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IPL 2021: Sunrisers Hyderabad player Natarajan tests Covid-19 positive

23 Sep 2021 07:45 AM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad player T Natarajan tested positive for Covid-19 at a scheduled RT-PCR test. The player has isolated himself from the rest of the squad. He is currently asymptomatic and there are six close contacts of the player who have been isolated. But the match between SRH and Delhi Capitals

FORMER CAPTAIN VIJAYAN LAUDS INITIATIVE TO POPULARISE WOMEN’S FOOTBALL IN KERALA

23 Sep 2021 07:44 AM IST

Talismanic former Indian national team captain I.M. Vijayan sounded excited, lavishing huge praise on the collaboration between the Government of Kerala and All India Football Federation in close coordination with the KFA. National level football is all set for a return to God’s own country, with the Kerala Government and

Dominant Delhi move to top spot after emphatic win against Sunrisers

23 Sep 2021 07:42 AM IST

With this victory, Delhi Capitals have moved top of the IPL points table, toppling Chennai Super Kings to the second.

Didn’t do right with us, will avenge on ground: PCB chief Ramiz Raja

22 Sep 2021 04:16 AM IST

NEW DELHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has said that England and New Zealand’s decision to not play series in Pakistan is a lesson for them and now they will just look after their own interest. After New Zealand decided to abandon their tour of Pakistan right ahead

NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT MY FUTURE AT BARCELONA: COACH

22 Sep 2021 04:13 AM IST

LONDON: Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has said that he is not going to talk about his future with the club after they were held to a 1-1 draw against Granada. Barcelona trailed for 88 minutes in the game, and it was down to Ronald Araujo to help the side get

MITHALI RAJ GOES PAST 20,000 CAREER RUNS

22 Sep 2021 04:09 AM IST

India women’s ODI skipper Mithali Raj on Tuesday went past 20,000 runs in her cricketing career. She brought up the feat in the ongoing first ODI of the three-match series against Australia here at the Harrup Park in Mackay. The Indian skipper played a knock of 61 runs from 107

STEYN, PARTHIV BACK KOHLI’S DECISION TO STEP DOWN AS SKIPPER AFTER 2021 SEASON

22 Sep 2021 04:08 AM IST

NEW DELHI: Former Proteas pacer Dale Steyn believes that it is probably the right time for Virat Kohli to step aside from T20 captaincy and focus purely on his batting. Kohli announced last week that he would step down as India’s T20I captain after the upcoming T20 World Cup and

Rajasthan clinch a royal victory against Punjab in a thriller

22 Sep 2021 04:05 AM IST

For the Royals, Kartik Tyagi was the man of the hour as the pacer conceded just one run in the last over and picked two wickets to give his team a victory for the ages.

REALLY WANTED TO PROVE MYSELF AT TOKYO OLYMPICS, SAYS DEFENDER VARUN KUMAR

21 Sep 2021 04:52 AM IST

When Indian men’s hockey team drag-flicker and defender Varun Kumar didn’t make the final team of 16 members for the Tokyo Games, he was evidently disappointed. But when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) allowed hockey teams to expand their roster to 18 members with two P athletes, Varun’s name featured

IPL 2021: ROHIT NEEDS EXTRA FEW DAYS, HE’LL BE FINE TO PLAY AGAINST KKR, SAYS JAYAWARDENE

21 Sep 2021 04:49 AM IST

After suffering a 20-run defeat against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene said regular skipper Rohit Sharma will be available for the next game. Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya had missed out on the match against CSK which was

OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS, I WANT TO BE BEST FINISHER IN THE WORLD: MARCUS STOINIS

21 Sep 2021 04:47 AM IST

DUBAI: Having opted out of Australia’s limited-overs tours of West Indies and Bangladesh, all-rounder Marcus Stoinis is set to return to the pitch when he plies his trade for Delhi Capitals in the second half of the 14th edition of the IPL in UAE. While Stoinis is currently aiming to

ONE OF MY TOP INNINGS, SAYS GAIKWAD ON HIS 88-RUN KNOCK AGAINST MUMBAI INDIANS

21 Sep 2021 04:45 AM IST

Chennai Super Kings batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad rated his 88 run knock against Mumbai Indians on Sunday as one of his top innings. Gaikwad’s knock propelled the team in the yellow as they defeated the defending champions by 20 runs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter at the Dubai International