NEW DELHI: Star Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will look to carry the momentum from last season and make winning starts to the new year when they begin their campaign at the India Open, which returns after being cancelled twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A lot of ranking points will be up […]
SYDNEY: Battle-weary England dug in for a gripping draw with just one wicket left to deny dominant Australia a 4-0 series lead in the fourth Ashes Test in Sydney on Sunday. Number 11 batsman James Anderson safely played out a tense 102nd and final over from leg-spinner Steve Smith in deteriorating evening light as England […]
NEW DELHI: Rapidly rising COVID-19 cases across the country may force the BCCI to reduce the number of venues for the upcoming white-ball series against the West Indies but the cricket body has not yet formally discussed options. The third wave of coronavirus is fast gripping the country and several states have introduced curbs, including […]
CHRISTCHURCH: Tom Latham was closing in on a double century as New Zealand reached 349 for one at stumps to defy Hagley Oval’s grim reputation for batters on the first day of the second Test against Bangladesh in Christchurch on Sunday. The New Zealand captain was unbeaten on 186 with Devon Conway on 99 as […]
SRINAGAR: Riyan Rouf Mir brought laurels to J&K by winning gold medal in 22nd National Sqay Championship held at Goa earlier this week. He won the medal in Sub, junior category and lifted champion of champion’s title also. Riyan Rouf was sponsored by Fashion Fiesta Rajbagh Srinagar. Riyan said I have given my best but […]
MADRID: Real Madrid strike duo Karim Benzema and Vinicius Jr both scored a brace to give the LaLiga leaders a 4-1 home win over Valencia on Saturday, putting them back on track after last weekend’s disappointing loss to Getafe. Benzema opened the scoring shortly before halftime from the penalty spot, his 300th goal in all […]
MELBOURNE: Australian Open chief Craig Tiley on Sunday blamed conflicting and quickly changing directives in a “challenging environment” for the confusion that resulted in tennis star Novak Djokovic being refused entry to Australia on a medical exemption. Tiley refused to apportion blame for the saga over Djokovic’s exemption from the mandate that people entering the […]
DUBAI: India opener Mayank Agarwal was on Saturday nominated for the ICC Player of the Month award for December following his stellar performance in the Test series against New Zealand and South Africa. Besides Agarwal, New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel and Australian pacer Mitchell Starc were also short-listed for the award. With regular openers Rohit […]
JOHANNESBURG: Former Proteas all-rounder Vernon Philander feels the South African batters’ attacking intent in the second innings caught the Indian bowlers by surprise in the series-levelling second Test at the Wanderers. Hosts South Africa bounced back from the 113-run thumping in the series opener by inflicting a seven-wicket defeat on India to level the three-match […]
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s historic victory in New Zealand proves that the youngsters in the team are capable of handling responsibility and the side doesn’t always rely on the same 4-5 senior players to win matches, says premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan. Bangladesh created history earlier this week by beating the Black Caps, the reigning World Test […]