New Delhi, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Anurag Thakur on Saturday virtually ruled out the possibility of a bilateral series with Pakistan, asserting that it will be almost impossible for that country’s cricket board to organise the event at short notice. The two nations were due to play a limited overs […]
58 men’s and women’s matches to be played at eight venues from 8 March to 3 April; Mumbai and New Delhi to stage semi-finals while Kolkata to stage finals · Zimbabwe to face Hong Kong in tournament opener in Nagpur; Sri Lanka to launch title defence in Kolkata on 17 March; India-Pakistan to go head […]
New Delhi, Fourteen-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal exhibited flashes of his genius to lead defending champion Indian Aces to a 30-12 victory against Philippine Mavericks in the India leg of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) here on Thursday. Nadal took the court first pairing up with Rohan Bopanna to register a comfortable 6-4 […]
Dubai, India’s top shuttler and World No.2 Sania Nehwal came up with a dominating performance to outclass World No.1 Carolina Marin of Spain in the women’s singles match at the BWF Superseries Finals here on Thursday to keep her semi-finals hope alive. Saina defeated Carolina 23-21, 9-21, 21-12 in the Group A match which lasted […]
India’s Shikhar Dhawan has been reported with a suspect bowling action during the fourth Test against South Africa, which the host won in New Delhi on Monday. The match officials’ report, which was handed over to the India team management, cited concerns about the legality of the 30-year-old’s off-spin deliveries. Dhawan’s bowling action will now […]
The ICC World Twenty20 India 2016 will be launched at the St Regis hotel in Mumbai on Friday, 11 December, at 1200 (India time). The event will be attended by ICC Chairman Mr Shashank Manohar, ICC Chief Executive Mr David Richardson and BCCI Secretary Mr Anurag Thakur. Following the unveiling of the groups, schedule and […]
Monarch Cruise has announced the launch of an unparalleled cruise experience that will bring together the cream of Bollywood and Cricket. The cruise will allow passengers to get close and personal with their favourite cricket icons, Bollywood stars, world-class DJs and celebrated chefs. Departing from SingaporeMarch 6, 2017, the ship will course through Kuala Lumpur, […]
Mumbai, While praising the depth in the men’s singles class, badminton legend Prakash Padukone on Tuesday expressed concern about the lack of talent in the Indian women’s singles category after World No.2 Saina Nehwal and No.12 P.V. Sindhu. “I am confident about the depth in men’s singles for the next ten years with so many […]
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The ninth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2016 will be held from April 9 to May 29 and would welcome two new franchises, Pune and Rajkot, in place of the suspended Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, it was announced on Tuesday. The Pune franchise was bought […]
India has moved into second place in the ICC Test Championship table after winning the four-Test series against South Africa by 3-0. The series result has helped Virat Kohli’s side gain 10 points, which has lifted it from 100 points to 110 points and ahead of Australia and Pakistan, which have slipped one place each […]