The BCCI today announced the resumption of bilateral cricket ties with the West Indies starting with a four-Test series in July-August. “The Board of Control for Cricket in India and the West Indies Cricket Board have resolved outstanding issues arising out of the abandonment of the tour of the West Indies team to India in 2014,” the BCCI said in […]
» Read moreSaina Nehwal continued her consistent run in international circuit, reaching yet another semifinal at the $200,000 Asia Badminton Championship here on Friday. In a battle of long rallies, the 26-year-old Indian held her nerves in tricky situations to eke out a 21-16 21-19 win over former World Champion Shixian Wang of China in the women’s singles quarterfinal that lasted 56 […]
» Read moreAustralia’s world number 25 Samantha Stosur will face last year’s Roland Garros runner-up Lucie Safarova in the final of the Prague Open clay-court event after both progressed from the semi-finals on Friday. Stosur went through after top seed Svetlana Kuznetsova withdrew before their scheduled semi-final clash on Friday. The Russian world number 13 pulled out complaining of a thigh injury, […]
» Read moreWomen’s world number one Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Madrid Open because of flu, the organisers said on Friday. “Unfortunately, I have to withdraw from Madrid because I’ve been battling the flu and I’m not at 100 percent. I look forward to returning soon,” Williams said in a statement.
» Read moreKane Williamson has been handed the reins of the New Zealand’s Test side after leading the national side at the World Twenty20 earlier this year. New Zealand Cricket made the official announcement of the right-handed batsman replacing Brendon McCullum, who retired in February 2016, on Thursday (April 28). David White, the New Zealand Cricket Chief Executive, said he felt that […]
» Read moreRenowned artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has won the gold medal at ninth Moscow Sand Sculpture Championship “The magical world of sand” 2016. Pattnaik won the competition for his 15 feet high art work “Mahatma Gandhi’s sculpture for non-violence and peace”. “I am very happy to have won the title for my country. The director of sand art festival PaveI Minilkov presented […]
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