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Ganguly came for checkup of cardiac condition, his vital parameters stable: Hospital

27 Jan 2021 17:25 PM IST

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 27 (ANI): Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly went for a checkup of his cardiac situation on Wednesday and his vital parameters are stable, said the medical bulletin issued by Apollo Gleneagles Hospital.“Sourav Ganguly, 48 years old, male has come

Indian junior women’s hockey team returns after successful tour of Chile

27 Jan 2021 16:16 PM IST

New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): Indian junior women’s hockey team returned to the country’s national capital in the early hours of Wednesday after remaining unbeaten in their tour of Chile.The team landed here at the Indira Gandhi International Airport after having won five out of the six matches they

Looking forward to playing with Afridi, Jordan and Banton, says Ben Dunk

27 Jan 2021 16:13 PM IST

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 27 (ANI): Australia’s wicketkeeper-batsman Ben Dunk, who has scored over 3,000 runs in T20s, is all set to turn up for the Qalandars in the new season of the Abu Dhabi T10. The competition will be played at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi from

World Tour Finals: Kidambi Srikanth loses to Anders Antonsen

27 Jan 2021 16:10 PM IST

Bangkok [Thailand], January 27 (ANI): Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth was on Wednesday defeated by Denmark’s Anders Antonsen in his first group-stage match in the ongoing BWF World Tour Finals.Antonsen defeated Srikanth 15-21, 21-16, 21-18 in his first match in the World Tour Finals and the shutter will look to take

SMAT: Vishnu Solanki’s last-ball six fires Baroda into semis

27 Jan 2021 16:01 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], January 27 (ANI): A business end master-class from Vishnu Solanki fired Baroda into the semi-finals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy as the team registered an eight-wicket win over Haryana on Wednesday here at the Motera Stadium.An excellent penultimate over by skipper Mohit Sharma had paved the

Argentina beat Indian women’s hockey team 3-2

27 Jan 2021 15:30 PM IST

Buenos Aires [Argentina], January 27 (ANI): World No.2 Argentina came up with back-to-back goals in the final quarter to overcome a 1-2 setback and beat the visiting Indian women’s hockey team 3-2 on Wednesday in a match that went down to the wire.Though India set-up an early lead with Sharmila’s

Will Pucovski can bat in middle-order also: Trevor Hohns

27 Jan 2021 15:23 PM IST

Melbourne [Australia], January 27 (ANI): Australia’s national selector Trevor Hohns on Wednesday said that Will Pucovski can also bat in the middle-order if the situation arises in the longest format of the game.Hohns’ remark came as Australia announced the squads for the upcoming T20I series against New Zealand and the

ICC ODI Player Rankings: Stirling, Mehidy gain big after shining in Cricket WC Super League

27 Jan 2021 15:22 PM IST

Dubai [UAE], January 27 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday released the latest Men’s ODI Player Rankings, with Ireland all-rounder Paul Stirling and Bangladesh spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz making notable gains after their fine performances in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League. Stirling has gained eight

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly heads to hospital for check-up, following angioplasty

27 Jan 2021 14:57 PM IST

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 27 (ANI): BCCI president Sourav Ganguly headed to the Apollo Hospital here on Wednesday weeks after undergoing a successful angioplasty. Sources close to the former India skipper said that there was nothing to worry and it is a routine visit.“There is no complication, it is

World Tour Finals: PV Sindhu loses to world number one Tai Tzu-Ying

27 Jan 2021 14:30 PM IST

Bangkok [Thailand], January 27 (ANI): Indian shuttler PV Sindhu on Tuesday came up short in her first group-stage match in the World Tour Finals against Taiwan’s world number one Tai Tzu-Ying.Tzu-Ying defeated Sindhu 19-21, 21-12, 21-17 to gain some winning momentum ahead of her next match. The 25-year-old Sindhu won

Windies spinner Hayden Walsh recovers from COVID-19, leaves isolation

27 Jan 2021 14:16 PM IST

Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 27 (ANI): West Indies leg-spinner Hayden Walsh Jr has been released from isolation and cleared to travel after he returned two negative COVID-19 PCR tests.He was diagnosed with the coronavirus ahead of the start of the ODI series against Bangladesh. He remained in Dhaka and underwent a

Felt I owed the team that innings: Vihari recalls SCG heroics

27 Jan 2021 14:14 PM IST

New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): Recalling his heroics at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) against Australia in the third Test, India batsman Hanuma Vihari said he owed his team that innings because of all the trust they showed in him and provided him with opportunity despite failing in previous