Afghanistan humbled world champions West Indies to win the T20 series 2-1 with a facile 29-run victory in the last match at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium here on Sunday. The win was powered by wicketkeeper-batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s career best knock of 79 off 52 balls with six […]
Prithvi Shaw announces return after doping ban
After reaching his half-century, Prithvi Shaw tapped the bat face, gesturing as if to say: “I’m letting my bat do the talking”. After a doping ban of eight months ended on Friday, it was a nice feeling for the 20-year-old, who scored 63 off 39 balls in his first comeback […]
Finland into first major finals as Sweden seal Euro 2020 place
Finland qualified for the first major tournament in their history with a 3-0 win over Liechtenstein while Sweden sealed their place at the Euro 2020 finals following a victory in Romania. Norwich City forward Teemu Pukki scored twice in Helsinki and Jasse Tuominen also netted to bring the home crowd […]
WWE SmackDown results: Survivor Series gets a Universal Championship match
It was expected that Bray Wyatt would challenge Daniel Bryan for the WWE Universal Championship. And what transpired on SmackDown was exactly that. Daniel Bryan’s appearance on Miz TV segment was promoted throughout the show. It all seemed to point towards an impending match between Bryan and Wyatt at Survivor […]
Gareth Bale says he gets more enjoyment from Wales than Real Madrid
Gareth Bale has risked fuelling the criticism of his commitment to Real Madrid by admitting on Friday he is more excited playing for Wales than for the Spanish giants. Bale has not featured for Real since scoring in his country’s 1-1 draw against Croatia on October 13 and a calf […]
Ind Vs Ban 1st Test : Agarwal double headlines India’s domination over Bangladesh
Mayank Agarwal headlined India’s domination with a classy double hundred, his second, to help the team post a mammoth 493/6 against a hapless Bangladesh side, at stumps on Day 2 of the first Test here on Friday. India now lead by 343 runs after Bangladesh were all out for 150 […]
Jemimah, bowlers lead India to series win against West Indies
Indian women beat West Indies women by seven wickets in the third T20I at the Providence Stadium in Guyana to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the ongoing five-match series between the two sides. Batting first, West Indies were restricted to a measly total of 59/9 in their designated 20 […]
Sharad wins silver; Mariyappan, Vinay take bronze at WPA C’ships
Two-time Asian Para Games champion Sharad Kumar cleared the bar with season’s best 1.83 metres to clinch the silver besides booking Tokyo 2020 slots along with Mariyappan Thangavelu at the Dubai 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai. Mariyappan, a Rio 2016 gold medallist, settled for bronze with a season’s […]
Graeme Smith turns down Cricket South Africa director role
Former South African captain Graeme Smith has withdrawn his interest in becoming Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) director of cricket. In a statement issued on his Twitter feed on Thursday, Smith said he was not confident that he would have been given the freedom to do the job on his own […]
CWG shooting row: CGF boss to meet Indian officials
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is expected to drive a hard bargain for the inclusion of shooting in the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games when its officials meet the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Louise Martin—in Delhi to resolve the issue—on Thursday. Birmingham organisers dropped shooting from the list of sports […]
Australia’s Will Pucovski out of Test contention with mental health issues
Young batting prodigy Will Pucovski pulled out of contention for a place in Australia’s Test team to play Pakistan on Thursday as he continues to battle mental health issues. The 21-year-old informed management of his decision during Australia A’s three-day clash against Pakistan in Perth, which ended in a draw […]
India vs Bangladesh: When mind dragged down Virat Kohli
There was a point in Virat Kohli’s career when he said had felt terribly low. Kohli was referring to his disastrous tour of England in 2014 when he returned scores of 1, 8, 25, 0, 39, 28, 0, 7, 6 and 20 in five Tests, averaging 13.40 in 10 innings. […]
Raheem Sterling dropped by England after training ground ‘disturbance’
England winger Raheem Sterling has been dropped from the squad to face Montenegro in their Euro 2020 qualifier at Wembley after a “disturbance” at the national team’s training camp on Monday, the Football Association said. “The FA can confirm Raheem Sterling will not be considered for Thursday’s EURO 2020 qualifier […]
Shane Watson appointed as President of ACA
Former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has been appointed as the President of Australian Cricketers Association (ACA). He was appointed as the head of the association during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Sydney. Watson is now a part of an extended ten-person board which includes three new appointments– current Australian […]
Arsenal’s under-fire Unai Emery gets club’s public backing
Arsenal manager Unai Emery has been given the club’s public backing but the Premier League side’s hierarchy has warned the Spaniard that results must improve, the BBC reported on Monday. Emery’s position is under the spotlight after two wins in Arsenal’s last 10 league games with the latest setback coming […]