London, June 12 It is inexplicable when a white ball refuses to offer swing for seamers in English conditions and Bhuvneshwar Kumar has altered his strategy after failing to understand why this is happening during the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy here. Bhuvneshwar has bowled 22.3 overs across three gamesRead More

brimingham , Their campaigns back on track after upset wins, Pakistan and Sri Lanka face each other in their concluding Champions Trophy group match in a virtual ‘quarterfinal’ tomorrow. Both the teams lost their opening matches but bounced back into reckoning after producing two of the tournament’s biggest upsets soRead More

London,  So, three teams from Asia in the semifinals, plus England. In terms of the success of the tournament, this is a dream come true for the organisers. Not too long back, last month, ICC faced a horrifying scenario — India delayed their confirmation for the tournament. And once theyRead More

Suwon (South Korea), Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored and Freddie Woodman saved a penalty as England beat Venezuela 1-0 to win their first Under-20 World Cup title and end the nation’s 51-year wait for a global trophy today. Everton striker Calvert-Lewin became the third England player to score in a World CupRead More

Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli is the sole sportsperson from India to feature among the world’s 100 highest paid athletes in the latest Forbes list topped by soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo. Kohli, 28, has been ranked 89th on the 2017 Forbes list of ‘The World’s highest paid athletes’ with aRead More

Paris, Rohan Bopanna won his maiden Grand Slam title by lifting the French Open mixed doubles trophy with Canadian partner Gabriela Dabrowski, becoming only the fourth Indian ever to clinch a Major. Bopanna and Dabrowski, seeded seventh, won the title following a stunning turnaround in the final. The determined duo overturnedRead More

London, Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has picked Pakistani speedster Shoaib Akhtar as the toughest bowler he has faced in his illustrious international career. “All the fast bowlers are quite difficult; with the limited technique I had, it was very difficult to face the fast bowlers. Still, if I hadRead More

Stavanger (Norway), Viswanathan Anand suffered an early jolt, losing to Vladimir Kramnik of Russia in the second round of Altibox Norway chess tournament here. Anand uncorked an interesting idea with his white pieces. However, the Indian faltered at a crucial juncture and went down in the ensuing endgame. Like in theRead More

London,  Each time you walk across any of the bridges over Thames in the touristy central part of London, you can’t help but watch out for the cars and vans — any chance one of them could speed into the sidewalk? This is the effect of this peculiar method ofRead More

Cardiff, Hosts England became the first team to qualify for the Champions Trophy semifinals after hammering New Zealand by 87 runs to stay top of Group A in Cardiff on Tuesday. Eoin Morgan’s side mastered tricky conditions to reinforce their credentials as tournament favourites with an excellent team performance inRead More