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England ended day one of the first Test against India on 263-3 after a special century from Joe Root (128no) in his 100th Test match; the England captain put on 200 for the third wicket with Dom Sibley (87) but Jasprit Bumrah's late strike removed opener The 30-year-old Yorkshireman became just the third Englishman, after Colin Cowdrey and Alec Stewart, and the ninth batsman overall to achieve the feat as he continued his stunning start to 2021 with his third century in as

In an unprecedented build-up schedule for an overseas Test series, India will take on India A in a four-day practice match when the two sides travel to England later this year. The game will be played at the County Ground in Northamptonshire in July later this year. The exact dates of the match will be unveiled later. The India cricket team is scheduled to tour England in August and September to play five Test matches, beginning with the opening game at Nottingham on

Former India fast bowler Javagal Srinath will be the match referee for England's entire tour, which also comprises five T20Is and three ODIs.The International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed the pair of Anil Chaudhary and Virender Sharma to stand alongside Nitin Menon in the first two Tests of the upcoming series between India and England, thus continuing the trend of home umpires officiating in Tests ever since the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic. According to a report in ESPN, Chaudhary will be the on-field

Cricket Australia on Wednesday confirmed that the members of the Indian cricket team were subjected to racial abuse during the third Test at Sydney. Cricket Australia on Wednesday confirmed that the members of the Indian cricket team were subjected to racial abuse during the third Test at Sydney. The Indian team had lodged an official complaint after the crowd at the SCG racially abused pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj over the second and third day of the Sydney Test. Siraj had to

NEW DELHI: As Indian football continues to move forward together, efforts are being made by all stakeholders to keep progressing and constantly improving -- with one of them being the Indian referees. In a novel initiative by the All India Football Federation, specialized coaches have been appointed for the nation's top referees by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) in order to help them advance continuously. In a chat with AIFF TV, AIFF Director of Referees Ravishankar J, a former FIFA Panel referee himself,

Bhubaneswar; 9th November 2020: Odisha FC is delighted to announce the launch of new kits ahead of the seventh season of the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) scheduled to start from November 20 in Goa. The jersey designs are based on the art and culture of the eastern Indian state and celebrate the pure Odia spirit. Odisha is a state which has faced many devastating natural calamities but has always recovered from those and marched ahead in the path of development and success.

NEW DELHI: The fourteenth edition of Hero I-League will kick-off on Saturday (January 9, 2021) in Kolkata. Eleven teams will need to enter the bio-secure bubble fourteen days prior to their first match according to the schedule, which will be announced shortly. The matches will be telecast live on 1Sports. Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic situation, the previous edition of Hero I-League made to halt abruptly before the football action resumed once again in India through Hero I-League Qualifier 2020 in October this year.

NEW DELHI: Amarjit Singh, who captained the country in the only FIFA World Cup that India have participated till now feels their family can be labelled as "World Cup family" should his cousin Kritina Devi represent India in the forthcoming FIFA U17 Women's World Cup 2021. "She is one of the few girls from our place who started playing football with boys. I hope she gets selected and plays in the upcoming U-17 Women's World Cup. It will be a very proud moment for our

Mumbai, October 30, 2020: Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) today announced the first 11 rounds of fixtures for the 2020-21 Hero Indian Super League (ISL). Marking the return of the first major live sporting action in the country, the 7th season of India's premier football league kicks off with the defending champions ATK Mohun Bagan squaring off against Kerala Blasters FC on Friday, November 20, at the GMC Stadium, Bambolim, Goa. New entrants SC East Bengal will make their Hero ISL debut playing in one

Chennai, October 20, 2020: Chennaiyin FC are delighted to announce that Slovakian center-forward Jakub Sylvestr has joined on a free transfer for the duration of the 2020-21 season. The 31-year-old former Slovakia international joins CFC from the Israel top flight after the expiry of his contract at Hapoel Haifa FC. And Sylvestr is set to become the first player from Slovakia to feature in the Indian Super League. “I am really excited about signing for CFC and coming to India for the first

