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Looking forward to scouting new players from IWL: Maymol Rocky

05 Mar 2021 13:10 PM IST

New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): Women’s football action in India is all set to get underway at the national level as the Indian Women’s League (IWL) is set to start. The 2020-21 edition will take place in Odisha. Indian women’s national team head coach Maymol Rocky expressed her delight

IPL: Delhi Capitals announce JSW Group as principal sponsor for upcoming season

05 Mar 2021 12:43 PM IST

New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Capitals on Friday announced JSW Group as the team’s principal sponsor for the years 2021-2023. Through this association, the JSW insignia will be sported on the front of the team’s jersey and complemented by in-stadia branding of the

Felt ecstatic after beating reigning Olympic champion: Deepak Kumar

05 Mar 2021 12:12 PM IST

New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): Boxer Deepak Kumar returned home with a silver medal after reaching the finals of the Strandja Memorial Tournament, but the pugilist isn’t too excited. The boxer says that no one remembers a silver medal and now he has set his sights on winning a

Ind vs Eng, 4th Test: Visitors on top after dismissing Pujara, Kohli, Rahane (Lunch)

05 Mar 2021 11:55 AM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 5 (ANI): England bowlers led the fightback for the visitors in the opening session of the second day of the fourth Test between India and England at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday. If getting Cheteshwar Pujara (17) and Virat Kohli (0) early in the day

Ferguson eyeing Test cricket return with T20I series against Bangladesh

05 Mar 2021 11:15 AM IST

Wellington [New Zealand], March 5 (ANI): New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson is eyeing Test cricket return with the upcoming T20I series against Bangladesh.New Zealand head coach Gary Stead is hopeful that Ferguson will be available for the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh.Ferguson has been out of action since December last

Barcelona defender Pique out with right knee injury, likely to miss PSG clash

05 Mar 2021 10:49 AM IST

Barcelona [Spain], March 5 (ANI): Barcelona defender Gerard Pique will spend another stint on the sidelines as he sustained “a sprain in the internal lateral ligament of his right knee”.World Cup winner suffered the blow in the team’s 3-0 win over Sevilla in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey

NZC allows crowds for T20I double-header in Wellington

05 Mar 2021 09:36 AM IST

Wellington [New Zealand], March 5 (ANI): New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on Friday announced that spectators will be allowed to attend the weekend’s T20I double-header at Sky Stadium after the relaxation in Wellington’s Alert Level status.The fifth and final T20I between New Zealand and Australia and the final T20I of the

Would like to be known as someone who created a legacy: Bavuma after taking captaincy role

05 Mar 2021 08:57 AM IST

Johannesburg [South Africa], March 5 (ANI): After becoming South Africa’s limited-overs skipper, batsman Temba Bavuma wants to show his potential at the helm and create a legacy for himself.On Thursday, Bavuma was named as the country’s first black African cricket captain while Dean Elgar was given the captaincy of Test

Mohammad Abbas signs two-month deal with Hampshire for County Championship

05 Mar 2021 08:18 AM IST

Hampshire [UK], March 5 (ANI): Hampshire on Thursday announced the signing of Pakistan pacer Mohammad Abbas for the first two months of the County Championship season.Abbas has quickly become one of the world’s best Test bowlers since making his international debut in 2017, with 84 wickets to his name at

POLLARD HITS 6 SIXES IN AN OVER, WELCOMED BY YUVRAJ AND GIBBS INTO THE CLUB

05 Mar 2021 04:03 AM IST

ANTIGUA: West Indies limited-overs format skipper Kieron Pollard on Thursday became the third batsman in the history of international cricket to hit six 6s in an over. He achieved the feat in the first T20I of the three-match series against Sri Lanka here at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua.

VERY POOR BATTING FROM ENGLAND: FORMER ENGLAND SKIPPER VAUGHAN

05 Mar 2021 04:00 AM IST

AHMEDABAD: Former England skipper Michael Vaughan on Tuesday, Former England skipper Michael Vaughan on Thursday criticised the English team for not batting to their potential in the ongoing fourth Test against India at the Narendra Modi Stadium. England skipper Joe Root won the toss and opted to bat first, but

Elgar to lead Proteas in Tests, Bavuma in limited-overs format

05 Mar 2021 03:58 AM IST

Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Thursday announced the appointments of Temba Bavuma and Dean Elgar as captains of the Proteas men’s team in the limited-overs and Test format respectively. CSA said Bavuma will lead the Proteas in the 2021 and 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cups as well as the