Sri Lanka took the game away in Powerplays: Dhawan
Colombo, Mar 7 : A below-par performance in the powerplays cost India the tri-series opener against Sri Lanka, reckoned opener Shikhar Dhawan, who credited Kusal Perera for taking the game away from his team with a blazing knock. India lost the lung-opener by five wickets with Perera putting the inexperienced visiting attack to sword during […]
Ramkumar to clash for place in Indian Wells main draw
Indian Wells: India’s top singles players Yuki Bhambri and Ramkumar Ramanathan will clash for a place in the main draw of the Indian Wells Masters after winning their respective first round matches in the qualifiers here. Yuki, seeded ninth, edged past America’s Dennis Novikov 7-5 7-5 while Ramkumar defeated Michael Mmoh 6-3 7-5 in his […]
PSL3: Sohaib hopes to be a consistent performer
DUBAI: Sohaib Maqsood on Tuesday night played one of the best Twenty20 knocks of his career. His unbeaten 85 that came off just 42 balls took the game away from defending champions Peshawar Zalmi and enabled Multan Sultans to consolidate their position at the top of the HBL PSL points table with a 19-run victory. […]
Emergency only in Kandy, India to go ahead with T20 tri-series in Colombo: BCCI
COLOMBO/NEW DELHI: The BCCI on Tuesday said the Tri-nation T20 series in Sri Lanka, also involving the Indian cricket team, will continue despite the country plunging into a state of emergency following communal violence. The BCCI has confirmed that the “situation is perfectly normal in Colombo” where the tournament is taking place, hours before India […]
Disappointed but hopeful of a comeback: Fakhar Zaman
DUBAI: Lahore Qalandars vice-captain Fakhar Zaman has refused to lose hope despite Lahore Qalandars’ woeful start to the third edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). “We are certainly disappointed, but not hopeless. We are hoping for a comeback,” the opener told Geo News on Tuesday. Lahore Qalandars, who finished at bottom of the table […]
Australia outplay India 4-2 in Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Ipoh : India suffered their second loss in three games with a 2-4 defeat against Australia in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey in Ipoh on Tuesday. India were trailing 0-4 after the third quarter but scored two quick goals through Ramandeep Singh in the fourth quarter to avoid a whitewash. Mark Knowles, Aran Zalewski, […]
Serena ready for long-awaited return at Indian Wells
NEW YORK: Serena Williams believes now is the “perfect time” to return to the WTA Tour in order to gauge her progress ahead of the year’s remaining grand slam tournaments. Williams, who claimed a 23rd grand slam title at last year’s Australian Open before hanging up her racket for the season upon discovering she was […]
Rabada unable to express himself against Australia: Dale Steyn
Durban: Veteran South African seamer Dale Steyn believes that the demerit points allocated to Kagiso Rabada are preventing the youngster from being able to express himself on the field. Stating that it is unfair that Rabada has been handicapped by the disciplinary action taken on him, Steyn likened the situation to taking a knife to […]
National Nordic Ski Championship concluded at Gulmarg
Srinagar 5th March:The National Nordic (Cross-Country) Ski Championship concluded at Gulmarg today with an impressive demonstration organized by the participating athletes. Earlier the last event of the Championship 30 Kms long distance for men was conducted in the Gulmarg bowl. Jagdish Singh and Padma Namgyal of High Altitude Warfare School Gulmarg bagged gold and bronze […]
Australia wrap up 118-run win over South Africa to take 1-0
Durban : Australia needed just 22 balls and 20 minutes of play on the fifth day at Kingsmead to secure a 118-run triumph over South Africa in the opener of their four-match series on Monday. The visitors required a single wicket to secure success after South Africa resumed on 293 for nine, chasing an improbable […]
