CSK humble RR by 5 wickets to brighten play-offs prospects
Chennai: Chennai Super Kings stayed in contention for a place in the IPL play-offs with a five-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals after pacer Simarjeet Singh exemplified the home team’s discipline with the ball with career-best figures of 3/26 here on Sunday. In a low-scoring match which had its share of drama with Ravindra Jadeja being […]
NZ’s c retires from international cricket after T20 WC snub
Christchurch: New Zealand’s Colin Munro, a bruising top-order batter, on Friday announced his retirement from international cricket after he was not included in the national team for the upcoming T20 World Cup. Munro played one Test, 57 ODIs and 65 T20Is for the Kiwis amassing a total of 3010 runs, but it was in the […]
Radha, Richa set up India Women’s 21–run win, 5-0 T20I series sweep over Bangladesh
Sylhet (Bangladesh): Radha Yadav (3/24) ran through Bangladesh’s top-order after Richa Ghosh’s quickfire unbeaten 28 off 17 balls, setting up India’s 21–run win in the fifth T20I and a 5-0 series sweep here on Thursday. Chasing a huge 157-run target, Bangladesh began promisingly but collapsed against the left-arm spinner Yadav. Despite the rearguard act by […]
Find a structured way of T20 take over: Lara urges ICC to save Test cricket
A PTI Exclusive New Delhi: Admitting that T20 leagues have devoured a lot of Test cricket’s space, West Indian legend Brian Lara has appealed to the ICC to step in to give a structure to the unrelenting invasion of the franchise-based tournaments. In the latest instance that fuelled questions over the relevance of Tests, South […]
Rohit takes good decisions under pressure, his presence will be key in T20 WC: Yuvraj
New Delhi: Rohit Sharma is a sensible captain who takes good decisions under pressure and his presence will be crucial for India, feels former all-rounder Yuvraj Singh who wishes to see his “close friend” win the elusive T20 World Cup next month. Besides reaching the final of the 50-over World Cup and the WTC Final […]
Khyber Industries announces title sponsorship of Downtown Heroes FC
Pledges support for local football talent Srinagar: Khyber Industries, a renowned name in the cement industry, declares its association with Downtown Heroes FC as the title sponsor for the upcoming football season. Downtown Heroes Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir and The Football Club enjoys the privilege […]
India defeat Bangladesh by 56 runs via D/L method, lead series 4-0
Sylhet: India continued their dominant run against Bangladesh with a 56-run win via Duckworth-Lewis method in the rain curtailed fourth women’s T20 here on Monday. A late start and then over an hour-long delay due to persistent rain and hail meant that the contest had to be shortened. Harmanpreet Kaur (38) and Richa Ghosh (24) […]
“Leader Siraj regains swing, aggression” as RCB, India hopes rise high
Bengaluru: The change in Mohammed Siraj’s fortunes has played a critical role in Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s late surge in this IPL, and the pacer’s good run might also have put the Indian thinktank at ease ahead of next month’s T20 World Cup. In the latest show of his metamorphosis, Siraj wrecked Gujarat Titans with a […]
India retain top spot in white-ball formats, Australia reclaims world no. 1 rankings in Tests
Dubai: India have retained their top position in ODIs and T20Is but slipped to the second position in the men’s Test Team Rankings in the latest ICC annual ranking update issued on Friday. India conceded the top spot in the five-day format to Australia, the reigning World Test champion, following the annual update that drops […]
J&K preferred venue for training of Indian Colts Football Team
Srinagar, May 02: Scripting history yet again, the J&K Sports Council is once again gearing up to host twin camps for India U-17 National Team camp which is scheduled to participate in the SAFF U-17 Championship followed by AFC U-17 Championship Qualifiers in September and October respectively. While thanking the J&K Sports Council and the […]