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IBRAHIMOVIC SET TO MISS AC MILAN’S TRIP TO LIVERPOOL

15 Sep 2021 07:06 AM IST

AC Milan’s striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to miss the UEFA Champions League (UCL) game against Liverpool FC on Wednesday after suffering an untimely injury. The former Manchester United, Barcelona, Inter Milan and Juventus striker is being rested as a precaution after feeling pain in his Achilles tendon during training

ICC ODI RANKINGS: MITHALI RAJ RETAINS TOP SPOT IN BATTING LIST

15 Sep 2021 07:04 AM IST

India ODI skipper Mithali Raj remained firm at the top spot while South Africa opener Lizelle Lee’s unbeaten 91 in the opening match of their series against the West Indies has helped her take joint-first position among batters in the latest ICC Women’s ODI player rankings released on Tuesday. Lee,

RESCHEDULING THE LAST TEST IS THE BEST WAY OUT

15 Sep 2021 06:50 AM IST

BCCI is making every effort to avoid any controversy regarding the recent and unfinished Test series against England. This crisis brewed after the Manchester Test was postponed indefinitely amid Covid-19 concerns. Meanwhile, The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has taken the case to the ICC, while two offers have

New IPL team auction to take place on 17 October

15 Sep 2021 06:49 AM IST

The Governing Council of the IPL had on 31 August invited bids to acquire the right to own and operate 1 (one) of the 2 (two) new teams proposed to be introduced to take part in the tournament.

RASHID AND NABI HAVE JOINED TEAM AND ARE UNDERGOING QUARANTINE, SAYS SRH OFFICIAL

14 Sep 2021 08:12 AM IST

SunRisers Hyderabad star spinner Rashid Khan and all-rounder Mohammad Nabi have joined the franchise in UAE and are currently undergoing quarantine. The team management is confident that they will be kept in the best frame of mind as they ply their trade in the second half of the 14th edition

SOUTH AFRICA THRASH SRI LANKA TO CLINCH T20I SERIES

14 Sep 2021 08:11 AM IST

Aiden Markram and Tabraiz Shamsi picked three wickets each before Quinton de Kock smashed a fifty to help South Africa register an easy nine-wicket win over Sri Lanka on Sunday. South Africa’s spin bowling foursome of Shamsi (3/20), Markram (3/21), Bjorn Fortuin (2/12), and Keshav Maharaj (1/10) took nine wickets

JOE ROOT, EIMEAR RICHARDSON NAMED ICC PLAYERS OF THE MONTH FOR AUGUST

14 Sep 2021 08:09 AM IST

England Test skipper Joe Root and Ireland’s Eimear Richardson have been voted as the winners of the ICC Players of the Month for August 2021.Root was voted the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for August for his consistent performances in the first three Tests against India which were part

PLAYERS WERE DEVASTATED WHEN THEY CAME TO KNOW PARMAR HAD TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19: SOURAV GANGULY

14 Sep 2021 08:08 AM IST

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly has revealed Indian players were “dead scared” when they came to know that physio Yogesh Parmar had contracted Covid-19 ahead of the fifth Test against England.The fifth Test match between England and India was cancelled in Manchester on

Replacement players have great skillsets, says Kohli

14 Sep 2021 08:07 AM IST

India and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli feels the upcoming months are going to be important for the IPL side and Team India considering the T20 World Cup. Kohli and pacer Mohammed Siraj arrived in Dubai on Sunday after the Manchester Test against England was cancelled. The duo

Daniil Medvedev wins first grand slam title, defeats Djokovic in final

14 Sep 2021 08:06 AM IST

Russia’s Daniil Medvedev bagged his first grand slam title on Sunday, after defeating world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the US Open men’s singles final.Medvedev, the world No. 2 won the game held at the Arthur Ashe Stadium, New York in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. The second seed ended

Indian players arrive in Dubai, to undergo mandatory six-day quarantine

13 Sep 2021 03:22 AM IST

Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli and pacer Mohammed Siraj arrived in Dubai on Sunday ahead of the resumption of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season. The duo will now undergo six-day mandatory quarantine and then they both will join the team bubble in Dubai. “The news you’ve all

‘OLD TRAFFORD HAS BEEN A MAGICAL PLACE FOR ME’

13 Sep 2021 03:21 AM IST

After impressing one and all on his second Manchester United debut, Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo has said that Old Trafford has always been a magical place for him and there is a reason why it is called ‘Theatre of Dreams’. “My return to Old Trafford was just a brief reminder