Shane Warne’s family and friends say goodbye at private funeral
Melbourne: Shane Warne’s family and friends have attended a private funeral in his hometown of Melbourne to pay their final respects to the cricketing legend. Warne’s three children, parents and friends including retired Test captains Mark Taylor and Allan Border and former England skipper Michael Vaughan, were among about 80 guests at the service on […]
Sri Lanka to host Asia Cup T20 tournament from Aug 27 to Sept11
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will host the Asia Cup T20 tournament from August 27 to September 11, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced on Saturday after its annual general meeting here. All five Test teams of the continent — India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and hosts Sri Lanka — will feature in the tournament, along with one […]
Jay Shah’s term as ACC president extended by one year
COLOMBO: BCCI secretary Jay Shah’s tenure as president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) was on Saturday unanimously extended by a year at its annual general meeting here. Shah had taken over the reins of the ACC in January last year from Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan, making him the youngest administrator to […]
Indian Wells: Iga Swiatek, Maria Sakkari advance to final
Indian Wells: Iga Swiatek rallied from a break down in each set to beat Simona Halep 7-6 (6), 6-4 on Friday night and reach the final of the BNP Paribas Open. Maria Sakkari outlasted defending champion Paula Badosa 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 and will play Swiatek in Sunday’s final. Swiatek is assured of reaching a new […]
DC Srinagar inaugurates Martial Arts Championship under “Play for Drug Free Srinagar”
SRINAGAR: The Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Friday inaugurated a Martial Arts championship under the banner “Play for Drug Free Srinagar” here at Government Boys Higher Secondary School Rawalpora. The event was organized by District Youth Services & Sports in collaboration with Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Department. Under the overall supervision of District […]
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 […]
