The Indian colts will play Japan in their opening match of the eighth junior men’s Asia Cup hockey tournament at Wisma Belia Hockey Stadium in Kuantan, Malaysia on Saturday. Placed in Pool A along side Malaysia, Japan and China, the Indian colts are touted as one of the favourites to lift the title in the eight-nation tournament to be held […]
» Read moreDefending champion Saina Nehwal sailed into the semifinals of the USD 700,000 China Open Super Series Premier after she saw off Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in straight games here on Friday. A relaxed Saina didn’t break a sweat and her cool demeanour helped her to stave off the challenge from the World No. 10, notching up a comfortable 21-16, 21-13 win […]
» Read moreDale Steyn, South Africa’s lead fast bowler, has been ruled out of the second Test against India in Bangalore after failing to sufficiently recover from a groin injury sustained in Mohali.Steyn, 31, experienced a tightness in his groin during the second day of the opening Test and did not bowl in the second innings.
» Read moreOffspinner Ramesh Powar has announced he will retire from all forms of cricket at the end of the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy season. Thirty-seven-year-old Powar, with 341 Ranji wickets till date, has the most wickets among active bowlers in the tournament. He has played for Gujarat since the 2014-15 season, following a year with Rajasthan. Before that, he had represented Mumbai […]
» Read moreThe first hints, though faint, of the resumption of India-Pakistan cricketing ties emerged at the AGM when president Shashank Manohar informed the meeting that the BCCI had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to play a two-Test and five-match one-day series in the United Arab Emirates in December 2015. “We are committed to playing […]
» Read moreBoard of Control for Cricket in India president Shashank Manohar will be the new BCCI representative at the International Cricket Council. He will replace former BCCI president N. Srinivasan who was elected the first chairman of the ICC in June 2014. “By virtue of being the BCCI president at the ICC, Manohar will take over as chairman of the ICC,’’ […]
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