North Sound (Antigua), March 7 (IANS/CMC) England captain Stuart Broad says the key to his side’s success in the upcoming Twenty20 Series against West Indies, will be how well they adjust to new conditions in Barbados. The tourists pulled off a 25-run victory in the third and final One-Day International (ODI) here Wednesday to take the […]
St. John’s (Antigua), March 6 (IANS/CMC) Explosive opening batsman Chris Gayle has returned to the West Indies squad for the three-match Twenty20 series against England, starting Sunday. The left-hander has been out of action with back problems since the first T20 of the Ireland series last month, and he also missed the recent three-match One-Day International […]
Mirpur (Bangladesh), March 6 (IANS) Sri Lanka warmed up for Saturday’s Asia Cup cricket final against Pakistan with a three-wicket win over hosts Bangladesh in the last league match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here Thursday. Chasing a small target of 205, Sri Lanka faltered badly and were reduced to 75/5 but skipper Angelo Matthews struck […]
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Jaypee Group, promoters of the Formula One Indian Grand Prix, are still keen on holding the 2015 race as scheduled despite F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone wanting it to be pushed further to 2016. A day after Ecclestone said that a planned Indian Grand Prix return in 2015 was ruled out, Sameer […]
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Defending champions Delhi paid the price for resting key players in a must-win match against Services to crash out of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here Thursday. Services and Punjab advanced to the knock-outs from North Zone. Services hammered Delhi by 44 runs at the Ferozeshah Kotla while Punjab beat Himachal Pradesh […]
Washington, March 6 (IANS) Irish football team captain Robbie Keane will stay with Los Angeles Galaxy after having agreed to a contract extension, said the Major League Soccer (MLS) side. David Beckham’s former club didn’t release any details about the deal, reports Xinhua. Keane, 33, has been one of the top scorers in the MLS since […]
Rome, March 7 (IANS) Italy’s chief football coach Cesare Prandelli confirmed that either he would renew his contract with Italy Football Association (FIGC) or take a break from football. Prandelli said Thursday it has not been decided if he could re-sign a four-year contract with FIGC, reports Xinhua. “We’ll see what happens with the Football Federation,” […]
Melbourne, March 7 (IANS) South Australia’s Johan Botha has received a reprimand and two suspension points for two separate breaches of the Cricket Australia (CA) Code of Behaviour during the ninth round of the Bupa Sheffield Shield against New South Wales. CA in statement said that in the first breach, the former South African cricketer, who […]
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) After 15 years of international cricket, Harbhajan Singh is still enjoying playing in domestic cricket. The 33-year-old rates himself the best off-spinner in the country and says it is a matter of time before he is recalled to the national side. You ask him about the motivation for toiling on the […]
Chennai, March 6 (IANS) Gaurav Gill and co-driver Glenn MacNeall will defend their title in the Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) with the Team MRF SKODA Fabia S2000, it was announced here Thursday. The 32-year-old Gill became the first Indian to win the APRC title driving for Team MRF, for whom it was their fourth success […]