Netherlands captain Arjen Robben signalled the end of his international career on Tuesday after his country failed to reach the 2018 World Cup finals despite a 2-0 win over Sweden. The Bayern Munich star signed off by scoring both goals in Amsterdam as the Dutch fell well short of the unlikely 7-0 win they needed to make the play-offs after […]
» Read moreVeteran fast bowler Ashish Nehra has decided to retire from competitive cricket after the first T20 International against New Zealand at his home ground, Feroz Shah Kotla, on November 1. According to a senior Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) official privy to the development, the 38-year-old cricketer has intimated his decision to chief coach Ravi Shastri and […]
» Read moreIn an effort to boost national productivity, the Union Cabinet announced on Wednesday that it would send a lakh youth to Japan as part of a bilateral technical training programme. Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, said after a Cabinet meeting that Indian recruits will receive training in Japan for a period of three to five years. They […]
» Read moreFormer Australia batsman Dean Jones is to take over the role of Afghanistan’s head coach on an interim basis and lead the team in their Intercontinental Cup fixture in Hong Kong later this month, the country’s cricket board has announced. Afghanistan were granted Test status in June by the International Cricket Council, putting them in an elite group of 12 […]
» Read moreTop Indian men’s shuttlers made a killing with HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth emerging as the most expensive buys at the Premier Badminton League players’ auction. While Prannoy was picked up by Ahmedabad Smash Masters for Rs 62 lakh, Awadhe Warriors had to shell out Rs 56.1 lakh to get the services of Srikanth. Emerging star Sameer Verma (Mumbai Rockets; […]
» Read moreAustralian Open officials are hopeful Serena Williams will make her competitive comeback to tennis next January to defend the title at Melbourne Park. At a news conference on Tuesday called to announce an increase in prize money for the year’s first major, tournament director Craig Tiley said that Williams was planning on playing the Jan. 15-28 Australian Open.
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