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WILLIAMSON IS LIKE A ROCK FOR NEW ZEALAND TEAM, SAYS TENDULKAR

02 Nov 2021 04:52 AM IST

Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has explained the “critical” point where Team India went wrong on Sunday against New Zealand in the ongoing T20 World Cup. New Zealand produced a stunning bowling display to beat India by eight wickets and get their campaign up and running. “From the ball one, the

TOSS HAS BECOME VERY IMPORTANT IN THE ONGOING T20 WC

02 Nov 2021 04:50 AM IST

These days the toss has become very important in the ongoing T20 World Cup in UAE. The teams winning the toss are deciding to field first and that is going in their favour. Actually it is a bit easier to bowl first in UAE conditions. Later, due to dew, bowlers

Buttler shines with maiden ton as England beat Sri Lanka by 26 runs

02 Nov 2021 04:48 AM IST

England scored 163 in 20 overs and then restricted Sri Lanka to 137 to register their fourth win in four games in the tournament

World Boxing C’ships: Akash Kumar storms into quarter finals

01 Nov 2021 03:09 AM IST

India’s Akash Kumar stormed into the quarter-finals at the 2021 AIBA Men’s Boxing Championships with a comprehensive victory against Puerto Rico’s Caleb Tirado in Belgrade, Serbia on Sunday. Both the boxers, playing their first match in the competition, started with an aggressive note and traded punches continuously in a highly

Man-U’s criticism is always there, it does not bother me: Ronaldo

01 Nov 2021 03:05 AM IST

Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo has said that the criticism of the club does not bother him as he has been playing for more than 18 years. Ronaldo’s comments came after Manchester United defeated Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 on Saturday in the Premier League. “The criticisms are always there. For me,

Shakib ruled out of T20 World Cup due to hamstring injury

01 Nov 2021 03:00 AM IST

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been ruled out of the ongoing T20 World Cup ahead of their match against South Africa. Sources in the know of developments on Sunday told ANI that Shakib has been ruled out with hamstring injury. “He has a hamstring injury and while the scan

LUCKNOW, AHMEDABAD HAVE RS 33-CRORE BUDGET TO PICK PLAYERS PRE-AUCTION

01 Nov 2021 02:59 AM IST

The two new Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises — Lucknow and Ahmedabad — have been allotted a budget of Rs 33 crore to pick three players who go back into the pool before the mega auction begins. In the mail sent by the Board of Control for Cricket in India

Alexander Zverev bests Frances Tiafoe to clinch title in Vienna

01 Nov 2021 02:56 AM IST

Alexander Zverev continued his dominant form on Sunday as he lifted the men’s singles title at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna, overcoming American Frances Tiafoe 7-5, 6-4 to clinch his fifth trophy of the year. Zverev not only won his fifth tournament of the season but his 18th overall.

All-round Afghanistan thrash Namibia by 62 runs

01 Nov 2021 02:49 AM IST

All-round performance by Afghanistan saw them thrashing Namibia by 62 runs in the first Group 2 game of the day in Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Stadium in the Super 12 stage of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. This is Afghanistan’s second win after playing three matches in the

T20 WC: BOULT, SODHI AND MITCHELL STAR AS NEW ZEALAND WALLOP INDIA BY 8 WICKETS

01 Nov 2021 02:47 AM IST

Trent Boult and Ish Sodhi starred with the ball before Daryl Mitchell smashed 49 off 35 to help New Zealand defeat India by eight wickets in the Super 12 match of the ongoing T20 World here at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. With this defeat, India has now lost

AFC WOMEN’S ASIAN CUP: INDIAN TEAM BANKING ON ‘COLLECTIVE DREAM TO DO WELL’

30 Oct 2021 04:18 AM IST

A day after the AFC women’s Asian Cup India 2022 draw was held, the atmosphere in the Indian women’s football team in Jamshedpur remains one of utter focus. The team has returned from a gruelling exposure tour, where they faced six tough opponents in three different countries with completely different

ASHWIN HAS A LOT TO OFFER, HE IS VERY EXPERIENCED, SAYS LEE

30 Oct 2021 04:08 AM IST

Going into the game against New Zealand, the Indian team management would definitely have to sit down and decide whether they will go in with the same spin-bowling duo of Varun Chakravarthy and Ravindra Jadeja or pick one from R Ashwin and Rahul Chahar. While Chahar is short on experience,