Spanish Tiki-Taka flavour will be at the forefront in the upcoming seventh edition of the Indian Super League (ISI) as seven of the eleven clubs have coaches from Iberian Peninsula at the helm of affairs. Out of the eleven teams, seven clubs have coaches from Spain, while two are from England and the remaining are from Hungary and Scotland, for the upcoming season which will be held in Goa in November. The coastal state will host matches at three different venues without spectators

Garhwal FC looked set to sign off their Hero I-League Qualifiers 2020 campaign with a win but ended up having to share points with ARA FC despite the team from Gujarat missing a first-half penalty. Defender Neeraj Bhandari gave his team an early lead but a late penalty from Surajit Seal saw both teams walk off the field at the Kalyani Stadium with honours even on Friday (October 16th, 2020). Garhwal made three changes to the starting line-up from the previous game, chief

Two-time Indian Super League (ISL) champions Chennaiyin FC have completed the signing of Fatkhulo Fatkhulloev on a free transfer for the 2020-21 season. The 30-year-old winger who can operate on either flank, is all set for a first stint in India with tons of experience. Fatkhulloev is central Asian country Tajikistan’s most-capped international with 68 senior appearances so far, and he joins CFC after a spell at FK Khujand in the Tajik top flight. The ISL guidelines for the new season stipulate each

Odisha FC heads into its pre-season of the Indian Super League with a diverse and young bunch of Indian talent. Amongst them are Indian International Vinit Rai, Jerry, Nandhakumar, Arshdeep, Sajid, Daniel, Gaurav, Shubham and Ankit Bhuyan who carry on from last season. New joinees like Samuel, Kamaljit, Ravi, Kamalpreet, Thoiba, Paul, George D’Souza and Hendry will eye this pre-season as an opportunity to stake their claim for starting spots when the Indian Super League kicks off. Young prodigies like Bodo Jr, Premjit

The Coronavirus pandemic has caused a huge upset in the sporting calendar all across the globe. While major European football leagues have extended their seasons beyond the usual timelines, cricketing bodies are still striving to find their way out of the COVID muddle. England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) became the first international board to resume top-level cricketing action with the Test series against West Indies but as far as their tour of India is concerned, it isn't expected to go ahead as

Football is set to restart in some countries, with restrictions imposed due to Covid-19 being eased. However, how does that impact the Blue Tigers? The impact of Coronavirus in football has been unprecedented, shutting the game down all over the globe with leagues suspended and players and coaches left in a limbo. The case has been the same with India as well. Though, thankfully, the domestic season was almost complete when the pandemic ended live football. However, the national team did suffer with

The World Cup 2019 ended in favour of England team and New Zealand team was the runner-up of the tournament. The journey of the last two champions ended in their respective semi-final matches. The Indian team will start their post World Cup campaign against West Indies as they will play 3 T20Is, 3 ODIs, and 2 Test matches. The 2 Test matches will be the part of Test Championship. The senior players like Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah will be rested for this

Virat Kohli led India ended a 71-year wait for a test series triumph on Australian soil on Monday when they sealed their 2-1 series win after rain ensured that the fourth and final Test match of the series at the Sydney Cricket Ground ended in a draw. The series might have come to damp end but the visitors dominated from the word go to claim the honors Down Under, thus becoming the first Asian side to claim the feat. India won the first

Indian batsman Rohit Sharma is reportedly set to miss the fourth and final Test match against Australia due to personal reasons. The explosive batsman has reportedly flown down to India, to be with his wife. Rohit and his wife are expecting their first child.  “It would’ve been great to have him (Rohit) around. Tactically, he brings so much to the side and then his batting provides the right kind of balance to the side. But what awaits him is far bigger and more

While football in India is just starting to gather some momentum, the frontrunner of Indian football, Sunil Chhetri still feels there’s a long way to go. Still going strong even at 34 years of age, Chhetri is a man on a mission. A mission to make a mark on the world with the Indian football team. And his perfect opportunity; the upcoming AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates. In an interview with FIFA.com, Sunil Chhetri explained his aims ahead of the