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PACER SHAMI ADVISED 6 WEEKS’ REST, TO FLY OUT TO INDIA ON WEDNESDAY

December 23, 2020

NEW DELHI: Fast bowler Mohammed Shami, whose bowling hand was fractured while batting on the third day of the first Test match in Adelaide on Saturday, has been advised six weeks’ rest and will be flying out of Australia for India on Wednesday. The right-arm pace bowler will need to...

Rizwan steers Pak to victory in 3rd NZ T20

December 23, 2020

NEW DELHI: A brilliant knock of 89 from wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan made sure the decent work done by the bowlers didn’t go in vain as Pakistan registered a four-wicket win in the third and final T20I against New Zealand on Tuesday. Opting to field, Pakistan bowlers kept the New Zealand...

ABSENCE OF SHAMI AND KOHLI ARE BIG LOSSES FOR TEAM INDIA: BURNS

December 22, 2020

ADELAIDE: Australia opener Joe Burns, who overcame a run of poor form to score a half-century in the second innings of the first Test against India, has said that the visitors will be depleted by the absence of pace bowler Mohammed Shami and skipper Virat Kohli in the remaining matches...

KALLIS ENGLAND’S NEW BATTING CONSULTANT

December 22, 2020

LONDON: England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Monday announced the appointment of former South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis as the batting consultant for the upcoming two-match Test series against Sri Lanka. While Carl Hopkinson has been named as fielding coach, former New Zealand spinner Jeetan Patel has been named...

REAL MADRID WIN, ATLETICO MOVE CLEAR, BARCA SLIP

December 22, 2020

MADRID: Real Madrid have moved up to the second spot in LaLiga following a controversial 3-1 win away to Eibar. First half goals from Karim Benzema and Luka Modric after an excellent start from Zinedine Zidane’s side set them on their way to a fifth consecutive win on Sunday evening,...

Team India look to ring in changes for second Test

December 22, 2020

Battered in the first Test by eight wickets after being shot out for 36 in the second innings, the Indian team may ring in a few changes for the second Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) that begins on December 26. While Virat Kohli, who is returning...

I admire you very much: Pele after Messi levels his record

December 21, 2020

Legendary footballer Pele has paid a rich tribute to Lionel Messi after the Barcelona forward equalled the Brazilian legend’s record of being the highest goalscorer ever for a single club. Messi equalled Pele’s tally of 643 goals for Santos with a header at the stroke of halftime in Barcelona’s 2-2...

INDIA WIN 9 MEDALS AT COLOGNE BOXING WC, RIJIJU LAUDS PERFORMANCE

December 21, 2020

NEW DELHI: Indian boxers won three gold, two silver and four bronze medals at the recently concluded Cologne Boxing World Cup in Germany. “Our Indian boys and girls have won nine medals including three gold, two silver and four bonze medals at the prestigious Cologne Boxing World Cup,” Union Sports...

No change in 3rd Test, Sydney remains the venue despite fresh Covid cluster in city

December 21, 2020

ADELAIDE: Cricket Australia on Sunday stated that the third Test of the ongoing four-match series between Australia and India remains on track to be played in Sydney for now despite a fresh Covid-19 cluster in the city. The third Test is scheduled to be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground...

Gill, Rahul and Pant get ready for Boxing Day; Saha, Shaw to be axed

December 21, 2020

ADELAIDE: Following the batting debacle in Adelaide, India have decided to drop wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha and young opener Prithvi Shaw, sources said. Fast bowler Mohammed Shami is also likely to miss the remaining three Tests of the ongoing four-match series against Australia after scans on his bowling hand revealed hairline...

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