Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Tom Moody Saturday blamed his fielders for their loss to Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens here and attributed inconsistencies behind his team’s failure to secure a berth into the playoffs of the Indian Premier League. Hyderabad dropped KKR batsman Yusuf Pathan twice in the match as he […]
Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) Often criticised for his failure to live up to the reputation of a big hitter, Kolkata Knight Riders’ batsman Yusuf Pathan Saturday hit back at his critics after scoring the fastest fifty in the Indian Premier League at the Eden Gardens here. Pathan, who scored a 50 of 15 balls to break […]
Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard in the Indian Premier League match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad here Saturday. Sunrisers Hyderabad DA Warner b Morkel 4 S Dhawan run out (Pandey/Uthappa) 29 V Ojha c & b ten Doeschate 26 Y Venugopal Rao run out (Pandey/Uthappa) 27 DJG Sammy c Shakib […]
Madrid, May 21 (IANS) FC Barcelona central defender Gerard Pique have reached an agreement on to renew his contract until 2019. The club announced the contract extension deal Tuesday, Xinhua reported. Pique’s contract finishes at the end of next season, but the deal will keep him at the club till 2019, when the player will be […]
Rio de Janeiro, May 21 (IANS) Brazilian authorities ramped-up the security for the FIFA football world cup due this year to ensure fans’ safety as part of largest security setup ever deployed in a world cup event. Earlier this year, the Brazilian government announced it will invest 800 million dollars in the largest ever security operation […]
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming Tuesday admitted his team played badly even as credited the Kolkata knight Riders for taking away the game during their Indian Premier League encounter at the Eden Gardens here. Speaking at the post match press conference Fleming rued the twin drop chances of KKR batsman Robin […]
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) Following is the scoreboard in the Indian Premier League match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings here Tuesday: Chennai Super Kings D.R. Smith b Cummins 5 B. McCullum c S. Yadav b Narine 28 S.K. Raina c Ten Doeschate b Chawla 65 F. du Plessis run out (Chawla) 23 M.S. […]
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) Continuing their dream run, Kolkata Knight Riders moved closer to the knock-out round by galloping to a eight-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings as their batsmen led by Robin Uthappa put up a sparkling show in an Indian Premier League match here Tuesday. Playing their first match at the home ground Eden […]
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is reviewing the scoring system of the sport and there is a possibility that the format might change in the near future. The BWF will have a discussion about alternate options at its annual Member’s Forum here Friday followed by the Annual General Meeting (AGM) Saturday. […]
La Paz (Bolivia), May 20 (IANS) Bolivian football club Bolivar denied any interest in signing former England captain David Beckham, who has played for top clubs like Manchester United and Spain’s Real Madrid. “Currently, the signing of English player David Beckham to be part of the team during the semi-final of Copa Libertadores, is just an […]