Teenager Shang Juncheng created a slice of history Monday by becoming the first male Chinese player to win an Australian Open main draw singles match. The gifted 17-year-old, a qualifier, battled past Germany’s Oscar Otte 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (2/7), 7-5 in nearly three hours of intense tennis to progress. After saving two break points in … Read more
Senior India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin feels matches of the ODI World Cup at home later this year should begin earlier in the day to reduce the effect of dew factor. Dew has affected matches in the subcontinent for the longest time, providing the teams chasing an unfair edge. The prospect of the dew effectively means … Read more
Bengaluru: The national company law tribunal has allowed the ownership of carrier Jet Airways to be transferred to the Jalan-Kalrock consortium, news channel CNBC TV 18 reported on Friday. A statement from Cricket Australia confirmed that The Australian wicketkeeper is expected to be available for the T20 World Cup in South Africa in February. Australia … Read more
Young female players will get their much-awaited opportunity to shine on the global stage when the inaugural U-19 Women’s World Cup begins in Benoni, South Africa on Saturday. While the International Cricket Council has staged 14 Men’s U-19 World Cup editions since 1988, the future stars of the women’s game will finally get the much … Read more
KL Rahul is having to work harder for his dual role of a wicketkeeper-batter in ODIs but he has no complaints as his priority is to be in the playing eleven. The 30-year-old, who is a regular India Test opener, is now not only donning the wicket-keeping gloves in absence of injured Rishabh Pant but … Read more
The Indian hockey team will kickstart their FIH Hockey World Cup 2023 campaign against Spain on Friday in their Pool D match. The blue sticks under the leadership of Harmanpreet Singh are eyeing India’s first World Cup trophy after 48 long years following India’s podium finish in Tokyo Olympics in 2021 followed by a silver … Read more
Paris Saint-Germain’s trip to Rennes on Sunday is set to be the first time their superstar front three of Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar have all played together since the World Cup. Mbappe returned to training on Thursday having been given 10 days off after coming back from Qatar and playing in PSG’s first … Read more
The ICC has finally expressed “alarm” about Afghanistan’s continued lack of support for women’s cricket as the international organisation gears up to host its inaugural U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup later this week. At the competition in South Africa, where 16 teams are competing, Afghanistan is the only ‘Full Member’ who is not represented. Women’s … Read more
Opinions may have been divided over Ishan Kishan sitting out of Indian ODI setup after his world record double century but former India captain Sourav Ganguly believes the swashbuckling keeper-batter has to wait for his “time” as Shubman Gill has done no wrong. “I’m sure he (Kishan) will get his chance. His time will come,” … Read more
Former Brazil international Miranda on Wednesday announced his retirement from football at the age of 38. “The moment has come to say goodbye,” Miranda said in a video posted on his Instagram account. “If football was a person, after everything I’ve been through, I would say that it’s been emotional, that we went through something … Read more
Kolkata: Buoyed by the form of its top three batters, a clinical India will look to take an unassailable 2-0 lead when they face Sri Lanka in the second ODI here on Thursday. Having ended his century drought for nearly three years in a T20I against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup in September, Virat Kohli … Read more
India’s Rishabh Pant will miss the cash-rich Indian Premier League because of his injuries in a road accident last month, former national cricket board chief Sourav Ganguly has confirmed. The India star suffered multiple injuries when he crashed his Mercedes SUV north of New Delhi before dawn on December 30. The car burst into flames … Read more
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Najam Sethi intends to have a chat with Jay Shah regarding his country’s Asia Cup hosting rights if the BCCI secretary decides to attend the opening ceremony of the International League T20 on Thursday. “Najam will be using this opportunity to work on relations with the ACC members and ensure that … Read more
Former India captain Virat Kohli opened up on expectations during his lean run-in international cricket, saying that during that phase he had to be true to himself even if he was vulnerable despite the frustration that started creeping in for him. Heroics by star batter Virat Kohli and ‘Jammu Express’ Umran Malik outpowered a fighting … Read more
Indian weightlifter Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu, two-time gold medal winner in Commonwealth Games has been handed a provisional ban by India’s National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) after she tested positive for a banned drug. She may get a four-year suspension for her offence if found guilty and would lose her National Games Silver as well. The NADA … Read more