Afghanistan beats Bangladesh by 7 wickets in 3rd ODI
Chattogram: Opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz struck a brilliant 106 not out as Afghanistan avoided a clean sweep by sealing a seven-wicket win against Bangladesh in the third one-day international on Monday. Apart from a consolation victory in the three-match series, the result also gave the Afghans a valuable 10 Super League points. Legspinner Rashid Khan claimed […]
Shaheen becomes youngest captain to win T20 league
Lahore: Left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi became the youngest captain to win a major T20 league title when his team Lahore Qalandars beat Multan Sultan in the Pakistan Super League final in Lahore. Afridi is 21. Previously, Australia’s former captain Steve Smith held the honour, having led Sydney Sixers to the Big Bash title […]
Mayank Agarwal named captain of Punjab Kings
New Delhi: Opener Mayank Agarwal was on Monday named the captain of Punjab Kings for the upcoming Indian Premier League. A member of the Indian Test team, the 31-year-old from Bengaluru was one of the two players retained by Punjab Kings alongside young pacer Arshdeep Singh ahead of the mega auction earlier this month. “I […]
Ranji Trophy: Karnataka thrash J&K by 117 runs
CHENNAI: Karnataka posted an emphatic 117-run win over Jammu and Kashmir while Railways had to settle for first innings points against Pondicherry on the fourth and final day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group C matches on Sunday. India pacer Prasidh Krishna, who picked six wickets in the first innings, bagged four more scalps to […]
World judo body suspends Putin as its honorary president
Paris: Vladimir Putin temporarily lost his most senior official position in world sports on Sunday. The International Judo Federation cited “the ongoing war conflict in Ukraine” for suspending Putin’s honorary president status. The Russian president is a keen judoka and attended the sport at the 2012 London Olympics. The IJF is rare among Olympic sports […]
Nadal beats Norrie in Acapulco for 91st career title
Acapulco (Mexico): Rafael Nadal said earlier in the week that he wasn’t aware of his career statistics. Now, he might want to have a look at them. The 35-year-old Spaniard defeated Cameron Norris 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday to win the Mexican Open and extend his career-best start for a season to 15-0 as he won […]
Farooq Khan greets Sadia for winning Gold Medal in Moscow Wushu Stars Championship
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor and Vice President Sports Council Farooq Khan, on Saturday greeted star Wushu players for winning gold medal in Moscow Wushu Stars Championship held in Russia this week. “We are proud of Sadia Tariq for bringing laurels for the country at the International arena by winning the gold medal in Moscow […]
Kohli’s 100th Test match will be behind closed doors: PCA
Mohali: The BCCI won’t be allowing any spectators for the upcoming first Test between India and Sri Lanka starting March 4, which is incidentally legendary Virat Kohli’s landmark 100th Test, a Punjab Cricket Association official stated. The decision has been taken in the wake of the COVID-19 cases in and around Mohali while also taking […]
No contest: Nadal defeats Medvedev in 2 sets in Acapulco
Acapulco (Mexico): This time around, there was no drama. In a rematch of an epic five-set Australian Open final, Rafael Nadal defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-3 early on Saturday and qualified for the Mexican Open final, where he will play Cameron Norrie. A month ago in Australia, the 35-year-old Nadal came from two sets down […]
Poland refuses to play 2022 World Cup play-off against Russia
WARSAW: Poland will not play their 2022 World Cup play-off with Russia in Moscow on March 24 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine the president of the Polish football federation said on Saturday. The conflict entered the third day on Saturday since Russian leader Vladimir Putin unleashed a full-scale invasion that has killed dozens […]