Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday won the Laureus Sporting Moment 2000-2020 Award. Sachin being carried on their shoulders by his teammates including current skipper Virat Kohli after India’s historic win over Sri Lanka in the 2011 World Cup final was nominated for the best sporting moment category. The moment was titled ‘Carried On…
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You are BCCI president now: Yuvraj Singh trolls Sourav Ganguly over Instagram photo
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly may have been among the most fierce characters on a cricket field but his innocence on social media is certainly grabbing attention. Months after sharing a screenshot of a photo from his Google search results, Sourav Ganguly shared a photo from his Test debut at Lord’s and recalled the memories…
India vs New Zealand: Rohit Sharma ruled out of ODIs and Test series due to calf injury-Report
India’s prolific opening batsman Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the remainder of India’s tour of New Zealand, according to the Press Trust of India. India are yet to play three ODIs and two Test matches and the opener will not take any further part in the series, PTI reported quoting a BCCI source. Rohit,…
ICC Test rankings: Virat Kohli maintains top slot, Rahane moves up
Dubai, January 24: Indian captain Virat Kohli on Friday (January 24) remained static at the top of the ICC Test player ranking for batsmen with his deputy Ajinkya Rahane moving up a place to eighth. Kohli has 928 points, 17 more than second-placed Australian run-machine Steve Smith. At sixth place with 791 points, Cheteshwar Pujara…
‘We regularly quashed India when I was playing’: Imran Khan says Pakistan had ‘let itself down’
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said they once used to thrash seven-times bigger India and were seen as a force to reckon with. Davos: Giving a cricket analogy from the past to bolster his case about his country’s resource richness and growth potential, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said they once used to thrash…
Indian tennis: Prajnesh Gunneswaran out of Australian Open after straight-sets loss in first round
India’s top tennis player Prajnesh Gunneswaran suffered a first-round exit from the Australian Open on Tuesday. He had qualified for the main draw of the Grand Slam as a lucky loser but failed to make it count as he lost 4-6, 2-6, 5-7 to Tatsuma Ito of Japan. The left-hander, who was the only Indian…
Is KL Rahul India’s long-term option for wicketkeeper-batsman in limited-overs?
Irrespective of what the results might turn out to be at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday, KL Rahul and his “multi-dimensional”- ity will be the biggest talking point and the biggest positive from the series. The contest against Australia at home had started out with talks about Rahul versus Shikhar Dhawan over who would…
Bundesliga: Erling Haaland scores hat-trick on debut as Dortmund beat Augsburg 5-3
Erling Haaland scores hat-trick on debut as Dortmund beat Augsburg 5-3 Norwegian teenager Erling Haaland scored a second-half hat trick on a dream Bundesliga debut to help Borussia Dortmund come from two goals down and win 5-3 at Augsburg on Saturday. The 19-year-old Haaland, who came on in the 56th minute after Florian Niederlechner had…
Premier League: Manchester City held by Palace, Arsenal and Spurs draw
On a standout day for the Premier League’s underdogs and English managers, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham all dropped points Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City was held 2-2 by Roy Hodgson’s Crystal Palace, further boosting Liverpool’s title hopes, after Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham drew 0-0 with Nigel Pearson’s Watford. City’s draw means Liverpool can extend…
Less workload with less game-time worrying, says Umesh Yadav
NEW DELHI: At a time when international bowlers are worried about their workload, India’s Umesh Yadav lamented the lack of it, saying he is “playing lesser and lesser” in top-flight. In fact, one of India’s fastest bowlers is now eyeing a lengthy stint in county cricket in order to have more miles in his legs….
