Penang (Malaysia), Scottish shuttler Kirsty Gilmour proved no match for India’s P.V. Sindhu who needed just 32 minutes to crush her opponent in the women’s singles final and seal her second $120,000 Malaysia Masters title at the Spice Stadium here on Sunday. Third seed Sindhu, who had also won the Grand Prix Gold tournament here […]
· India piles up 483 for five against Canada; England makes 307 for seven against Namibia and Pakistan scores 291 for seven against Nepal; Sri Lanka beats New Zealand by four wickets · Centuries by Kishan, Bhui, Ihsanullah, Nazmul and Murray; five-wicket hauls by Curran, Anders and Mashinge · Photographs from Saturday’s matches […]
· Milne vaults 26 places to a career-high 13th in latest MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for T20I Bowlers; Mustafizur rockets 78 places to a career-best 37th · New Zealand moves ahead of South Africa and Pakistan to fifth spot, Bangladesh drops behind Scotland to 11th position · Opportunity for both Australia and India to […]
Sydney, Australia cricket coach Darren Lehmann has been hospitalised with Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) here on Saturday. Lehmann reported a swollen left calf to the team’s medical staff ahead of the fifth One Day International (ODI) against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground and was immediately referred for a scan that revealed the issue. The […]
Melbourne, World No.1 Serena Williams easily qualified on Friday for the fourth round of the Australian Open after beating Russian Daria Kasatkina 6-1, 6-1 in just 44 minutes. Williams, the top seed and title holder, will face another Russian player Margarita Gasparyan, who defeated Kazakh Yulia Putintseva 6-3 and 6-4 in 91 minutes. Williams aims […]
Canberra, India suffered an astonishing batting collapse to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory as Australia bounced back from a difficult situation to win the fourth One Day International (ODI) by 25 runs at the Manuka Oval here on Wednesday. Set a formidable target of 349 runs, India folded up for 323 despite centuries […]
Time is on the side of two fencers attempting to qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Australian No.1 ranked foil athletes Alisha Kwag, 16, and Lucas Webber, 20, have their sights firmly set on Rio qualification but Japan 2020 is also on their radar. They joined a group of 120 athletes and coaches for […]
Sydney, Top seeds Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis survived a scare to win their 29th consecutive match and enter the women’s doubles final of the Sydney International here on Thursday. The Indo-Swiss tennis pair won a rain-interrupted semi-final 4-6, 6-3, 10-8 in one hour and 32 minutes to beat Romanian-Kazakh pairing of Raluca Olaru and […]
Perth, Star opener Rohit Sharma slammed a blistering unbeaten 171 to steer India to a massive 309/3 in 50 overs against hosts Australia in the opening game of the five-match One-Day International (ODI) series at the WACA Ground here on Tuesday. Rohit smashed 13 boundaries and seven sixes in his 163-ball knock to bring up […]
The International Cricket Council (ICC) and MoneyGram International, a leading global provider of money transfer services, today announced an eight-year deal which confirms MoneyGram as an event partner for ICC events from 2016-2023. The ICC and MoneyGram recently completed a successful five-year partnership, which began with the ICC World Twenty20 West Indies 2010, concluding with […]