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Warm-up match drawn but India end with a lot of positives

14 Dec 2020 04:24 AM IST

In the second warm-up game against Australia A, India manage to tick most of the boxes before going the first day-night Test against Australia on 17 December.

India-Oz series might be a war of fiery bouncers

12 Dec 2020 06:10 AM IST

Pacer Pat Cummins wants the typical Australian pace and bounce on pitches during the upcoming Test series, but Gavaskar warns hosts of bouncers from the Indian side as well.

INDIA NEED TO APPROACH TEST SERIES CAUTIOUSLY, NOT AGGRESSIVELY

12 Dec 2020 06:06 AM IST

NEW DELHI: An evens stevens is how the limited overs T20 and the ODI series between India and Australia ended. Australia won the ODI and India the T20. The Test series is what the world of cricket is looking forward to. Australia, who head the World Test Championship and India

For Indian cricket board, a multitude of challenges on the road to IPL 2021

12 Dec 2020 06:04 AM IST

NEW DELHI: The coronavirus pandemic, worldwide, has barely ceased to wreak havoc on every sphere of life. Nevertheless, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in on the way to organize the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), and this time, BCCI has to organize a

AZEEZ SAYS ‘HARD WORK HAS PAID OFF’ AFTER MAKING ARSENAL DEBUT

12 Dec 2020 06:02 AM IST

After making his debut for Arsenal, Miguel Azeez said he is “buzzing” and all the hard work that he did over the years has “paid off”. The 18-year-old midfielder has been with Arsenal since he was just five, and on Thursday he got his reward with a first-team debut against

PAOLO ROSSI: FOOTBALL GREAT’S LIFE IS A TALE OF WONDER AND REDEMPTION

12 Dec 2020 06:00 AM IST

NEW DELHI: Football great Paolo Rossi, who died of lung cancer aged 64 on December 9, won the Italian Serie A twice and the European Cup once in his illustrious career, but the tournament that he is most widely associated with, for good reason, is the 1982 World Cup. He

World’s largest stadium in Ahmedabad ready to host matches this February

11 Dec 2020 06:13 AM IST

AHMEDABAD: The Motera Stadium of Ahmedabad— also known by the name Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Cricket Stadium—the largest cricket stadium in the world, will finally re-open in February 2021. The stadium will be inaugurated with the next cricket series against England. The Test series against England is set to begin on

ROSSI, ITALY’S 1982 WORLD CUP HERO, DIES AGED 64

11 Dec 2020 06:12 AM IST

ROME: Paolo Rossi, Italy’s top-scorer in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, has passed away at the age of 64. Italian TV channel RAI Sport, for whom Rossi had been working as a pundit, announced the news of his demise on Thursday morning. “A very sad news: Paolo Rossi left us,”

THE QUEER RULE OF GENDER DETERMINATION IN SPORTS

11 Dec 2020 06:09 AM IST

NEW DELHI: Caster Semenya, an intersex middle-distance runner from South Africa, was suspected to have a high level of testosterone for a woman (a condition called hyperandrogenism). She was tested for gender verification in 2009 to clarify her gender and was later withdrawn from international competition until 6 July 2010

NEYMAR’S HAT-TRICK HELPS PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN THRASH BASAKSEHIR

11 Dec 2020 06:07 AM IST

PARIS: Brazilian star Neymar struck a hat-trick and his partner Kylian Mbappe added two to help Paris Saint-Germain finish top in Champions League Group H after an overwhelming 5-1 victory over Istanbul Basaksehir at Parc des Princes in their latest encounter. The match, which started on Tuesday, had been halted

INDIA WILL MISS KOHLI BUT HE IS HUMAN WITH LIFE OUTSIDE CRICKET: SMITH

11 Dec 2020 06:05 AM IST

SYDNEY: Australia’s Steve Smith has stated though Virat Kohli missing the last three Tests of the upcoming four-match series will be a big loss for Team India, fans and stakeholders will have to understand that the Indian skipper is a human being and has life outside cricket. Kohli will lead

Virat, Rohit continue to dominate ICC ODI rankings for batsmen

11 Dec 2020 06:04 AM IST

Legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar believes current skipper Virat Kohli has been the most impactful player for India in One-Day Internationals in this decade.