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Last two games have been more like us: Robertson wants Liverpool to ‘carry on’ with winning momentum

16 Mar 2021 15:19 PM IST

Wolverhampton [UK], March 16 (ANI): Liverpool’s Andrew Robertson is pleased with the team’s back-to-back victories and said that the “last two games have been more like us.”Liverpool defeated RB Leipzig in the Champions League before registering a hard-fought 1-0 win over Wolves in the Premier League on Tuesday. Robertson’s side

Zim vs Afg: Mujeeb, Naib wait for ‘visa issue’ to be sorted before joining T20 squad

16 Mar 2021 15:13 PM IST

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 16 (ANI): Spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman, fast bowler Hamid Hassan and all-rounder Gulbadin Naib are among the five Afghanistan cricketers who are awaiting the “visa issue” to get resolved so that they can join the squad for the upcoming T20I series against Zimbabwe.Afghanistan and Zimbabwe will lock

ICC ODI Rankings: Lizelle Lee takes top spot while Punam Raut moves up 8 places

16 Mar 2021 14:35 PM IST

Dubai [UAE], March 16 (ANI): South Africa opener Lizelle Lee has shot up seven spots to become the top-ranked batter in the latest ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings released on Tuesday. Riding on the back of a fabulous run in the ongoing series against India, Lee displaced Tammy Beaumont from

On This Day: New Zealand’s Nathan Astle blasted fastest-ever Test double ton

16 Mar 2021 14:09 PM IST

New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): On this day nineteen years ago, former New Zealand batsman Nathan Astle registered the fastest-ever double ton in the longest format of the game. He achieved the feat against England at the AMI Stadium in Christchurch.Astle scored the double ton in the second innings

IND W v SA W: Failed to implement what we planned in ODIs, says Poonam Yadav

16 Mar 2021 13:58 PM IST

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 16 (ANI): India spinner Poonam Yadav is not shying away from admitting that she failed to live up to the expectations in the ongoing ODI series against South Africa. However, the player is determined to set aside the ODI series disappointment and do well in

All England Open will be tough; competition with Marin healthy for sport: PV Sindhu

16 Mar 2021 13:51 PM IST

New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): PV Sindhu has over the years emerged as one of the top sporting stars in the country and with the Tokyo Olympics round the corner, the shuttler has her eyes set on not just qualifying for the showpiece event, but also making the country

Adrenaline rush: Herschelle Gibbs relives his six sixes against Netherlands

16 Mar 2021 13:48 PM IST

New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): On this day fourteen years ago, South Africa batsman Herschelle Gibbs became the first player to smash six sixes in an over in international cricket.Gibbs achieved the feat against the Netherlands during the 2007 ODI World Cup in Basseterre. South Africa was 178/2 when

BCCI invites bids for board and IPL digital properties

16 Mar 2021 13:29 PM IST

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 16 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has invited bids to provide services in relation to the design, hosting, and maintenance of the Digital Properties of the board through a tender process.The apex body of cricket in India has issued two Request

Sri Lanka fined for slow over-rate in third ODI against West Indies

16 Mar 2021 12:48 PM IST

Dubai [UAE], March 16 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday announced that Sri Lanka have been fined 40 percent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate against the West Indies in the third ODI in Antigua on Sunday.ICC, in a statement, said Richie Richardson of the

BCCI announces Upstox as Official Partner for IPL

16 Mar 2021 12:42 PM IST

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 16 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced Upstox as an official partner for the Indian Premier League (IPL). “The Indian Premier League Governing Council (IPL GC) today announced Upstox, one of India’s leading and fastest-growing digital brokerage firms, as

On this day in 2012: Tendulkar registered his 100th international ton

16 Mar 2021 11:41 AM IST

New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): On this day in 2012, legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar became the only batsman in the history of cricket to register 100 international centuries. He had achieved the feat against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.“A century of

He’s ‘OK’, totally conscious: Santo gives positive update on Patricio

16 Mar 2021 11:20 AM IST

Wolverhampton [UK], March 16 (ANI): Wolverhampton Wanderers coach Nuno Espirito Santo has offered a positive update on goalkeeper Rui Patricio, who was stretchered off the pitch after a blow to the head during the match against Liverpool. Wolves’ goalkeeper suffered a head injury after a collision with his team-mate Conor