Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), on Tuesday (January 24), announced that Upul Tharanga, the 31-year-old opener, will captain the national side for the forthcoming five-match One-Day International (ODI) series against South Africa commencing on Wednesday (January 25) in Port Elizabeth. Tharanga had previously captained Sri Lanka in five ODIs, leading the side to three victories.
» Read moreThe experienced duo of Robin Uthappa and Abhimanyu Mithun was left out from the Karnataka squad for the upcoming Twenty20 zonal tournament due to injuries. KL Rahul and Manish Pandey, who are part of the Indian squad to face England in a three-match T20I series, weren’t considered for the tournament to be held from January 29 to February 6 in […]
» Read moreThe International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday (January 24) confirmed the squads for the 10-team ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier to be held in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo from February 7-21. India have been clubbed along with Sri Lanka, Ireland, Zimbabwe and Thailand in Group A, while the Group B comprises South Africa, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Scotland and Papua New Guinea. […]
» Read moreAfghanistan will be touring Zimbabwe to play a five-match One-Day International (ODI) series, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) announced on Monday (January 23). While releasing the schedule, ZC also revealed that Afghanistan A and Zimbabwe A will be clashing in a five-match one-day series prior to the ODI series. Afghanistan will be arriving on February 13 with their first ODI scheduled to […]
» Read moreVenus Williams continued her astonishing late-career revival by defeating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4 7-6(3) on Tuesday to reach her first Australian Open semi-final in 14 years. “Oh my gosh I’m so excited,” said Williams after closing out the one hour and 48-minute match. “I want to go further. I’m not happy just with this. I’m just so excited that I have […]
» Read moreDavid Warner, the Australia cricket team opener, has been named the country’s best cricketer of the year, securing the Allan Border medal for the second year in succession. He joined an exclusive list of Australian cricketers who have won the medal more than once, becoming only the fourth player to do so. Ricky Ponting won the medal in 2004, 2006, […]
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