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Kigali, May 1 (UNI) Rwanda and Atletico de Madrid, a Spain-based football club, have entered into a partnership to promote the Visit Rwanda tourism brand, the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) said. The deal marks Atletico Madrid’s first-ever commercial collaboration with an African brand, according to the RDB statement issued Wednesday. The multi-year partnership, running until…
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…
Rio De Janeiro, Apr 29 (UNI) Former Brazil national team boss Dorival Junior has been appointed manager of seven-time Brazilian Serie A champion Corinthians, the Sao Paulo-based club said. The 63-year-old replaces Argentine Ramon Diaz, who was sacked earlier this month following the club’s poor start to the season. Local media reported that Dorival had…
Kolkata, Apr 29 (UNI) A total of 128 women players were drafted from a pool of 188 cricketers in the second edition of the Bengal Pro T20 League. The players were picked by the eight franchisees namely Sobisco Smashers Malda, Adamas Howrah Warriors, ServoTech Siliguri Strikers, Harbour Diamonds, Rarh Tigers Burdwan| Birbhum, Lux-Shyam Kolkata Tigers,…
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…
