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India lose top spot in ICC Test rankings to Australia
Dubai: India lost the top spot in the ICC Test rankings to Australia on Friday, dropping to third after their stupendous 2016-17 record was eliminated from the annual update as…
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Sania Mirza nominated for Fed Cup Heart Award
New Delhi:Â Indian tennis star Sania Mirza on Thursday became the first Indian to be nominated for the Fed Cup Heart Award from the Asia/Oceania zone along with Indonesia’s Priska Medelyn…
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Moeen Ali eager for ‘fresh start’ after break from Test cricket
London: Moeen Ali is keen to make a “fresh start” and regain his place in England’s Test side after ending his self-imposed exile from the five-day game. The off-spinning all-rounder…
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Former Pak pacer Waqar Younis condoles demise of Rishi Kapoor
New Delhi: Former Pakistan pacer Waqar Younis on Thursday condoled the demise of veteran actor Rishi Kapoor and said that an era has ended. “Heart Broken. A terrible week for…
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Not easy to play with Suarez, Messi: Saviola warns Lautaro
Leeds [UK]: Former Argentina forward Javier Saviola has warned Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez about the difficulties he will face while playing with all-time great players and teammates – Lionel…
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Match-fixing row: Shoaib Akhtar lashes out at PCB
New Delhi: Former pacer Shoaib Akhtar has lashed out at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for not taking serious action against people who get themselves involved in match-fixing. He also…
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Hussey picks Tendulkar, Kohli and Sehwag in ‘Best of Enemies’ XI
Sydney: Former Australian batsman Mike Hussey on Wednesday picked the Indian trio of swashbuckling former opener Virender Sehwag, the legendary Sachin Tendulkar and current skipper Virat Kohli in his ‘Best…
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Azharuddin donates to ICA to help ex-players in dire need
NEW DELHI: The Indian Cricketers’ Association (ICA) has raised Rs 24 lakh to help around 30 former players who are in dire need of funds amid the ongoing nationwide lockdown,…
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Pant is as dominant as Yuvraj, Sehwag: Suresh Raina
New Delhi: Suresh Raina has heaped praise on Rishabh Pant and said that the wicket-keeper is as dominant as Yuvraj Singh and Virender Sehwag. Raina was doing an Instagram Live…
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COVID-19: BWF suspends US Open 2020
Kuala Lumpur: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Tuesday confirmed the suspension of US Open 2020 which was slated to be played from June 23 to June 28 in California.…
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Former footballer Donald Woan dies at 92
Liverpool: Former Liverpool player Donald Woan died on Tuesday at the age of 92. “Liverpool FC is deeply saddened by the passing of our former player Donald Woan, aged 92,”…
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Pak Test captain Azhar Ali to auction bat, jersey to raise funds
New Delhi: Pakistan Test skipper Azhar Ali on Tuesday announced that he will auction his jersey and a cricket bat with which he smashed a triple hundred against West Indies…
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Youngsters trying too hard on social media: Yuvraj Singh
New Delhi: Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh said youngsters these day try too hard to become someone else on social media to gain popularity. In an Instagram live session with…
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SAI delivering training equipment to athletes amid lockdown
New Delhi: Even as the country remains under lockdown to combat the coronavirus, the Sports Authority of India and the Sports Ministry have ensured that athletes, especially those bound for…
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India’s Jhulan calls Pak’s Sana ‘ambassador of women’s cricket’
New Delhi: After former Pakistan women’s skipper Sana Mir announced her retirement from international cricket, ending a 15 year long illustrious career, many showered honours. ICC, fans across the world…
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Umar Akmal banned for three years by PCB
New Delhi: Pakistan cricketer Umar Akmal has been handed a three-year ban from all forms of cricket on corruption charges by the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Disciplinary Panel. Chairman of…
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Kevin Roberts has failed to explain CA’s financial crisis
Melbourne: Former ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed feels Cricket Australia’s financial matters are quite complicated and current CEO Kevin Roberts has failed to offer a certain degree of clarity required…
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Not gutted about IPL snub: Vihari
New Delhi: Happy to be a Test specialist, India batsman Hanuma Vihari says being snubbed by IPL franchises this season has neither made him sad nor affected his belief that…
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Ashwin recalls IPL reality check, says learnt harsh lessons
New Delhi: Two bad games in the IPL was all that it took for premier Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin to realise that bowling in T20s was not as easy as…
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Many thought I would be last person to play for India: Bumrah
New Delhi: Jasprit Bumrah has risen rapidly to become one of the leading fast bowlers in the world but he says many thought that he would be the “last person…
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Yuvraj recalls 2007 six sixes, reveals chat with Broad senior
London:Â Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh recalled how former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff angered him that led to the southpaw hitting six sixes off Stuart Broad during the inaugural edition of…
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You are very annoying on social media: Gayle trolls Chahal
New Delhi:Â West Indies batsman Chris Gayle brutally roasted India spinner Yuzvendra Chahal for his social media posts during a live session on popular social media platform Instagram. With no cricket…
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PCB announces online sessions between legends, current players
Lahore:Â Legendary Pakistan cricketers will hold online chat sessions with current players to help them remain focused amid coronavirus pandemic that has stalled the entire globe. Over 2.9 million people have…
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‘Humein to pata hi nahi tha’: Dhawan hilariously trolls Pujara
New Delhi:Â India opener Shikhar Dhawan hilariously trolled Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara after the latter shared a photograph of himself on social media recently. With no cricket being played due to…
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You don’t want fear of COVID-19 when playing: Yuvraj
New Delhi:Â Sporting events across the globe have either been cancelled or suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak and the same goes for cricket. And just like Kapil Dev, former India…
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Celebrate Rohit Sharma’s birthday week with ‘Hitman Special’
Mumbai:Â Indias 2007 WT20 victory showcased how a young squad beat the odds and emerged as champions. In that new squad was a 20-year-old Rohit Sharma, who showed brilliant character and…
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COVID-19: Cricket West Indies postpones test tour of England
St. John’s: The Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Friday (local time) postponed the England tour as coronavirus continue to rage. West Indies were scheduled to play three Tests from June…
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Former Australian cricketer Graeme Watson dies at 75
London: Former Australian cricketer Graeme Watson who was fighting cancer, has died at the age of 75. Primarily a middle-order batsman and a medium-pace bowler, he featured in five Tests…
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Impossible to delay Olympics again, says Tokyo chief
Tokyo: The Tokyo 2020 Olympics cannot be delayed beyond the year-long postponement already forced by the coronavirus outbreak, the organising committee’s president has warned in comments published Thursday. Tokyo 2020…
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No decision will be made on T20 World Cup before July: NZC CEO
Christchurch: New Zealand Cricket CEO David White on Thursday said no decision on the possible postponement of the T20 World Cup owing to the COVID-19 pandemic will be taken before…
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