Rookie Mumbai pacer Shardul Thakur was the lone new face in India’s Test squad for the tour of West Indies, while a second-string team led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni was picked by the selectors for the limited-overs series in Zimbabwe, here today. The 24-year-old right-arm medium pacer was a surprise pick in the 17-member squad with the selectors reposing their […]
» Read moreJorge Lorenzo overtook Marc Marquez at the line to win the Italian MotoGP on Sunday, as home favourite Valentino Rossi retired with a mechanical problem. Spaniard Lorenzo took the lead from pole-sitter Rossi at the first corner, but nine-time world champion Rossi bowed out early after his bike failed him when he was looking primed to make a pass. Instead it […]
» Read moreKusal Perera, Sri Lanka’s wicketkeeper-batsman, is set to join the Sri Lankan Test squad as a replacement for the injured Dhammika Prasad, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced. Perera will head to England as soon as his visa formalities are taken care of, the cricket board said.
» Read moreSteven Smith, Australian captain, is confident about the impending return of ace strike bowler Mitchell Starc. The left-arm quick will be back in Australian colours in the upcoming tri-nation tournament in the West Indies, also featuring South Africa. Starc hasn’t played any cricket since suffering a stress fracture in his foot last November and his return will add extra sharpness […]
» Read moreAnurag Thakur has been unanimously elected as the new president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the cricket governing body tweeted after the special general meeting in Mumbai on Sunday (May 22). His term continues until September 2017. Thakur, the former secretary, replaces Shashank Manohar in the top job after the latter stepped down earlier this […]
» Read moreFive—time world champion M C Mary Kom and Asian Games bronze—medallist L Sarita Devi failed to qualify for the Olympics after they went down in their respective second round bouts of the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships here today. Mary Kom (51kg), who was a bronze—medallist at the 2012 London Olympics, lost 0—2 to Germany’s Azize Nimani, while Sarita (60kg) […]
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