[ad_1] BOSTON: Indian high jumper Tejaswin Shankar overcame a strong challenge from former world champion and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Donald Thomas of the Bahamas to win the top position in the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix here.The 24-year-old Delhi-born athlete leapt 2.26 metres as he pushed the 2007 World …
Read More »Day of reckoning: Will Scott Boland rise to the occasion in unfamiliar conditions? | Cricket News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In team sport, the role of a filler is often understated. At times undervalued too.They come without much hullabaloo, quietly go about their business and then swiftly move out of the photo frame when the rightful owner of the team slot makes a return. The exit is …
Read More »Najam Sethi toes Ramiz Raja’s line on Asia Cup, threatens to pull out of World Cup in India: PCB source | Cricket News
[ad_1] KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, Najam Sethi has reportedly told BCCI secretary Jay Shah that his country wants to host the Asia Cup and if the tournament is moved out, Pakistan will not send its team for the men’s ODI World Cup in India.Sethi’s comments are on …
Read More »Watch: Comeback-man Ravindra Jadeja sheds light on recovery after knee surgery | Cricket News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: After a knee surgery and five months away from international cricket, a fully fit all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is all in readiness to don the national jersey again in the upcoming marquee Border-Gavaskar Trophy, starting February 9 in Nagpur. A troubled knee that required surgery kept the star …
Read More »Watch: Iftikhar Ahmed smashes six sixes in an over off Wahab Riaz | Cricket News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Pakistan batter Iftikhar Ahmed joined an exclusive club on Sunday, when the right-hander slammed six successive sixes in an over off pacer Wahab Riaz in an exhibition match organised by Pakistan Super League (PSL) at the Nawab Akbar Bugti Stadium in Quetta. The thrashing in the final …
Read More »Hyderabad’s best gathers to acclaim Bobjee’s stellar services | Cricket News
[ad_1] It was ironic that when Hyderabad cricket was going through one of its dark phases, the very best of the lot gathered to celebrate only their second Ranji Trophy title win way back in 1987-88.But as the protagonist put it, it is during dark times that one needs to …
Read More »Down Memory Lane: Riots of 1969, tied Test and mother of all comebacks | Cricket News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Ashes is steeped in tradition but India versus Australia Test matches are bound by emotion.If Ashes is the best what Test cricket can offer its fans, then Border-Gavaskar Trophy has potential to better the best.In an era where Test cricket fights for survival, the rivalry between India …
Read More »Explosion near the stadium halts an exhibition match; Babar Azam, Shahid Afridi moved to safety | Cricket News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: An exhibition match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) at the Nawab Akbar Bugti Stadium in Quetta was halted on Sunday and participating top players like Babar Azam and Shahid Afridi were taken to safety of the dressing room after a terror attack a few miles down …
Read More »Ashu clinches bronze as other wrestlers disappoint in Zagreb | More sports News
[ad_1] ZAGREB: Asian Championships bronze medallist Ashu clinched the 67kg bronze medal for India in the Greco Roman category on the concluding day of the Zagreb Open Ranking Series here on Sunday.The 23-year-old grappler added a second bronze to India’s tally, defeating Lithuania’s Adomas Grigaliunas 5-0. Under-23 world champion, freestyle …
Read More »Jhulan Goswami in dual role as mentor and bowling coach of WPL team owned by Mumbai Indians | Cricket News
[ad_1] MUMBAI: The Mumbai Indians on Sunday announced that former India women’s pace bowling great Jhulan Goswami will take on the dual role of the team mentor and bowling coach in their new franchise in the upcoming Women’s Premier League (WPL). Former England women’s team captain Charlotte Edwards will be …
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