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Vijay Hazare Trophy: Jaydev Unadkat to lead Saurashtra in tournament

11 Feb 2021 16:10 PM IST

Rajkot (Gujarat) [India], February 11 (ANI): Bowler Jaydev Unadkat will captain the Saurashtra team in the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021.The Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) on Thursday named a 20-member squad for the tournament slated to begin from February 20.The pace attack is led by Unadkat and it also features

Jaffer did right thing, players will miss his mentorship, says Kumble

11 Feb 2021 15:28 PM IST

New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): Former India captain Anil Kumble on Thursday backed Wasim Jaffer’s decision to step down as the head coach of Uttarakhand and added that it will be players loss to miss the former batsman’s mentorship.Jaffer cited that there was a lot of interference from the

Umtiti made mistakes but it’s unfair to go after him, says Koeman

11 Feb 2021 14:35 PM IST

Seville [Spain], February 11 (ANI): Barcelona head coach Ronald Koeman defended Samuel Umtiti after the defender made errors on both of Sevilla’s goals in Thursday’s Copa del Rey match.Jules Kounde dribbled straight through Umtiti in the first half on the way to scoring Sevilla’s opener, while Umtiti kept Ivan Rakitic

Indian Judokas to head to Israel for Tel Aviv Grand Slam

11 Feb 2021 14:31 PM IST

New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): With less than six months to go before the Tokyo Olympics, Indian judokas will get the opportunity to gather crucial ranking points which will help them in their qualification efforts as a six-member team comprising five players and a coach will head to Israel

Australian Open: Ankita Raina, Divij Sharan crash out with respective partners

11 Feb 2021 13:45 PM IST

Melbourne [Australia], February 11 (ANI): India’s tennis players Divij Sharan and Ankita Raina crashed out of the Australian Open after losing their first-round clashes in the men’s and women’s doubles respectively on Thursday.Ankita Raina with her Romanian partner Mihaela Buzarnescu lost 3-6 0-6 in just one hour and 17 minutes

ISL 7: AIFF’s Disciplinary Committee issues show cause notice to Mumbai’s Hugo Boumous

11 Feb 2021 13:45 PM IST

Panaji (Goa) [India], February 11 (ANI): Mumbai City FC player Hugo Boumous on Thursday was served with a show-cause notice by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Disciplinary Committee for his “unsavoury” behaviour towards match officials in the game against FC Goa in the ongoing Indian Super League (ISL).In the

Strong defence line will be key to success in big tournaments, says defender Surender Kumar

11 Feb 2021 13:39 PM IST

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 11 (ANI): Indian men’s hockey team defender Surender Kumar said that a strong defence line will be the key for team’s chances of winning matches consistently in the upcoming months.“Now that we have raised our game to a high level, we are eager and ready to

Pant a class player, knows when to attack, says Cummins

11 Feb 2021 12:48 PM IST

Sydney [Australia], February 11 (ANI): Australia pacer Pat Cummins has hailed wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, stating that he is as a class player, who knows his game really well.The pacer also said that the Australian side would have their plans ready for Pant when India and Australia lock horns again. Pant

Former Queensland pacer Greg Rowell nominated for Cricket Australia Board

11 Feb 2021 12:37 PM IST

Brisbane [Australia], February 11 (ANI): Former Queensland and Australia A pacer Greg Rowell has been nominated by the Queensland Cricket for the one remaining vacant spot on the Cricket Australia Board.QC Chairman Chris Simpson on Wednesday announced that Tuesday night’s Queensland Board meeting, which was held in Toowoomba, saw Directors

NZ vs Aus: Zampa credits Finch for his success in white-ball cricket

11 Feb 2021 12:14 PM IST

Christchurch [New Zealand], February 11 (ANI): Australia spinner Adam Zampa on Thursday credited skipper Aaron Finch for his success in white-ball formats (ODI and T20Is).Zampa also said that the freedom given by Finch has helped him in being more expressive. The leg-spinner has climbed to the fourth spot on the

Guardiola scripts 200 wins as Man City manager with win over Swansea

11 Feb 2021 12:06 PM IST

Swansea [UK], February 11 (ANI): With a 3-1 win over Swansea City in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Wednesday, Pep Guardiola scripted his 200th triumph as Manchester City manager.The win also helped City reach the quarter-finals of the tournament. The side also registered their 15th consecutive victory

If coach’s recommendations are not taken, what’s the point of him being there, asks Jaffer

11 Feb 2021 11:26 AM IST

By Nitin SrivastavaNew Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): After resigning as the coach of Uttarakhand, former India batsman Wasim Jaffer on Thursday asked what is the point of holding such a post when a coach is being mistreated and his recommendations are not being adhered to.Earlier this week, Jaffer had