Cricket Australia confirmed the expected on Friday- Steve Smith will replace the retiring Michael Clarke as test captain. Opening batsman David Warner will be the deputy. Clarke will retire after the fifth Ashes test which starts on Thursday at The Oval in London. England regained the Ashes 3-1 by winning the fourth test at Trent Bridge inside three days. Smith […]
» Read moreThe Sri Lankan supporters and players present at the Galle International stadium gave a fitting farewell to Kumar Sangakkara playing his penultimate Test match at the very venue he made his debut 15 years ago. It could not have been a better last match in Galle for their favourite son as the home team scripted one of their finest turnarounds […]
» Read moreDinesh Chandimal’s brilliant knock has proven to be the difference in this Test match. His knock helped Sri Lanka rise back from the Ashes and Rangana Herath’s 7/48, his 22nd five-wicket haul has ensured that Sri Lanka have won a remarkable match by 63 runs. Sri Lanka – 1st Innings: 183 India – 1st Innings: 375 Sri Lanka – 2nd Innings: […]
» Read moreIndian badminton ace Saina Nehwal assured herself of a maiden bronze medal at the World Championships by entering the semifinals of the prestigious annual event at the 9,000-seater-Istora Senayan in Jakarta on Friday. The second seeded Saina defeated former World Champion Yihan Wang of China 21-15, 19-21, 21-19 in one hour and 12 minutes to advance to the last four […]
» Read moreAndhra Pradesh’s Nellore hAndhra’s Nellore has highest number of e-toiletsas gained the unique distinction of becoming the first district in the country with the highest number of e-toilets (461) in its schools. Kerala-based Eram Scientific Solutions, the sole manufacturers of e-toilets ( electronic toilets) in the country, has deployed these automated and self-cleaning e-toilets in 411 schools in Nellore as […]
» Read moreNokia is hiring experts in software, testing new products and looking for sales partners as it is setting up its return to the mobile device and consumer tech segment that it abandoned when it sold its mobile handset business. Once the world’s largest maker of mobile telephones, the Finnish agency was wrongfooted by the rise of smartphones and eclipsed by […]
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