Thisara Perera has returned to the ODI outfit after playing his last ODI in July 2019 while Danushka Gunathilaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Oshada Fernando, and Kasun Rajitha have been dropped from the squad for West Indies ODIs. Dimuth Karunaratne had earlier opted out of the Pakistan ODIs. (Reuters Photo) HIGHLIGHTS Sri Lanka have announced their ODI … Read more
Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood has started preparing for India series which starts at the end of this year from now itself. The Aussie quick recognised India’s number 3 Cheteshwar Pujara as one of the main threats and recently joked that he has saved the Mankad dismissal to get over the gutsy batsman. Hazlewood was asked … Read more
India star shuttler Saina Nehwal advanced to the women’s singles 2nd round of the Barcelona Spain Masters with a win over Germany’s Yvonne Li, while Kidambi Srikanth beat compatriot Shubhankar Dey 23-21, 21-18 to advance further. Saina Nehwal entered 2nd round of Barcelona Spain Masters. (IANS Photo) HIGHLIGHTS Saina Nehwal advanced to 2nd round of … Read more
Team India captain Virat Kohli boasts of being the number one ranked Test player and he would be looking to further consolidate his position at the top when he takes the guard on the swinging and bouncing pitches of New Zealand. Kohli, who was nowhere close to his best in the recently-concluded ODI series, will … Read more
Pakistan cricketer Umar Akmal committed a social media blunder on Wednesday when he posted a picture with former cricketer Abdul Razzaq. Pakistan cricketer Umar Akmal commied a social media blunder on Wednesday. (Reuters Photo) HIGHLIGHTS Pak cricketer Umar Akmal posted a picture on Twitter with hilarious caption Akmal’s caption led to a string of memes … Read more
New Zealand’s pace spearhead said that India may have some inexperienced players in Prithvi Shaw, Hanuma Vihari and Mayank Agarwal but the are very classy players and they had a good outing in the practice match at Hamilton. India opener Prithvi Shaw (Courtesy-ICC) HIGHLIGHTS India will have to get used to conditions at Wellington: Tim … Read more
Australia batsman Steve Smith says his reception in South Africa has been lovely on his first tour since the infamous Sandpapergate’ scandal, but expects that to change when he steps onto The Wanderers on Friday. Australia take on hosts South Africa in the first match of a three-game Twenty20 International series at a ground nicknamed … Read more
Sania Mirza and her French partner Caroline Garcia lost 2-6, 4-6 in the second round of Dubai Open against fifth seeds Saisai Zheng of China and Barbora Krejcikova of Czech Republic. Sania Mirza lost in the 2nd round of the Dubai Open. (IANS Photo) HIGHLIGHTS Sania Mirza’s campaign at the Dubai Open came to an … Read more
FC Goa scripted history by becoming the first-ever Indian club to secure a spot in the AFC Champions League group stage following a 5-0 win against Jamshedpur FC in their final Hero Indian Super League group stage clash at the JRD Sports Complex here on Wednesday. Ferran Corominas (11′), Hugo Boumous (70′, 90′), Jackichand Singh … Read more
The certified Twitter account will offer all the latest updates of 2020 Tokyo Olympics for Hindi-speaking Indian fans. The Olympic rings (Reuters Image) HIGHLIGHTS The Hindi language messages, however, appear in Roman English scripts Tokyo 2020 Mein Aapka Swagat Hai, read the handles first tweet The organisers also launched official handles in Spanish, French and … Read more
Wrestlers Ashu and Aditya won a bronze medal each in 67kg and 72kg Greco-Roman categories respectively, to take India’s medal tally at the event to 4. India wrestler Ashu during his bout with Syria’s Abdulkarim Mohammad Al-Hasan (PTI Image) HIGHLIGHTS Ashu beat Syria’s Abdulkarim Mohammad Al-Hasan 8-1 Kundu defeated Nao Kusaka of Japan … Read more
Ahead of the Test Series against New Zealand, Team India visited the Indian High Commission in Wellington on Wednesday. BCCI shared a short video from the team’s visit to the High Commission. “We just heard a few words about mutual respect and admiration between the two countries, I couldn’t agree more, you talked … Read more
The upcoming 2-Test series between India and New Zealand couldn’t have arrived at an interesting time for the two respective captains – Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson. While Virat Kohli is leading a team that is currently ranked No.1 in the world and also in the World Test Championship points table, Williamson’s side are … Read more
Cheteshwar Pujara has signed a short-term deal with the Gloucestershire where he will play six County Championship fixtures for the club. Cheteshwar Pujara (Reuters Photo) HIGHLIGHTS Cheteshwar Pujara signed up by Gloucestershire on Wednesday Pujara will play first six matches of the English County Championship His stint will be from April 12 to May 22 … Read more
2018 Asian Games silver medalist Deepak Kumar, found himself in a similar situation in 2018 when valuables were stolen from his car in South Delhi’s Ambedkar Nagar. Shooter Deepak Kumar (Twitter: @Media_SAI) HIGHLIGHTS These are matters which can take my focus away from the game: Deepak This is an Olympic year so I can’t let … Read more
Penpix of 10 leading players at the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup cricket tournament, which starts in Australia on Friday: Ellyse Perry (Australia) The face of the tournament, hard-hitting all-rounder Perry has a Test double century to her name and anchors Australia’s attack as a fast-medium bowler. Her raw speed has dropped but she varies her … Read more
Ahead of the 1st Test vs New Zealand, India captain Virat Kohli took to social media to post a photo of himself with a few of his teammates. Virat Kohli dives to take a catch in a training session ahead of Wellington Test.(@imVkohli Photo) HIGHLIGHTS Virat Kohli posted a photograph of himself with India teammates … Read more