Port of Spain (Trinidad): His first assignment as India`s cricket coach is also a redemption mission for Duncan Fletcher as it was in the West Indies four years ago that he last left as head coach of a national side. Fletched resigned from his England post after a horrible run in the 2007 World Cup […]
Lahore: A defiant Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt on Wednesday said he is not affected by Shahid Afridi’s decision to quit the game till the time he was incharge of the PCB and insisted that the temperamental player will have to explain his shock retirement. “(Do it immediately) Sau Bismillah to him if he […]
Bhopal: Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) won its maiden title in the 65th All-India Obaidullah Gold Cup Hockey Tournament being played at the Aishbagh Stadium here by defeating BPCL 3-2 in a closely contested final last evening. Captain Deepak Thakur opened IOC`s account in the 12th minute through a brilliant field goal to take a 1-0 […]
Mumbai: In the absence of several senior cricketers, a second string Indian team, led by Suresh Raina, left for the West Indies on Wednesday to participate in a lone T20, five one-day internationals and three Test matches. The Indian team boarded a connecting flight to Barbados via London at 0230 hours from the Chhattrapati Shivaji […]
Karachi: Pakistan cricket team manager Intikhab Alam on Tuesday expressed satisfaction over his team`s ODI series victory over Ireland but stressed on a need for good relationship between the players and team management on tours. Insisting that it is extremely important to have a good relationship between the players and the management on tours, Intikhab […]
London: The English Football Association called on Tuesday for the scandal-tainted FIFA presidential election to be postponed to give “any alternative reforming candidate” to Sepp Blatter a chance to stand. Football Association Chairman David Bernstein said the events of recent days had “reinforced” the FA`s decision made earlier this month to abstain in the election, […]
Karachi: Shahid Afridi`s shock retirement out of anger at being sacked as Pakistan`s ODI captain has found no sympathy in the country`s cricket community with former players calling the flamboyant all-rounder immature. "I don`t understand why he needed to do this. Today he is blaming this board but he has forgotten it was this board […]
New Delhi: Bubbling with new—found confidence after a successful Sudirman Cup campaign, promising women’s doubles shuttler Ashwini Ponnappa said she and her partner Jwala Gutta can hope to be among the world’s top—10 by the end of this year. Ashwini and Jwala beat world number eight Thai pair Duanganong Aroonkesorn and Kunchala Voravichitchaikul in a […]
Karachi: Flamboyant Pakistani all rounder Shahid Afridi announced an early retirement from international cricket, in protest against his removal from the captaincy of the national one-day team. "The people have given me lot of respect and love and I don`t want to waste that working with this board who don’t know how to respect players," […]
Colombo: A day after a doping scandal rocked Sri Lankan cricket, the sports ministry on Monday confirmed that the ICC has informed opening batsman Upul Tharanga about flunking a random dope test conducted during the recent World Cup. A sports ministry spokesman said that the ICC has informed Tharanga about the dope flunk and subsequently, […]
St John`s (Antigua): At odds with the West Indies Cricket Board, explosive batsman Chris Gayle was on Monday left out of the squads announced for the lone Twenty20 and the first two one-dayers against India starting June 4. "Chris Gayle will not be considered for selection to the West Indies team before an intended meeting […]
Beijing: Indian badminton star Saina Nehwal said the quarterfinal defeat at the Beijing Olympics made her strong and the dream of winning an Olympic medal could be realised in London next year. Saina, who participated in the Sudirman Cup a few days back, said she had been hopeful of winning a medal at Beijing in […]
Melbourne: Spin great Shane Warne will soon have himself immortalized in a bronze statue outside the Melbourne Cricket Ground, joining 10 other Australian sports stars. Warne, who recently returned from a fourth season as captain of Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League after announcing he was retiring from all cricket, met on Monday with […]
Margao: High on confidence after beating defending champions Dempo, Pune FC would look to get the better of Churchill Brothers tomorrow and finish in top-five in the I-League. Pune had beaten Dempo 3-2 in a thriller to spoil their chance of defending the title and are placed sixth with 33 points. They have a good […]
Bhopal: IOC and BPCL entered the semi-finals of the 65th All-India Obaidullah Khan Gold Cup Hockey tournament with lopsided wins over their opponents here. While IOC defeated Railways 4-1, BPCL overcame Namdhari XI 3-1 in the quarter-final matches played at the Aish Bagh stadium here last evening. In a one-sided match, IOC was helped to […]
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