India’s first women’s tennis superstar, Sania Mirza on Wednesday announced her retirement plans, confirming that the 2022 season will be her last. The Indian tennis player has won six Grand Slams and has reached the summit of the WTA doubles ranking. Mirza is also the first Indian to break into the top […]
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New Zealand tour of Australia postponed until further notice
New Zealand tour of Australia, initially scheduled for January 24-February 9, has been postponed until further notice, due to the lack of certainty over when the squad would be able to return to NZ. Despite a proposal from New Zealand Cricket and Cricket Australia to extend the length of the tour so that the Blackcaps could return home […]
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Virat Kohli will always be a leader in our group, his contribution is immense: Bumrah
India pacer Jasprit Bumrah on Monday said that everybody in Team India respects Virat Kohli’s decision to stand down as the Test skipper. Bumrah’s comments come two days later after Kohli announced his decision to stand down as India’s Test captain. “See, I am not here to give a judgment on Virat’s decision […]
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Winning India Open was always on my bucket list, says Satwiksairaj
Shuttler Satwiksairaj Rankireddy has said winning India Open was on his bucket list ever since he started playing badminton. The Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty clinched the victory in the men’s doubles finals of the Indian Open 2022 at the KD Jadhav Stadium here on Sunday The […]
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Australian Open: Defending champion Naomi Osaka rolls past into 2nd round, Sakkari outlasts Maria
Defending champion Naomi Osaka of Japan on Monday enjoyed a stellar start to her Australian Open campaign as she moved past rising Colombian Camila Osorio 6-3, 6-3 in the first round at Rod Laver Arena. No.13 seed, who won the Australian Open in 2019 as well as last year, took […]
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Kohli’s legacy of creating benchmarks has left headache for his successor, says Ravichandran Ashwin
Seasoned off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Sunday penned an emotional note for former India skipper Virat Kohli following his decision to step down as Test captain. Kohli on Saturday stepped down as India’s Test captain after leading the side for seven years. Ashwin said Kohli’s legacy as a captain will stand for the kind of […]
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With Virat stepping down as Test leader, task of transition relies heavily on Dravid
With Virat Kohli stepping down as Test skipper, it is safe to say that it is an end of an era, and now head coach Rahul Dravid has much work to do in order to create a solid unit which can win on both at home and overseas conditions. The 33-year-old Kohli brought an […]
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Bundesliga: Lewandowski hat-trick in Munich’s win helps striker reach 300 league goals
Robert Lewandowski added another feather to his illustrious cap on Saturday after the Polish striker smashed a hat-trick in Bayern Munich’s 4-0 win against Cologne bringing the 33-year-old to 300 goals in Germany’s top division. He is only the second player to reach that milestone after Gerd Muller did so against Hertha Berlin in […]
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Mohammad Nabi rules himself out as Afghanistan named squad for Netherlands ODIs
Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) selection committee has announced the 18-member squad for the upcoming ODI series against the Netherlands which gets underway from January 21. Afghanistan and Netherlands will lock in a three-match ODI series from January 21 in Doha. The ODI series is part of the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League, which […]
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Lakshya Sen wins 3-game thriller, advances to final of India Open 2022
Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen stormed into the men’s singles final of the ongoing India Open 2022, which is part of the BWF World Tour tournament series, at the KD Jadhav Stadium here on Saturday. Sen comes back from a game down in the semi-final against Malaysia’s NG Tze Yong to win 19-21, 21-16, […]
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Australian Open will be great with or without Novak Djokovic, says Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal on Saturday said the Australian Open is much more important than any one player while talking about his rival Novak Djokovic, who is currently fighting deportation from Australia. Ahead of the start of the season’s first Grand Slam on Monday, Nadal at Melbourne Park in his pre-event press conference said: “Australian Open will […]
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SA vs Ind, 3rd Test: Kohli, Pant revive innings as visitors extend lead to 143
Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant revived India’s second innings after Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane lost their wickets cheaply in the morning session on Day 3 of the ongoing third Test here at Newlands, Cape Town on Thursday. At the lunch break, India’s score read 130/4 — with the visitors […]
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India Open: PV Sindhu enters next round after defeating Ira Sharma
Shuttler PV Sindhu progressed to the next round of the ongoing India Open 2022 here at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall in New Delhi on Thursday. In an all-Indian affair, Sindhu outclassed Ira Sharma 21-10, 21-10 to progress to the next round. Sindhu was at her dominant self in the first game and she wrapped up […]
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ICC Test Bowling Rankings: Ashwin holds onto second spot, Jamieson reaches third position
New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Jamieson has advanced eight places to a career-best third position in the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings after a fine show in the two-match ICC World Test Championship series against Bangladesh that ended in a 1-1 draw. The 27-year-old, who finished with eight wickets including six in the second Test in […]
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FIFA mourns demise of former IOC director Francois Carrard
FIFA paid tribute to the former director general of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Francois Carrard, who passed away at the age of 83. According to FIFA, Carrard led the IOC administration for 14 years, playing a key role in reshaping and reforming the organisation during his tenure, which ran from 1989 until 2003. Following […]