Uttarakhand Premier League kicks off with grand opening ceremony The much-awaited Uttarakhand Premier League (UPL) 2024 kicked off on Sunday with a grand opening ceremony at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami was present on the occasion. The league has been given place to local talent, and will see exciting matches throughout the season. The event is a step towards promoting sports in the region and encouraging local sportspersons. The UPL 2024 draft selected icon players from both the men’s and women’s teams, thereby inducting the cricketing talent of Uttarakhand. The draft process took place in an enthusiastic atmosphere, where every franchise included its icon players. These are players who have done well in domestic cricket and at other levels. UPL 2024 Men’s teams Pithoragarh Hurricanes: Captain and icon player: Akash Madhwal Vijay Sharma, Rohit Dangwal, Sunny Kashyap, Neeraj Rathore, Ashish Joshi, Vishal Kashyap, Parminder Chadha, Aryan Chaudhary, Hitesh Naula, Aditya Naithani, Anmol Shah, Harsh Vikram Singh, Shivam Gupta, Shashank Wadhwa, Nikhil Harsh. USN Indians: Captain and icon player: Kunal Chandela Yuvraj Chaudhary, Aryan Sharma, Akhil Singh Rawat, Devendra Bora, Advance Tiwari, Prashant Chauhan, Aarav Mahajan, Manish Gaur, Anay Basant Chhetri, Shashank Shekhar Pant, Rahul Negi, Abhinav Sharma, Ajay Dimri, Abhishek Roshan, Tajendra Singh. Dehradun Warriors: Captain and icon player: Aditya Tare Dikshanshu Negi, Himanshu Bisht, Abhay Negi, Vaibhav Bhatt, Satyam Baliyan, Harjeet Singh, Sanskar Rawat, Sagar Rawat, Rakshit Rohi, Purvansh Dhruv, Ashar Khan, Mohit Kumar, Anjanya Suryavansh, Deepak Kumar, Anshul Singh. Haridwar Spring Elmas: Samarth Ravikumar (captain and icon), Girish Raturi, Saurabh Rawat, Prashant Kumar Bhati, Harman Singh, Saurav Chauhan, Shashwat Dangwal, Pramod Rawat, Sparsh Joshi, Kunal Veer Singh, Rajya Vardhan Singh, Aditya Rawat, Krishna Garg, Himanshu Soni, Prajiwal Rawat, Daksh Awana. Nainital SG Pipers: Rajan Kumar (captain and icon), Avneesh Sudha, Mayank Mishra, Aditya Sethi, Pratik Pandey, Priyanshu Khanduri, Nikhil Pundir, Harsh Rana, Karthik Bhatt, Bhanu Pratap Singh, Abhyuday Bhatnagar, Aarush Melkani, Aniket S Rahal. Naveen Kumar Singh, Sachin Bhati, Devansh Sharma. UPL 2024 – Women’s Team: Nainital SG Pippers: Ekta Bisht (captain and icon), Kanchan Parihar, Megha Saini, Sweta Verma, Ameesha Bahukhandi, Gunjan Bhandari, Radha Chand, Kanak Tapraniya, Vaishali Tulera, Deepika Chand, Pramila Rawat, Tanya Kanojia, Manisha Kunwar, KM Aarti, Priya Pithoragarh Hurricane: Neelam Bisht (captain and icon), Raghavi Bisht, Neelam Bhardwaj, Safeena, Jyoti Giri, Anjali Kathet, Preeti Bhandari, Muskan Kumari, Karuna Shetty, Ankita Shah, Bhumi Omar, Yashika Baunthiyal, Ananya Mehra, Nandina Kaushik, Ritika Chauhan Mussoorie Thunders: Mansi Joshi (captain and icon), Sarika Koli, Prema Rawat, Anjali Goswami, Nandini Kashyap, Reena Jindal, Divya Bohra, Shagun Chaudhary, Sakshi Joshi, Gayatri Arya, Nandini Sharma, Rudra Sharma, Neha Mehta, Garima Bisht, Sona Badola MUST READ- Pakistan on the verge of another humiliating defeat
Pakistan got another humiliating defeat from bangladesh
