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Sydney, Jan 4 (UNI) Day 2 of the fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground saw India tighten their grip on the game as they reduced Australia to 101 for 5 by lunch here on Saturday. Despite a brief counterattack from Steven Smith and debutant Beau Webster, the Indian bowlers consistently struck to keep the…
Guwahati, Jan 4 (UNI) NorthEast United FC and Mohammedan SC played out a goalless draw at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in the Indian Super League (ISL) match here. Despite holding 60.6% of the possession, the Highlanders were unable to break past the Mohammedan SC defence on Friday night. Both teams took two shots on…
Brisbane, Jan 3 (UNI) World number one Aryna Sabalenka reached the Brisbane International semi-finals by defeating Marie Bouzkova 6-3 6-4. The top-seeded Belarusian will now face 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva, who beat former world number two Ons Jabeur 6-4 7-6 (7-2), the BBC reported. The duo last met at the 2024 French Open where the Russian…
Sydney, Jan 3 (UNI) A change in Australia’s playing XI for the final Test saw 31-year-old Beau Webster make his international debut. A seasoned campaigner, Webster has spent over a decade on the domestic circuit, amassing more than 5000 runs and nearly 150 wickets in first-class cricket. Opening up on his maiden outing against India…
Sydney, Jan 3 (UNI) A fiery altercation occurred between India’s fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and Australian opener Sam Konstas just before the Stumps on Friday, sparking tension in an otherwise calm day of play. Rishabh Pant, who was behind the stumps at the time, revealed his belief that Konstas was attempting to waste time to…
Harare/Dublin, Jan 3 (UNI) Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has announced that they will host Ireland for an exciting full tour this February consisting of three T20Is, three ODIs and a historic one-off Test match. The red-ball match between the two sides is set to take place at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo from February 6 to…
Sydney, Jan 3 (UNI) ICC Hall of Former Ricky Ponting weighs in on Rohit Sharma “opting to rest” and Virat Kohli’s third umpire reprieve that stole headlines on an eventful first day of the final Border-Gavaskar Test in Sydney. Ponting feels there was no surprise around Rohit Sharma’s absence from the India XI for the…
Sydney, Jan 3 (UNI) India’s decision to bat first in the fifth Test against Australia backfired as they were bowled out for a mere 185 on the opening day at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Friday. Australia bowlers, led by Scott Boland (4/31) and Mitchell Starc (3/49), made full use of the grassy pitch…
Kolkata, Jan 3 (UNI) Mohun Bagan Super Giant started the New Year with a 3-0 victory over Hyderabad FC at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan here in the Indian Super League (ISL) match here. Jose Molina’s men were on the offensive, and went ahead courtesy of an own goal from Stefan Sapic followed by a…
Rourkela, Jan 3 (UNI) UP Rudras took on Soorma Hockey Club and beat them 3-0 in the Hockey India League 2024-25 at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium here. Sudeep Chirmako (2’) scored early in the game for the UP Rudras on Thursday night, while Soorma Hockey Club created multiple opportunities in the second quarter, the…
