Fans mock Pakistan Super League after Karachi Kings official spotted using mobile phone in dugout

    Fans across Twitter were quick to notice and troll Pakistan Super League after a member of Karachi Kings dugout was caught using a mobile phone during the match.     Karachi Kings players celebrating after registering maiden win in PSL 2020.(AP Photo) HIGHLIGHTS A Karachi Kings official was spotted using a mobile phone … Read more

PSL 2020: Multan Sultans outplay Lahore Qalandars, Karachi Kings edge out Peshawar Zalmi

Karachi Kings pulled off a 10-run victory over former champion Peshawar Zalmi and Multan Sultans thumped Lahore Qalandars by five wickets in their opening matches of the Pakistan Super League on Friday. At Karachi, Liam Livingstone’s unbeaten 54-run knock off 29 balls went in vain as Peshawar finished 191-7 in pursuit of a daunting target … Read more

Ajinkya Rahane involved in 1st run out, Virat Kohli’s India all-out for worst 1st innings total in 2 years

India vs New Zealand: Ajinkya Rahane top-scored with 46 runs in India’s 165 in Wellington but couldn’t prevent getting involved in the run-out of Rishabh Pant, marking the 1st such instance of his Test career. Ajinkya Rahane looks back after being dismissed for 46 by New Zealand’s Tim Southee (AP) HIGHLIGHTS On Saturday, Ajinkya Rahane … Read more

Sandpaper for sale: Steve Smith gets booed in his 1st match in South Africa since 2018 scandal

South Africa vs Australia 1st T20I: While Australia romped to an 107-run win over the hosts on Friday, star batsman Steve Smith had to face the wrath of the crowd when he tried to collect 4 runs off a Dale Steyn ‘dead-ball’. Steve Smith was reminded about his 2018 ordeal on his 1st match in … Read more

1st T20I: Ashton Agar hat-trick sinks South Africa to their lowest T20I total as Australia go 1-0 up

Ashton Agar took a hat trick and Australia thumped South Africa by 107 runs in the first Twenty20 on Friday, showing absolutely no signs of hesitancy in their first game back in the country following the embarrassing ball-tampering scandal of 2018. Agar nearly had a second hat trick when he took two in two balls … Read more

ISL: Chennaiyin FC beat Mumbai City in tight contest to make playoffs

Mumbai City FC suffered a heart-break in the most poetic form when Lucian Goian scored the winner against his former club to help Chennaiyin FC qualify for the Indian Super League playoffs after a tightly-contested clash on Friday. Clear-cut chances were few and far between in what was an intense contest that saw Mumbai City … Read more

Saina Nehwal loses in quarter-finals yet again, out of Barcelona Masters

World number 18 Saina Nehwal, who lost her quarter-finals match of Barcelona Masters 20-22 19-21 against Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan, last reached a tournament’s semi-finals in January 2019. India shuttler Saina Nehwal (Reuters Image) HIGHLIGHTS Saina Nehwal has failed to cross the 1st round of a tournament for 7 times in her last 10 attempts Saina … Read more

Fighting India lose 3-4 to title holders Australia in FIH Pro League

India fought hard before losing 3-4 to defending champions Australia in their first match of the two-leg FIH Pro League encounter here on Friday. Making their debut in the second season of the FIH Pro League, the Indians displayed their potential by claiming five points from a possible six against the Netherlands before claiming another … Read more

Red Bull Racing signs Jehan Daruvala for upcoming Formula 2 season

In a huge boost to Indian Motorsport, Red Bull Racing Formula One Team have signed up Jehan Daruvala for their Red Bull Junior Program, paving the way for the country’s big racing hope to compete in the FIA Formula 2 Championship. Jehan, who has taken giant strides in the sport since his debut in 2009 … Read more

Great feeling to win T20 World Cup opener: Harmanpreet Kaur after win over Australia

  On a slow pitch in Sydney, Australia asked India to bat first and the Indian women folded for just 132 runs. However Indian bowlers bundled hosts out for 115 to win the tournament opener by 17 runs.   India Women Team won the T20 World Cup opener against Australia on Friday. (AP Photo) HIGHLIGHTS … Read more

ECB in talks with BCCI over allowing India women cricketers for The Hundred

The England and Wales Cricket is currently discussing the possibility of allowing women’s cricketers from India to play in The Hundred, the inaugural edition of the 100-ball tournament in England. The likes of Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana have already played in T20 Kia Super League (Reuters Photo) HIGHLIGHTS ECB in talks BCCI over letting … Read more

0 hundreds in 19 innings: Virat Kohli enduring worst batting run since horror 2014 England tour

Virat Kohli

India vs New Zealand 1st Test: When Kyle Jamieson removed Virat Kohli for 2 on the opening day of the 1st Test in Wellington, the debutant extended the hundred-drought of the Indian captain to 19 international innings. Virat Kohli could only score 2 runs before he was dismissed by Kyle Jamieson in India’s 1st innings … Read more

