Despite so many setbacks, we had the desire: Kohli
MOHALI: Captain Virat Kohli was a relieved man after Royal Challengers Bangalore snapped a six-match losing streak for their maiden win this IPL and said everything finally fell into place against Kings XI Punjab. Kohli (67) in company of AB de Villiers (59 not out) scripted a superb run chase, sharing a 85-run stand to […]
Lewis Hamilton wins Formula One’s 1,000th race
SHANGHAI: Lewis Hamilton won the Chinese Grand Prix to seize the overall lead from his Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas in Formula One’s 1,000th world championship race on Sunday. Bottas, who had made a poor start from pole and lost out to five times world champion Hamilton into the first corner, was second for his […]
KU’s snow festival concludes at Gulmarg
Srinagar, April 13: The two day Snow Festival organised by Directorate of Physical Education and Sports University of Kashmir concluded at Gulmarg in which as many as 12 colleges and students of Kashmir University participated. During the two day event competitions were held in snow football (men), cricket (men), hockey (women)and volleyball (women). On the […]
Dhawan one of best opening batsmen in world: Ganguly
Kolkata, Apr 13: Delhi Capitals advisor Sourav Ganguly described Shikhar Dhawan as one of the best opening batsmen in the world and revealed that his franchise was ‘desperate’ to rope in the left-hander after he left Sunrisers Hyderabad. Back with his home team after being traded with Vijay Shankar, Shabaz Nadeem and Abhishek Sharma, the […]
Dhoni let off with 50 per cent fine after angry reaction to umpire’s call
Jaipur, Apr 12: Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni escaped a ban and was let off with a 50 per cent fine on his match fee for an unprecedented confrontation with the on-field umpires during the IPL encounter against Rajasthan Royals here. In a rare instance, Dhoni, who was not even meant to be […]
Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mark Boucher elected as MCC Honorary Life Members
London: Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mark Boucher have been elected as the Honorary Life Members of the Marylebone Cricket Club(MCC) in recognition of their outstanding achievements in cricket. The announcement was made on Friday. Former Pakistan batsman Inzamam played 119 Test matches. He captained the side from 2001-07 and scored 8,829 runs at an average of 50.16, […]
Singapore Open: Sindhu seals semifinal spot, Saina ousted
Singapore, Apr 12 : P V Sindhu survived a scare before making the semifinals but Saina Nehwal was thoroughly outplayed in her straight-game quarterfinal loss on a mixed day for India at the Singapore Open badminton tournament here Friday. Rio Games silver-winner Sindhu defeated world No.18 and 2017 BWF World Junior Championship bronze-medallist Cai Yanyan […]
Rohit should be back in next game: Pollard
Mumbai, Apr 11 : India vice-captain Rohit Sharma missed out the IPL match against Kings XI Punjab due to a leg injury but his Mumbai Indians team-mate Kieron Pollard said it was just a “precautionary measure” and he should be back in the next game. In an injury scare five days before the World Cup […]
Sindhu seals quarterfinal spot at Singapore Open
Singapore, Apr 11 : Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu advanced to the women’s singles quarterfinals of the USD 355,000 Singapore Open with a straight-game win over Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt here Thursday. Fourth seeded Sindhu took 39 minutes to get the better of world number 22 Mia 21-13 21-19, her second straight win over the […]
Smith, Warner got away with murder: Ambrose
MELBOURNE: The Australian duo of Steve Smith and David Warner “got away with murder” and should have been banned for two years for their roles in the ball-tampering scandal, feels West Indies pace legend Curtly Ambrose. Former captain Smith and his deputy Warner were handed a one-year ban by Cricket Australia for their role in […]
