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Football team leaves for Doha for June qualifiers

20 May 2021 07:56 AM IST

28-member national team leaves for Doha for three forthcoming matches.

WRESTLER LABHANSHU SHARMA TURNS CAR INTO AMBULANCE, INSTALLS OXYGEN CYLINDER

19 May 2021 06:04 AM IST

With the second wave of Covid-19 rampant in India, wrestler Labhanshu Sharma has turned his car into an ambulance with oxygen facility in Rishikesh. The second wave of coronavirus pandemic has ravaged the country with India recording more than 2.60 lakhs cases daily. In times of acute shortage of oxygen

AB de Villiers not coming out of retirement for T20 WC, says Cricket South Africa

19 May 2021 06:02 AM IST

JOHANNESBURG: Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Tuesday announced that former Proteas cricketer AB de Villiers will not be coming out of retirement as the batsman has decided “once and for all” that his decision to retire remains final. “Discussions with AB de Villiers have concluded with the batsman deciding once

UK HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO ADMINISTER SECOND DOSE OF COVID VACCINE FOR KOHLI AND BOYS

19 May 2021 05:59 AM IST

NEW DELHI: With the first dose of Covid-19 vaccination done for the Indian players who are set to travel to England for the World Test Championship (WTC) final and the five-match Test series against England, the second dose will be administered by the UK health department. Speaking to ANI, sources

Fantastic challenge to play against India: Williamson

19 May 2021 05:50 AM IST

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson called the upcoming World Test Championship final against India ‘a fantastic challenge’.

JOFRA ARCHER RULED OUT OF TEST SERIES

18 May 2021 05:05 AM IST

LONDON: England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have confirmed that pacer Jofra Archer has been ruled out of the upcoming two-match Test series against New Zealand. Archer, who had returned to action for Sussex in the County Championship against Kent this week at Hove, only bowled five overs in Kent’s

ENGLAND TESTS NOT WARM-UPS FOR WTC FINAL, SAYS WAGNER

18 May 2021 05:04 AM IST

New Zealand pacer Neil Wagner on Monday said that the upcoming two Test matches against England would not be a warm-up for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against India. England and New Zealand are set to lock horns in two Tests, beginning June 2. The majority of the Kiwi

AUSTRALIAN CONTINGENT RETURNS HOME FROM MALDIVES

18 May 2021 05:01 AM IST

Thirty-eight members of the Australian contingent stranded in the Maldives made their way on home soil on Monday. The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season was postponed on May 4 due to a rising number of Covid-19 cases and the entire Australian contingent had travelled to the Maldives due to

WI vs Australia: Jason Behrendorff, Tanveer Sangha named in 23-member preliminary squad

18 May 2021 04:59 AM IST

MELBOURNE: Jason Behrendorff and Tanveer Sangha on Monday were named in Australia’s 23-member preliminary squad for the upcoming limited-overs tour of West Indies. Australia and West Indies are set to lock horns in five T20Is and three ODIs in July this year. Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, David Warner,

INDIA’S TESTS AGAINST ENGLAND, AUSTRALIA WERE NOT FIXED: ICC

18 May 2021 04:55 AM IST

The ICC dismissed claims made by a news channel that India’s Test matches against England (2016) and Australia (2017) were fixed, saying the passages of play identified as fixed were entirely predictable, and therefore “implausible as a fix”. The International Cricket Council (ICC) also cleared five people — filmed by

Eight Olympics-bound wrestlers all set to be trained in Poland

18 May 2021 04:52 AM IST

Top wrestling federation sources say that the visa process is currently underway.

AUSTRALIAN CONTINGENT IN MALDIVES TO LAND BACK HOME ON MONDAY

17 May 2021 03:44 AM IST

Thirty-eight members of the Australian contingent stranded in the Maldives will be reaching back home on Monday. The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season was postponed on May 4 due to a rising number of Covid-19 cases and the entire Australian contingent had travelled to the Maldives due to a