India produced an inspiring performance to outplay hosts Malaysia 6-1 in a must-win match and secure their seventh appearance in the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament on Friday. Needing a victory in their last round-robin league fixture to qualify for Saturday’s title clash (18:15 IST), five-time winners India stamped their authority on the hosts to finish […]
» Read moreIts schedule thrown haywire after the Bombay High Court ordered the shifting of 13 IPL matches out of drought-hit Maharashtra, the cash-rich league on Friday picked Bengaluru as the venue for its final and offered four alternate home options to the state’s affected franchises. In a meeting between IPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla and representatives of the Rising Pune Supergiants and […]
» Read moreDelhi Daredevils captain Zaheer Khan won the toss and elects to bowl first against Kings XI Punjab in IPL match 7. Two changes, Jayant comes in place of Mayank, JP Duminy comes in place of Coultner-Nile. Shaun Marsh comes in for Marcus Stoinus. Both the perennial under-achievers will be looking to recover from opening losses and put their campaign back […]
» Read moreAdam Griffith has been named Australia’s interim bowling coach, Cricket Australia announced on Friday (April 15). The 38-year-old will travel with the squad to West Indies for the triangular series involving the hosts and South Africa. Griffith played 50 first-class games for Tasmania and took 169 wickets at an average of 34.31. The former pacer said he’s looking forward to […]
» Read moreIndia’s campaign at the Singapore Open Super Series ended on Thursday after ace shuttler PV Sindhu as well as men’s and mixed doubles pairs lost their respective second round matches to crash out of the tournament here. Sindhu conceded a one-game advantage to go down 21-11, 14-21, 14-21 to China’s He Bingjiao in a hard-fought women’s singles match that lasted […]
» Read moreMaria Sharapova still faces a hearing after testing positive for meldonium, despite the World Anti-Doping Agency issuing fresh rules for athletes who tested positive for the banned substance before March 1, the International Tennis Federation has said. Five-times grand slam tennis champion Sharapova tested positive for the drug at this year’s Australian Open after it was added to WADA’s list of […]
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