Indian cricket captain Rohit Sharma on Friday equalled David Miller’s record for the fastest century in the shortest format of the game. He scored a 35-ball century against Sri Lanka in the second T20 international in Indore. David Miller had scored a century in 35 balls against Bangladesh in October this year. Fastest T20I hundreds 35 balls: Rohit Sharma (Ind) […]
» Read morePakistan’s hopes of hosting the next Asian Emerging Nations Cup cricket in April next year is on hold – courtesy the Indian cricket board (BCCI). Pakistan was given the hosting rights for the six-nation tournament at an Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting in Lahore on October 29 which BCCI did not attend. But sources say BCCI has taken strong objection […]
» Read moreTop Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal on Wednesday slammed the BWF for a “cramped” international calender, which hardly leaves any time for players to recover from injuries or be at their best at important tournaments. Badminton World Federation (BWF) has made it mandatory for top shuttlers to play at least 12 tournaments in a revamped schedule for 2018. “Next year’s scheduled […]
» Read moreThe mega auction of the Indian Premier League’s 11th edition will be held in Bengaluru on January 27 and 28. The news was confirmed by a senior BCCI official. “Since most of the capped players will be back in auction, it will be a mega auction that will be held in Bengaluru on January 27 and 28. Since Bengaluru has […]
» Read moreWhen Sania Mirza decided to end her season following a semifinal defeat in the China Open in early October, she was not sure when she would be able to resume in 2018. Bothered by a painful right knee for some time and forced to play with a heavy taping, Sania and her Chinese partner Shuai Peng had two more tournaments […]
» Read moreTop Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu suffered yet another final loss, going down fighting against World No. 2 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in a pulsating women’s singles summit clash of the Dubai Super Series Final here on Sunday. In the prestigious season-ending tournament finale, Sindhu played her heart out before losing 21-15 12-21 19-21 to Yamaguchi in an energy-sapping clash that […]
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