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England set India 420-run target to win first Test
India off-spinner R Ashwin took six wickets for 61 runs as England were bowled out for 178 an hour before close on the fourth day on Monday, setting India a target of 420 runs to win the first Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.After…
Rishabh Pant wins ICC Player of the Month award for Jan 2021
India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant on Monday won the ICC Men's Player of the Month award for January 2021. Pant won the award for his performances in the two Tests against Australia where he scored a 97 in Sydney and an unbeaten 89 in…
Football Delhi to begin competition calendar from March 15
Football Delhi has decided to start the competitions from March 15 with Senior Division League in order to meet the deadline for nominating clubs from the national capital to National 2nd Division League. Women's league will kick off from…
Serena Williams, Venus, Osaka cruise into Australian Open second round
Serena Williams, in search for a record-tying 24th Grand Slam title, started her Australian Open campaign in an emphatic manner as she zipped past Laura Siegemund of Germany, 6-1, 6-1, on to notch her opening-round win on Monday.With the…
It was just unlucky : Cheteshwar Pujara on Tendulkar-like dismissal
Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara's dismissal for 73 off the bowling of Dom Bess on the third day of the first Test against England on Sunday revived memories of Sachin Tendulkar's dismissal during the first Test of the famous 2000-01…
Hailu’s world under-20 indoor 1,500m record ratified
Lemlem Hailu's world under-20 indoor 1,500m record of 4:01.57 seconds, set last year, has been ratified, World Athletics announced on Saturday.The Ethiopian middle-distance runner clocked her record-breaking time at the World Athletics…
Joe Root becomes 9th batsman to hit century in 100th Test
England skipper Joe Root on Friday became the ninth batsman to slam a century in his 100th Test, on Day One of the first Test against India here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. It was the 10th instance of this feat occurring as former…
Overwhelmed by occasion, 100-Test Root ‘recovers’, hits ton
On the eve of his 100th Test, England captain Joe Root received a "little surprise" from his teammates here on Thursday, and he was so overwhelmed by the occasion on Friday morning, when he went out for the toss with his Indian counterpart…
Shining ball without saliva hard on Chennai pitch : Jasprit Bumrah
Pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who was playing his Test first at home here on Friday, said it was tough to bowl on flat pitches like that of MA Chidambaram Stadium under the new Covid-19 rules that bar the use of saliva to work on the…
1st Test: Root scores 3rd consecutive ton, England take upper hand
England captain Joe Root's third consecutive Test century (128 batting) and his 200-run stand for the third wicket with opener Dom Sibley helped the visitors reach 263 for three wickets at stumps on the first day of their first Test against…