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SAINA AND SRIKANTH CRUISE INTO 2ND ROUND

14 Jan 2021 13:58 PM IST

Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal and former world no.1 Kidambi Srikanth cruised into the second round of Thailand Open Super 1000 tournament on Wednesday. While Saina will face Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan, Srikanth faces Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jial, who beat India’s HS Prannoy in the final match of the day. Saina

ARSENAL DEFENDER ROB HOLDING SIGNS NEW CONTRACT UNTIL 2024

14 Jan 2021 13:56 PM IST

Defender Rob Holding has signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal, which will see him at the club until 2024 with an option for a further year. Since joining the club from Bolton Wanderers in July 2016, the centre-back has made 96 first-team appearances, winning two FA Cups along the

SEAM WILL PLAY A BIG PART IN TEST SERIES: JOE ROOT

14 Jan 2021 13:54 PM IST

England Test skipper Joe Root feels seam bowling will play a big part in the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka which gets underway from Thursday. Root, who has scored 7,823 Test runs, wants a collective effort from his bowlers in bundling out Sri Lanka rather than one or two

BUMRAH’S INJURY LEAVES INDIA IN A CATCH-22 SITUATION

14 Jan 2021 13:51 PM IST

Team India is left in a crucial juncture without three experienced bowlers— Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, and Umesh Yadav. Jasprit Bumrah’s injury adds another stone to the rubble. Without Bumrah, India’s pace department right now has a combined Test experience of four matches as compared to Australia’s 150. And, if

IPL BEFORE THIS SERIES NOT IDEAL, LED TO INJURIES: LANGER

14 Jan 2021 13:48 PM IST

BRISBANE: The timing of the 2020 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was not ideal, said Australia head coach Justin Langer on Wednesday as he blamed the cash-rich T20 tournament for soft-tissue injuries to the players. The 13th edition of IPL was played from September 19 to November 10

After Sydney fightback, India aim to vanquish Australia at Gabba

14 Jan 2021 13:46 PM IST

The third Test ended in a draw on Monday, after some remarkable rearguard batting by Rishabh Pant, Chesteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari and Ravichandran Ashwin. India, however, face a number of injuries before the final Test.

AFTER DRAMA, COVID-POSITIVE SAINA, KASHYAP, PRANNOY TO PLAY THAILAND OPEN

13 Jan 2021 10:54 AM IST

In a dramatic chain of events on Tuesday, ace Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal, Parupalli Kashyap, and HS Prannoy were cleared to compete in the Thailand Open Super 1000 badminton tournament, just hours after they were forced to withdraw having tested positive for Coronavirus. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced later

TEAM IS DEVELOPING ALL THE TIME: MAN UNITED MANAGER SOLSKJAER

13 Jan 2021 10:52 AM IST

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is delighted with the team’s improvement, saying that they are winning tighter games and “developing all the time.” “I feel the team is developing all the time. We’re better and stronger mentally, we know more about ourselves, the team is gelling better and getting

HANUMA VIHARI: A STORY OF GRIT FROM EARLY DAYS

13 Jan 2021 10:50 AM IST

Hanuma Vihari’s rearguard action on Monday in Sydney with a torn hamstring may have put on hold his Test career — he is likely to be ruled out of the fourth and final Test — but it has certainly put him on a high pedestal and vindicated the faith regular

Brisbane Test: Can India restrict Aussies with second-rank attack?

13 Jan 2021 10:49 AM IST

If India win or even saves the final Test match, it would be one of the most memorable events in Indian cricket history, because stopping Australia on their soil with a second-rank attack would be a huge achievement indeed.

CRICKET NEVER DISCRIMINATES: TENDULKAR ON SCG RACIAL ABUSE

12 Jan 2021 04:06 AM IST

Legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar has condemned the reported incidents of racial abuse during the third Test between Australia and India at the Sydney Cricket Ground, saying those who indulge in racism have no place in the sporting arena. Taking to Twitter, Tendulkar said cricket never discriminates and that sport

CR7 BECOMES JOINT-HIGHEST GOALSCORER OF ALL TIME

12 Jan 2021 04:03 AM IST

Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo has become the joint-highest goalscorer of all time in the history of football. Ronaldo now has 759 goals and he is tied at the first spot along with Josef Bican. The Portuguese striker achieved the feat on Sunday after scoring a goal against Sassuolo in Serie