Dubai: Preventing corrupt approaches through social media will be the focus of BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) in the upcoming closed-door IPL, ahead of which the watchdog will educate players through video-counselling rather than physical sessions. An eight-member BCCI team, led by Ajit Singh, landed in Dubai on Tuesday and is in the middle of their…
More than 20,000 Coronavirus tests planned during IPL 2020, says report
September 11, 2020Dubai: More than 20,000 Coronavirus tests will be carried out during the virus-hit Indian Premier League (IPL), the Twenty20 tournament’s medical partner said yesterday. The world’s richest cricket league, starting on Sept. 19, is being held at United Arab Emirates (UAE) this year because of the pandemic and likely with no spectators. Most of the…
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly in Dubai to oversee IPL 2020 preparations
September 10, 2020Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday left for Dubai to oversee preparations for a bio-secure IPL beginning on Sept. 19. Defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) will face Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the opening match of the T20 event, which has been moved to the UAE due to…
Indian Fed Cup team creates history: Earns promotion to Play-offs
March 8, 2020The Indian Fed cup team yesterday created history by earning a promotion to the Play-offs for the first time ever with Ankita Raina leading the side to 2-1 win over Indonesia, here. Ankita Raina pulled off a crucial singles win against talented Aldila Sutjiadi to lock the tie 1-1 after Rutuja Bhosale suffered a crushing…
Jobless man borrows Rs. 20K from wife, wins Rs. 21 crore jackpot
August 4, 2019Dubai: An Indian farmer, who returned home after failing to find a job in Dubai, yesterday ended up winning USD 4 million in raffle (over Rs. 21 crore), the tickets of which he bought with the money borrowed from his wife. Vilas Rikkala, who is presently in Hyderabad, was the winner of the Dh15 million…
India to lock horns with Pakistan today
September 19, 2018Dubai: India and Pakistan clash in a highly-anticipated Asia Cup 2018 encounter at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium today (5 pm IST). The last time these two met was in the ICC Champions Trophy final in 2017, where Pakistan posted a fine win to clinch the title. While India convincingly beat Pakistan in the group…
Dubai Dreams: Conmen cheat two city youths
October 11, 2017Mysuru: It’s a dream shattered for two well-educated youths from city who wanted to earn good money in Dubai. They were cheated by three conmen who posed as well-settled and highly-influential employers. Chasing Dubai dreams, the youths ended up paying Rs. 9 lakh that they had borrowed from money-lenders, friends and family members. While one…
Champions Trophy 2017: ICC reviews security after Monday’s terror attack
May 24, 2017The International Cricket Council (ICC) will work with the concerned authorities to review the security arrangements for the Champions Trophy and the Women’s World Cup in view of Monday’s terror attack. The men’s Champions Trophy will be played across three cities — London, Birmingham and Cardiff from June 1-18 and the Women’s World Cup will…
India retains top position in ICC Test rankings
May 19, 2017India retained their top position in ICC Test ranking with 123 points, a clear six point lead over second placed South Africa. The Proteas (117 points) have reduced the gap with India to six points while nine points now separate third-ranked Australia from seventh-ranked Sri Lanka as per latest ICC release. The 9th ranked Bangladesh…
Mysuru youth dies under mysterious circumstances in Dubai
March 27, 2017Family seeks MP’s help in getting back the body A 24-year-old youth from Vidyaranyapuram in city, who was working in Dubai, has died under mysterious circumstances and the family members have sought the help of Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha to bring his body back, as the authorities there have put forth a demand of Rs….
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