After much drama and controversy, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)confirmed on Tuesday that Ravi Shastri has been selected as the new coach of the Indian cricket team. The other members of the coaching staff were also announced with former India fast bowler Zaheer Khan appointed bowling coach and former star batsman […]
Seven-time champion Roger Federer advanced into the third round at Wimbledon with a straight set victory over Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic here. Federer, who turns 36 next month, won 7-6 (0), 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday at Centre Court in the evening light of Day Four, Xinhua news agency reported. Lajovic, ranked 79th in the world, broke […]
Skipper Jason Holder took five wickets as West Indies defeated India by 11 runs in the fourth One Day International cricket match at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium here on Sunday. Holder (5/27) led from the front towards the end and wrapped up India’s lower middle-order to snatch the victory. Alzarri Joseph took two wickets. […]
Lars Stindl struck the only goal as Germany beat Chile 1-0 to win the Confederations Cup in St Petersburg on Sunday. Borussia Monchengladbach forward Stindl tapped home against the run of play after a defensive blunder midway through the first half as world champions Germany added another major trophy to their collection, The Independent reported. […]
Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth stayed committed in his dominating run to clinch the Australian Open Super Series men’s singles final here on Sunday. The Indian shuttler took less than 30 minutes to outclass Chinese Cheng Long in straight games 22-20, 21-16. This was the third straight Super Series final win for Srikanth who had only […]
Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag has denied reports that he sent a two-line curriculum vitae (CV) to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the position of Indian team coach. “I would be happy to get that two line CV from the media source. If I had to send a 2 line […]
A wounded Pakistan will be out for revenge while India will aim to maintain their dominance when the arch-rivals meet in the final of the Champions Trophy cricket tournament at The Oval here on Sunday. Pakistan have been badly bruised against India this series in their opening group stage match, having lost the game by […]
· England’s Stokes and Plunkett earn career-high rankings · Eighth-ranked Pakistan opens up 14-point advantage over ninth-ranked West Indies India captain Virat Kohli has reclaimed the top batting spot, while Australia’s pace ace Josh Hazlewood has achieved the number-one position in the bowlers’ rankings for the first time in his career in the latest […]
By Radhika Bhirani New Delhi It has been four years since Sachin Tendulkar retired from competitive cricket, but the game is so ingrained in his head that he only talks of his life and work in terms of innings. In his “second innings”, the master blaster says, he is focussed on doing whatever gives him […]
Delhi Daredevils rode on some clinical hitting from Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson to thrash Gujarat Lions by seven wickets in a high-scoring Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Ferozeshah Kotla here on Thursday. Chasing a mammoth 209, the left-right combo of Pant (97) and Samson (61) plundered the Gujarat bowlers all over the […]