Gurgaon, March 14 Six people were arrested here on Saturday for betting on a cricket World Cup match between India and Zimbabwe, police said. All arrested are in the age group of 24 to 35 years. Acting on a tip-off, Crime Branch (Unit-1) chief Yashwant Singh and his team raided a flat in Orchid Society […]
The contours of the World Cup knockout round are getting clearer and cricket itself has been fairly impressive. The summer-end pitches in the Antipodes provided for a great deal of excitement, though the teams batting first had a slightly better success rate. India and New Zealand remain the only unbeaten teams and both are through […]
rio de Janeiro, March 7 Rio de Janeiro’s Maracanazinho arena will stage the year’s first 2016 Olympic test event in July, local organizers said. The venue will host the Volleyball World League Finals from July 14 to 19. It will be the second Rio 2016 test event, following an international sailing regatta in Guanabara Bay […]
Perth, March 6 After beating the West Indies in a World Cup Pool B encounter at the WACA here on Friday, an elated Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni credited his bowlers for keeping the opposition batsmen on a tight leash.
Perth, March 6 , A superlative bowling performance and a cool Mahendra Singh Dhoni eventually helped India muster a four-wicket win against the West Indies to notch their fourth consecutive World Cup Pool B victory on a tricky WACA pitch here on Friday. A brilliant bowling performance helped the defending champions skittle out the Windies for […]
Perth, March 5 (IANS) West Indies cricket legend Viv Richards on Thursday said that the Indian bowling is not consistent enough and sooner or later it will be exploited by opposition batsmen. In a column for the International Cricket Council (ICC) website, Richards said that even though India are a force to reckon with at […]
Perth, March 5 (IANS) West Indies opener Chris Gayle has hinted at the possibility of retiring from Test cricket if his recurring back problem cannot cope with a tight international schedule. Gayle said he plans to assess his future after the World Cup when he meets with West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) officials. However, he […]
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) India will be the clear favourites as eight international women’s teams battle it out to progress along the road to the 2016 Rio Olympics this weekend when the Hockey World League (HWL) Round 2 gets underway at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here. The tournament, which takes place between […]
Yangon, March 4 The Asian Junior Wrestling Championships will be hosted in Myanmar’s Nay Pyi Taw in the third week of July, the Myanmar Wrestling Federation announced on Wednesday. A total of 10 elite Myanmar youth wrestlers are training hard under the guidance of three foreign coaches. Wrestling teams from about 20 countries and regions […]
India’s national carrier, Air India, has launched a new onboard menu on flights between India and Australia in keeping with the spirit of the ICC World Cup. The menu will be onboard during the period of the tournament. On this menu dishes have been named in honour of famous cricketers, from MS Dhoni through to […]