At the start of India’s tour against England, Virat Kohli had said that it does not matter whether he scores runs or not as long as India wins. But England’s James Anderson felt otherwise and said that Indian captain is lying if he states that his individual form won’t be[Read More…]
Sri Lanka batsman Danushka Gunathilaka has been suspended from all forms of international cricket by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) pending an inquiry. The development came at the end of the third day’s play in the second and final Test between Sri Lanka and South Africa in Colombo. An SLC release[Read More…]
Prague: India’s star sprinter Muhammed Anas reset the national record on his way to the gold medal in the men’s 400 metre category at the Cena Noveho Mesta nad Metuji meet here on Saturday. Anas clocked a time of 45.24 seconds to break his own record of 45.31, set at[Read More…]
Fakhar Zaman blazed Pakistan’s first double century in a one-day cricket international in a record 244-run victory against Zimbabwe. Zaman’s unbeaten 210 off 156 balls guided Pakistan to their highest ODI total of 399-1 after Pakistan won their first toss of the series and elected to bat overnight on Friday.[Read More…]
The recent viral video of cricketer MS Dhoni asking umpire for the ball had raised many speculations of Dhoni seeking retirement. However, the Indian coach Ravi Shastri on Thursday, has clarified the situation, saying that he only wanted to show the ball to India’s bowling coach Bharat Arun. Dismissing the[Read More…]
Post England victory in third ODI on Tuesday, Sourav Ganguly criticized the Indian team’s selection policy and the top-heavy nature of the batting line-up. While speaking in between the post-match analysis with Harsha Bhogle and ex-England spinner Graeme Swann, the former India skipper Sourav Ganguly highlighted how India needed to[Read More…]
As the Indian selectors on Wednesday announced the team for the first three Test matches against England, Delhi’s young wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant finds his name to be the only new entry in India’s squad for the Test series starting from August 1. Pant scored a blistering half-century for India[Read More…]
Moscow: England’s Harry Kane won the Golden Boot award while Croatia captain Luka Modric walked away with the Golden Ball of the 2018 FIFA World Cup here on Sunday. Apart from the duo, France’s 19-year-old striker Kylian Mbappe was the winner of the Young Player Award, while Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut[Read More…]
Final: France 4, Croatia 2 Croatia finally found a deficit it couldn’t overcome. On the 20th anniversary of its only other World Cup win, France snagged a second title. One game after Belgium complained about the French playing “anti-football” by packing it in on defense, the Les Bleus poured in four goals,[Read More…]
New Delhi: Germany, Spain, Argentina and Brazil had all come to Russia with expectations, but ultimately faced downfalls that had a myriad of reasons and it was soon evident that this world cup was a graveyard for the traditional players of global football with the eastern host city of Kazan occupying[Read More…]
Moscow: The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has ruled that Croatian defender Domagoj Vida would not be sanctioned following the investigation of the second video, in which he is seen holding what looks like a bottle of beer and yelling Glory to Ukraine! and Burn, Belgrade in Croatian. Last week, social media[Read More…]
London: England dominated with both bat and ball to defeat India by 86 runs in the second One-Day International (ODI) at Lord’s here on Saturday. Having posted a total of 322/7 in their 50 overs, England proceeded to dismiss the visitors for 236 runs. The hosts have now levelled the[Read More…]
Just months before the World T20 tournament, Tushar Arothe, the coach of Indian women’s cricket team has been asked by BCCI to resign. Federation took the step considering many complaints made by the players and team. While it is reported that the players have been unhappy with his training methods,[Read More…]
Former India captain Mohammad Kaif announced his retirement from competitive cricket on Friday. “I played a role in India’s historic win in the Natwest trophy final 16 years back. This is the reason I am calling it a day on July 13. I want to thank one and all who[Read More…]
Hima Das created history on Thursday as she won India’s first ever track gold medal at the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championships in Finland. Hima recorded a time of 51.46 seconds in the 400m race. Das is the first Indian track athlete to have won a medal in the history[Read More…]
Rome: Juventus’s online shop went down on Wednesday just hours after the Italian club released its new line of jerseys emblazoned with the number seven and the name of its latest signing, Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, who has completed a $131.46 million transfer from Real Madrid. The 33-year-old striker, who[Read More…]
During his fourth round in Wimbledon 2018, Roger Federer not only showed everyone his immaculate tennis skills but also gave his tennis fans a glimpse of his cricketing skills that earned him the top spot in ICC’s Test rankings for batsmen. Sachin Tendulkar, impressed by Federer’ skills took to Twitter, saying[Read More…]
Indian Women’s T20 captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s graduation degree turned out to be fake. The Punjab government may decide to demote her as a constable in the Punjab Police, four months after she was appointed a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP). She had joined the Punjab police as a DSP on[Read More…]
Kazan (Russia): Neymar has described Brazil’s elimination from the FIFA World Cup as the saddest moment of his football career. The five-time world champions and tournament favourites exited football’s showpiece event after a 1-2 quarter-final loss to Belgium on Friday, reports Xinhua news agency. I can say that it’s the[Read More…]
Ivan Rakitic scored the winning penalty as Croatia beat Russia 4-3 in a shoot-out after a dramatic 2-2 draw on Saturday to end the World Cup hopes of the host nation and advance to a semi-final against England. Brazilian-born Mario Fernandes had kept Russia’s dream alive when he headed home[Read More…]
Serena Williams, aiming for an eighth Wimbledon title, tweeted that she missed baby daughter Olympia’s first steps due to training. Williams has travelled to the All England Club with Olympia, but her parental duties have to be put on hold while she prepares for her matches. Williams, who gave birth[Read More…]
Kazan (Russia): Belgium overcame five-time world champions Brazil 2-1 here on Friday to book their place in the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup only for the second time after a gap of 32 years. Fernandinho’s own goal in the 13th minute and Kevin De Bruyne’s 31st-minute strike meant Belgium[Read More…]
New Delhi: Dubbing gambling in sports a worse idea, the Congress on Friday rejected the Law Commission’s recommendation to legalise betting in sports and said it will turn every shop selling betel leaves into a gambling den. Gambling is a bad idea; gambling in sports is a worse idea. And[Read More…]
After 14 overs,India 89/4 ( Virat Kohli (C) 32 , MS Dhoni (W) 7) Sure the boundaries will come with these two in the middle, but the highlight of both these pros is running between the wickets. Always high quality. That brace by Virat to which MS Dhoni responded was[Read More…]
Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav’s magical spell of wrist spin was complemented by KL Rahul’s dazzling strokeplay as India started their tour of England on a resounding note, winning the opening T20 International by eight wickets on Tuesday. Young Kuldeep (5/24 in 4 overs) became the first chinaman bowler to take a five-for in[Read More…]