Dwayne Smith, the West Indies all-rounder, announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket on Wednesday (March 1), ahead of the start of the second Qualifying Final against Karachi Kings in the ongoing Pakistan Super League, according to an ESPNCricinfo report. Smith, who plays for Islamabad United in the league, made his last international appearance in the 2015 ICC […]
» Read moreWorld number two Novak Djokovic battled into the quarter-finals of the ATP Acapulco event on Wednesday, rallying for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 triumph over Juan Martin del Potro.
» Read moreJohn Hampshire, the former England and Yorkshire batsman who later became an international umpire, passed away on Wednesday (1st March) aged 76 after prolonged illness. Hampshire played just eight Tests for England and started his career with a hundred on debut against West Indies in 1969 at the Lord’s. He also featured in three One-Day Internationals with his highest score […]
» Read moreIsrael’s most successful women’s tennis player Shahar Peer on Tuesday announced her retirement because of a chronic shoulder injury at the age of 29. “I want to share with you one of the hardest decisions I have had to make in my life,” Peer wrote on her Facebook page. Shahar Peer
» Read moreTop Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth made a resounding start to his campaign at the German Open Grand Prix Gold, defeating Alen Roj of Slovakia in straight games. Srikanth brushed aside Alen 21-4 21-11 in a lop-sided opening round contest that lasted 21 minutes last night. He will face Japan’s Yusuke Onodera next.
» Read moreThe Pune pitch used for the first Test between India and Australia has been given a “poor” rating by the match referee, Chris Broad, in his report. The report has been submitted to the International Cricket Council, and the BCCI, which has been informed of the rating, will now have 14 days to respond. The Test match finished inside three […]
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