South Africa leave out IPL-bound players from Bangladesh series Test squad
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa have expectedly left out the IPL-bound players from their 15-man Test squad for the two-match home series against Bangladesh starting March 31. South Africa will be without their entire first-choice pace attack comprising Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi and Marco Jansen as well as batters Aiden Markram and Rassie van der Dussen as […]
Russia loses bid to freeze ban from World Cup qualifying
Nyon: Russia’s request to freeze a ban on its soccer teams ahead of next week’s World Cup qualifying playoffs was denied Friday. FIFA said the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed the Russian soccer federation’s bid for an urgent interim ruling to freeze the ban pending a full appeal, which could come within weeks. The […]
Star women’s hockey striker Vandana eyeing gold in Asian Games
New Delhi: Star Indian women’s hockey team striker Vandana Katariya has set her eyes on wining the gold medal in this year’s Asian Games in Hangzhou, China to help them directly qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Vandana, a member of India’s historic fourth-place finished side in the Tokyo Olympics, is also eyeing a top-two […]
A stress free Kohli could be dangerous news for opposition: Maxwell
New Delhi: Virat Kohli nowadays looks “stress free” without the burden of captaincy weighing him down, a dangerous sign for the opposition teams in the upcoming IPL, feels Royal Challengers Bangalore teammate Glenn Maxwell. Kohli, who relinquished RCB captaincy after last year’s IPL, has also resigned from T20 and Test captaincy while being removed from […]
Sindhu, Saina win first round matches in All England Championships
Birmingham: Ace Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal began their All England Championships campaign with easy straight-game wins over their respective opponents in the women’s singles here on Wednesday. Sixth seed Sindhu beat Zhi Yi Wang of China 21-18 21-13 in her first round match that lasted 42 minutes while Saina defeated Beatriz Corrales […]
South Africa continue unbeaten run, hand New Zealand 2-wicket loss
Seddon Park: South Africa edged out hosts New Zealand by two wickets in a thrilling league stage match to continue their unbeaten run in the ICC Women’s World Cup on Thursday. Seamers Ayabonga Khaka (3/31), Shabnim Ismail (3/27) and Marizanne Kapp (2/44) led the way with the ball as the Proteas bowled out New Zealand […]
J&K Women team wins gold in 32nd Senior National Fencing C’ship
SRINAGAR: In the ongoing 32nd Senior National Fencing Championship held at Amritsar, Punjab, J&K Women Team won the Gold medal and created history by being the first fencing team of J&K to secure the first place. The championship was held from 13th-16th of this month and J&K consisted of ace fencer Shriya Gupta, Anant Samaskshi, […]
ICC Test Rankings: Jasprit Bumrah breaks into top 5
DUBAI: Fresh from his maiden Test five-wicket haul at home, Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah jumped six spots to fourth but struggling star batter Virat Kohli slipped to ninth in the latest ICC rankings released on Wednesday. Bumrah, who returned with eight wickets in the Day/Night second Test against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru, climbed past […]
Inconsistent India loses to England by 4 wickets
MOUNT MAUNGANUI: An inconsistent India paid the price for a shoddy batting effort but England infused a new life into their title defence with a four-wicket win in a league-stage game of the ICC Women World Cup, in Mount Maunganui on March 16. Inconsistency returned to haunt Indian batters as they were bundled out for […]
Will take up four-nation proposal with Ganguly at ACC meeting: Ramiz
Karachi: Undeterred by India’s lack of interest, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja says he will discuss his proposal to launch a four-nation ODI tournament with BCCI counterpart Sourav Ganguly during the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting in Dubai on March 19. Ramiz told reporters at the national stadium in Karachi that he has proposed […]
