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Vijay Hazare Trophy: Shaw breaks Mayank’s record of scoring most runs in single edition

11 Mar 2021 13:58 PM IST

New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): Mumbai skipper Prithvi Shaw on Thursday broke Mayank Agarwal’s record of scoring most runs in a single Vijay Hazare Trophy edition.In the ongoing edition, Shaw has managed to score 754 runs from seven matches and as a result, he has broken Agarwal’s record who

First 20-25 minutes, Southampton was the best team we’ve faced: Guardiola

11 Mar 2021 13:16 PM IST

Manchester [UK], March 11 (ANI): After registering an emphatic 5-2 win against Southampton in the Premier League clash on Wednesday, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola admitted that Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side was the best team — in the initial phase — they have faced so far in the season.The table-toppers struggled

COVID-19: Delhi Capitals help city’s families get back on their feet

11 Mar 2021 13:09 PM IST

New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Capitals launched an initiative to support the city’s marginalised families, aptly named SMILE — Supporting Marginalised Individuals through Livelihood and Empowerment.Through this project, the GMR and JSW co-owned franchise aims to help families who lost their livelihoods due

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Shaw scores fourth century, becomes leading run-scorer

11 Mar 2021 12:21 PM IST

New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): Opening batsman and Mumbai skipper Prithvi Shaw on Thursday registered his fourth century in the ongoing edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy and became the leading run-scorer in the ongoing tournament.Shaw scored a century while playing for Mumbai in the second semi-final against Karnataka

Goa to host AFC Champions League group E matches

11 Mar 2021 12:18 PM IST

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], March 11 (ANI): The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Thursday confirmed the venues for the AFC Champions League 2021 group stage after an extensive feedback exercise with its participating member associations, commercial partners, and all relevant stakeholders.The West Region matches, which are scheduled to take place between

New week, new format, same mission: Kohli all set for T20I challenge against England

11 Mar 2021 11:42 AM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 11 (ANI): Ahead of the T20I series opener against England, India skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday said his “mission” remains the same despite the change in format.Taking to Twitter Kohli shared some pictures from the training session and captioned the post, “New week, new format, same

Our position still remains same, Hales is out of the squad: Morgan

11 Mar 2021 11:28 AM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 11 (ANI): England limited-overs skipper Eoin Morgan said that top-order batsman Alex Hales has no room in the side as they have “very strong at the moment”.Hales was axed from England’s (eventual winners) 50-over World Cup squad for failing a second test for use of recreational

Messi should not have doubts about this Barcelona team, says coach Koeman

11 Mar 2021 11:02 AM IST

Paris [France], March 11 (ANI): After crashing out of the Champions League, coach Ronald Koeman said that Argentine striker Lionel Messi should not have any doubts about the quality of this Barcelona side.Messi missed the penalty against Paris Saint-Germain as the LaLiga giants played out a 1-1 draw in the

WI vs SL: We were short of 30-40 runs, says Karunaratne

11 Mar 2021 10:37 AM IST

St John’s [Antigua], March 11 (ANI): Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne feels that the side fell short of 30-40 runs in the first ODI and suffered an eight-wicket defeat against West Indies on Wednesday (local time) at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.The visiting skipper also mentioned that his and opener

WI vs SL: Hope is incredible player, guys can bat around him, says Pollard

11 Mar 2021 10:21 AM IST

St John’s [Antigua], March 11 (ANI): After registering an emphatic eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first ODI of the three-match series on Wednesday (local time) here at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard said centurian Shai Hope was amazing in the middle.Openers Hope and

Build up to T20 WC starts as India lock horns against No.1 ranked England

11 Mar 2021 10:08 AM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 11 (ANI): The build-up to this year’s T20 World Cup has begun and India would look to fine-tune their skills and decipher their best playing XI when they take on top-ranked T20 outfit England in the upcoming five-match series.India and England will face off in five

Indian Arrows look to pick up crucial points against Chennai City

11 Mar 2021 09:57 AM IST

Kalyani (West Bengal) [India], March 11 (ANI): Winless in five matches, Chennai City FC will aim to get back to winning ways and propel themselves away from the relegation spot when the Satyasagara-coached side clashes against a resurgent Indian Arrows at the Kalyani Municipal Stadium in Kalyani, West Bengal on