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GOAL IN 9 SECONDS: NEW I-LEAGUE SEASON STARTS WITH NEW RECORD

January 12, 2021

The I-League witnessed its fastest goal ever in history in the TRAU vs Real Kashmir FC match in the ongoing season which kickstarted last Saturday. TRAU’s Tajikistan national team striker Komron Tursunov’s strike from outside the box on Sunday in the ninth second etched his name in the history books....

BCCI, CA to take action against racial offenders

January 12, 2021

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Cricket Australia have agreed that action needs to be taken against the offenders to send out a “strong message” that racism does not have a place in cricket, BCCI Treasurer Arun Singh Dhumal said on Sunday. “The BCCI has taken...

VIHARI, ASHWIN BATTLE IT OUT AS INDIA DRAW 3RD TEST DOWN UNDER

January 12, 2021

Contrasting half-centuries from Rishabh Pant and Cheteshwar Pujara, followed by an exemplary display of grit and determination by Hanuma Vihari and Ravichandran Ashwin helped India draw the third Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Chasing a mammoth target of 407, India reached 334/5 after batting for 131 overs...

ADVANTAGE AUSTRALIA AS INDIA LOSE OPENERS ON DAY 4 IN CHASE OF 407

January 11, 2021

India lost openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill on Sunday in their pursuit of the 407-run target set by Australia in the ongoing third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). At Stumps on Day 4, the visitors reached 98/2, having lost the wickets of Sharma (52) and Gill (31),...

TERRIBLE BEHAVIOUR, CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S STILL HAPPENING: HUSSEY, WARNE

January 11, 2021

SYDNEY: Former Australian cricketers Mike Hussey and Shane Warne have come down hard on crowd racism after allegations that Indian fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj were racially abused by the crowd during the ongoing third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). “It’s terrible behaviour and I can’t...

NOT THE 1ST TIME AUSTRALIAN CROWD DOING THIS NONSENSE: HARBHAJAN

January 11, 2021

SYDNEY: Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Sunday condemned the racial slurs hurled at Indian players by a section of a crowd at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) during the third Test against Australia. Harbhajan stated that he himself heard many things on the field while playing in Australia about him,...

SYDNEY CROWD WORST, THIS INDIAN BUNCH WON’T TAKE ABUSE LYING DOWN: ASHWIN

January 11, 2021

SYDNEY: India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has termed Sydney crowd as the most abusive in Australia, saying that he has witnessed fans on the lower tier stands at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) indulge in unsavoury behaviour every time he has come to play here. “This is my fourth tour to...

MATCH AGAINST OSASUNA SHOULDN’T HAVE GONE AHEAD: ZIDANE

January 11, 2021

Real Madrid’s coach Zinedine Zidane has slammed the decision of allowing his side’s match at Osasuna to go ahead in such extreme conditions. Spain has been dealing with Storm Filomena, and large swathes of the country have been blanketed in snow. Atletico Madrid’s match against Athletic Club was postponed earlier...

Siraj allegedly referred to as ‘Big Monkey’, Kohli calls it ‘peak of rowdy behaviour’

January 11, 2021

India pacer Mohammed Siraj was called a “Brown Dog” and “Big Monkey” in a series of racist slurs hurled by a group of Australian spectators, who were ejected from the Sydney Cricket Ground during the third Test on Sunday, a BCCI official has alleged. Siraj and his senior teammate Jasprit Bumrah...

MAN CITY OWNER BUYS ‘OLDEST’ FA CUP TROPHY

January 9, 2021

Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed has purchased the “oldest surviving piece of FA Cup silverware” at an auction, the club announced on Friday. It was also the first trophy won by Manchester City 116 years ago in the 1904 FA Cup final, when the club beat Bolton Wanderers...

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