added. He further told, "I am looking forward to contribute in the series and hopefully I can do the same successfully. Basically, I am ready and I just want to go out there and can contribute as much as I can. I wish to give a good start for my team and I have always being aiming at that."
Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Nov 30 (ANI): Team Netherlands was seen practising at the Kalinga Stadium on Friday. The 2018 Men's World Cup is the 14th edition of the Hockey World Cup tournament. It is being held from 28 November to 16 December 2018.
Ranchi (Jharkhand), Nov 27 (ANI): Former Indian Skipper MS Dhoni was spotted playing tennis at JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi on Tuesday. He is participating in the doubles category of a local tennis tournament at the stadium. The skipper, who recently dropped from the T20 squad against Australia, is a keen sports enthusiast.
New Delhi, Nov 26 (ANI): Indian ace boxer Mary Kom clinched her 6th world championship by defeating Ukraine's Hanna Okhota in the 48 kg category. Mother of three children didn't break a sweat in the match against her 22-year-old opponent. On the age factor, Mary Kom said that it is secondary and it does not hold much importance in boxing. "If I am confident enough I can take down girl of any age", she said while talking to ANI.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Nov 25 (ANI): Hockey teams from Australia, Pakistan, Netherlands and Belgium arrived in Odisha's Bhubaneswar on November 24. The teams here arrived ahead of the men's Hockey World Cup. The Netherlands, ranked at number four globally are grouped in Pool D along with Pakistan. Belgium is at world's number three in Pool B. The tournament will start in Bhubaneswar from November 28. 16 teams are participating in the tournament. The games will be played at Kalinga Stadium. The World Cup will conclude on December 16.
Amritsar (Punjab), Nov 24 (ANI): Hockey Men's World Cup 2018 will kick off in Bhubaneswar from November 28. Team Pakistan arrived in India to participate in the championship via Attari-Wagah border. "We are hopeful that we will perform our best in the World Cup", said Pakistan Hockey Team manager Hassan Sardar. 16 teams are participating in the tournament.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Nov 24 (ANI): Hockey Men's World Cup 2018 will kick off in Bhubaneswar from November 28. England Team and New Zealand Team arrived in Odisha's capital to participate in the championship today. 16 teams are participating in the tournament. The games will be played at Kalinga Stadium. The World Cup will conclude on December 16.
Jammu, Nov 23 (ANI): The city of Jammu is proud as one of its resident, Manzoor Pandav did well in the field of cricket, when he recently played in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Maulana Azad stadium situated in the heart of the city has now been upgraded to an International Cricket Stadium with International Cricket Council norms and standards. The 40 crore project is being handled by National Projects Construction Corporation Limited (NPCC) under the Prime Ministers' special package. The work will be completed by March 2019 and soon an international cricket match or an IPL match can be played in the stadium. The stadium will have a well established pavilion, gymnasium, conference hall, open VIP area, media, player zones and galleries. The pitch curator of Feroz Shah Kotla ground has been roped in and the pitch will be one of the fastest in Indian to promote fast bowlers. With coming of this world class cricket facility soon more cricketers from state will represent the country.
New Delhi, Nov 22 (ANI): Indian ace boxer Mary Kom knocked down North Korea's Kim Hyang-mi in the semi-finals to storm into final in 48kg category in Women's World Boxing Championships. Kom said that she is excited about her final match and she will give her best to win the championship to make India proud. "I had defeated her in final of the last Asian Championship in Vietnam, so I was a little alert. That time I had beaten her in a one-sided match. Every boxer learns something, whether we win or lose we analyse about our weaknesses and strengths, about defence and attacking", said Mary Kom.
Brisbane (Australia), Nov 21 (ANI): Team India lost the opening T20 match against Australia in Brisbane today. With rains reducing the game play to 17 overs, India lost by just 4 runs. Shikhar Dhawan scored a lightening quick 76 of just 42 balls. He said that overall batting performance of India was good. "It was a good game of cricket and both the teams played really well and we gained a lot of confidence with the match", said Dhawan during a press conference.
Brisbane (Australia), Nov 20 (ANI): The Indian cricket team was seen sweating it in practice session ahead of first T20I matches in Australia. The team has been practicing hard as it's going to compete in several matches in the country. Captain Virat Kohli was seen warming up besides practicing for the upcoming T20I. The first T20I will be held in Brisbane on November 21. India is slated to play three-match T20I, four-test matches and two-match ODI series against Australia.
Brisbane (Australia), Nov 20 (ANI): Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli and Australian limited-overs captain Aaron Finch posed with the trophy on the eve of the three-match T20I series. Players of both the teams, India and Australia, were seen practicing in Australia's Brisbane. The three-match series is slated to start from November 21. After T20I, Indian cricket team is scheduled to play four-Test matches and two-match ODI series.
Brisbane (Australia), Nov 20 (ANI): Indian cricket team Captain Virat Kohli on Tuesday praised the new-ball pair of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah who have been the best bowling pair in the One-Day International (ODI) and T20Is. He also expressed that as a captain he has been very lucky to have them. "Both of them have been outstanding. They are thinking bowlers and understand situation and get gut feeling of what a batsman is willing to do. They have an ability to predict which keeps them a step ahead. Any captain would love to have them in their bowling attack. I have been very lucky to have both of them." The Indian team will play T20I matches in Australia. The three-match series is slated to start from November 21.