Bangladesh won by 6 wicket Bangladesh defeated Pakistan by 6 wicket in 2nd test on the fifth day . 105 runs were needed at last day and Bangladesh comfortably chased down the total with the loss of 4 wicket. Pakistan on the verge of another humiliating defeat After the defeat against Bangladesh in(2nd test of Pakistan vs Bangladesh) the first match, Pakistan made many big changes like their main bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah were rested but in the second test, this change does not seem to have any result because in the second test, Bangladesh now has only 140 runs to win and they have all 10 wickets left. Bangladesh 1st innings Before the start of the Test match, it seemed that the Pakistan team had come with a strategy, but after Bangladesh lost 6 wickets for the first 28 runs, the Pakistan team was nowhere to be seen in the whole match. Liton Das scored a brilliant century of 138 runs for the Bangladesh team, after that Mehidy Hasan Miraz played a brilliant half-century innings of 78 runs and got his team out of trouble. Pakistan second innings collapsed In response, Pakistan scored only 172 runs while batting in the second innings. Saim Ayub scored 20 runs for Pakistan, his captain Shan Masood scored 28 and Babar Azam could score only 11 runs. Apart from this, Mohammad Rizwan scored 43 and Agha Salman scored 47 runs, due to which Pakistan’s team was able to reach a modest score of 172 runs. Bangladesh 2nd innings(Pakistan vs Bangladesh) By the end of the day’s play in(2nd test of Pakistan vs Bangladesh) , Bangladesh team scored 42 runs without losing a single wicket. Both the openers Zakir Hasan and Shadman Islam are unbeaten. Now Bangladesh needs only 143 runs to win on the 5th day and they have 10 wickets in hand. So Pakistan’s defeat is almost certain. Now only a miracle can save them. Jason Gillespie believes Pakistan can still turn this match around Pakistan head coach Jason Gillespie in press conference said “We’ve already lost if we walk out expecting to lose” he wants his boys to believe in them and according to him 140 runs are enough to get back into the match as Pakistan have done this in the first innings of this match taking opposition to 26/6 now Pakistan need something special to win this test match. ALSO READ – India and Argentina draw 1-1, Harmanpreet scored in the last minute
Paris Olympics: India and Argentina draw 1-1
Paris Olympics: India and Argentina draw 1-1, Harmanpreet scored in the last minute The Indian hockey team ended the match with the Argentina team 1-1 in their second match of the Paris Olympics. In this match of Men’s Hockey Pool B, captain Harmanpreet scored an equalizing goal for the Indian team trailing by 58 minutes in the match. In this match, the ball was more in the possession of India and the team also got 10 penalty corners, but the team could convert it into a goal only once. However, the New Zealand team could not score any goal on four penalty corners. Goal less first quarter The first quarter in this match ended without any goal. After this, Argentina got the first goal in the second quarter. The goal by Lucas Martinez in the 30th minute was unexpected for India, as the ball went very close to India goalkeeper Shreejesh and went into the goal post. Although Shreejesh tried well, he missed the goal. When India were in danger of losing the match, captain Harmanpreet scored the much-awaited penalty corner with just 2 minutes left in the fourth quarter. In this way, India succeeded in drawing the match after being 58 minutes behind. This was the second draw between India and Argentina. The Indian hockey team has not lost any match in the Paris Olympics so far. India had earlier defeated New Zealand 3-2 in their first match of the Paris Olympics. The Indian hockey team’s next match will be against Ireland on July 30.
