The BCCI has reportedly expressed its concerns over the five-day training camp organised by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Chennai before leaving for Dubai to take par in IPL 2020. The camp came in focus after an India limited-overs seamer and multiple other members of the CSK squad tested positive for Covid-19 […]
Leg Cricket: India’s gift to world, where cricket marries football
There is a batsman – legsman according to the nomenclature – but there are no bats. He can be declared out if it touches his ‘wrong leg’. The umpires won’t fret at all about the line, impact or whether the ball would go on to hit the stumps. There is […]
Invincible Ray Parlour says Lionel Messi would fit well in England
Saturday’s Community Shield tie between Premiership champions Liverpool and FA Cup winners Arsenal will be the bugle call for a season unusual in equal measure for closed-door games and the possibility of Lionel Messi playing in the Premier League. “There’s been a little bit of wrangle with the president of […]
‘You wouldn’t have seen Rohit Sharma if he wasn’t granted freeship’
Dinesh Lad, the childhood coach of Rohit Sharma has revealed how the cricketer as a youngster was able to bowl him over during one of his performances for his school. Lad, the father of Mumbai batsman Siddhesh, who is a top-notch coach and considered one of the best in the Mumbai cricketing […]
Liverpool still hungry for success, says Henderson
Winning the Premier League has not quelled Liverpool’s hunger for silverware and the Reds will continue to push for trophies in the new season, captain Jordan Henderson has said. Liverpool ended their 30-year wait for a top-flight title last season, finishing 18 points clear of Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. Henderson, […]
Ronaldo pledges to ‘reach higher’ in 3rd year with Juventus
While Lionel Messi’s future remains a major question in world soccer, longtime rival Cristiano Ronaldo has professed his complete dedication to Juventus entering the third season of a four-year contract with the Italian club. “As I’m getting ready for my third season as a bianconero, my spirit and ambition are […]
Dhoni’s one text that convinced CSK CEO for Chennai camp amid pandemic
Three-time Indian Premier League champions Chennai Super Kings held a five-day training camp in Chennai earlier this month before the squad travelled to UAE for the upcoming season of the tournament. No other franchise held a camp like this, and in a recent interaction, CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan revealed how CSK captain MS […]
IPL 2020: Quarantine rules in Abu Dhabi put KKR, MI in a spot
A 14-day quarantine rule in Abu Dhabi has put Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Mumbai Indians (MI), the two IPL teams based there, in a spot. While the remaining six teams in Dubai can start training, KKR and MI players need an extra week before they can step out of their rooms. […]
Naomi Osaka changes mind and agrees to play semi-final
Naomi Osaka has decided to play her semi-final at the Western & Southern Open in New York after previously saying she would withdraw from the match to protest against racial injustice. The 22-year-old two-time Grand Slam winner was originally scheduled to play her semi-final on Thursday but tournament organisers decided […]
Kei Nishikori now negative for Covid-19 but out of US Open
Kei Nishikori, the 2014 U.S. Open runner-up, said he tested negative for Covid-19 after having two positive tests but still decided to withdraw from the Grand Slam tournament that begins next week. Nishikori wrote Wednesday on his mobile app that he is ready to “slowly” return to practice — but […]
Ronaldinho, Henry, Zlatan… the stars who lined up with Lionel Messi
An association that began on a paper napkin is likely to end via a burofax almost 20 years later. Technical director Carles ‘Charly’ Rexach signed on a serviette in December 2000 that the club promised to sign Lionel Messi. Since then, Barcelona have won 33 trophies. Many of them came […]
Celtic dumped out of Champions League by Ferencvaros
Former European champions Celtic will miss out on the Champions League group stage for the third successive season after a dispiriting 2-1 home defeat by Hungary’s Ferencvaros in the second qualifying round on Wednesday. Tokmac Nguen latched on to a hopeful long punt forward to score Ferencvaros’s winner in the […]
‘Dhoni had said he wanted to bat at No. 4 but team thought otherwise’
Former India left-arm fast bowler RP Singh feels MS Dhoni’s finishing skills are next to none, calling the former India captain a ‘beast’ in that regard. Besides Dhoni, the other player that comes to mind who was extremely effective in finishing off matches for his country was Michael Bevan, but Singh […]
‘Anderson has set the bar like Sachin had’: McGrath
England fast bowler James Anderson on Wednesday became the first seamer to claim 600 Test wickets. Overall, he became the fourth bowler to join the prestigious 600 club – only after Sri Lanka Muttiah Muralitharan (800), Australia’s Shane Warne (708), and India’s Anil Kumble (619). In a recent interaction, Australia fast bowling […]
Kohli has shown more faith in fast bowlers than Dhoni: Former India pacer
Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni are regarded as two of the most successful India captains of the modern era. While under Dhoni’s leadership, India went on to win three ICC titles, Kohli led India to first-ever Test series win in Australia in 2018/19. But even though both the captains found major successes, […]