Sania Mirza has closed in on her second title of the season in as many tournaments after reaching the final of the WTA Apia International with Czech partner Barbora Strycova, in Sydney on Thursday. The top seeds thrashed America’s Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova from Kazakhstan 6-1 6-2 in just 51 minutes. Sania and Barbora saved all five breakpoints in the […]
» Read moreSri Lanka, on Wednesday (January 11), named the 15-member squad for the Twenty20 Internationals series against South Africa which includes one fresh entrant, Thikshila de Silva, and few on the comeback like Isuru Udana. For the 23-year-old de Silva, a batting all-rounder who also bowls fast-medium, this is the maiden call-up to the national side. The side will be led […]
» Read moreJimmy Adams, the former West Indies captain, has been appointed by the West Indies Cricket Board as its new director of cricket on Tuesday (January 10). Adams, who has signed a three-year contract, will be replacing Richard Pybus, who had also served for three years. “Jimmy will oversee and manage all cricket matters to include development of all teams, all […]
» Read moreMS Dhoni worked on the platform set by Ambati Rayudu and Yuvraj Singh as he delivered yet another power-packed finish, this time helping India A post 304 in the first warm-up game against England at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday (January 10). Brief scores: India A 304/5 (Ambati Rayudu 100 (retired out), MS Dhoni 68 not out, Shikhar […]
» Read moreFormer India captain Mohammad Azharuddin has decided to file his nomination for the post of president in the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). “I am on way to the HCA office,” Azharuddin told The Hindu on Tuesday. Citing the Lodha Panel Recommendations that have paved the way for new faces to enter cricket administration, Mr. Azharuddin said, “I want to serve […]
» Read moreThe Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Council has unanimously backed plans by its president Gianni Infantino to expand the World Cup to 48 teams from 32 starting in 2026, the global soccer body said on Tuesday. The new format will be made up of 16 groups of three teams, FIFA said in a tweet sent by its media department, […]
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