Shillong, Feb 10 (IANS) India made a clean sweep winning seven gold and five silver medals in the women’s doubles, men’s doubles, mixed doubles, and men’s and women’s singles events of table tennis competitions in…
Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bangalore player Darren Sammy during a practice session at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru, on May 1, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Port of Spain (Trinidad), Feb 10 (IANS) Fresh controversy appears to be…
London, Feb 10 (IANS) Cricketers can be red carded or banished to a sin-bin for 10 overs as Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) tries to bring down the levels of bad behaviour. The club is set…
Melbourne, Feb 10 (IANS) The pink Kookaburra ball with a completely black seam will be used in next week’s round of day-night Sheffield Shield matches in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, Cricket Australia (CA) announced on…
By Veturi Srivatsa The defeat on Tuesday in the Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka brought the Indian players down to earth after the auction euphoria of the Indian Premier League (IPL) barely two days before…
Shillong, Feb 10 (IANS) National table tennis champions Anthony Amalraj and Manika Batra will spearhead the six-member Indian squad for the Asian Olympic qualifiers which was announced here on Wednesday. Apart from two-time men’s national…
Wellington, Feb 10 (IANS) A video footage emerged on Wednesday showing Australia batsman Usman Khawaja becoming touchy-feely and progressively moving his hand down to teammate Adam Zampa’s buttocks before the second One-Day match against New…
Pune, Feb 9 (IANS) Sri Lanka rode on a strong bowling performance to defeat India by five wickets in their first Twenty20 International (T20I) at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Tuesday. Chasing a…
Melbourne, Feb 9 (IANS) Aaron Finch was replaced with Steve Smith as captain, while Test wicketkeeper Peter Nevill made way to Matthew Wade as Cricket Australia (CA) affected critical changes in its 15-member World T20…
Melbourne, Feb 9 (IANS) Legendary Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne has taken a dig at Steve Waugh, calling the iconic former Test captain “the most selfish cricketer I’ve played with”, recalling his axing from the fourth…
Mumbai: South African player David Miller during a practice session ahead of the 5th ODI between India and South Africa at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, on Oct 24, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Chandigarh, Feb 9 (IANS)…
Gurgaon, Feb 9 (IANS) Rapid Metro Gurgaon has opened an indoor cricket stadium in association with Lounge Cricket that will be another unique initiative to increase engagement with its regular commuters. Built at Sikanderpur Rapid…
Mirpur, Feb 9 (IANS) strong batting by Anmolpreet Singh and Sarfaraz Khan helped India beat Sri Lanka by 97 runs in the semi-finals of the ICC U-19 World Cup at the Shere Bangla National Stadium…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday made it clear to Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) that it has to comply with safety norms at Ferozeshah Kotla ground in order…
St John’s (Antigua), Feb 8 (IANS) A report into alleged interference in the selection process has determined that the two highest ranking officials of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)spoke without “approval” when they backed…
Washington, Feb 8 (IANS) Aerodynamics engineers including an Indian-origin scientist are studying sports balls to learn lessons in aerodynamics that will help build aircrafts more earth-friendly and allow spacecrafts to take the most efficient route…
Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) Hosts India must clinch the forthcoming three-match T20 International (T20I) series against Sri Lanka starting in Pune on Wednesday to hold on to their No.1 position in International Cricket Council (ICC)…
Lahore, Feb 7 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday suspended Pakistan bowler Yasir Shah from all cricket-related activities for three months after he pleaded guilty to breaching its Anti-Doping Code. Shah had provided…
(160128) — MELBOURNE, Jan. 28, 2016 (Xinhua) — Switzerland’s Roger Federer returns the ball during his men’s singles semifinal against Serbia’s Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open Tennis Championships in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 28, 2016….
Johannesburg, Feb 7 (IANS) South African pacer Dale Steyn had a close call with a venomous snake in Kruger National Park and he took to Instagram to caution his followers. Steyn had pulled over to…