Former India captain Anil Kumble said he was not in favour of shifting the Indian Premier League (IPL) out the country. “IPL is a global brand which brings in a lot of revenue to the country. It should not be shifted,” he said on Wednesday. The legendary leg-spinner, who played in 132 Tests and 271 ODIs, led the Royal Challengers […]
» Read moreIndian archer Deepika Kumari equalled the world record in women’s recurve event before helping the country to the mixed pair bronze play-off in the first stage of the Archery World Cup that got underway on Wednesday. The former world No.1 and winner of two Commonwealth Games gold medals shot 686 in the 72-arrow ranking round to equal the feat of […]
» Read moreAustralia might finally tour Bangladesh next year after a planned series last October was postponed due to security concerns, James Sutherland, Cricket Australia’s chief executive, has revealed. “We’ve had discussions off-line with the Bangladesh Cricket Board,” Sutherland told cricket.com.au on Tuesday (April 26). “They know and understand that we’re absolutely committed to playing that (postponed) tour, obviously subject to security […]
» Read moreMumbai Indians have named West Indies fast bowler Jerome Taylor as areplacement for the injured Lasith Malinga. The Sri Lankan pacer, who has been Mumbai Indians’s premium fast bowler in the Indian Premier League (IPL) over the years was ruled out of the tournament earlier due to a knee injury, which is expected to keep him out of action for […]
» Read moreOlympic-bound Indian shuttlers, Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu won their respective women’s singles matches to make a resounding start to their campaign at the Badminton Asia Championships here on Wednesday. Fifth seed Saina disposed off Indonesia’s Fitriani Fitriani 21-16, 21-17, while Sindhu brushed aside another Indonesian Maria Febe Kusumastuti 21-10, 21-13 in a half an hour contest in the opening […]
» Read moreRising Pune Supergiants won the match by 34 runs under Duckworth-Lewis method. What a gesture from David Warner and M.S. Dhoni, they shook hands and umpires decided the match in favour of Rising Pune Supergiants. It is official now. Rising Pune Supergiants has been declared winner in the game which was dominated by the Pune franchise. They bowled, fielded and […]
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