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Harare, Jan 1 (UNI) Zimbabwe have named two 15-member squads for the ODI and T20I series against Sri Lanka, beginning January 6. Craig Ervine, the home series against Ireland in December due to injury, returns to lead the ODI side, while Sikandar Raza will captain the T20I side. Zimbabwe have added uncapped off-spinner Tapiwa Mufudza…
Melbourne, Jan 1 (UNI) Following his decision to retire from Test cricket, Australian cricketer David Warner has announced he will also step away from ODI cricket. The two-time Cricket World Cup-winner made the announcement on the morning of New Year’s Day. The left-handed opener compiled 6932 runs at 45.30 in the middle format, at a…
Doha (Qatar), (UNI) Landing on Saturday evening, India became the first of the 23 visiting teams to arrive here for the AFC Asian Cup 2023. With less than two weeks until the Blue Tigers’ first game against Australia, head coach Igor Stimac and his boys have no time to waste. Ahead of the team’s first…
London, (UNI) Former England captain Nasser Hussain is hoping India star Rishabh Pant can make a successful return next year and is tipping one of his young teammates to elevate his game in 2024 and reach superstar status. Pant has been on the sidelines since he suffered a nasty car crash at the end of…
Cuttack, (UNI) Ramji Kashyap showcased his all-round brilliance on the mat once again in the Ultimate Kho Kho Season 2 as Chennai Quick Guns defeated Mumbai Khiladis 36-31 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium here on Saturday. Kashyap scored 10 points including three skydives during the attack and also stayed on the mat for more…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (UNI) The year 2023 didn’t begin as planned for the Indian Men’s Hockey Team following a disappointing outing at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela in January. However, the Harmanpreet Singh-led side managed to turn things around with stellar performances in the Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023, and…
Colombo, Dec 30 (UNI) Sri Lanka have announced preliminary squads for their upcoming white-ball assignments against Zimbabwe, starting January 6. Spin-bowling all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga, who has been sidelined since sustaining an injury in the Lanka Premier League in August, subsequently ruling him out of the Asia Cup and the Cricket World Cup, is now all…
Mumbai, Dec 30 (UNI) Deepti Sharma’s five-fer helped India to restrict Australia to 258/8 as the 300-run total was well within their sight after Phoebe Litchfield and Ellyse Perry cracked their back-to-back half-centuries in the second ODI of three-match at the Wankhede Stadium here on Saturday. The tourists were ambling on nicely as Litchfield and…
Bengaluru, Dec 30 (UNI) On a day when the South African bowlers ran riot against India on a surface that spat venom in the face of the touring Indians, Virat Kohli showcased once again why he is truly an exemplar of iconic batting. From impeccable timing to an exquisite array of drives, the former Indian…
Guwahati, Dec 30 (UNI) FC Goa was held to a 1-1 draw by NorthEast United FC at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium here as the first-half of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 season came to an end on Friday night. The unbeaten FC Goa found an interesting match in NorthEast United FC, who were…