Ramita Jindal misses out on medal in shooting
Ramita Jindal misses out on medal in shooting Ramita Jindal finished seventh in the women’s 10m air rifle shooting event at the Paris Olympics on Monday. The 20-year-old Ramita scored a total of 145.3 points. She was at one time fourth among eight women. But she did not succeed in maintaining her rhythm. Ramita scored 145.3 points. The gold medal went to Korea’s Ban Yujin, China’s Huang Yuting won the silver and Switzerland’s Audrey Gog Niyat won the bronze. Hyojun 251.8, Huang Yuting 251.8 and Gog Niyat 230.3 points In the qualification round on Sunday, Ramita qualified for the final by finishing fifth with 631.5 points in Paris Olympics In the shoot-off in stage 2 of the final round, Ramita recorded a score of 10.5, while her French opponent Osain recorded a score of 10.8. India is hoping for another medal when Arjun Babuta will participate in the men’s 10m air rifle final, which is expected to further increase the medal tally of India in this sport. Manu Bhasker won the bronze medal in the women’s 10m air pistol event on Sunday. Check This …….England Announces their squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2024
Dortmund in the champions league final
Dortmund in the champions league final Dortmund defeated PSG at their home 1-0 in the second leg to get their spot in champions league final. PSG were 1-0 down in the first leg and everyone expected a comeback from them as they were only 1 goal as they did against Barcelona and PSG created many chances but unable convert any off them getting defeated at home and their champions league journey comes to an end. Goal post defended well for Dortmund Apart from Dortmund defenders the goal post saved at least 3 goals or else psg would have been in the finals Dortmund defense was caught off Gard many a time but some times its Dortmund keeper and if not him then the goal post. In the second half it looked like even god didn’t want PSG to get through the finals how many chances created i cant count some off target some deflected some saved and a lot of them on the woods of post in last 10 min 3 time post was hit but not a single one deflected inside the goal for PSG. Hummels header became the difference Free header in the penalty box on a corner kick and humbles buried it into the back of the net and this goal in the 50th minutes became the difference at the end . he also scored the goal in the 1st leg of this semifinal so both the goals scored came from humbles along with strong defending duties as this team hasn’t conceded a single goal in both legs. Dortmund to prepare for champions league final Till the time am writing this blog we are not aware that which team will play in champions league final against Dortmund it may be real Madrid or Bayern Munich . both teams have a great record in UEFA champions league and Dortmund need to plan accordingly as they haven’t been so clinical with their game against PSG. ALSO READ – REAL MADRID VS BAYERN MUNICH
New Zealand Announced their squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2024
New Zealand Announced their squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2024 NEW ZEALAND CRICKET (NZC) announced their 15 members squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024.Kane Williamson will lead the team as a captain, overall, the team looked balanced. NEW ZEALAND SQUAD LIST FOR ICC T20 WORLS CUP 2024: Kane Williamson (captain), Finn Allen, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee COACH SAID: “I extend my congratulations to all the players selected today. Representing your nation in a global tournament is a significant moment. With the anticipation of encountering various conditions at the venues, we believe we have assembled a squad capable of adjusting and thriving under different circumstances,” Stead remarked. BLACKCAPS has the history of over performing in ICC Tournaments, but this it will be tough for blackcaps to perform as ADAM MILNE is injured and it would create problem for the team, but skipper Kane Williamson know how to use the resources which are available. TRENT BOULT IS BACK FOR ANOTHER ICC TOURNAMENT: ICC tournament. The pacer has been in good form in the Indian Premier League and is expected to shine once again in the tournament. New Zealand is in GROUP C and will play matches with AFGANISTAN, UGANDA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA, West Indies. They have to play only three matches before semi-finals NEW ZEALAND MATCHES FOR ICC T20 WORLD CUP 2024: 1. NEW ZEALAND V/S AFGANISTAN – 7 JUNE, GUYANA 2. NEW ZEALAND V/S AFGANISTAN- 12 JUNE TRINIDAD 3. NEW ZEALAND V/S UGANDA – 14 JUNE, TRINIDAD 4. NEW ZEALAND V/S PAPUA NEW GUINEA – 17 JUNE, TRINIDAD Important: All teams are allowed to make changes to their squad until 25 May, after which any alteration will require approval from ICC’s Event Technical Committee. ALSO READ – AUSTRALIAN WORLD CUP SQUAD FOR T20 WORLD CUP 2024
Dortmund is 1-0 up against PSG in 1st leg
