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Clash with India just another game of cricket: Shakib Al Hasan
Clash with India just another game of cricket: Shakib Al Hasan

Melbourne: Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has termed their World Cup high-voltage quarter-final match against India on Thursday as “just another game of cricket. Asked if it is the biggest game of his cricketing career, Hasan said: “Maybe you can say that, because this is the first time we are playing in a World Cup […]

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India-Pakistan cricket matches from December: Pakistan envoy

India and Pakistan are set to resume bilateral cricketing ties in December this year, Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit said here Tuesday

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
Almaty or Beijing, who will win race for 2022 Olympics?
Almaty or Beijing, who will win race for 2022 Olympics?

Beijing: With less than five months to go before the International Olympic Committee (IOC) chooses the host city for the 2022 Winter Olympics, sports officials and advisers have made their predictions about the race between Beijing and Almaty in Kazakhstan. “Both cities have the capability to host the Games. And the question is which city […]

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
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World Cup: Money lures Indian fan to root for Kiwis

Wellington: There is nothing that money cannot buy you and perhaps no bond that it cannot dilute. Such is the story of diehard Indian fan Arjun Bhardwaj, 24, who now wants New Zealand to win the cricket World Cup, according to a New Zealand Herald report on Monday. The reason? Bhardwaj took a clean one-handed […]

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
Sarfraz's maiden century takes Pakistan to quarters
Sarfraz's maiden century takes Pakistan to quarters

Sarfraz Ahmed (101 not out) notched up his maiden One-Day International (ODI) century to help Pakistan reach the cricket World Cup quarterfinals as the Asian side defeated Ireland by seven wickets in their final Pool B match at the Adelaide Oval here on Sunday

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
Windies earn comprehensive win over UAE
Windies earn comprehensive win over UAE

Napier: The West Indies eased to a six-wicket win over the United Arab Emirates here on Sunday to give themselves a strong chance of qualifying for the World Cup quarterfinals. Despite threats of cyclone Pam looming around, the Windies opted to bowl out the Associate member team for 175 in 47.4 overs in the must-win […]

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
Mary Kom to be brand ambassador of north-east to promote region
Mary Kom to be brand ambassador of north-east to promote region

New Delhi/Agartala: The central government will appoint Olympic medallist boxer M.C. Mary Kom as the brand ambassador for north-east India to promote the region in the rest of the country and abroad, officials said on Sunday. “Under the leadership of DoNER (Development of North Eastern Region) Minister Jitendra Singh, a committee earlier shortlisted the names […]

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
England finish campaign with win over Afghanistan
England finish campaign with win over Afghanistan

Sydney: England defeated debutants Afghanistan by nine wickets via the Duckworth-Lewis (D/L) method in an inconsequential and rain-marred cricket World Cup Pool A match at the Sydney Cricket Ground here on Friday. Rain halted the Afghanistan innings at 111/7 in 36.2 overs and after the target was revised, England, who are already out the race […]

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
India take on Zimbabwe, aim for 6-0
India take on Zimbabwe, aim for 6-0

ArrayAuckland: India, who play their sixth and final Pool B match against Zimbabwe, look all set to maintain their unbeaten record at the 2015 cricket World Cup. Whatever the situation, India have come out with the goods, whether with the bat or ball, to make sure they are one of the favourites going in to […]

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
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I keep things simple while batting: De Villiers

Gung-ho after winning the Man of the Match award against the UAE in the World Cup, South Africa skipper AB de Villiers yesterday said he tries to keep things simple out there in the middle

De Villiers, Behardien help Proteas crush UAE by 146 runs
De Villiers, Behardien help Proteas crush UAE by 146 runs

Skipper A.B. de Villiers (82-ball 99) and Farhaan Behardien (64 not out in 31 balls) helped South Africa defeat the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 146 runs in a cricket World Cup Pool A game at the Westpac Stadium here on Thursday

De Villiers, Behardien take South Africa to 341/6
De Villiers, Behardien take South Africa to 341/6

Wellington: Skipper A.B. de Villiers (82-ball 99) and Farhaan Behardien (64 not out in 31 balls) powered South Africa to 341/6 in 50 overs against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a World Cup Pool A game at the Westpac Stadium here on Thursday. Continuing his rich form, de Villiers flayed the UAE bowlers and […]

Sangakkara creates three ODI cricket landmarks
Sangakkara creates three ODI cricket landmarks

Hobart: Veteran wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara on Wednesday registered three One-Day International (ODI) cricket world records — two with the bat and one with the gloves as Sri Lanka hammered Scotland by 148 runs in a World Cup Pool A match at the Bellerive Oval here. Continuing his good form, Sangakkara, 37, once again showed his […]

Record-breaking Sangakkara, Dilshan power Sri Lanka to 363
Record-breaking Sangakkara, Dilshan power Sri Lanka to 363

Kumar Sangakkara (95-ball 124) became the first batsman to record four consecutive hundreds in One-Day International (ODI) cricket as Sri Lanka posted an imposing 363 all out in 50 overs against Scotland in a World Cup Pool A game at the Bellerive Oval here today

Indian Open snooker: Clark knocks out Advani
Indian Open snooker: Clark knocks out Advani

Scottish amateur Rhys Clark broke Indian hearts by ousting national champion Pankaj Advani 4-3 in a thrilling wild card round of the Indian Open world ranking snooker tournament here on Tuesday

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