2nd ODI: Another Rohit ton, another Indian defeat
For the second time in four days, Rohit Sharma caressed his way to a century against his favourite opposition, statistically, to take India past 300. For the second time in four days, Rohit ended up wearing a forlorn look as Australia chased over 300. For the third time in seven ODIs, Rohit ended up scoring […]
Australia v India ODIs: Five talking points
As India head into the five-match series with the World Cup winners, a look at some of the subtexts to the contest. Where will Rahane bat? Ajinkya Rahane was left out of the ODI team during the tour of Bangladesh in June last year, with MS Dhoni publicly admitting that it was a harsh […]
Rio Olympics: Leander Paes Says he is Best Man For Sania Mirza
Indian tennis star Leander Paes has staked his claim to represent India at the Olympics. Paes, who has 17 Grand Slam titles to his name, had bagged the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open with Martina Hingis in 2015, to become the first pair to win three Grand Slams in a calendar year. Paes […]
VVS Laxman’s 281 Against Australia Rated as Greatest Test Knock in Last 50 Years
Eclipsing several other great individual knocks, VVS Laxman’s masterly innings of 281 against Australia at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata has been rated as the greatest Test performance of the last 50 years. The honour was accorded to the Hyderabad stylist’s fabulous series-turning knock after India trailed by 274 runs on the first innings, by […]
Indian Premier League 2016: Why Delhi Daredevils Dumped Yuvraj Singh and Retained Zaheer Khan
New Delhi: Indian Premier League 2016’s first trading window saw two veterans of the game – Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan – go through contrasting fortunes as the former was released by Delhi Daredevils while the latter was retained by the same franchise. Yuvraj, who is part of the India’s Twenty20I squad for next month’s Australia […]
MCA to toy with Sachin Tendulkar’s innovative idea
MUMBAI: A couple of years after he suggested it, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) is set to try out Sachin Tendulkar’s innovative idea of fielding more than 11 players in a game in junior cricket. In 2013, just after his retirement, the legendary batsman had mooted the concept of 15-a-side games in inter-school and college […]
Sania Mirza Named Indian Team Captain for 2016 Fed Cup
Sania Mirza has been named captain of the Indian team for the 2016 Fed Cup and it includes the country’s number one singles player Ankita Raina and national champion Prerna Bhambri. World number one Sania Mirza was named captain of the Indian team for next year’s Fed Cup while two six-member squads were announced by […]
Sehwag, Gambhir back Jaitley amid corruption storm
NEW DELHI: Facing allegations of corruption, under-fire former Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) president Arun Jaitley on Sunday got the backing of the two biggest stars to emerge from the state — Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir. Finance Minister Jaitley, who headed DDCA for 13 years till 2013, has been accused of corruption by […]
Serena Williams Accepts Sportsperson of Year Award, Eyes More Slams
New York: Serena Williams added to one of the longest resumes in sports by collecting the Sportsperson of the Year award from Sports Illustrated, becoming only the third individual woman to claim the honour since its 1956 inception. Williams, 34, won the first three grand slam singles titles of 2015 after taking last year’s U.S. Open […]
Pakistan Cricket Board Chief Extends Deadline For Bilateral Series Against India
A day after publicly “giving up hopes” on the proposed Indo-Pak cricket series taking place, PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan today once again extended deadline for BCCI “till tonight” to take a final call on the series. Talking to the media in Lahore, the PCB chief said the series was still not officially called off. “I […]
IPL to have two new teams from Pune and Rajkot
NEW DELHI: Pune and Rajkot today became the new franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL), replacing the suspended teams of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals for a period of two years. The Pune franchise was bought by Kolkata-based business tycoon Sanjiv Goenka’s company New Rising, while the Rajkot bid was won by Intex […]
International Premier Tennis League: Rafael Nadal Helps India Aces Beat UAE Royals on Debut
Manila: Fourteen-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal has made his International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) debut for the Indian Aces and powered them to a 30-18 win against UAE Royals here on Monday. It was an interesting match between two equally strong teams, both with two wins each under their belt. Ultimately, it was Indian Aces […]
India Conquer South Africa at Kotla; Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav Help Win Series 3-0
New Delhi: Ravichandran Ashwin (5/61) and Umesh Yadav (3/9) fully exploited a Day 5 Feroz Shah Kotla wicket on Monday as India beat an ultra-defensive South Africa in the fourth Test in Delhi by a whopping 337 runs. India won the Test series 3-0 following wins at Mohali and Nagpur. The Bangalore match was washed out.(Scorecard | Highlights) […]
4th Test: South Africa flattened after Rahane, Jadeja heroics
NEW DELHI: South Africa’s troubles against spin continued with another abject batting performance, one that spanned 49.3 overs on the second day at the Feroz Shah Kotla, on a track that was nowhere near as spiteful as Nagpur or Mohali. This was just poor batting against accurate bowling, led by Ravindra Jadeja’s 5/30. Making South […]
Andy Murray on ‘Top of the World’ After Davis Cup Win
London: British newspapers declared Andy Murray was on top of the world as they ecstatically hailed Great Britain’s Davis Cup victory. Britain won the Davis Cup for the first time in 79 years in Ghent on Sunday when Murray defeated David Goffin 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 to take an unbeatable 3-1 lead over Belgium. Several newspapers focused on […]
No Excuses Please, Say India After Ending South Africa’s Winning Streak Overseas
Nagpur: Captain Virat Kohli said there were no demons in the pitch after his India team beat South Africa inside three days for the second time in the series to take a winning 2-0 lead in the four-match contest on Friday. In a repeat of the opening game in Mohali, India wrapped up victory in the third Test at Nagpur’s […]
Difficult to Better Achievements of 2015: Sania Mirza
Hyderabad: Sania Mirza on Friday said it would be tough to have a better year than 2015, but she would strive hard to at least match the achievements of this season. In 2015, she won two Grand Slams and also became the world number one in doubles rankings. (Sania Mirza’s Tennis Academy to Host Legends in […]
A Cricket Treat for Diwali Worth Waiting a Generation For!
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: The general take was, “They can’t be serious! Its Diwali night! Who in their right mind is going to show up for a cricket game?” But the promoters may have had the last call on this after all as Minute Maid Park downtown had about 12,000 people in the bleachers on […]
Murali Kartik to Get ‘Compassionate Athlete Award’ From PETA
New Delhi: In recognition of his work in encouraging the public to follow his lead by going meat-free, cricketer Murali Kartik will be presented with a ‘Compassionate Athlete Award’ from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Kartik promotes vegetarian meals on social media and has also starred in a PETA India campaign. “Kartik Murali […]
Sachin Tendulkar, Shane Warne bring cricket to U.S. with All-Star series
NEW YORK – Only a few nights after hosting the final three games of the World Series, Citi Field will again be the site of a stick-and-ball competition. This one, though, will involve overs, unders, wickets and spinners. Headlined by Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne—two of the sport’s titans—the Cricket All-Stars series comes to New York on […]
