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KIWIS GRAB MAXIMUM POINTS IN 3RD SUCCESSIVE WTC SERIES

07 Jan 2021 04:43 AM IST

New Zealand’s third successive 2-0 win in a home series has helped them stay in contention as the ICC World Test Championship is interestingly poised with the finalists yet to be decided. The Black Caps gained the maximum of 120 points from the series against Pakistan after their win in

SYDNEY TEST: IT IS SAINI’S TIME TO GRAB THE OPPORTUNITY

07 Jan 2021 04:40 AM IST

After outplaying T. Natrajan and Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini, the young Indian bowler has been picked for the Sydney test. Saini, a very capable bowler, who has been part of Team India in white-ball cricket for a while, must utilize the opportune moment and make a permanent place for himself

ROHIT TO OPEN THE INNINGS AT SYDNEY, CONFIRMS RAHANE

07 Jan 2021 04:37 AM IST

SYDNEY: Rohit Sharma will open the innings for India in the third Test against Australia that begins at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Thursday, stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane has confirmed. “We all are really excited to have him (Rohit) back in the team, especially his experience at the highest

Resurgent India ready to face wounded Aussies in Sydney

07 Jan 2021 04:36 AM IST

Despite winning the last Test, India have been under a lot of scrutiny over the past one week with five of their players being investigated for alleged breach of bio-security protocols during a dine-out in Melbourne.

NADAL, DJOKOVIC TO HEADLINE 2021 ATP CUP

06 Jan 2021 04:48 AM IST

SYDNEY: Top ranked tennis players Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will lead the field for the upcoming 2021 ATP Cup scheduled to be played at the Melbourne Park from February 1 to 5. Djokovic’s Serbia and Nadal’s Spain will compete against Austria, Russia, Greece, Germany, Argentina, Italy, Japan, France, Canada

URUGUAYAN UNION URGES FA TO REVOKE EDINSON CAVANI BAN

06 Jan 2021 04:46 AM IST

The Uruguayan players union has urged English football’s governing body to repeal Edinson Cavani’s three-game ban for alleged racism. The 33-year-old Manchester City forward was handed the penalty last week after using the term “negrito” to address a friend on social media on November 29, reports Xinhua news agency. A

2ND TEST: SOUTH AFRICA DEFEAT LANKANS BY 10 WIKETS

06 Jan 2021 04:44 AM IST

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa openers Aiden Markram and Dean Elgar helped the hosts to a dominant 10-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second Test in Johannesburg after Lungi Ngidi and Lutho Sipamla helped the hosts dismiss the visitors for 211 runs on Day 3. This left South Africa with a

Williamson’s double ton put NZ in driver’s seat

06 Jan 2021 04:42 AM IST

Captain Kane Williamson’s purple patch with the bat continued on Tuesday as he scored yet another double century to put New Zealand on the ascendency in the ongoing second and final Test against Pakistan at the Hagley Oval. Williamson’s 238, along with 157 from Henry Nicholls and unbeaten 102 from

LEGACY PLAYER-TURNED MANAGERS FACE A TOUGH TIME IN EPL

06 Jan 2021 04:39 AM IST

Chelsea’s humiliating 3-1 defeat against Manchester City on Sunday threw Frank Lampard’s career into jeopardy. The manager has faced harsh criticism for the club’s poor form having lost 4 out of his last 6 games which sees Chelsea sit at an unimpressive 9th position in the English Premier League table.

RAIN LIKELY TO SPOIL THE FIRST TWO DAYS OF SYDNEY TEST

06 Jan 2021 04:36 AM IST

SYDNEY: Forecasts for rain on the first two days of the third Test in Sydney would disappoint the Indian team management that is banking heavily on the third Test at the friendly Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) surface to take a 2-1 lead and retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India would look

Rohit’s return a big boon for India, but KL’s injury brings in concerns

06 Jan 2021 04:33 AM IST

Rohit Sharma missed the first two Tests of the ongoing series because of a hamstring injury he sustained in IPL 2020. He is likely replace opener Mayank Agarwal in the India XI for the third Test against Australia beginning Thursday.

INDIA PLAYERS RESTRICTED FROM LEAVING HOTEL PREMISES

05 Jan 2021 03:07 AM IST

MELBOURNE: The India cricketers who travelled to Sydney on Monday for the third Test beginning January 7 have been asked by the team management to not leave the hotel premises except for training during their stay in Sydney. The Indian cricket board (BCCI) confirmed to IANS on Monday that the