The Indian women’s hockey team lifted its maiden Asian Champions Trophy after Deepika Thakur struck in the final minute to give her team a thrilling 2-1 win over China in the final on Saturday. The Indian Eves dug in deep to beat China on 5 Nov & win gold at the 4th Women’s #ACT2016.Full story: https://t.co/sUgOHoIxvk#IndiaKaGame pic.twitter.com/DunZwvHNct — Hockey India […]
» Read moreUpul Tharanga has been named stand-in skipper for the upcoming One-Day International (ODI) tri-series, featuring Zimbabwe and West Indies, the national selectors announced on Saturday (November 5). The seven-match tournament is scheduled to begin on November 14. The decision was taken due to the absence of regular captain Angelo Mathews and vice-captain Dinesh Chandimal. Kusal Janith Perera has now been […]
» Read moreBritain’s Andy Murray became the new world number one on Saturday after Milos Raonic withdrew from their Paris Masters semi-final with injury. The walkover will see Murray, 29, move to the top of the rankings for the first time in his career after replacing long-time incumbent Novak Djokovic. The Scot’s climb to the ATP rankings’ summit caps a remarkable year […]
» Read moreTorrential downpour in Bangladesh has forced the administrators to reschedule the 2016 edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), which will now start afresh from Tuesday (November 8). Rain washed out the first four matches of the fourth edition of the domestic Twenty20 league, on Friday (November 4) and Saturday (November 5) respectively, while it also threatened to ruin Sunday’s double […]
» Read moreShane Dowrich, the West Indies wicketkeeper-batsman, received a maiden call-up to the One-Day International (ODI) team for the tri-series in Zimbabwe, also including Sri Lanka, later this month, after his heroics with the bat in the just-concluded third and final Test where he helped his team to a rare away win in Sharjah. Fast bowler Miguel Cummins has also been […]
» Read moreRohit Sharma, the Indian batsman, has been ruled out for a considerable period of time due to an injury that he suffered during the final One-Day International against New Zealand. The injury to his thigh muscle tendon is one that is set to keep him out for six to eight weeks. He has already been ruled out of the entire […]
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