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Amid surge of Covid cases, PSL postponed indefinitely

05 Mar 2021 03:56 AM IST

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday confirmed that the Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) season 6 will be postponed with immediate effect following a string of positive Covid-19 cases. “Following a meeting with the team owners and considering the health and wellbeing of all participants is paramount, the Pakistan Cricket

Pollard’s blast helps WI register 4-wicket win

05 Mar 2021 03:54 AM IST

Kieron Pollard’s six 6s in an over stole the show as West Indies registered a comprehensive four-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first T20I of the three-match series on Thursday here at the Coolidge Cricket Ground. With this win, the hosts have gained a 1-0 lead in the series.

KKFI INTRODUCES A 10-DAY UNIQUE PROGRAMME FOR KHO KHO COACHES

05 Mar 2021 03:53 AM IST

Following the successful completion of the High-Performance Assessment and Scientific Analysis & Evaluation Programme—Rise in Sports Excellence—for the national Kho Kho players, the Kho Kho Federation of India (KKFI) on Thursday introduced High Performance Coaches’ Coaching Camp for the very first time. The Kho Kho Federation of India will be

Day 1: India’s spin arsenal steals the show

05 Mar 2021 03:48 AM IST

At stumps, India’s score read 24/1 with Rohit and Pujara at the crease, trailing the visitors by 181 runs in the first innings. Bundled out for 205, eight English batsmen succumbed to India’s ingenious spin.

Women’s Trap Team wins silver as India finish year’s first Shotgun World Cup with 2 medals

04 Mar 2021 23:01 PM IST

Cairo [Egypt], March 4 (ANI): India’s Women’s Trap team trio of Kirti Gupta, Manisha Keer and Rajeshwari Kumari won a silver medal on the concluding day of the year’s first International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun stage, in Cairo, Egypt, going down 4-6 to Russia in the final.

Surrey ropes in West Indies pacer Kemar Roach for County Championship start

04 Mar 2021 22:19 PM IST

Surrey [UK], March 4 (ANI): Surrey County Cricket Club on Thursday announced the signing of West Indies pacer Kemar Roach for the first seven games of the County Championship 2021 season.Fast bowler Roach will join up with Surrey following West Indies’ Test series with Sri Lanka, scheduled to finish in

Swiss Open: Satwik-Chirag, Sai Praneeth, PV Sindhu sail into quarterfinals

04 Mar 2021 22:10 PM IST

Basel [Switzerland], March 4 (ANI): Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, and Ajay Jayaram all progressed to the quarter-finals of the ongoing Swiss Open on Thursday.While Sindhu defeated her opponent Iris Wang of the USA in straight sets 21-13, 21-14, Srikanth got over the line after clinching the game in

Indian women’s hockey team end Germany tour with 1-2 defeat

04 Mar 2021 21:53 PM IST

Dusseldorf [Germany], March 4 (ANI): Indian women’s hockey team concluded their tour of Germany with a 1-2 defeat here in the fourth and final match in Dusseldorf on Thursday. Naomi Heyn (29′) Charlotte Stapenhorst (37′) scored for the World No. 3 side but Lalremsiami (51′) pulled one back for the

Ind vs Eng: Gavaskar doesn’t want importance to be given to foreign players criticizing pitches

04 Mar 2021 21:50 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 4 (ANI): Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar does not want importance to be given to foreign players, who are criticizing the Indian pitches, and said they will keep doing it till the time they are getting publicity out of it. Former England skipper Michael Vaughan has

India Legends favourites as Road Safety World Series returns

04 Mar 2021 21:09 PM IST

Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], March 4 (ANI): India, which had a great start to the Road Safety World Series with two back-to-back wins, are going to start strong favorites against Bangladesh in Raipur, which is yet to host a white-ball international fixture.Cricket fans are going to have some seriously busy days

PSL postponement: Akhtar blasts PCB, wants PM to look into issue

04 Mar 2021 20:50 PM IST

New Delhi [India], March 4 (ANI): Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar on Thursday fumed over the “incompetency” of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after the postponement of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and asked Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to look into the matter. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday

Qatar Open: Sania Mirza, Andreja Klepac lose in semi-finals

04 Mar 2021 20:46 PM IST

Doha [Qatar], March 4 (ANI): Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her partner Andreja Klepac of Slovenia crashed out of the ongoing Qatar Total Open after facing a defeat in the semi-finals on Thursday.Sania, who was competing in her first tournament in more than 12 months, marked her return to