By Nivedita Christchurch Former New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming says too much of cricket can sometimes diminish the entertainment value of the game which, he feels, is like soap opera that people can get bored of if watched every day. At a time multiple T20 cricket leagues have cropped up, Flemingsaid: “Players are motivated by […]
Parthiv Patel struck a whirlwind half-century to enable India thrash England by eight wickets in the third Test at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium here on Tuesday. Patel stormed to 67 runs off 54 balls as India overhauled the 103-run target a short while after the tea break on the fourth day of […]
India produced a superb comeback to defeat Pakistan 3-2 in their third round robin match at the Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament here on Sunday. For India, Pardeep Mor (22nd minute), Rupinder Pal Singh (43rd minute) and Ramandeep Singh (44th minute) found the targets while Muhammad Rizwan Senior and Muhammad Irfan Junior scored for Pakistan, […]
By Ajeyo Basu New Delhi Having created waves on the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) circuit in the US, Dalip Singh Rana, better known as “The Great Khali”, is now focused on helping other WWE aspirants from India realise their dreams. The star wrestler has established an academy in Jalandhar to prepare Indian WWE aspirants for […]
Former France football star Florent Malouda is aware he is past his prime but still has the mettle to drive Delhi Dynamos to success in the Indian Super League (ISL) this year. The 36-year-old was one of the key reasons behind Dynamos’ road till the semi-finals last year. And this year the former Chelsea star […]
Indian skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test of the three match series against New Zealand at Green Park stadium here on Thursday. India in its historic 500th Test is playing with six batsmen, two fast bowlers and two spinners while the visiting New Zealand are playing with […]
The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority has confirmed that the cyber-espionage group ‘Fancy Bears’ have leaked confidential Australian athlete data overnight. The documents include details of Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs) granted to three Australian athletes. Despite the efforts of the hackers to twist these exemptions to prove foul play, in obtaining a TUE the athletes have […]
Nine-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt has announced plans to open a sports clinic in Jamaica after retiring from the track and field. The Jamaican, who last month brought down the curtains on his Olympic career after sweeping the sprint titles in the third successive Games, says he wants to address injury concerns plaguing young […]
Australia’s Glenn Maxwell has surged to the top of the all-rounders’ list while also making a huge jump to reach a career-best third position in the latest MRF Tyres ICC Players Rankings for T20I Batsmen. Maxwell, who smashed aggressive knocks of 145 not out and 66 in the two-match series against Sri Lanka in […]
