Sports
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India suffer 0-3 whitewash against rebuilding South Africa
Cape Town: India failed to avoid a series whitewash against a South African team in transition despite Deepak Chahar’s scintillating 34-ball 54, losing the third One-day International by four runs here on…
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Pakistan’s Fatima Sana adjudged ICC Emerging Women’s Cricketer of 2021
Dubai: Pakistan all-rounder Fatima Sana on Sunday was named as ICC Emerging Women’s Cricketer of 2021. Sana took 24 wickets at an average of 23.95 and she also scored 165 runs at…
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PKL: Vinay’s last-minute raid helps Haryana Steelers beat UP Yoddha
Bengaluru: Haryana Steelers beat U.P. Yoddha 36-35 in a closely fought Match 73 of Pro Kabaddi League Season 8 at The Sheraton Grand, Whitefield, Bengaluru. Jaideep and Mohit got High 5s for…
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Down memory lane: Story of a historic cricket match played in Hyderabad
The 23rd of January, 1934, was a historic day for Hyderabad cricket. It was on this day that the very first international cricket match, classified as a first class contest, was held at…
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Virat Kohli was forced to leave captaincy of India: Shoaib Akhtar
Muscat: Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar has stated that Virat Kohli was forced to leave the captaincy of India. Last year, Kohli had stepped down as the T20I captain and then he was removed as the…
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U-19 CWC: Bawa, Raghuvanshi tons help India smash Uganda
Tarouba: Raj Bawa and Angkrish Raghuvanshi smashed fine centuries as India recorded their second-highest score in an Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup match to crush Uganda by a massive 326 runs, as the…
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IPL: Owners prefer Mumbai, Pune with UAE, SA as back-up options
New Delhi: The BCCI is mulling two start dates for the 2022 Indian Premier League with some preferring a March 27 kickoff and few other influential people wanting the mega event to…
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IPL 2022 to be held in India without crowd: BCCI sources
New Delhi: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season will be held in India itself, top sources in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed. Sources in the know…
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India needs to figure out which spinners will get them wickets: Harbhajan
New Delhi: Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said on Saturday that the side needs to look out for ‘wicket-taking’ spinners. In the three-match ODI series, which India have lost, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and…
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16 senior men’s hockey players among 33 positive cases in SAI Bengaluru
New Delhi: Hockey India’s plans of announcing the men’s senior team for the FIH Pro League matches against Canada and South Africa, could be delayed as 16 players have tested positive for…
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‘Confidence in short tournament is very important’: Du Plessis
Dhaka: South Africa batter Faf du Plessis, who will be featuring in the Bangladesh Premier League, 2022, feels that a player should be confident while playing in a short tournament. “A tournament…
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Bangladesh: Abdul Haleem laid down cricket bat and picked up a rifle to fight for freedom
Abdul Haleem Chowdhury Jewel (the name is also spelled Chaudri sometimes) was a gifted cricketer from Bangladesh who regularly played first class cricket in the 1960s for different teams in what was then called East…
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Australian Open: Nadal enters fourth round with a four set win over Khachanov
Melbourne: Rafael Nadal beats Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 in two hours and 50 minutes to enter the fourth round of men’s singles of the Australian Open…
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Sony Sports Networks launches ‘WWE Superstars with Rana Daggubati’
Mumbai: To celebrate the ever-growing popularity and fandom of WWE in India, Sony Sports Networks launched its new campaign, ‘WWE Superstars with Rana Daggubati’ that showcases the untold stories and heroics of…
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You will still be champ: Farah Khan tells Sania Mirza on retirement plans
Mumbai: A day after Tennis superstar Sania Mirza announced her retirement plans, her close friend Farah Khan penned a sweet message for her, saying she will always be the “champ.” “Need I…