Sri Lanka on Wednesday defeated Australia by 163 runs in the final Test in Colombo to complete a 3-0 sweep in the three-match series. With the series win, India, which was placed second on the ranking list ahead of the series, moved to the top spot. Latest ICC Test rankings list: Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 India 20 2238 […]
» Read moreTwo-time World Championship bronze medallist PV Sindhu stands just a win away from assuring India an elusive medal after she stunned London Games silver medallist Wang Yihan of China to enter the women’s singles semifinals at the Rio Olympics here on Tuesday. The 21-year-old Indian, who came into the match with a 2-4 head-to-head record, dished out a compact game […]
» Read moreVirender Sehwag, former India batsman, has been awarded the honorary life membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club on Tuesday (August 16). The membership is extended by MCC Committee to acknowledge the contributions of players to the game. There are over 18,000 full members and 300 honorary life time members. John Stephenson, the MCC head of cricket, was pleased while making […]
» Read moreAn impressive performance in the third Test against the West Indies lifted Indian middle order mainstay Ajinkya Rahane to his career-best eighth spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings, released here on Monday.
» Read moreA reception on India’s Independence Day arranged by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports as well as the Embassy in Brazil. But it left the athletes very unhappy. The reason: They expected good food to be served at the late afternoon reception, or at least decent Indian snacks, since most of them were missing home food What they got […]
» Read moreIndia’s Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the quarter-finals of the men’s singles badminton event after eking out a hard-fought win over World No. 5 Jan Jorgensen of Denmark at the Rio Olympics on Monday. Srikanth dished out an aggressive performance to defeat Jorgensen 21-19, 21-19. And will next take on two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan on Tuesday.
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