Pakistan have always been blessed with top quality fast bowlers. Starting from Imran Khan to the likes of Mohammad Abbas today, there have been a clutch of pacers who have made life difficult for batsmen all over the globe. While several of them stood out due to their guile, like […]
It feels like he ‘just doesn’t age’: Watson on MS Dhoni
Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson is an integral part of the Chennai Super Kings outfit and the burly Aussie is all set for another crack at the tournament that had resurrected his career way back in 2008. He has excelled under the leadership of MS Dhoni at CSK and believes that the […]
James Anderson on the cusp of huge milestone
A historic feat awaits James Anderson as England hope to clinch the series against Pakistan in the second Test starting in Southampton on Thursday. Anderson, who had a lacklustre opening game of the series has a chance to wipe it off and holds the potential to do it in some […]
‘Benaud kept on saying if I bowl to potential, India will beat Australia’
Former India left-arm spinner Dilip Doshi revealed how legendary Australian cricketer Richie Benaud had said India would go on to win the Test against Australia in Melbourne in the 1981 series if Doshi played to his full potential. Doshi was talking about the third Test match against Australia in Melbourne […]
After Mandeep, five other Covid positive hockey players shifted to hospital as precaution: SAI
Five Covid-19 positive hockey players have been shifted to a hospital in Bengaluru as a precautionary measure after striker Mandeep Singh was transferred to the facility following a dip in his blood oxygen level, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said on Wednesday. Mandeep is asymptomatic but was hospitalised at […]
Neymar and financial gulf with PSG don’t faze Atalanta
Atalanta’s unexpected run to the Champions League quarter-finals brings the Bergamo club up against one of the most expensive players in world football on Wednesday when they take on Paris Saint Germain and their Brazil forward Neymar. The French club smashed the world record transfer fee when they spent 222 […]
Serena sets up Venus clash on return after Covid-19 hiatus
Serena Williams made a winning return to competitive tennis on Tuesday as she rallied from a set down to beat Bernarda Pera 4-6 6-4 6-1 at the Top Seed Open in Lexington, Kentucky on Tuesday in her first match of the Covid-19 era. Williams was five points from falling to […]
The fading art of defensive batting making Tests closer, writes Sanjay Manjrekar
The cricket-watching world has lapped up the Test matches in England that marked the resumption of the game during Covid-19. Couple of obvious reasons for that — one, it was live cricket after a long time, and two, there was just one international match on at one time in the […]
Sabalenka advances in Lexington as WTA Tour returns to US
Aryna Sabalenka fended off Madison Brengle 6-1 6-7(5) 6-2 on Monday to advance to the second round of the Top Seed Open in Lexington, Kentucky, the first WTA Tour event in the United States since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the circuit in March. World number 11 Sabalenka, who defeated […]
Dortmund says Jadon Sancho staying amid Man United links
England winger Jadon Sancho will stay with Borussia Dortmund for the upcoming season amid reported interest from Manchester United, club sporting director Michael Zorc said on Monday. “We plan on having Jadon Sancho in our team this season, the decision is final. I think that answers all our questions,” Zorc […]
COVID-positive hockey player Mandeep Singh shifted to hospital after oxygen level drop
Indian hockey team forward Mandeep Singh, who tested positive for COVID-19, has been admitted to a hospital in Bengaluru after his blood oxygen level dropped but his condition is stable, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said on Tuesday. Mandeep and five other national players — captain Manpreet Singh, defenders […]
Former India footballer Manitombi Singh no more
Former India footballer Manitombi Singh died in Imphal after long illness on Sunday. He was 39 and is survived by parents, wife and an eight-year-old son. Manitombi was a defender who could play right back, centre-back and left back. He played for Mohun Bagan and was part of the Hindustan […]
Indian hockey player Mandeep Singh tests positive for COVID-19
Indian hockey team forward Mandeep Singh has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the sixth national player to contract the dreaded infection, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said on Monday. The 25-year-old from Jalandhar is asymptomatic and is being treated along with the other five players by doctors in Bengaluru, […]
IPL 2020: Patanjali considering bidding for title sponsorship
Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved is considering to bid for the title sponsorship of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL), according to a company official. The slot of the title sponsorship of IPL was vacated after the Chinese handset maker Vivo decided to exit from it. The move would help the Haridwar-based […]
‘Call him a B-grade actor’: How Hayden sledged Akhtar ‘out of the game’
Matthew Hayden is no stranger to sledging his opponents. The Australian cricket team in the 2000s were known to be master sledgers and used to play mind games on the opposition players to get under their skin. They were already the best side in the world with an abundance of […]