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

12 Jan 2021 04:01 AM IST

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.

RISHABH PANT, INDIA’S X-FACTOR, REDISCOVERS SELF

12 Jan 2021 03:59 AM IST

While Rishabh Pant’s wicket-keeping skill set is not up to scratch and he may have struggled to make it to the limited-overs squads for the series preceding the Tests against Australia, his aggressive batting is turning out to be the X-factor for India a la Virender Sehwag. The 23-year-old left-hander’s

BCCI, CA to take action against racial offenders

12 Jan 2021 03:57 AM IST

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

12 Jan 2021 03:55 AM IST

Chasing a mammoth target of 407, India reached 334/5 after batting for 131 overs before both the teams decided to shake hands.

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

11 Jan 2021 04:53 AM IST

At stumps on Day 4, the visitors reached 98/2, having lost the wickets of Rohit Sharma (52) and Shubman Gill (31), still needing 309 runs with eight wickets in hand to take a 2-1 lead in the ongoing four-match series.

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

11 Jan 2021 04:47 AM IST

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

11 Jan 2021 04:45 AM IST

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

11 Jan 2021 04:43 AM IST

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

WHY NOT BHARAT RATNA FOR DHYAN CHAND, ASKS FORMER HOCKEY CAPTAIN GOVINDA

11 Jan 2021 04:40 AM IST

Hockey wizard Dhyan Chand was a “great man, great human being and a great player” and it is a surprise that he has not yet been conferred with the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, says former India hockey captain B.P. Govinda. “The Bharat Ratna is conferred in recognition of

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

11 Jan 2021 04:35 AM IST

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

09 Jan 2021 08:07 AM IST

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

MANCHESTER UNITED SIGN FORWARD AMAD DIALLO FROM ATALANTA

09 Jan 2021 08:05 AM IST

Manchester United on Thursday confirmed the signing of forward Amad Diallo from Atalanta. The Ivorian winger has signed a contract to the end of June 2025, with the option of an extra year. When an agreement between the clubs was first announced on October 5, 2020 – deadline day at