The Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) has named dope offender and suspended star Maria Sharapova among four tennis players, who will compete in women’s singles at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Apart from Sharapova, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Anastasia Pavliuchenkova, and Darya Kasatkina were named, reports Tass. The regulations for the Games say countries can enter four women players having the biggest points in international […]
» Read moreIndia’s Test captain and numero uno batsman Virat Kohli has been named as ‘Third Most Marketable Sportsperson’ in the world ahead of football superstar Lionel Messi , world No 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic in a latest survey published by magazine ‘SportsPro’. Kohli is ranked behind NBA’s ‘Most Valuable Player’ Stephen Curry and Juventus’ French international Paul Pogba. Incidentally, Kohli is […]
» Read moreInternational Cricket Council (ICC) president Zaheer Abbas has said that he would ask the BCCI to consider including Pakistani players in the IPL when he comes to India to watch the summit clash of the league in Bangalore on Sunday. Mr. Abbas told the media in Lahore that if Pakistani players were included in the IPL, “it would raise the […]
» Read moreSouth Africa pacer Wayne Parnell, who last played for the national team in July 2015, has tied the knot with fashion blogger Aisha Baker at the Zeenatul Islam Mosque in District Six, Cape Town. Parnell, who converted to Islam in 2011, will join the national team in West Indies after three days.
» Read moreThe IPL 2016 Qualifier 1 between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Lions was how can the Suresh Raina-led Gujarat overcome the unstoppable Virat Kohli ?? After managing to post 158 on an uncharacteristically tricky M Chinnaswamy stadium, Bangalore, Gujarat found the answer in Dhawal Kulkarni, when the bowler got rid of Kohli for a second-ball duck – his first in […]
» Read moreAfter three years in the Test wilderness, all-rounder Moises Henriques has been named in Australia’s 15-man squad for their three-Test tour of Sri Lanka beginning in July. The First Test between Australia and Sri Lanka starts on July 26 at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. Australia Test squad: Steve Smith (c), David Warner (v-c), Joe Burns, Usman Khawaja, Adam Voges, Shaun […]
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