The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will on Saturday (May 21) felicitate Shashank Manohar who has been elected as the first independent chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Mr. Manohar resigned as BCCI president a couple of days before the ICC made the announcement as he being the unanimous choice of its 13-member Board. Most members […]
» Read moreShane Watson flashed his trademark boyish grin when asked about Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli’s form. “No one can ever play like that!” the lanky Australian all-rounder exclaimed on Thursday (May 19) after the flamboyant Kohli scored his fourth ton in the ongoing Indian Premier League on Wednesday night. “To be able to score one (century) in your entire […]
» Read moreKieron Pollard, the all-rounder and Sunil Narine, the offspinner, have been named in the West Indies squad for the first four matches of the tri-series against Australia and South Africa, the West Indies Cricket Board announced on Thursday (May 19). Pollard, currently plying his trade with Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL), last played a One-Day International (ODI) […]
» Read moreChina easily beat defending champion Japan 5-0 in their final Group A badminton match on Wednesday, while Denmark, looking for its maiden Thomas Cup title, won Group D with a 3-2 victory against Taiwan. Japan felt the absence of Kento Momota as China, which had already qualified for the quarterfinals, topped its group with its third successive victory, which included wins […]
» Read moreThe Indian women’s team qualified for the Uber Cup badminton tournament quarterfinals despite suffering a narrow 2-3 loss to powerhouse Japan in its third and final Group D match, in Kunshan on Wednesday. Photo: PTI
» Read moreSamantha Stosur extended her perfect record against Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan to reach the quarterfinals of the Strasbourg International on Tuesday.
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