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Don’t compare Samson with Dhoni: Gambhir, Sreesanth

29 Sep 2020 17:03 PM IST

Sanju Samson scored 85 runs as Royals chased down the target of 224 — highest ever in history of the Indian Premier League — with four wickets in hand and three balls to spare. His 42-ball knock was studded with four 4s and seven 6s. Taking note of Samson’s innings

Went through rigorous physical & mental transformation for 1996 Olympics: Paes

29 Sep 2020 17:02 PM IST

The year was 1996 and no Indian had won an individual medal at the Olympics 44 years prior to the Atlanta Games. However, that year proved to be decisive for the country as Leander Paes defeated Fernando Meligeni to win a bronze medal in the men’s singles category at the

Will Capitals add to Hyderabad’s miseries?

29 Sep 2020 07:44 AM IST

On Tuesday, the in-form Delhi Capitals would like to continue their winning streak as they take one Sunrisers Hyderabad, yet to win a match in this year’s IPL. Delhi Capitals head in to the game after two morale-boosting victories. The Shreyas Iyer-led team edged past Kings XI Punjab in a

Power-hitters from India steal the show in IPL

29 Sep 2020 07:40 AM IST

In the last few years, mostly foreigner players used to be identified as power-hitters. The teams used to be dependent on batsmen such as Andre Russell, Chris Gayle, Brendon McCullum, Jos Buttler, Eoin Morgan, Kieron Pollard, Chris Lynn, Dwayne Bravo, A.B. de Villiers, David Warner and Jonny Bairstow for the

RCB clinch super over thriller against Mumbai

29 Sep 2020 07:37 AM IST

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Mumbai Indians in the Super Over in Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Dubai International Stadium here on Monday. Both the teams scored 201 runs in 20 overs which took the match into the Super Over. In the Super Over, Mumbai Indians scored seven runs.

Hamilton misses record but he is the greatest F1 driver for Serena

28 Sep 2020 08:01 AM IST

Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas scored his second win of 2020 at the Russian Grand Prix, benefitting from a penalty for his pole-sitting teammate Lewis Hamilton that left the sixtime champion third at the flag, as Max Verstappen claimed Red Bull’s first-ever podium at Sochi in P2. Hamilton began the race on

We Indians lack sense of humour: Engineer backs Gavaskar

28 Sep 2020 08:00 AM IST

Former India wicket-keeper Farokh Engineer has come out in support of Sunil Gavaskar, who faced backlash on social media for his comments on Anushka Sharma, wife of current Team India skipper Virat Kohli. Gavaskar faced a lot of ire on Twitter for a remark he made on Anushka helping Kohli

Clash of titans on cards today as Rohit’s MI meet Kohli’s RCB

28 Sep 2020 07:56 AM IST

The 10th match of the Indian Premier League 2020 will be a truly clash of titans as two of the best cricketerscum-captains of modern day cricket, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, will be face to face to showcase their supremacy. From the leadership prospective in the IPL history, the Rohit

Opener Shubman Gill proves to be KKR’s real knight rider

28 Sep 2020 07:55 AM IST

Normally it has been seen that teams collapse chasing small targets and wickets keep falling at regular intervals as the teams do not give up the habit of batting that suits the format of T-20 cricket. But nothing like that happened at Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Chasing an easy target

Sanju, Smith, Rahul help Rajasthan remain Royals

28 Sep 2020 07:52 AM IST

Rajasthan Royals (RR), led by Sanju Samson and skipper Steve Smith, chased down 224 for victory against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), pulling off the highest successful run chase in the tournament’s history. KXIP scored 223/2 in 20 overs, with their openers K.L. Rahul (69) and Mayank Agarwal (106) having put

Gurpreet, Sanju named AIFF Players of the Year

26 Sep 2020 08:53 AM IST

Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and Sanju were on Friday declared as winners of the 2019- 20 AIFF men’s and women’s footballer of the year awards respectively. This is the first time Gurpreet has received the award, and in the process, he became the second goalkeeper after Subrata Paul in 2009 to

To quit or not to quit? That’s the dilemma!

26 Sep 2020 08:51 AM IST

Footballers hang up their boots. Boxers hang up their gloves and cricket commentators hang up their microphones! It’s difficult to know when it’s the best time to quit and move on to something else. Knowing when to quit is never easy. Usually, there are two parts to quitting, or to