Suryakumar moves up to second spot in ICC T20 rankings

DUBAI: India batter Suryakumar Yadav has moved three spots up to the second position in the latest T20 rankings for batters. Suryakumar, who scored a 44-ball 76 in the third T20 International against the West Indies on Tuesday, moved within two rating points of top-ranked batter Babar Azam. The knock against the West Indies won […]

IOC to consider cricket’s inclusion in 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games

LAUSANNE: Cricket’s much-anticipated inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics received a shot in the arm as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) shortlisted it for a review along with eight other sporting disciplines. Cricket has only featured once at the 1900 Paris Olympic Games, with Great Britain and hosts France as only participants. According to […]

India vs West Indies, 3rd T20I: Suryakumar smashes 76 as India beat Windies by 7 wickets to take 2-1 series lead

BASSETERRE (ST KITTS & NEVIS): Suryakumar Yadav gave an exhibition of his incredible hitting skills with a superb 76 as India cantered to a seven-wicket win against the West Indies in the third T20 International here on Tuesday. India now lead the five-match series 2-1 with the cricket caravan moving to USA’s Florida for the […]

Rohit, Dravid ensured increased security and freedom for players: Hardik

BASSETERRE: India skipper Rohit Sharma wants the team to step away from what it had been doing for the past five-six years and has given the players security and freedom to express themselves, said star all-rounder Hardik Pandya. “Ro (Rohit Sharma) gives you a lot of flexibility and freedom which is his strength throughout his […]

National Anti-Doping Bill gets parliament nod

NEW DELHI: Parliament on Wednesday passed a bill which seeks to provide a statutory framework for the functioning of the National Anti-Doping Agency and the National Dope Testing Laboratory. The National Anti-Doping Bill, 2022 was passed by a voice vote in Rajya Sabha. It was cleared by Lok Sabha last week along with certain official […]

CWG 2022: Lovepreet Singh wins bronze in men’s 109kg

BIRMINGHAM: India’s Lovepreet Singh won a bronze in men’s 109 kg to continue the country’s medal rush in weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday. The 24-year-old son of a tailor from Ludhiana lifted a personal best of 355 kg, including a new national record of 192 kg in clean and jerk, to finish third […]

Pakistan drop under-performing Hasan Ali for Netherlands tour, T20 Asia Cup

KARACHI: Uncapped white-ball pacer Naseem Shah has replaced out-of-form fast bowler Hasan Ali in Pakistan’s squads for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Netherlands and the Asia Cup in UAE. The Pakistani selectors have also retained leading bowler, Shaheen Shah Afridi in both the squads although he missed the second Test recently in Sri Lanka […]

Suryakumar rises to no. 2 in ICC T20 rankings

NEW DELHI: India batter Suryakumar Yadav has moved three spots up to the second position in the latest T20 rankings for batters. Suryakumar, who scored a 44-ball 76 in the third T20 International against the West Indies on Tuesday, moved within two rating points of top-ranked batter Babar Azam. The knock against the West Indies […]

India vs West Indies: McCoy takes six as West Indies beat India by five wickets, level series

BASETTERRE (ST KITTS): Left-arm paceman Obed McCoy decimated a star-studded Indian batting line-up with sensational career-best figures of 6 for 17 as West Indies equalised the five-match series with a five-wicket victory in the second T20I here. McCoy wreaked havoc in his two spells as India, after being put into bat, were bundled out for […]

Martial art player Tabin Muzaffar wins bronze

PAMPORE: Tabin Muzafar of Pampore wins Bronze medal in the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Championship held Dwarka New Delhi. I am very happy that i won bronze medal in under-52 weight category, Tabin said. I am the first junior martial art player from Saffron Town Pampore selected for the national championship and I am also […]