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TASKIN AHMED SHINES BUT DICKWELLA’S FIFTY STEER HOST TO 469/6 ON DAY 2 OF 2ND TEST

01 May 2021 10:40 AM IST

Taskin Ahmed picked three wickets before Niroshan Dickwella smashed a fifty as Sri Lanka maintained the driver’s seat on day two of the second Test against Bangladesh here on Friday. An unbroken 87-run seventh-wicket stand between wicket-keeper batsman Dickwella and Ramesh Mendis took Sri Lanka to 469/6 at the end

FIERCE RIVALS MI, CSK BATTLE FOR SUPREMACY

01 May 2021 10:38 AM IST

Rohit Sharma’s elegance and Suryakumar Yadav’s flamboyance will be pitted against the brute power of Faf du Plessis and grace of Ruturaj Gaikwad when heavyweights Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) cross swords in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in New Delhi today. MI and CSK head into

Harpreet, Bishnoi spin web as Punjab Kings defeat RCB by 34 runs

01 May 2021 10:36 AM IST

K.L. Rahul and Chris Gayle fire with the bat as Punjab Kings defeat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 34 runs in their IPL match in Ahmedabad on Friday.

‘Wasn’t involved in any match-fixing, position was clarified by ICC’

30 Apr 2021 04:36 AM IST

After being handed an eight-year ban by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for breaching Anti-Corruption Code, former Zimbabwe skipper Heath Streak on Thursday released a statement saying that he was not involved in any sort of match-fixing. “I also want to place on record to the public and fans that

MAN CITY BEAT PSG 2-1 IN THE FIRST LEG SEMI FINAL

30 Apr 2021 04:34 AM IST

Goals in the second half from Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez helped Manchester City stage a stunning comeback to beat Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal on Wednesday. Manchester City took a 2-1 advantage into the second leg of this UEFA Champions League semi-final

Confident Bangalore eyeing to vanquish Rahul’s brigade

30 Apr 2021 04:32 AM IST

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), who are among the most consistent teams at this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) will take on Punjab Kings (PBKS) who have been among the most inconsistent, losing four out of their six matches. RCB have won five of the six matches they have played with

THIRIMANNE, KARUNARATNE HIT TONS TO PUT HOSTS ON TOP

30 Apr 2021 04:28 AM IST

Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne (118) and Lahiru Thirimanne (131*) both scored centuries as the hosts dominated all three sessions on day one of the second Test against Bangladesh here on Thursday. An unbroken 82-run second-wicket stand between Thirimanne and Oshada Fernando took Sri Lanka to 291/1 at the end

Shaw, Dhawan shine as DC beat KKR

30 Apr 2021 04:25 AM IST

Shaw and Dhawan played knocks of 82 and 46 respectively as Delhi Capitals chased KKR’s 155 with 21 balls to spare. With this win, Delhi has moved to the second spot in the points table with 10 points.

Guptill, Russell and Shakib to feature in remaining PSL 6 matches

29 Apr 2021 04:01 AM IST

Bangladesh star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, New Zealand opener Martin Guptill and one of the most sought after T20 players in the world West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell are set to feature in the remaining matches of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 6 for Lahore Qalandars, Karachi Kings and Quetta

ICC T20 RANKINGS: VIRAT KOHLI RETAINS 5TH SPOT

29 Apr 2021 03:53 AM IST

Pakistan opener Mohammad Rizwan on Wednesday made his maiden entry into the top 10 of the ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings after a player of the series performance in Zimbabwe that helped his team prevail 2-1. The 28-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman’s unbeaten knocks of 82 and 91 in the first and third

MI, DC to take on Rajasthan Royals and Knight Riders

29 Apr 2021 03:51 AM IST

After two successive losses, Mumbai Indians (MI) would like to turn it around when they face Rajasthan Royals (RR) in an afternoon encounter of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday. MI were thrashed by Punjab Kings by nine wickets. Prior to that, they lost

INDIAN SWIMMERS SHINE AT UZBEKISTAN OPEN

29 Apr 2021 03:48 AM IST

Indian swimmers are not letting go of any opportunity coming their way to train, race, excel and improve upon. Indian swimmers are back after winning 29 medals at the recently concluded Uzbekistan Open Swimming Championships, FINA-accredited Olympic qualifying event held at Tashkent from 12th April to 17th April 2021. Indian