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Ban vs WI: Mehidy Hasan’s maiden Test ton puts hosts in driver’s seat

04 Feb 2021 17:37 PM IST

Chittagong [Bangladesh], February 4 (ANI): Mehidy Hasan scored his maiden Test century to put Bangladesh in a dominating position on Day 2 of the first Test against West Indies here on Thursday. Hasan played a knock of 103 runs, powering Bangladesh to rack up a total of 430 in the

Ind vs Eng: Pant to don wicket-keeping gloves in first Test, confirms Kohli

04 Feb 2021 17:19 PM IST

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 4 (ANI): India skipper Virat Kohli confirmed that Rishabh Pant will be starting the first Test match against England which gets underway on Friday as the front line wicket-keeper.India and England are set to lock horns in four Tests, three ODIs, and five T20Is. The

Guardiola feels Man City ‘can do better’ after club’s 13th consecutive victory

04 Feb 2021 17:09 PM IST

Burnley [UK], February 4 (ANI): Manchester City are on a 13-match winning streak in all competitions, and the club atop the Premier League table but the manager Pep Guardiola feels that the team still has room for improvement. Manchester City extended their winning run with a 2-0 win over Burnley

Discussed farmers’ protest in team meeting, says Virat Kohli

04 Feb 2021 16:55 PM IST

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 4 (ANI): After international pop star Rihanna’s tweet on ongoing farmers’ agitation sparked controversy in India with several Indian cricketers including legendary Sachin Tendulkar taking to Twitter to voice their opinion, India skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday said that issue of farmers’ protest was discussed

We managed the game really well: Rodgers hails Leicester City after win

04 Feb 2021 16:26 PM IST

London [UK], February 4 (ANI): Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers, impressed with his team’s performance which handed them a 2-0 win over Fulham, said his side managed the game “really well”.“I thought that the two goals were real goals of quality. We knew this was going to be a real

PSL 2021: Fans up to 20 pc of stadium capacity allowed

04 Feb 2021 16:25 PM IST

Islamabad [Pakistan], February 4 (ANI): The upcoming sixth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) will see the return of fans in the stadium as 20 per cent of crowd capacity has been allowed for the tournament which will be played in Karachi and Lahore from February 20 to March

PSL 2021: Abbas Afridi included in Karachi Kings squad

04 Feb 2021 15:09 PM IST

Karachi [Pakistan], February 4 (ANI): Pakistan U19 World Cup 2020 member Abbas Afridi has been added to the Karachi Kings squad for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2021 that begins at the National Stadium Karachi on February 20.Kings, the defending champions, had reserved their 18th pick at the Players Draft

Farmers lifeblood of nation, confident of peaceful resolution soon: Yuvraj Singh

04 Feb 2021 15:07 PM IST

New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): Amid the ongoing tussle between the farmers and the Centre over newly-enacted three farm laws, former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh on Thursday said he is “confident” that a peaceful resolution will be reached soon.“As proud citizens of our beloved India, let’s stand united in

Women’s T20I rankings: Ismail moves to 2nd place, Kapp gains 14 slots

04 Feb 2021 15:01 PM IST

Dubai [UAE], February 4 (ANI): South Africa fast bowler Shabnim Ismail has overtaken Megan Schutt of Australia to second place in the ICC Women’s T20I player rankings after playing an important part in a 2-1 series win over Pakistan.Ismail, a formerly top-ranked bowler who is one of the nominees for

ICC elects Imran Khwaja as Deputy Chairman

04 Feb 2021 14:32 PM IST

Dubai [UAE], February 4 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday announced that it has elected Imran Khwaja as its Deputy Chairman.Khwaja who is an Associate Member Director, was first elected to the ICC Board way back in 2008 and he has served as Deputy Chairman since 2017.Khwaja had

Sports Ministry provides financial assistance to wrestler Sunny Jadhav

04 Feb 2021 14:11 PM IST

New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): The Sports Ministry on Thursday said that it has provided financial assistance of Rs 2.5 lakh to Madhya Pradesh-based wrestler Sunny Jadhav.The assistance has been provided from the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons’ (PDUNWFS) for his training, procurement of equipment and

AHF to organise another set of online workshops for Hockey India officials

04 Feb 2021 14:00 PM IST

New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): After the successful completion of the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) online education workshops exclusively for the Hockey India coaches, umpires and technical officials in each of the last seven months, the AHF will conduct another set of online education workshops during the course of