KINGSTOWN: West Indian batting great Brian Lara had predicted Afghanistan would reach the T20 World Cup semifinals nearly a month before the tournament began and now that the giant-slayers have made it, skipper Rashid Khan said he is immensely proud to have proved the legend right. Afghanistan continued their brilliant run at the T20 World […]
KABUL: Afghanistan erupts in joy as skipper Rashid Khan’s cricket team enters first ever T20 World Cup semifinal. The strife-torn nation celebrates as its cricket team defeats Bangladesh to dash Australia’s hopes. Sunday marked a red-letter day in cricket history as Afghanistan pulled off a historic 21-run victory over Bangladesh in the ongoing T20 World […]
NEW DELHI: Frank Duckworth, an English statistician who co-created the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method, passed away at 84 years old, PTI quoted a report on ESPNcricinfo.com. Duckworth’s death occurred on June 21. Alongside fellow statistician Tony Lewis, Duckworth developed the Duckworth-Lewis method to determine outcomes in cricket matches affected by rain. The method was first employed […]
NEW DELHI: The office-bearers of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) met the representative of the state associations at the BCCI Headquarters at the Wankhede Stadium here on Monday to discuss the new domestic structure planned for the 2024-25 season. The meeting also discussed the multiple indoor academies coming up in the […]
CANBERRA: Australia’s drawn-out, but eventual, elimination from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup officially concludes David Warner’s time as a wily, competitive, ball-blasting opening batter for Australia. He has done it all, across multiple formats, and another former Australian top-order champion has encouraged Warner to celebrate and reflect. After Australia’s loss to India, former skipper […]
LOS ANGELES: Brazil missed a string of chances and were left to rue a lack of quality in the final third after they were held 0-0 by Costa Rica in their Copa America Group D opener in Los Angeles on Monday. Brazil, who came into the Copa America on the back of a run of […]
‘His conduct reinforces belief that terminating his contract was right decision’ NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has leveled serious allegations against former men’s team head coach Igor Stimac, claiming that he has been attempting to portray the Indian football community negatively on the international stage. The federation asserted that Stimac’s five-year tenure […]
BANDIPORA: In a remarkable initiative aimed at nurturing young talent, the Friends Humanitarian Trust and Citizens Welfare Forum Sumbal organized a talent search hunt under-19 cricket tournament on Sunday. The event was graced by esteemed personalities, including the CO of 13RR, Molvi Abdul Rashid, Imam of Jumah Safapore, and the Guests of Honour, DDC Safapore […]
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan Sports Minister Harin Fernando on Monday challenged the critics to prove that the alleged night club visit had caused the cricket team’s premature exit in the ongoing T20 World Cup in the Americas. Sri Lanka could not progress to the Super 8s stage, finishing third in Group D behind South Africa and […]
SAINT VINCENT: Afghanistan celebrated a historic night in their cricket history when they beat Australia by 21 runs in their Super Eight clash at the T20 World Cup 2024 in Saint Vincent. The win on Saturday night was Afghanistan’s first ever against the 2021 T20 champions and six-time 50-over champions which also gave them a […]