Nagpur, This series has been sort of an extended nets session for the Indian team because, unfortunately, the team has no time to prepare for the subsequent tour of South Africa. Captain Virat Kohli said this, yet again highlighting the need for better planning for better performance abroad. “We haveRead More

Nagpur, November 23 India captain Virat Kohli admitted that the team management had “no choice” but to request for hard bouncy tracks for the ongoing Test series against Sri Lanka with little time left to prepare for the South Africa series. The skipper once again spoke in a roundabout mannerRead More

Brisbane, November 23 New-look Australia will bank on their pace attack terrifying England once again when two unfamiliar line-ups open hostilities for the Ashes, the oldest prize in Test cricket, in Brisbane tomorrow. Australia’s surprise selections raised plenty of eyebrows but they will hope their pace trio of Mitchell Starc,Read More

Nagpur, November 23 The marriage season leaves even the Indian cricket team totally helpless sometimes in Nagpur. Last month, for the ODI against Australia, the team couldn’t get the hotel of its choice because, according to a local cricket association official, ‘shaadiyon ka season’ was on. This had happened inRead More

Nagpur, November 23 Led by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the Indian pacers were very, very good in the first Test in Kolkata. They took all 17 Sri Lankan wickets and put India on the cusp of a remarkable win. If the game hadn’t been wrecked by heavy rains before the match andRead More

Hong Kong, November 23 Second seed PV Sindhu sailed into the women’s singles quarterfinals with a comfortable win over Japan’s Aya Ohori in the Hong Kong Open Superseries here on Thursday. Sindhu, who slipped a place to be number three in the world rankings released today, defeated Ohori 21-14, 21-17Read More

Sydney, November 21 Australia’s cricketers have called on retired sprint king Usain Bolt to boost their running between the wickets during the Ashes Test series against England. The Jamaican track superstar, the world record holder in the 100m and 200m and eight-time Olympics champion, is working with the Australian batsmenRead More

Hyderabad, November 21 Veteran cricketer Kapil Dev has said professional cricketers of the current generation need to cope up with the tight schedules of international cricket and they can take a break if they don’t want to play. “They (cricketers) can take a break, if they don’t want to play…theyRead More

Geneva, November 21 FIFA’s ethics committee on Tuesday slapped lifetime bans on three former world football executives who have all pleaded guilty to corruption charges in US courts. Rafael Esquivel, a former head of the Venezuelan Football Association, Nicaragua’s Julio Rocha, a former FIFA development officer, and Richard Lai ofRead More

Dublin, November 21 Ireland cricket bosses have chosen Malahide near Dublin to host the country’s inaugural Test match against Pakistan next year. The side, who have been playing one-day internationals since 2006, were handed Test status in June, along with Afghanistan, and will make their debut in the five-day formatRead More