India vs New Zealand: Ross Taylor 1st cricketer to play 100 international matches in all 3 formats

New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor founded a unique club on Friday in Wellington when he took the field for the 1st Test vs India. The ongoing match at Basin Reserve happens to be the 100th Test match for the Kiwi veteran and he is now the only cricketer ever to play 100 matches in each … Read more

Barcelona Spain Masters: Saina Nehwal, Sameer Verma enter quarterfinals

Saina Nehwal, who is facing a race against time to qualify for her fourth Olympics, brushed aside Ukraine’s Maria Ulitina 21-10 21-19 in the second round. Saina Nehwal entered the women’s singles quarterfinals at the Barcelona Spain Masters. (IANS Photo) HIGHLIGHTS Saina Nehwal stormed into the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Spain Masters Saina brushed aside … Read more

India vs New Zealand: Virat Kohli on brink of breaking major records

India whitewashed New Zealand in the 5-match T20Is and the hosts returned the favour in ODIs. The two teams thus stand equal before entering the 2-match Test series commencing in Wellington on Friday. The last time India toured New Zealand was way back in 2014 when the Black Caps defeated India 1-0 in the 2-match … Read more

India is of the size of continent, should finish in top 5 at Olympics: Kiren Rijiju

Sports minister Kiren Rijiju has said India is such a large country that it should finish among the top 5 at the Olympics rather than satisfying with a couple of medals. Sports minister Kiren Rijiju (IANS Photo) HIGHLIGHTS Sports minister Kiren Rijiju has said Junior TOPS will be launched this year Rijiju said his aim … Read more

Women’s T20 world Cup 2020: ‘Favourites’ India ‘need to step up as a unit’ to banish ghosts of past

The upcoming T20 World Cup will mark an important phase of Indian cricket wherein the women’s team will be heading into a major event without the services of two of its icons in Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami. With the two legendary names having retired from T20Is, a relatively young Indian team, under Harmanpreet Kaur’s … Read more

ISL: Hyderabad FC run riot in Guwahati, end season in style

Hyderabad FC brought their Hero Indian Super League season to a conclusion with a thumping 5-1 win against NorthEast United FC here on Thursday. Liston Colaclo and (12th, 41st), Marcelinho (13th, 88th) scored braces while Mohammed Yasir (55th) also grabbed a goal to earn Hyderabad’s second win of the season. Andrew Keogh’s (35th) strike was … Read more

India vs New Zealand 1st Test Dream 11 Prediction, Captain and Vice Captain

India vs New Zealand 1st Test Dream 11 Prediction: For New Zealand, it is time to pick up pieces after their 0-3 drubbing in Australia while the current Indian team would love to reassert that they are the best when it comes to winning in adverse conditions. Here is the Dream 11 prediction for the … Read more

Ranji Trophy: Parthiv Patel hits hundred for Gujarat, Anustup Majumdar lifts Bengal

Seasoned Gujarat captain Parthiv Patel struck an unbeaten century to take his side to 330/4 against Goa at stumps on Day 1 of the first Ranji Trophy quarterfinal at the Sardar Patel Stadium here on Thursday. At the close of play, Chirag Gandhi (40*) was batting with former India stumper Parthiv (118* off 156 balls; … Read more

Wellington Test: High-flying India look to challenge New Zealand’s home dominance

India have won back-to-back overseas tours, including a historic one in Australia. New Zealand have not lost a Test at home since March 2017. It’s No.1 vs No.4 in what looks evenly-matched sides on paper. What more could you have asked for as India and New Zealand lock horns in a crucial series in the … Read more

Asian Wrestling Championships: Divya Kakran 2nd Indian woman to win gold medal

Asian Wrestling Championships: In a stunning display of power wrestling, Divya Kakran won all four bouts in five-wrestler 68kg category, as the competition was fought in the round-robin format Divya Kakran won gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships. (PTI Photo) HIGHLIGHTS Divya Kakran won gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships on Thursday Divya … Read more

Women’s T20 World Cup: Australia favourites but India are no pushovers, says Mithali Raj

Women T20 World Cup: Former India skipper Mithali Raj has said that the gap between the top teams and those below in women’s cricket is reducing and it would not be a surprise if Sri Lanka beat England. (IANS Photo) HIGHLIGHTS Mithali Raj said India will be no pushovers in the Women T20 World Cup … Read more

You have to come up as a team to win big tournament like World Cup: Harmanpreet Kaur

The Indian women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Thursday said her side will target consistent collective efforts instead of relying on just a couple of players to deliver the goods when it takes on Australia in the T20 World Cup here on Friday. India have failed to reach the final in any of the … Read more

Virat Kohli among the best if not the best in all formats: Kane Williamson ahead of 1st Test vs India

Kane Williamson

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson on Thursday said his team will rely on its tried and tested patient approach to tackle the Indian pace battery of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Ishant Sharma in the Test series starting here on Friday. Williamson said it will be “a lot different” to facing Australian speedsters in their … Read more