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Australian Open: Halep, Mertens advance to Round 4 with easy wins
Melbourne : Former Australian Open finalist Simona Halep of Romania advanced to the fourth round of the opening Grand Slam of the year for the fifth straight year with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Danka Kovinic of Montenegro, at the Melbourne…
Hardik Pandya will be motivated to show what he is capable of as a leader: Gary Kirsten
Mumbai : Former India and South Africa head coach Gary Kirsten, who will be serving as mentor-cum-batting coach at the Ahmedabad franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL), feels all-rounder Hardik Pandya will be motivated to show his…
India’s football great Subhas Bhowmick passes away at 71
New Delhi : Indian football great Subhas Bhowmick, who was a member of the side that won bronze at the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok, passed away in Kolkata on Saturday at the age of 71.Born on October 2, 1950, Bhowmick made his international…
Bhuvi’s yorkers not working; Deepak Chahar should be in core team for 2023 WC: Sunil Gavaskar
New Delhi : Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India's selection committee to include pace bowler Deepak Chahar in the core team for the 2023 World Cup, given that Bhuvneshwar Kumar's…
U-19 CWC: Van Heerden leads from the front as South Africa secure quarterfinal berth
Tarouba (Trinidad) : South Africa skipper George Van Heerden led from the front, smashing a 93-ball 111 as he helped his team secure a Super League quarterfinal berth with a 153-run win over Ireland in a Group B match at the Brian Lara…
U-19 CWC: Rajapaksa, Wellalage guide Sri Lanka into Super League stage
Basseterre (St Kitts) : Sri Lanka opener Sadisha Rajapaksa scored a patient 76 and skipper Dunith Wellalage grabbed three wickets as they scored a dramatic three-wicket win over hosts West Indies to seal their qualification for the Super…
Women’s Asia Cup Hockey: India thrash Malaysia 9-0 in opening match
Muscat : Forward Vandana Katariya, Navneet Kaur and Sharmila Devi scored a brace of goals each as India thrashed Malaysia 9-0 in their opening match of the Women's Asia Cup hockey tournament here on Friday.India, looking to win the…
SA v IND, 2nd ODI: Rishabh Pant rues lack of wickets and batting performance in the middle overs
Paarl : India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant on Friday said the team could have batted better and didn't get enough wickets in the middle overs during the second ODI against South Africa at the Boland Park on Friday.Pant scored a…
IPL 2022: Ahmedabad pick Hardik, Rashid, Gill; Lucknow select Rahul, Bishnoi, Stoinis via draft
New Delhi : The two new franchises of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Ahmedabad and Lucknow on Friday officially revealed their draft picks ahead of the upcoming mega auction on February 12 and 13.The announcement was made by the owners and…
Women’s Asian Cup: Holders Japan start campaign with 5-0 win over Myanmar
Pune : Two-time defending champions Japan opened their defence in style with a 5-0 win against minnows Myanmar in the AFC Women's Asian Cup football championships at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi here on Friday.Yui Hasegawa…