Olympics medallists P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal crashed out of the $325,000 Japan Open Super Series after suffering straight-game defeats in second round in Tokyo on Thursday. Playing local favourite and world champion Nozomi Okuhara for the third consecutive time, Sindhu could not bring to the fore her best game and committed too many errors to go down 18-21 […]
» Read moreThe Indian cricket team will be playing three Test matches along with six One Dayers and three T20 Internationals against South Africa, starting January 5. “India will play South Africa in a three-match ‘Mahatma Gandhi-Nelson Mandela’ Test series, six-match One-Day International series followed by three Twenty20 Internationals The dates and venues for the fixtures will be confirmed shortly,” BCCI acting […]
» Read moreThe Board of Control for Cricket in Indiia (BCCI) has nominated Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the country’s third highest civilian award — the Padma Bhushan — for his contribution to the game. A senior BCCI official confirmed that the Board has only sent one name for the Padma awards this year and it was a unanimous decision to nominate India’s […]
» Read moreThe Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has imposed a five-year ban and a fine of one million rupees on batsman Khalid Latif for his involvement in spot-fixing during the Pakistan Super League (PSL). In a short order released today, the three-member tribunal of PCB headed by a former High Court judge Asghar Haider found Khalid guilty on all six breaches of […]
» Read moreAfter Korea Open Super Series badminton tournament, Olympic and World Championships silver-medallist P.V. Sindhu will aim to continue her rich vein of form when she heads into the Japan Open. Sindhu, seeded fourth in the tournament, will have to be at her best to get past world No. 19 Minatsu Mitani in the opening round of the women’s singles event […]
» Read moreThe Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday named Ravindra Jadeja as the replacement for Axar Patel, who injured himself during a practice session. The five-match one-day series against Australia will start on Sunday at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Axar sprained his left ankle and has been advised rest. The BCCI medical team is monitoring his […]
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