Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner has praised seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, calling him a world-class bowler. “Obviously Bhuvi [Bhuvneshwar Kumar] is in and out of the Indian team, but he is a world-class bowler. With the new ball as an opening batsman I would like to come up against him on a wicket like this because he sets the tone from […]
» Read moreSerena Williams survived her toughest challenge yet at this year’s French Open as she battled into the fourth round with a 6-4, 7-6(10) win over Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic in a rain-disrupted match on Saturday.
» Read moreSunrisers Hyderabad found a finisher in Bipul Sharma, known better for his spin skills. The left-hander matched his left-handed Australian partner, David Warner, and eliminated Gujarat Lions from the Indian Premier League with a stunning four-wicket victory at the Ferozeshah Kotla here on Friday. Warner’s tactical handling of the chase, pacing his innings and marking his bowlers to maul, snatched […]
» Read moreEngland captain Alastair Cook won the toss and chose to bat in the second test against Sri Lanka on Friday, resisting the temptation to put the tourists back in after their batting failures in the first game. By replacing injured all-rounder Ben Stokes with Chris Woakes, England made just one forced change in their team. Sri Lanka made two changes […]
» Read moreSanjay Bangar, former India all-rounder, has been appointed as India’s head coach for the Zimbabwe series, the Board of Cricket for Cricket in India announced on Thursday (May 26). Bangar has previously worked with the national team as one of the assistant coaches and is currently the head coach of Indian Premier League franchise Kings XI Punjab. The BCCI have […]
» Read moreNine-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal on Thursday became just the eighth man to win 200 Grand Slam matches when he defeated Argentina’s Facundo Bagnis to reach the last 32 at Roland Garros. Nadal, 29, dropped the first two games against the world number 99 but then won 18 of the next 22 to ease through 6-3, 6-0, 6-3. “It […]
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