Tag: England

Cuttack: With the third One Day International (ODI) match between India and England scheduled to begin on January 19, hectic preparations are underway in Barabati Stadium in the millennium city to spruce up its infrastructure. While paints have been applied to the galleries, the curators have taken special care to keep the ground condition intact. […]

Cuttack: Taking a leaf out of the unsavoury incident that took place during T20 match between India and South Africa at Barabati stadium on October 5 last year, the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) today said no spectator will be allowed to carry water bottles inside the stadium during the One-day match between England and India […]

To prevent any untoward incident in Barabati stadium like the bottle throwing incident during the India-South Africa T20 on October 5, the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) has decided not to allow water bottles and water pouches inside the Stadium during the upcoming one-day international (ODI) match between India and England in January

Cuttack: The second one-day international (ODI) match between India and England will be played at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on January 19, according to the schedule for the tour announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today. During the tour, England will play five Tests, three ODIs and three Twenty […]

Melbourne: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Saturday said pacer Ishant Sharma and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja are not fit for the team’s opening game in the ODI tri-series against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here Sunday. Dhoni said the tri-nation series against Australia and England will be a preparation ground for India’s World Cup […]

England added to their list of miserable history in penalty shootouts as despite being put ahead of goalkeeper Jordan Pickford who saved a couple of penalties.

Washington: English football star Wayne Rooney was arrested and fined in the US last month for public intoxication and swearing, the media reported on Sunday. The former England and Manchester United captain, who now plays for Major League Soccer’s DC United, was arrested on December 16 in Virginia, the BBC reported. A spokesman for Loudoun […]

Bhubaneswar: Belgium thrashed a disjointed England 6-0 to enter the final of the men’s hockey World Cup for the first time here on Saturday. The Belgians scored in all four periods with Alexander Hendrickx (19th, 44th, 50th minutes) converting three penalty corners to complete a hat-trick. Tom Boon (7th), Cédric Charlier (41st) and Sébastien Dockier […]

Bhubaneshwar: England edged past Argentina 3-2 in a pulsating quarterfinal match of the hockey World Cup here on Wednesday. Veteran dragflick expert Gonzalo Peilat (17th, 48th minutes) converted a couple of penalty corners for Argentina. England fought back to level terms through a field goal by Barry Middleton (27th) before Will Calnan (44th) gave them […]

Bhubaneswar: England outclassed New Zealand 2-0 in the first crossover match of the Men’s Hockey World Cup here at the Kalinga Stadium on Monday. England, who will now take on Olympic champions Argentina in the first quarterfinal on Wednesday, scored their first goal in the 25th minute as Will Calnan got on the scoresheet with […]

Bhubaneswar: Australia outclassed England 3-0 in a complete one-sided Pool B affair of the ongoing 2018 Hockey World Cup at the Kalinga stadium here on Tuesday. With this win, Australia topped their group chart with two wins from as many games and six points in their kitty, while England are at the second spot after […]

London: UK’s Minister of Universities and Science Sam Gyimah has resigned from Prime Minister Theresa May’s government over her Brexit agreement with the EU, calling it a “deal in name only” and seeking a second referendum. Conservative MP Gyimah said the inability of May’s government to secure continued participation in Galileo, the EU’s strategic satellite […]

Bhubaneswar: Eighteen brave men from Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region produced a gritty performance to help debutants China register a fighting 2-2 draw against higher-ranked England in a Pool B match of the men’s hockey World Cup here Friday. Unusual it may sound, but very few people know that China’s entire 18-member men’s hockey team making […]

London: Opener Lokesh Rahul and Rishabh Pant’s heroics went in vain as England defeated India by 118 runs in the fifth and final Test to clinch the series 4-1 at the Oval here on Tuesday. With India chasing a massive 463-run target, the last day of the series saw a bit of drama as centuries […]

Mumbai: After being axed from the Indian squad for the last two Tests against England, opener Murali Vijay has signed up with Essex County Cricket Club to represent them in the remainder of the 2018 County Championship. The BCCI announced the development on Saturday which was also confirmed by the Essex club’s official website. Vijay, […]