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RONALDO BECOMES FIRST PLAYER TO WIN 400 GAMES IN EUROPE’S TOP-FIVE LEAGUES IN 21ST CENTURY

15 Dec 2020 03:35 AM IST

Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo on Sunday added another feather to his illustrious cap as he completed his 400th win in Europe’s top five leagues, a number no other player has reached in the 21st century. A second-half brace by Ronaldo and a goal from Paulo Dybala saw Juventus claim a

HOW AUSSIE OFF-SPINNER NATHAN LYON TRAPS BATSMEN WITH BOUNCE

15 Dec 2020 03:34 AM IST

Watching Australia’s Nathan Lyon bowl and pick wickets using flight, bounce and traditional off-spin is a delight, says Harbhajan Singh, the second most successful off-spinner in Test history. Lyon, who has 390 Test scalps, could become the third spinner in Test history to get to 400 wickets after Muttiah Muralitharan

Black Caps cruise to series win over Windies

15 Dec 2020 03:31 AM IST

NEW DELHI: New Zealand on Monday completed the formalities of clinching series whitewash against West Indies as they won the second and final Test by an innings and 12 runs, thereby boosting their hopes of reaching the ICC World Test Championship final. Despite a debut fifty for West Indies’ Joshua

DO NOT CONFRONT VIRAT KOHLI: AARON FINCH WARNS HIS TEST TEAMMATES

15 Dec 2020 03:30 AM IST

SYDNEY: Australia should not get involved in verbal confrontation with Virat Kohli and instead adopt a measured and balanced approach against the India skipper during the first Test in Adelaide, beginning on Thursday, Aussie limited-overs skipper Aaron Finch has warned his teammates in the Test squad. “I think the change

India’s Test skippers with memorable innings Down Under

15 Dec 2020 03:29 AM IST

Indian team has won only one test series in Australia—which was in last year— but apart from this, on two other occasions, India did not let OZs clinch the series on Australian soil.

SYED MUSHTAQ ALI TROPHY TO BEGIN FROM 10 JANUARY

14 Dec 2020 04:45 AM IST

NEW DELHI: India’s domestic season is set to kick off with the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which is set to take place from January 10 to 31, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah said in an e-mail to all state units on Sunday. The decision

SHORT-BALL WILL DEFINITELY BE USED AS A TACTIC: HAZLEWOOD

14 Dec 2020 04:43 AM IST

ADELAIDE: Ahead of the four-match Test series against India, Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood on Sunday said that his side would definitely employ the short-ball tactic against the visitors. The first Test of the four-match series, beginning on December 17 will be played at the Adelaide Oval and it would be

INDIA COULD LOSE TEST SERIES 0-4 IN AUSTRALIA: VAUGHAN

14 Dec 2020 04:41 AM IST

SYDNEY: India could suffer a whitewash in their upcoming four-match Test series against Australia if they lose the first match, which will be a day-night affair in Adelaide, says former England captain Michael Vaughan. “India will have to see off that trio of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazelwood and Pat Cummins,

SAHA, PANT IN GOOD FORM; IT WILL BE A TOUGH CALL: VIHARI

14 Dec 2020 04:40 AM IST

SYDNEY: Batsman Hanuma Vihari said both Wriddhiman Saha and Rishabh Pant are in good form and it will be a tough call for the team management to make as to who will be the wicketkeeper in the first Test against Australia. “Healthy competition is always good for the team and

WE CAN WIN TEST IF PACERS, BATTERS PLAY ‘PROLIFICALLY’: KULDEEP YADAV

14 Dec 2020 04:35 AM IST

SYDNEY: Ahead of the much-awaited Test series against Australia, India spinner Kuldeep Yadav feels that the team can replicate the success of the 2018-19 tour if fast bowlers and batters show the same intent as they did last time in Down Under. “You need to win Test matches to win

A BIOPIC ON ANAND ANNOUNCED, SO WHO WILL PLAY HIM ON SCREEN?

14 Dec 2020 04:32 AM IST

MUMBAI: A biopic has been announced on Indian chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, which would be directed by filmmaker Aanand L. Rai. Informing about the same, trade analyst and film critic Taran Adarsh on Sunday tweeted,”BIOPIC ON VISWANATHAN ANAND… A biopic on #Indian chess grandmaster #ViswanathanAnand has been planned… The yet

VERSTAPPEN GRABS MAIDEN ABU DHABI POLE, HAMILTON THIRD

14 Dec 2020 04:30 AM IST

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen put in a stunning lap in qualifying to take pole ahead of Mercedes pair Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton on Saturday ahead of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the YAS Marina Circuit. Verstappen managed a time of 1:35.246 seconds, beating second-placed Bottas’s 1:35.271