Tickets on sale for 2016-17 International cricket season – Tuesday 31 May

Tickets on sale for 2016-17 International cricket season – Tuesday 31 May

Tickets to the 2016-17 international cricket season go on sale today, with fans around the country able to secure tickets to see Australia take on South Africa, New Zealand, and Pakistan across a scintillating summer of cricket. As part of James Sutherland’s assurance last season that Cricket Australia would do a wholesale review of ticket […]

Milos Raonic eliminated from French Open

Milos Raonic eliminated from French Open

Spaniard Albert Ramos became the first to qualify for the quarter-finals of this year’s French Open men’s singles after eliminating Canadian Milos Raonic in their fourth round match on Sunday. Ramos, ranked 55th, managed to defeat World No.9 Raonic 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 in two hours and 20 minutes. After the match, 28-year-old Ramos said he […]

Sharapova’s Olympic substitution deadline set for July 18: ITF

Sharapova’s Olympic substitution deadline set for July 18: ITF

Russian tennis authorities will be able to substitute tennis star Maria Sharapova in their 2016 Olympics entry list before July 18 in case she would be disqualified by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the world’s governing body of tennis said on Friday. Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) president Shamil Tarpishchev said earlier in the week that […]

Halep, Muguruza win in French Open

Halep, Muguruza win in French Open

Sixth-seeded Romanian Simona Halep advanced on Friday to the fourth round of the French Open tennis tournament with a come-from-behind 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka in one hour and 44 minutes. The 2014 finalist, winner of this year’s Madrid Open, got off to a slow start and yielded the first set […]

IPL: Warner pulls Hyderabad to 158/7 against Delhi

IPL: Warner pulls Hyderabad to 158/7 against Delhi

Skipper David Warner headlined with a fine 73-run knock to pull Sunrisers Hyderabad to 158/7 in 20 overs against Delhi Daredevils in an Indian Premier league (IPL) match here on Friday. Hyderabad got off to a decent start after Delhi skipper Zaheer Khan sent them in. The opening partnership of Shikhar Dhawan and David Warner […]

National Indigenous Women’s Squad Departs for India

National Indigenous Women’s Squad Departs for India

Fourteen Indigenous cricketers will this week depart for India for a historic 10-day tour of the subcontinent. The squad of 14 will play a series of matches in Delhi and Mumbai against the Yuvraj Singh Cricket Academy, Delhi women’s team and Mumbai Cricket Association women’s team. Selected based on performances at club level and at […]

IPL: Dominant Punjab stun Mumbai by seven wickets

IPL: Dominant Punjab stun Mumbai by seven wickets

Star batsmen Wriddhiman Saha (56) and Murali Vijay (54 not out) smashed half-centuries each as Kings XI Punjab outclassed Mumbai Indians by seven wickets in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match here on Friday. Batting first, defending champions Mumbai lost wickets at regular intervals as they were restricted to 124/9 in 20 overs, thanks to […]

Shashank Manohar elected unopposed as independent ICC Chairman

Shashank Manohar elected unopposed as independent ICC Chairman

“I look forward to working with all stakeholders to shape the future of cricket, which has a proud history and rich tradition,” says Mr Manohar   President’s post abolished as ICC’s Full Council approves constitutional amendments   Mr Shashank Manohar has been elected by the Board unanimously and unopposed as the Chairman of the International […]

Struggling RCB up against KKR

Struggling RCB up against KKR

Toiling Royal Challengers Bangalore will be eagerly aiming for a win when they face Kolkata Knight Riders in a Indian Premier League (IPL) here on Monday. RCB have only won two of their four matches to be at the seventh spot in the eight-team tournament’s points table. They have an disbalanced squad, heavily reliant on […]

Captain Hummels plays down Dortmund fans’ boos, banner

Captain Hummels plays down Dortmund fans’ boos, banner

Borussia Dortmund captain Mats Hummels played down the reaction of home fans at the Westfalenstadion after the football club announced that the defender wanted to join traditional rivals Bayern Munich. Dortmund may have won 5-1 on Saturday at home to Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga, but it was not an easy afternoon for Hummels. The 27-year-old […]

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