Hashim Amla has resigned as South Africa Test skipper on Wednesday (January 6) with immediate effect, after the second Test against England in Cape Town ended in a draw. AB de Villiers takes over as captain for the remainder of the series. The 32-year-old, who took the Test baton from Graeme Smith in June 2014, has been under pressure as […]
» Read moreAt a time when Indian cricket is going through a tough phase off the field, Virat Kohli’s exuberance offers an assuring ray of hope that at least on the field, everything is all right. At the BCCI awards night on Tuesday, Kohli, sporting a mohawk-like hairstyle, was his enthusiastic self while receiving the ‘Polly Umrigar’ award for being named the […]
» Read moreIreland on Wednesday (January 6) accepted International Cricket Council’s (ICC) invitation to replace Australia in the Under-19 World Cup 2016 in Bangladesh, starting on January 27. This comes a day after Australia pulled out of the tournament citing security concerns. “Firstly, we are grateful to ICC for extending the invitation to us to participate in the tournament. Given the circumstances […]
» Read moreFormer world number one Rafael Nadal survived a first-round scare in the Qatar Open on Tuesday, winning in three sets against fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta. Nadal lost the first set in a tie-break and looked set to follow defending champion David Ferrer out of the tournament, who lost earlier in the day to Ukraine’s Ilya Marchenko, ranked number 94 […]
» Read moreAlai Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra are yet another couple fo Bollywood who have forever been trying to keep their alleged affair a big secret. But as it always happens, this one could not be kept hidden for long. So the duo went on a quite vacation together to ring in their new year in New York. And despite all their […]
» Read moreIn a measure that would benefit nearly two crore families, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Wednesday announced a ‘Pongal Gift Pack’ for ration-card holders, which would include Rs 100 in cash. “I am happy to announce that ration-card (rice card) holders, Police card owners and Sri Lankan Tamil families living in camps would be provided with a Pongal Gift […]
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