Dean Jones, the former Australian cricketer and the coach of the Pakistan Super League franchise Islamabad United, is being looked at as the successor to Waqar Younis as Pakistan’s next head coach. According to a source in the board, Wasim Akram has talked up Jones’s credentials. The duo had worked together for the same franchise in the inaugural edition of […]
» Read moreIndian ace PV Sindhu entered the second round in women’s singles while Pranaav Jerry Chopra advanced to the next stage alongwith his respective partners in the men’s and mixed doubles events at the Singapore Super Series on Wednesday. Sindhu saw off Thailand’s Busanan Ongbumrungphan 9-21 21-17 21-11 in a 54-minute clash, while National champions Pranaav and Akshay Dewalkar defeated China’s […]
» Read moreFranklyn Rose, the former West Indies pacer, was deported to Jamaica from New Zealand on Tuesday (April 12) for overstaying on a work visa, according to astuff.co.nz report. He spent five weeks in prison before the deportation since the visa had already expired in 2012. Rose played 19 Tests and 27 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) for West Indies since making his […]
» Read moreEight-time champion Rafael Nadal dropped serve twice and still beat Aljaz Bedene of Britain 6-3, 6-3 in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday. Nadal was broken for a second time when serving for the match at 5-3, but the Spaniard broke straight back to seal victory. The fifth-seeded Nadal, who won the last of his titles here […]
» Read moreIndia’s chances of advancing to the final suffered a blow after they went down 1-2 to defending champions New Zealand in their penultimate round-robin league match of the 25th Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Ipoh on Wednesday. Goals from Ken Russell (28th minute) and Nick Wilson (41st) clinched victory for defending champions New Zealand, who managed to weather the […]
» Read moreThe Bombay High Court has directed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to shift all Indian Premier League (IPL) matches scheduled to be played after April 30 outside of Maharashtra. A division bench of Justice V M Kanade and Justice M S Karnik has granted BCCI and other Cricket Associations 15 days to make all arrangements to […]
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