Sunil Narine and Kieron Pollard have decided to pull out from the West Indies ICC World Twenty20 squad and Carlos Brathwaite has been named in the squad to replace Pollard, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announced on Friday (February 12). “Kieron Pollard withdrew from the squad citing a lack of sufficient progress in his rehabilitative work (injury sustained in […]
» Read moreLeft-hander Darren Bravo has become the third West Indies cricketer to pull out of the troubled Twenty20 World Cup squad. Following the high-profile withdrawals of Kieron Pollard and Sunil Narine last week, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announced that Bravo also has opted out of the squad in order to be available for Trinidad and Tobago Red Force in […]
» Read moreMaria Sharapova has withdrawn from the Qatar Open tournament to be held later this month due to an injury to her left forearm, organisers announced on Wednesday. It is the second time the world number six has pulled out of a tournament this season because of the same injury. Earlier this year, Sharapova also had to withdraw from her intended […]
» Read moreTop-seeded Venus Williams overpowered Misaki Doi of Japan 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday to win the Taiwan Open without dropping a set in the tournament. Williams saved six of nine break points in her first meeting against the second-seeded Doi. The seven-time major winner, a surprise first-round loser at the Australian Open last month, earned her 49th career WTA title. “I’ve […]
» Read moreIndia, who became the top-ranked team in Twenty20 internationals after whitewashing Australia 3-0 at Down Under last month, held on to their numero uno status with 2-1 series victory over Sri Lanka. India defeated Sri Lanka in the third and final match by nine wickets at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. Chasing a modest 83-run target, in-form Shikhar […]
» Read moreChelsea prepared for its Champions League trip to Paris Saint-Germain by routing Newcastle 5-1 on Saturday, the biggest win of a miserable Premier League season for the champions. Chelsea climbed to 12th place but the London club remains 14 points from fourth place. Winning the Champions League is the only way back into Europe’s elite competition next season and the […]
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