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BANGLADESH HAS BUILT WINNING MENTALITY, WE’LL BE CONFIDENT IN T20 WC: SHAKIB AL HASAN

13 Sep 2021 03:20 AM IST

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has said that his side has built a winning mentality in the shortest format and as a result, they will be confident entering the T20 World Cup. In their last three T20I series, Bangladesh defeated Zimbabwe, Australia and New Zealand. The side has gotten the

FUTURE OF WOMEN’S TENNIS IS BRIGHT, SAYS RADUCANU AFTER WINNING US OPEN

13 Sep 2021 03:19 AM IST

After becoming the first British woman in 44 years to win a Grand Slam title, 18-year-old Emma Raducanu said that the US Open final against Leylah Fernandez shows that the future of women’s tennis is bright. Emma Raducanu defeated Canada’s Leylah Fernandez in the US Open women’s singles final on

Ashwin should always be a priority in the playing XI: Chappell

13 Sep 2021 03:16 AM IST

Former Australia skipper Ian Chappell reckons that India is a very good side, but they need to find a way to include Ravichandran Ashwin in their playing XI at all times. In the recently-concluded Test series against England, Ashwin did not find a place for himself in the playing XI

CSK looking to get players from Manchester to Dubai on Saturday

11 Sep 2021 04:31 AM IST

In what comes as a huge move, Chennai Super Kings is looking to get the Indian players who are part of the team to Dubai by Saturday. The boys will then undergo a six-day quarantine and join the rest of the squad members who are already in the IPL 2021

US OPEN: EMMA RADUCANU YOUNGEST BRITISH MAJOR FINALIST IN 62 YEARS

11 Sep 2021 04:30 AM IST

Great Britain’s Emma Raducanu on Friday marched into her first major final when she entered the summit clash of the ongoing US Open. Raducanu continued her dominant form defeating Maria Sakkari 6-1, 6-4 in the semi-finals here at the Arthur Ashe Stadium. The 18-year-old became the first qualifier, male or

Hard to see Afghanistan playing T20 World Cup, says Australian skipper Tim Paine

11 Sep 2021 04:28 AM IST

Australia Test captain Tim Paine on Friday said teams might boycott playing against Afghanistan in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup if the country does not support women’s cricket following the Taliban takeover. Cricket Australia on Thursday announced that the planned men’s Test against Afghanistan in November would not go

PHYSICAL FITNESS IS IMPORTANT FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED

11 Sep 2021 04:26 AM IST

The differently-abled have basically the same needs and desires as the abled persons. One basic goal is to improve differently-abled capacity to function physically as effectively as possible with their limitations. Why then are differently-abled not given more opportunities to take part in numerous types of fitness programmes and activities?

PM Modi meets Indian contingent, wishes them luck for the future

10 Sep 2021 07:47 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met the Indian contingent that returned with 19 medals from the recently-concluded Tokyo Paralympics. The Prime Minister was seen personally interacting with each member of the contingent and he wished them luck for the future. The Indian contingent finished their campaign at the Tokyo

MESSI’S EXIT HAS WEAKENED LA LIGA, NEED TO SHOW IT ISN’T THE CASE: MORIENTES

10 Sep 2021 07:45 AM IST

Fernando Morientes, former Real Madrid player, who is also the ambassador of La Liga has said that people are now thinking that the league has gotten weakened following the departure of Lionel Messi, but La Liga needs to show the world it is not the case as one player never

T20 WC: Ashwin makes Indian squad as Chahal misses out, Dhoni to be mentor

10 Sep 2021 07:44 AM IST

The Indian national selectors on Wednesday picked the squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup to be hosted in UAE and Oman. In a surprise move, R Ashwin has been included in the team which will begin its campaign in the showpiece event against arch-rivals Pakistan. He had last played

INDIA’S T20 WC SQUAD BALANCED, BUT POST IPL, CHANGES LIKELY TO FOLLOW

10 Sep 2021 07:42 AM IST

Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri have given very good results for Team India and this team also belongs to them. Nevertheless, I agree that they do not have many favorite players in the team. Showing the way out to favorite players only shows their courage. In India, one clashes with

Kohli and boys eye history as focus remains on Rahane’s selection

10 Sep 2021 07:40 AM IST

If Rahane is dropped, the most likely person to take his place is the northpaw batsman Suryakumar Yadav, who has not played a Test yet. So it needs to be seen whether management wants to go with Yadav for such a crucial match.