The Indian women’s cricket team defeated New Zealand by nine wickets in the first One-Day International here Thursday. Brief Scores: India Women: 193/1 in 33 overs (Smriti Mandhana 105, Jemimah Rodrigues 81 not out). New Zealand Women: 192 all out in 48.5 overs (Susie Bates 38; Ekta Bisht 3/32).
Sydney, Rishabh Pant and Tim Paine’s good humoured on-field banter has been lapped up by the television viewers and the Indian described it as a way of maintaining intensity during long on-field hours. The official broadcasters of the ongoing India versus Australia series Fox Cricket has kept the stump microphone on and some of the […]
Barcelona, Barcelona’s lowest ebbs are invariably followed by questions about Lionel Messi but the issue of over-reliance may become clearer over the coming weeks. The sight of Messi on the ground, grasping his right arm, during Barca’s win over Sevilla on Saturday prompted reactions inside Camp Nou normally reserved for the conceding of goals. Hands […]
India’s vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane on Monday said the upcoming Test match rubber against England will be a test of mind and character, adding that making quick adjustments according to the demands will be key. Ahead of the opening Test starting in Birmingham on Wednesday, he also said that as per the skill-set, both teams are […]
Moscow: Diego Maradona roared and gesticulated through every anguished second of Argentina’s rollercoaster World Cup victory over Nigeria on Tuesday before triggering alarm with a health scare after the final whistle. Lionel Messi may have dominated the on-field action in Saint Petersburg, but from his VIP box in the stands Maradona reigned supreme as the undisputed […]
Argentina reacted but repeated forays into the Nigerian box bore no fruit as Gonazlo Higuain reiterated why he doesn’t find a place in the starting line-up. He blasted a neat pullback from the left, when Argentina needed it most. It showed that he hasn’t improved since the 2014 final when his miss denied Argentina an […]
Johannesburg: Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar has been named by West Indies Test skipper Jason Holder in his best-ever cricketing XI. Alongside Tendulkar, Australian great Shane Warne also features in Holder’s all-time XI, which was revealed by him on the Lord’s Cricket YouTube channel, with the criteria being that he had to have played with or against them, or have been strongly influenced by […]
Gold Coast: Ending the wait for a medal on sixth day of the 21st Commonwealth Games, seasoned campaigner Heena Sidhu bagged a gold in women’s 25m air pistol event here on Tuesday. The 28-year-old, who has already clinched a silver in the women’s 10m air pistolcategory, broke the Commonwealth Games record by posting 38 points in the 25m category to claim the second […]
NEW DELHI: Three days on from the damning ball-tampering controversy which erupted in front of a global audience in Cape Town, Cricket Australia (CA) has announced that Steven Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft will fly back to Australia and have no further role to play in the ongoing tour of South Africa. Speaking to reporters assembled inside a Johannesburg hotel on […]
NEW DELHI: His Commonwealth Games debut spoiled by brain fever four years ago, Kidambi Srikanth, now the toast of the nation, is eyeing a maiden medal at the Gold Coast multi-sport extravaganza after a sensational run last season. Weeks before he was to make his debut at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Srikanth was battling for life […]