The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board, exercising its power under Article 2.7 of the ICC’s Articles of Association, has unanimously decided to suspend the membership of the United States of America Cricket Association (USACA) with immediate effect. The decision was made after very careful consideration of the findings set out in a recently constituted Review […]
India’s limited overs cricket skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said he will happily step down if that facilitates a performance upliftment, following the team’s first ever One-Day International (ODI) series loss against Bangladesh. India lost their second ODI by six wickets at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here on Sunday night to surrender the three-match series […]
Kenyans on Monday saluted Commonwealth Games javelin champion Julius Yego for his throw in the Birmingham Grand Prix of 91.39 metres on Sunday, which set an African record, Diamond League record and the best throw in the world since 2006. His throw, however, had some drama. As Yego responded to world champion Vitezslav Vesely’s sixth […]
The Indian Basketball Players Association (IBPA) officially started its functioning with an inaugural meeting held at the Indian Medical Association hall here. The meeting was attended on Sunday by some of the well known basketball legends of the country. The list included several Arjuna awardees, Dhyan Chand awardees, Asian all-star player, former Indian captains and […]
Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday congratulated city football giants Mohun Bagan who became the I-League champions. “After 11 years the Football I-League trophy comes back to Bengal. Congratulations Mohun Bagan,” Banerjee tweeted. Bagan drew 1-1 against reigning champions Bengaluru FC at the Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru to finish […]
Munich, May 30 (IANS) Armyman Gurpreet Singh on Saturday missed sealing India’s fifth 2016 Rio Olympics quota place by the narrowest of margins when he finished fourth in the Men’s 25-metre Rapid Fire Pistol event at the World Cup (Rifle/Pistol) here. At one stage of the final, the 28-year-old Gurpreet looked set to take the […]
London, May 30 (IANS) Former Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand retired from football after 18 years of playing the game at the top level, a statement from the player said on Saturday. “After 18 years as a professional footballer, I now feel it’s the right time for me to retire from the game […]
Vasco (Goa), May 30 (IANS) Salgaocar Football Club scored an astonishing late 2-0 victory over Dempo Sports Club to relegate the five-time champions in a spellbinding concluding game of I-League at Tilak Maidan here on Saturday. Dempo, needing a win to save themselves, were dominating all through and tested Salgaocar. They went close on several […]
Indian tennis players Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna won their respective men’s doubles matches while Sania Mirza also advanced to the women’s doubles third round of the French Open, the lone clay court Major, here on Friday. Paes and his Canadian partner Daniel Nestor beat the German-Austrian combine of Andre Begemann and Julian Knowle 7-6(3), […]
Sydney Thunder Community Rookie Hameed Kherkhah will be part of a bold new strategy in the Mosaic Cricket Association, focusing on grassroots access and opportunities for various multicultural communities. Kherkhah will conduct a three-day T20 Blast Holiday Camp held at Blacktown International Sportspark from Tuesday July 7, as well as two free come and […]