London, Aug 5 (IANS) Following the 2-2 Test series draw against England, India head coach Gautam Gambhir expressed confidence in his team’s ability to dominate red-ball cricket, provided they maintain their work ethic and commitment. India concluded the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy with a thrilling six-run win at The Oval on Monday. The win not only saved India from a third consecutive Test series defeat under Gambhir’s tenure but also silenced critics for doubting the Shubman Gill-led y…

Dubai, Aug 5 (IANS) Australia batter Tim David has been fined 10 per cent of his match fee for showing dissent during the fifth T20I against the West Indies in St. Kitts on July 28.The ICC confirmed that David had breached Article 2.8 of its Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “showing dissent at an Umpire’s decision during an International Match.”The incident took place in the fifth over of Australia’s innings, when a delivery from Alzarri Joseph d…

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) India will be one of the seven hosts of the Qualifiers for the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) U17 Asian Cup to be held in Saudi Arabia in 2026. The Arena in Ahmedabad will be the venue for all matches of the event, which is scheduled to be played from November 22 to 30, 2025..The draw for the qualifiers will take place on August 7, 2025.The 38 Countries participating in the qualifiers will be drawn into seven groups (three groups of six teams and four groups of five…

Kakinada, Aug 5 (IANS) Hockey Madhya Pradesh, Hockey Haryana, Hockey Jharkhand, and the Hockey Association of Odisha registered victories in their respective Division ‘A’ pool matches at the Junior Women National Championship here on Tuesday.In the first Division ‘A’ match, Hockey Madhya Pradesh defeated Hockey Chandigarh 5-0, with Sharma Krishna (36′, 45′) scoring two goals for her team, while Kajal (29′), Aayushi Patel (50′), and Annu (58′) scored a goal each.In the next match, Hockey Haryana …

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Suyash Sharma and Shaurya Malik delivered a bowling masterclass as Outer Delhi Warriors crushed Purani Dilli 6 by a commanding 82 runs in the sixth match of Season 2 of the Delhi Premier League (DPL), held at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here.Defending a modest total of 149, Outer Delhi came out firing with the ball. Young spinner Suyash Sharma set the tone early, ripping through the top order during the powerplay. He claimed three key wickets—Samarth Seth (18), captain Van…

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah said that he will take back great memories from the highly competitive and enthralling five-Test series against England.India won the fifth and final Test by six runs at The Oval on Monday to level the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2-2. Bumrah missed the series finale as part of his workload management. However, Mohammed Siraj took the responsibility on his shoulders and received ample support from Prasidh Krishna to give a fighting perform…

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed that reverting to an older suspension specification played a pivotal role in the team’s strong showing at the Hungarian Grand Prix, after a recent run of underwhelming performances.George Russell secured his sixth podium of the season at the Hungaroring, passing early race leader Charles Leclerc late on to finish third, while rookie Kimi Antonelli ended a four-race points drought by finishing 10th. The result marks a notic…

Chennai, Aug 5 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Jharkhand, and Madhya Pradesh advance as the final four into the quarterfinals of the 15th Hockey India Sub-jr Men National Championship 2025 at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium here on Tuesday. Uttar Pradesh Hockey will meet Hockey Punjab, while Hockey Jharkhand face Hockey Madhya Pradesh in Wednesday’s semifinal clashes.In the first fixture of the day, Uttar Pradesh Hockey secured a 4–1 win over Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu…

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) More than 26 lakh eligible individuals were initiated on preventive treatment against tuberculosis (TB) in 2024, said Anupriya Patel, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, in the Parliament during the ongoing Monsoon session on Tuesday.In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Patel shared the progress made in the fight against TB elimination in the country.Citing the National TB Prevalence Survey (2019-21) conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research…

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD) has diagnosed over 5 crore adults with hypertension, and 3 crore with diabetes, said Prataprao Jadhav, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday.“NP-NCD, erstwhile NPCDCS, was launched by the Department of Health and Family Welfare with a focus on strengthening infrastructure, human resource development, health promotion, early diagnosis, management, and referr…