Vijay Mallya was booed by a section of India supporters as he entered the Oval arena to watch India’s crucial ICC Champions Trophy encounter against South Africa, here on Sunday. Mr. Mallya, who caused a lot of embarrassment for the Indian cricket team when he dropped in at Virat Kohli Foundation’s ‘Charity Dinner’, was in for some discomfort when he […]
» Read moreMaria Sharapova is skipping the grass-court season and will not try to qualify for Wimbledon because she has not recovered from an injured left thigh. The five-time major champion and former No. 1-ranked player announced Saturday in a posting on her official Facebook account that “an additional scan” showed that the muscle tear she got at the Italian Open last […]
» Read moreDhananjaya de Silva has replaced the injured batsman Kusal Perera in Sri Lanka’s Champions Trophy squad, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said in a statement on Saturday. Perera suffered a hamstring injury in Thursday’s stunning seven-wicket victory over defending champions India at The Oval. “The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 has approved Dhananjaya de Silva as […]
» Read moreThe Indian team manager’s post could become a contractual job – like coaches and support staff – with a minimum term of two years if the Committee of Administrators (CoA) has its way. The BCCI old guard is still batting for a rotational policy of appointing the team manager on a tour-to-tour basis in order to oblige different state associations […]
» Read moreRiding on half-centuries from Danushka Gunathilaka (76 off 72) and Kusal Mendis (89 off 93), Sri Lanka stunned defending champions India in Match 8 of the ICC Champions Trophy on Thursday at the Kennington Oval, London. With this win, Sri Lanka kept themselves alive in the tournament overhauling India’s total of 321 for six with seven wickets in hand and […]
» Read moreRohan Bopanna lifted his maiden Grand Slam title by winning the French Open mixed doubles trophy with Canadian partner Gabriela Dabrowski, becoming only the fourth Indian ever to clinch a major on Thursday. Bopanna and Dabrowski, seeded seventh, won the title following a stunning turnaround in the final. Playing only his second Grand Slam final, Bopanna and Dabrowski saved two […]
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