Mirpur (Bangladesh), India rode on a strong bowling performance to defeat arch-rivals Pakistan by five wickets in their Twenty20 International clash of the Asia Cup at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here on Saturday evening. Both teams struggled to bat on a greenish wicket with uneven bounce. The Indian bowlers justified their captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s […]
Los Angeles, The 58th Grammy Awards ceremony saw rapper Kendrick Lamar win big with five trophies for his album “To Pimp a Butterfly” here on Monday. The gala, attended by the who’s who of the global music industry, also saw Indo-British filmmaker Asif Kapadia win the golden gramophone for his film “Amy”. Kapadia’s “Amy”, a […]
Ranchi, India beat Sri Lanka by 69 runs in the second T20 International at the Jharkhand International Stadium here on Friday to level the three-match series 1-1. Opener Shikhar Dhawan (51) scored a quickfire half century as India scored 196/6 in 20 overs. In reply, the visitors scored 127/9 in 20 overs. India earlier lost […]
Ranchi, Having suffered a stinging defeat in the series opener, India will aim to make a strong comeback when they take on Sri Lanka in the second Twenty20 International (T20I) here on Friday. Having whitewashed Australia 3-0 in their own backyard, the Indians were expected to do well at home against the Lankans as they […]
Minister for Sport Stuart Ayres today announced former NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell will be appointed to the existing vacancy on the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust. “Barry’s passion and enthusiasm for sport along with his long term service to the public of NSW, makes him an appropriate candidate for this position,” Mr Ayres said. […]
Melbourne, History was created on Friday with both the men’s and women’s cricket teams clinching series wins at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Friday. The Indian men dominated with both bat and ball to beat Australia by 27 runs in the second Twenty20 International and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ongoing three-match […]
Lahore, A Pakistani fan of Indian cricketer Virat Kohli was taken into custody for raising the tricolour on his roof in Punjab province. The police, who arrested the fan on Tuesday, identified him as Umar Draz, who hails from Okara district of Pakistan’s Punjab province, about 200 km from here. “We raided the house of […]
Australia’s and India’s Women’s Cricket Teams Set to do Battle The Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars are wonderful role models and one of the most successful sporting teams in Australia ranked number one across all three formats. This series against the Indian Women will be a closely fought contest and is an intriguing match-up ahead of […]
· Warner, Marsh and Hastings achieve career-high rankings as Maxwell, Smith, Rahane, Jadeja and Ishant Sharma move up the order · Boult to start series against Pakistan as No.1 ranked ODI bowler as New Zealand aims to move into third position India’s Rohit Sharma has surged into the top five of the MRF Tyres ICC […]
· India piles up 483 for five against Canada; England makes 307 for seven against Namibia and Pakistan scores 291 for seven against Nepal; Sri Lanka beats New Zealand by four wickets · Centuries by Kishan, Bhui, Ihsanullah, Nazmul and Murray; five-wicket hauls by Curran, Anders and Mashinge · Photographs from Saturday’s matches […]