Dortmund is 1-0 up against PSG in 1st leg Dortmund defeated PSG 1-0 in the first leg of champions league semifinal. goal from Niclas fullkrug in 36 minutes was the difference between these two sides. PSG failed to impress once again to many chances missed and poor display of defending. PSG would have 3 goals down only if Dortmund have converted their chances. Shaky start for PSG 1-0 down against Dortmund Dortmund dominated the first half whereas the visitors never looked so comfortable right from the start. recent performances of PSG are not much satisfying but they some how manage to get back in the game. In the first half PSG was playing with a high line defense that cost them in 36th minutes when Niclas Fullkrug just went with the off-side trap and scored a opener for Dortmund to put them 1-0 up against PSG in the first half. PSG hasn’t looked threatening they have taken 4 shots none of them were intended to test Dortmund’s keeper. they need to come back and more importantly not concede more. Dortmund would love to go in second leg 2-0 up against PSG and they have to prevent this score line. Plenty of chances missed by both teams PSG started the second half with full attacking intent they are knocking on the door but Dortmund is not giving them opening to get through and working on counter attacks. PSG defense making mistakes and that giving chances to Dortmund but even they are unable to score got 2 clear chances in a span of 5 min from 55 to 60 minutes but they missed both clear chances. Dormant created many chances but missed all of them PSG was shaky with their defense yet they are lucky that they are only 1-0 down or else it could have been easily 3-0 only if Dortmund have converted their chances. At the end of first leg Dortmund is 1-0 up against PSG . PSG must be happier side going into the 2nd leg as they have already faced this situation in quarterfinal against Barcelona and they defeated them in second half , so might be expecting the same but PSG is not playing their football mbappe is getting no runs finishing is poor Dembele got 2 opportunity in front of goal uncontested yet he was unable to score they need to find a way to get going . ALSO READ – BAYERN VS MADRID
England Announces their squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2024
England Announces their squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2024 England announced their 15 members squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024. Jos Buttler retaining his captaincy and will lead the team as a captain, and Moeen ali will lead the team as vice captain IN 2022, England defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets and became the defending champions, Nowadays England’s team is in a balanced form and very player of the team is giving there best performance so, there are high chances for England’s team to play finals of ICC T20 world cup 2024. ENGLAND SQUAD LIST FOR ICC T20 WORLS CUP 2024 Jos Buttler (C) , Moeen Ali (VC) , Jofra Archer , Jonathan Bairstow ,Harry Brook, Sam Curran , Ben Duckett , Tom Hartley ,Will Jacks , Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, Mark Wood SOME PLAYERS HAVE TO LEAVE ONGOING IPL:COACH SAID – The ENGLAND CRICKET BOARD has made it very clear that the English players participating in the ongoing IPL has to return home before the upcoming series against Pakistan.VERY BAD NEWS for RAJASTHAN ROYALS AND KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS , EBC has said that all players playing in the ongoing IPL matches has to return back to the pavilion for different series.JOS BUTLER FROM RR AND PHIL SALT FROM KKR WILL RETURN BACK IN THE MID OF THE IPL MATCHES.MATCHES OF ENGLAND:England is in GROUP B and will play matches with SCOTLAND , AUSTRALIA, NAMBIA ,OMAN England MATCHES LIST for ICC T20 World Cup 2024 1.England v/s Scotland – June 4, Barbados, 10 am local time2.England v/s Australia– June 8, Barbados, 10 am local time3.England v/s Oman – June 13, Antigua and Barbuda, 10 am local time4.England v/s Namibia – June 15, Antigua and Barbuda, 10 am local time Important: All teams are allowed to make changes to their squad until 25 May, after which any alteration will require approval from ICC’s Event Technical Committee. ALSO READ – Schedule for t20 world cup 2024
Real Madrid hold Bayern Munich to 2-2 at Allianz Arena
