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Athapaththu leads Sri Lanka in winning ICC Commonwealth Games Qualifier 2022
Kuala Lumpur : Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu produced a superb all-round effort to help her team defeat Bangladesh by 22 runs and win the ICC Commonwealth Games Qualifier 2022 at the Kinrara Oval in Kuala Lumpur on Monday.The last…
Swiatek gets past Cirstea; Cornet in Grand Slam QF for first time in 63 attempts
Melbourne : Polish tennis ace Iga Swiatek dropped her first set of the Australian Open, but rallied to beat Sorana Cirstea of Romania 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 to reach her first quarterfinal at Melbourne Park here on Monday.Swiatek, the 2020 French…
Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi named ICC men’s Cricketer of the Year for 2021
Dubai : Pakistan left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi on Monday was named as the ICC men's Cricketer of the Year for 2021. At 21 years, Afridi is the youngest cricketer ever to get the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy and is the first Pakistani…
South Africa’s Lizelle Lee adjudged as ICC women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year
Dubai : South Africa opener Lizelle Lee on Monday was adjudged as the ICC women's ODI Cricketer of the Year. Lizelle beat the challenge from Englands Tammy Beaumont, West Indies' Hayley Matthews and Pakistan's Fatima Sana to be the first…
Zimbabwe great Brendan Taylor alleges Indian businessman tried to force him to spot-fix matches
Harare : Former Zimbabwe wicketkeeper-batter Brendan Taylor has made explosive claims that an unnamed Indian businessman allegedly tried to force him to spot-fix international games, threatening to make public a video of the cricketer…
England captain Joe Root named ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year for 2021
Dubai : England captain Joe Root on Monday has been named as the ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year for 2021. Root beat stiff competition from New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson, Sri Lanka opener Dimuth Karunaratne and India off-spinner…
Expecting a long battle with Nadal in Australian Open quarters : Denis Shapovalov
Melbourne : Ace Canadian tennis player Denis Shapovalov is expecting a "long battle" with Spanish stalwart Rafael Nadal when the two clash in the Australian Open quarterfinal here on Tuesday.Shapovalov, ranked 14th in the world, upset world…
India opener Smriti Mandhana named ICC women’s Cricketer of the Year for 2021
Dubai : India opener Smriti Mandhana on Monday was named as ICC women's Cricketer of the Year for 2021. After being named in the ICC's women's T20I team of the year, Smriti has now won the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Trophy awarded to the ICC…
India fined for slow over-rate after losing third ODI
Cape Town : India have been fined 40 per cent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate against South Africa in the third and final ODI of the series in Cape Town on Sunday. In the match, India were bowled out for 283 in 49.2…
Happy with the progression of the side, says SA coach Mark Boucher
Cape Town : South African cricket head coach Mark Boucher said he was happy with the "progression" of the side, adding that the team had turned the corner following victories in the Test and ODI series against India.On Sunday, the Proteas…