Cricket
London, May 1 (UNI) Pace bowler Mark Wood is irritated by an external “golf, golf, golf” narrative around the England team, but admits they do not help themselves by saying “dumb” things in the media. A number of England’s players have made no secret of their love of golf, leading to accusations they do not…
Chennai, Apr 30 (UNI) Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer on Wednesday confirmed that Australian allrounder Glenn Maxwell has sustained a fractured finger and remains unavailable for selection, adding that the team is yet to decide on a replacement. “It’s unfortunate that he’s got a fractured finger,” Iyer said at the toss against Punjab Kings. “We…
Dubai, Apr 30 (UNI) Former Australia Test batter David Boon on Wednesday retired from the role of an ICC Match Referee. Boon’s involvement with competitive cricket began as a teenager in the 1978/79 season when he made his playing debut for Tasmania. It didn’t take long for Boon to make his mark in international cricket,…
New Delhi, (UNI) Andre Russell and Sunil Narine combined with ball and field to guide Kolkata Knight Riders to a dramatic 12-run win over Delhi Capitals in a high-scoring encounter at Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Tuesday. Chasing a daunting 205, Delhi appeared out of the contest after a mid-innings collapse, but young Vipraj Nigam…
New Delhi, Apr 29 (UNI) An impactful innings from Angkrish Raghuvanshi and a late blitz from Andre Russell powered Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to a formidable 204 for 9 in 20 overs against Delhi Capitals in their IPL 2025 clash at Arun Jaitely Stadium here on Tuesday, but the innings ended in high drama as…
Colombo, Apr 29 (UNI) The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side have been fined five per cent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate during the opening match held in Colombo on Sunday. The sanction was imposed by Vanessa de Silva from the ICC International Panel of Match Referees after India were found to be one…
New Delhi, Apr 29 (UNI) Delhi Capitals skipper Axar Patel won the toss and elected to bowl first against Kolkata Knight Riders in the 48th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, being played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday. Axar said the decision was influenced by the expected dew factor. “We will…
Chennai, Apr 29 (UNI) Having lost seven of the last nine matches, five time champions Chennai Super kings (CSK) seeks redemption and a face saving win when it clashes with Punjab Kings here on Wednesday. Both the teams comes into this contest in contrasting styles with the visitors having lost and a no result in…
Jaipur, Apr 28 (UNI) In scenes of sheer cricketing magic at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Monday, 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi etched his name into the history books by becoming the youngest ever to score a T20 century, and the second-fastest in IPL history, during Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) clash against Gujarat Titans (GT). Suryavanshi reached…
London, Apr 28 (UNI) Division One leaders Nottinghamshire eased to a nine-wicket win inside three days after outplaying Sussex in their County Championship match at Trent Bridge. Needing 148 to win after Sussex were bowled out for 278 in their second innings, Nottinghamshire were home and dry in 25.5 overs after unbeaten half-centuries from skipper…