Real Madrid hold Bayern Munich to 2-2 at Allianz Arena This game was the tale of two penalties both decided the fate of their teams first was score by harry Kane for Bayern Munich giving then 2-1 lead and next was scored by Vinicius to equalize the score at Bayern’s den Allianz arena. The score line at the end of 1st leg is 2-2 now its all down to second leg in Santiago and Madrid is favorite to get through to finals of UEFA champions league. Bayern Munich started aggressively Bayern Munich started dominating the game right from the first minutes, inside 10min Bayern made several attacks on the Madrid goal but couldn’t convert it into goal. Thomas Muller and Harry Kane looked very threatening in attacking third. taking about real Madrid completely on defense mode the threat of Vinicius and Rodrigo has completely delt with by Bayern mid fielder and defenders. Madrid Scored against the run of play After 20 minutes of dominating football from Bayern, Madrid got a single opportunity created by magician Toni Kroos a thorough ball for Vinicius junior and he scored the opener in 24th minutes of the first leg against the run of play. Suddenly after the goal on the score card Madrid is dominating the possession like they are the only one playing on this ground, Bayern has completely gone off the track, they are unable to get possession and Madrid is pressing high to get another. Just a reminder that they are playing an away fixture Bellingham Rodrigo and Vinicius are threatening Bayern Munich. Bayern Munich missed their chances At the end of first half the score was real Madrid 1-0 against Bayern Munich. Bayern got 8 chances in the first half they couldn’t convert one. Harry cane got the opportunity just near half time to score from a free kick near penalty box but he couldn’t score. On the other hand, Rodrigo also got opportunity when Bellingham fouled by Noussair Mazraoui getting a yellow card giving Rodrigo a free kick opportunity to make this lead 2-0 but he also missed the opportunity. Madrid is comfortably ahead in this game and Bayern Munich badly need to come back in second half keeping in mind they have to play second half in Santiago barnebau. Munich comeback in second half Leroy sane in 53rd minutes scored an Equalizer at the Allianz arena in Munich and the Bayern fans are alive again, Bayern Munich is back in the game with full intensity. Just inside 3 minutes of scoring the Equalizer Bayern got the penalty and Harry Kane from the spot made the score line 2-1 against Madrid. Bayern fans are back to their feet and suddenly it feels likes Bayern Munich is back in Allianz arena. Carlo Ancelotti just can’t believe what had happened within just 10 minutes of second half from 1-0 up to 2-1 down against the Bayern. Bayern Munich is threatening real Madrid from the left wing and set pieces, they have created many chances and shots on target as well Jamal musiala has threatened Madrid with his runs from the left wing. Madrid with late equalizer Madrid got a golden opportunity to Equalize in 78th minute, Luka Modric came from bench and made effect straight away giving a through ball over the defense line to Vinicius but he couldn’t score against Manuel Neuer. After few minutes Kim Minjae did a blunder in 82nd minutes giving away penalty to Real Madrid and Vinicius scored his 2nd from the spot and equalizing the score to 2-2. The score line at the end of 1st leg is 2-2 now it’s all down to second leg in Santiago and Madrid is favorite to get through to finals of UEFA champions league. ALSO READ – Barcelona vs Valencia
Thiago Silva to leave Chelsea at the end of this season
Premier League : Thiago Silva to leave Chelsea at the end of the season An emotional Thiago Silva has announced that he would be leaving Chelsea at the end of the current season on Monday, April 29 Thiago silva came from PSG and has made 151 appearances for Chelsea. Thiago Silva helped Chelsea win the Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup during his time. In an emotional video released on the club’s official website, Silva said that Chelsea means a lot to him and revealed that he came to the club with the intention of staying for just one season. he said that he gave his everything for the club during the four years. Silva was in tears at the end of the video as he poured his heart out. Chelsea means a lot to me. I came here with the intention of only staying for a year and it ended up being four years. Not just for me but for my family too” Thiago said he want his son to play for Chelsea “My sons play for Chelsea so it’s a source of great pride to be a part of the Chelsea family literally because my sons are here. I hope they can continue their careers here at this victorious club that many players wish to be part of.” “I think in everything I did here over the four years, I always gave my all. But unfortunately, everything has a start, a middle and an end. Thiago said I want to leave doors open for the future to come in and I will be in different role giving hints that he can be a part of Chelsea with other roles. Thiago Silva could return to Chelsea in different role Silva would, however, keep the door open so that he could return to Chelsea in the future in a different role with the side. The Brazilian said that he does intend on coming back one day. But, unfortunately, everything has a start, a middle and an end. That doesn’t mean that this is a definitive end. I hope to leave the door open so that in the near future I can return, albeit in another role here.” At the end Thiago Silva said “Goodbyes are for those that leave and don’t come back. I intend on coming back one day. Chelsea are currently 9th in the Premier League points table and will face Tottenham next. READ THIS – Barcelona vs Valencia
