Melbourne, Oct 11, Retired opening batsman Chris Rogers on Sunday urged the Australian supporters to show patience this summer, warning that the next generation of Test players will take time to adjust to the challenge of international cricket. Australia’s Test side is in a state of flux following the Ashes defeat to England and the retirement […]
Skipper AB de Villier’s attacking 104 not out powered South Africa to 303/5 against India during their first One-Day International (ODI) at the Green Park stadium here on Sunday. De Villiers’ scored his 21st century in just 73 balls as he blasted five fours and six sixes to pulverise the Indian bowlers and help his […]
All those who followed Sourav Ganguly closely are not surprised at the recent turn of events in his own life and that in the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB). Kolkata journalists, who keep a track of his cricket and business interests, had an I-knew-it-was-coming look when he was “elected”/”appointed” president of the CAB. The question […]
Can’t remember the exact date and place of meeting Jagmohan Dalmiya for the first time, but it was sometime in 1979 when he and his close friend Inderjit Singh Bindra were seen as the new kids on the block on the cricket scene. The two had shaken the then khalifas of Indian cricket who had […]
The men’s final at the U.S. Open tennis championship this year was a weird five-cornered contest. It was Roger Federer versus Roger Federer versus Novak Djokovic and Novak versus the spectators. One of the players did not particularly seek spectator love but received loads of it anyway. That would be Federer. The other played in […]
Flamengo extended their winning sequence to six straight matches with a 3-1 victory at Chapecoense in Brazil’s Serie A championship. Paulinho and Hector Cantero scored first-half goals during Sunday’s match before Bruno Rangel pulled one back for the hosts late in the second half, Xinhua reported. Kayke then put the result beyond doubt by finding […]
A runner has died in taking part in the Great North Run half marathon event in Newcastle, organisers announced on Sunday. Organisers added in a statement: “We deeply regret the loss of life of a participant at the Great North Run today and offer our deepest sympathy and condolences to the family and friends of […]
Women’s doubles top seeds Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis defeated fourth seeded Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova 6-3, 6-3 here on Sunday to claim the US Open title. The Indo-Swiss pair took only 69 minutes to conquer the Australian-Kazakh pair at the Arthur Ashe stadium. It was Sania and Martina’s second women’s doubles Grand Slam […]
Motorsport is traditionally considered a male bastion but four young women are trying to break the barrier – and that too in India which does not have much of a history of motor racing. Mira Erda, Sneha Sharma, Ria Dabas and Neha Dabas, who race in the JK Tyre Racing Championship in different categories, are […]
A ustralia all-rounder Shane Watson has announced his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect. The 34 year-old will continue to be available for his country in both One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. Shane Watson said: “I announce my retirement from Test cricket today with a heavy heart. “Playing for my country has always been […]