New Delhi, A five-wicket haul by Ravindra Jadeja and a well-deserved century by Ajinkya Rahane helped India to a strong position in the fourth and final cricket Test against South Africa at the Ferozeshah Kotla here on Friday. Having dismissed India for 334 runs, the Proteas were bundled out for 121 in their first innings […]
By Aritra Chowdhury Mumbai With a staggering record of 10 doubles titles in a year, tennis star Sania Mirza believes that she and her partner, Swiss veteran Martina Hingis complement each other very well which has resulted in the duo clinching their ninth title in 2015. The unstoppable Mirza-Hingis pair came up with another stupendous […]
Abu Dhabi, German Formula 1 driver Nico Rosberg won for the Mercedes team the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Yas Island here, marking his third successive victory of the season. Starting on the pole position, Rosberg, 30, who holds German and Finnish citizenship crossed the finishing line after 55 laps on the Yas Marina Circuit, […]
Adelaide, A year on from his tragic passing, the life of batsman Phillip Hughes was remembered with a touching video tribute and a minute’s silence at the Adelaide Oval on the opening day of the first day-night cricket Test between Australia and New Zealand here on Friday. At 4.08 p.m. local time – timed to […]
Nagpur, India rode on a superb performance from off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin to beat South Africa by 124 runs in the third Test and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match series at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium here on Friday. Resuming the third day at 32/2, South Africa were bowled out for 185 in […]
New Delhi, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) senior functionary Rajeev Shukla said on Thursday that the high-octane India vs Pakistan series may begin on December 15 in Sri Lanka. Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday gave the go-ahead to the series, which will have one-dayers and T20s, at the neutral venue, […]
Cricket Australia (CA) today congratulates Australian umpire Claire Polosak, who has been selected to officiate in the upcoming ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015, which starts this weekend in Bangkok, Thailand. Polosak will join three other female match officials – New Zealands’ Kathleen Cross, England’s Sue Redfern and West Indies’ Jacqueline Williams – which marks […]
Nagpur, South Africa were batting at 11/2 in their first innings on the opening day after bowling out India for 215 in the third cricket Test of the four-match series at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium here on Wednesday. Dean Elgar (7 not out) and skipper Hashim Amla (0 not out) remained unbeaten on the […]
On January 7th, the MoneyGram Thunder Nation Cup will be on the line as India and Pakistan battle it out on Spotless Stadium in front of a Sydney Thunder home crowd to be crowned champions and have their nationality etched alongside South Africa and Nepal on the MoneyGram Thunder Nation Cup. Now in its the third year, the […]
London, India’s Rohan Bopanna and Romanian Florin Mergea missed a golden chance to clinch the prestigious $7 million ATP World Tour Finals as they went down to the Dutch-Romanian pair of Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau in straight sets in the men’s doubles summit clash on the indoor hard courts of the O2 Arena. Second […]