Nagpur, March 12 Afghanistan romped into the main round of the ICC World T20 after crushing Zimbabwe by a whopping 59 runs in their final Group B qualifying contest, here today. In a do-or-die match, the Afghans outplayed Zimbabwe in all departments by first scoring a challenging 186/6 in 20Read More

Dharamsala, March 12 It’s the dirge of the poorer cousin. It’s heard often enough, and it’s not given any attention. It was heard again tonight as the Netherlands exited the qualifying stage of the T20 World Cup. Their match against Oman was washed out due to rain; they’d lost theirRead More

Dharamsala, The Netherlands crashed out of the World Twenty20 on Friday after their match against Oman was washed out without a ball being bowled in Dharamsala. Expressing his disappointment, Dutch skipper Peter Borren said his side was gutted after the match was abandoned due to bad weather and also afterRead More

Nagpur, Zimbabwe and Afghanistan kept their hopes alive of advancing past the World T20 group stages on Thursday with contrasting victories in Nagpur on the third day of the tournament. Left-arm spinner Wellington Masakadza picked up 4/28 to help Zimbabwe to an 11-run win over Group B rivals Scotland who becameRead More

Kolkata, Rohit Sharma smashed a scintillating 98 not out at his favourite Eden Gardens as India registered a comprehensive 45-run win over the West Indies in their World T20 warm-up match here today. Continuing with his love-affair at a venue where he had scored an ODI world record 264, Sharma plunderedRead More

Birmingham, Unheralded Indian shuttler B Sai Praneeth scripted one of the biggest wins of his career, stunning two-time Olympics silver medallist and former world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei in the opening round of the prestigious All England Championship here. In a match that lasted 50 minutes, Praneeth eked out aRead More

London, Liverpool produced a dominating performance as they outclassed disjointed Manchester United to take a deserving 2-0 first leg lead in the last-16 of the Europa League at Anfield. Jurgen Klopp’s side remained in possession throughout the match with Liverpool getting their first goal in the 20th minute. Forward Daniel SturridgeRead More

Dharamsala, March 9 The Netherlands gave Bangladesh a scare but fell short by eight runs in a World T20 qualifying match at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium here on Wednesday. Bangladesh, the Asia Cup finalist, made 153 for seven. In reply, Netherlands batsmen failed to convert good starts intoRead More

\New Delhi, March 9 Putting an end to speculation over the India-Pakistan match in Dharamsala on March 19, the International Cricket Council (ICC) today shifted the World T20 fixture to Kolkata after the two-member Pakistan delegation failed to get enough security assurance from the Himachal Government. But the Pakistan menRead More

New Delhi, March 9 The last-minute shifting of the India-Pakistan World T20 match to Kolkata may result in Pakistani fans having a tough time in procuring visa for the March 19 encounter. There were reports that around 200 Pakistani fans were expected to arrive at the original venue, Dharamsala, butRead More