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Shubman Gill, Mohammad Siraj in shortlist for Men’s Player of the Month for January 2023
Dubai : India's Shubman Gill and Mohammad Siraj, who had tremendous series against Sri Lanka and New Zealand, along with Black Caps' opener Devon Conway have been shortlisted for the ICC Men's Player of the Month awards for January 2023.…
ILT20 : Alex Hales has been great for us, but others have stepped up too : Colin Munro
Sharjah : Ahead of their Qualifier encounter with Gulf Giants on Wednesday, Desert Vipers' captain Colin Munro praised all-rounder Tom Curran and batter Alex Hales for their tremendous form in the inaugural season of DP World ILt20.
He…
Smriti Mandhana stays in top three; Deepti Sharma drops to third in ICC T20 rankings
New Delhi : India opener Smriti Mandhana continued to be in the top three while all-rounder Deepti Sharma slipped one place in the latest ICC Women's T20 rankings released on Tuesday.
Mandhana stays in the third spot despite being…
Tennis : Jack Sock survives marathon opening round clash in Dallas
Dallas (USA) : Jack Sock rode a rollercoaster into the second round at the Dallas Open ATP 250 tennis event, getting the better of Ilyas Ivashka of Belarus in a first-round clash.
For the American, the up-and-down ride took him into the…
Sania Mirza suffers first-round exit from Abu Dhabi Open
Abu Dhabi : Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her American doubles partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands bowed out of the Abu Dhabi Open WTA 500 tennis tournament, which was the Indian star's penultimate event of the career.
Sania and Bethanie…
Tennis : Jelena Ostapenko edges past Danielle Collins in Abu Dhabi opener
Abu Dhabi : Jelena Ostapenko, seeded fifth, came out on top of a rollercoaster first round at the Abu Dhabi Open, edging American player Danielle Collins 7-5, 1-6, 7-5 in 2 hours and 18 minutes.
Ostapenko, who collected her fifth and…
Women’s T20 World Cup : England, Sri Lanka shine in warm-up matches
Cape Town : England defeated South Africa in a high-scoring run feast while Sri Lanka escaped to a narrow two-run win against Ireland on an entertaining first day of warm-up matches for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023.
In Stellenbosch…
Women’s T20 World Cup : Lower-order batting helps Australia beat India in warm-up tie
Cape Town : India Women allowed Australia to escape from a precarious 79/8 in the 16 over to post a modest 129/8 and then batted poorly to lose their first warm-up match ahead of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup.
Fine rearguard innings by…
SA20 : Joburg Super Kings overwhelm MI Cape Town, remain in race for semis spot
Johannesburg : The Joburg Super Kings romped to a convincing 76-run victory and a bonus point against MI Cape Town in SA20 at the Wanderers as they maintained their momentum in the build-up to the semifinals.
The big defeat ended MI Cape…
Australia’s white-ball expert Aaron Finch retires from international cricket
Melbourne : Aaron Finch, who led Australia to their first ICC Men's T20 World Cup title in 2021, called time on his international cricket career on Tuesday. Finch, Australian Men's T20 Captain, announced his retirement from all…