India seam-bowling allrounder Rumeli Dhar on Wednesday announced her retirement from international cricket, at the age of 38. Dhar played her last international match in the tri-nation women’s T20I series between India, Australia and England, at Brabourne in 2018. “23 years of my cricket career that started from Shyamnagar in […]
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Ravichandran Ashwin misses flight to England after testing positive for Covid-19
Indian all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin could not board the flight to England after being tested positive for Covid-19. The off-spinner came to Mumbai to travel with the Test team on June 16 but now he is in quarantine. The 35-year-old will only join the Test squad after meeting all protocol requirements. […]
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Former Sri Lankan cricketer serves tea, buns to people waiting at fuel stations
Amid the unprecedented fuel crisis in the country, former Lankan cricketer Roshan Mahanama was spotted serving tea and buns to people waiting in lines outside the stores to buy fuel and cooking gas. “We served tea and buns with the team from Community Meal Share this evening for the people […]
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India register biggest win in terms of runs against South Africa in T20Is
Following their all-around clinical performance against South Africa that saw it level the series, India has registered its biggest win against Proteas in terms of runs. The Men in Blue achieved this landmark in the fourth T20I of the five-match series against SA at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot. Having […]
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ICC Test Rankings: Jasprit Bumrah rises to third, Joe Root becomes number one batter
Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah has risen to the third spot in the latest ICC Men’s Test Bowler Rankings. There was some reshuffling in the latest bowling rankings with towering Kiwi quick Kyle Jamieson dropping three places to sixth after he injured his back against England. That allowed India speedster Jasprit […]
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Sunil Chhetri becomes joint 5th highest goalscorer in international football history
Indian men’s football team captain Sunil Chhetri became the joint fifth highest goalscorer in international football history. Chhetri achieved this feat during their AFC Asian Cup Qualifier clash against Hong Kong on Tuesday, where he scored his 84th goal. He has now equalled legendary Real Madrid and Hungarian player Ferenc Puskas goals […]
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England’s Joe Root completes 10,191 runs in Test cricket
England batter Joe Root completed 10191 Test cricket runs and surpassed former India batter Sunil Gavaskar’s record of 10122 runs. Root achieved this feat on Day 4 of the ongoing second Test against New Zealand, here at Trent Bridge, where he smashed a total of 176 runs in England’s first […]
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Pakistan complete ODI clean weep over West Indies
Pakistan’s lower middle-order batting emerged successful from a stern test to help the home side win the third One-Day International by 53 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern Method and sweep the series against the West Indies by 3-0 here on Sunday. In front of another packed to capacity crowd on a […]
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PM Modi lauds Avani Lekhara’s gold medal win at Chateauroux Para Shooting World Cup 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lauded the Indian shooter Avani Lekhara after she registered a ground-breaking gold medal win at the R8- Women’s 50m 3P SH1 event during the ongoing Chateauroux Para Shooting World Cup 2022. PM Modi highlighted Lekhara’s determination and wished her the very best for her future. “Proud of […]
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Ind vs SA: Rassie van der Dussen credits IPL for Proteas’ win against hosts
South Africa batter Rassie van der Dussen, who top-scored for Proteas against India on Thursday, credited their experience of playing in the Indian Premier League 2022 for the team’s triumph in the opening game of the five-match series. Top-knocks by Rassie van der Dussen and David Miller took South Africa […]
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India legend Mithali Raj retires from all forms of international cricket
The Test and ODI captain of the Indian women’s national cricket team, Mithali Raj, on Wednesday announced her retirement from all formats of international cricket. Mithali is retiring as the leading run-scorer in the women’s ODIs. She represented India in 232 matches, scoring 7805 runs at an average of 50.68. […]
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PM Modi congratulates Avani Lekhara for winning gold in Para Shooting World Cup
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Avani Lekhara after she bagged a gold medal with a world record score of 250.6 in Women’s 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 at the Chateauroux Para Shooting World Cup to secure a place at the Paris Paralympics 2024. “Congratulations @AvaniLekhara for this historic […]
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Viswanathan Anand defeats Magnus Carlsen, leads standings
Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand returned to winning ways as he defeated World No 1 Magnus Carlsen in the fifth round of the Classical section on Monday in the Norway Chess tournament to climb to the top spot. After prevailing against the Norwegian star in the Blitz event that preceded the […]
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Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen’s family hails state govt for 2 crore cash prize and plot land
After the Indian boxer, Nikhat Zareen made her way into the record books by clinching a gold medal at the 12th edition of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Turkey, Jameel Ahmed, Nikhat’s father hailed the state government for providing financial assistance as well as a plot to the […]
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Manchester United confirm Jesse Lingard exit
Manchester United have confirmed that Jesse Lingard will leave the Premier League club when his contract expires at the end of June. An Academy graduate and dyed-in-the-wool Red, Jesse has been with United for over 20 years, having originally joined club’s Under-9s team in 2001. He was a key member […]