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 […]
Mumbai : In order to promote Maharashtra state government’s no honking and road safety campaign, a cricket match will be organised at Mumbai’s iconic Wankhede Stadium on March 24. Former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar also joined the campaign and met state transport minister Diwakar Raut for the same at the Vidhan bhavan. Meanwhile, the cricketer announced that a match between […]
Monaco: Former India captain Kapil Dev wants Hardik Pandya to “work harder on his batting” as that is his primary skill as an all-rounder. Pandya, after his 93 in the first Test against South Africa in Cape Town, failed to get a single half-century across formats in the remaining matches. Comparing any talented all-rounder to Kapil […]
Heinrich Klaasen turned it on for South Africa here at the SuperSport Park on Wednesday night, even as everyone thought Manish Pandey and MS Dhoni, in particular, will walk away with the honours as well as the T20 series for India. Thanks to his exploits and a cool-headed JP Duminy, South Africa won by six […]
After an impressive bowling display, skipper Virat Kohli (129*) led from the front with the bat to help India beat South Africa by eight wickets in the sixth one-day international at the SuperSport Park in Centurion on Friday. Dominant India wrapped up the six-match series 5-1.
Port Elizabeth, Knocked back in the previous match, India will look to crush a South African revival before it becomes a threat to their pursuit of a maiden ODI series triumph here when the two sides clash in the fifth one-dayer, on Tuesday.The Men in Blue still have a two-match cushion in the six-ODI series. […]
Real Madrid face Paris St Germain on Wednesday in the Champions League and it could be a match which defines their season. Although third-placed Madrid crushed Real Sociedad 5-2 on Saturday at the Bernabeu, they still trail leaders Barcelona by 16 points and have no hope of defending their league title. Coach Zinedine Zidane’s future […]
Mumbai: If the tax exemption issue between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Indian government is not sorted out, then India may lose the hosting rights of the ICC Champions Trophy 2021. It is learnt that the International Cricket Council (ICC) is looking out for options of the nations in the similar time zone to host the tournament, […]
100 CAPE TOWN: A 10-hour drive from Cape Town lies the capital of South Africa’s Northern Cape Province – Kimberley. For a country seeking collective reprieve right now from India’s One-day cricket dominance, even Kimberley failed to provide any respite as the South African women lost to a very impressive Indian performance – Smriti Mandhana’s […]
The Indian Under-19 team has won its fourth World Cup and its 2018 run made it the most successful U-19 team in the world. Team Coach Rahul Dravid couldn’t be happier, but he has a question for the BCCI: Why the disparity in cash prizes between him, his support staff and the winning squad? The BCCI has […]