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Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma blessed with baby girl

Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma blessed with baby girl

-- 2021-01-11 19:36:57

India cricket captain Virat Kohli and his wife Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma were blessed with a baby girl in Mumbai on Monday afternoon. Kohli, who had been on the road since IPL 2020 in the Unit...

Determined India secure draw in 3rd test against Australia

Determined India secure draw in 3rd test against Australia

-- 2021-01-11 15:31:37

A battered and bruised India lineup survived the full fifth day to force a draw in the third cricket Test against Australia and leave the series hinging on the final Test in Brisbane. India resumed M...

Vinicius hits hat-trick as Spurs end Marine's FA Cup run

Vinicius hits hat-trick as Spurs end Marine's FA Cup run

-- 2021-01-11 11:02:44

Brazilian Carlos Vinicius struck a first-half hat-trick as Tottenham Hotspur avoided an FA Cup banana skin with ease, enjoying a 5-0 win at eighth-tier Marine AFC in the third round on Sunday. Marine...

Dhoni creates new world record with over 30m Instagram fans

Dhoni creates new world record with over 30m Instagram fans

-- 2021-01-10 17:32:58

Former Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has broken many records in his illustrious cricketing career. The 39-year-old's record-breaking spree continues even after his international retirement. Dho...

Australia cricket fans ejected from SCG after allegedly abusing Indian player

Australia cricket fans ejected from SCG after allegedly abusing Indian player

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-01-10 13:55:58

Two “unacceptable” incidents of abuse in two consecutive days at the Sydney Cricket Ground have prompted widespread condemnation from ex-players and coaches and an apology from Cricket Aus...

Serena, Osaka to join top men ahead of Australian Open

Serena, Osaka to join top men ahead of Australian Open

-- 2021-01-10 11:09:04

Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka will join Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic in playing a pre-Australian Open warm-up exhibition in Adelaide after serving their quarantine in the South Australian city, Ten...

West Indies to arrive in Dhaka Sunday

West Indies to arrive in Dhaka Sunday

-- 2021-01-09 19:38:29

The West Indies cricket team will arrive in Dhaka on early Sunday to play a three-match ODI and two-match Test series against the hosts from January 20. This series will be Bangladesh cricket team's...

Australia put India on back foot

Australia put India on back foot

Zee News 2021-01-09 16:53:05

After a moderate second day, the hosts kept things in their control for maximum part of Day 3 of the ongoing Test between India and Australia in Sydney. After folding India on 244 in their first innin...

Lockdown deepens uncertainty over fourth India-Australia test

Lockdown deepens uncertainty over fourth India-Australia test

-- 2021-01-08 16:50:28

Brisbane will go into three days of strict lockdown later on Friday as the government tries to contain a more contagious variant of COVID-19, raising more doubts about the Gabba hosting next week&rsqu...

Sourav Ganguly discharged from hospital

Sourav Ganguly discharged from hospital

-- 2021-01-07 13:23:20

India's cricket board chief Sourav Ganguly, affectionately known as 'Dada', was discharged from hospital on Thursday, some five days after he underwent an angioplasty surgery following a mild heart at...

Black Caps seal top spot in Test rankings with series sweep against Pakistan

Black Caps seal top spot in Test rankings with series sweep against Pakistan

Reuters 2021-01-06 15:20:25

Kyle Jamieson took his second five-wicket haul of the match as New Zealand beat Pakistan by an innings and 176 runs in the second test on Wednesday to sweep the series 2-0 and top the world rankings f...

Sourav Ganguly likely to be discharged from hospital Thursday

Sourav Ganguly likely to be discharged from hospital Thursday

-- 2021-01-06 15:00:33

India's cricket board chief Sourav Ganguly, affectionately known as 'Dada', is likely to be released from hospital on Thursday "as per his wish". This was announced on Wednesday by the eastern Indian...

South Africa win Sri Lanka test series 2-0

South Africa win Sri Lanka test series 2-0

Reuters 2021-01-05 20:28:30

South Africa completed a sweep of their two match series against Sri Lanka as they strolled to a 10-wicket win on the third day of the second test on Tuesday. South Africa knocked off a target of 67...

Williamson double flattens Pakistan

Williamson double flattens Pakistan

Reuters 2021-01-05 20:21:31

Skipper Kane Williamson smashed his fourth test double-hundred while Henry Nicholls and Daryl Mitchell notched up centuries to fuel New Zealand’s bid for a 2-0 series sweep in the second and fin...

Japan's top sumo wrestler contracts coronavirus

Japan's top sumo wrestler contracts coronavirus

-- 2021-01-05 14:03:44

Japan's top-ranked sumo wrestler Hakuho has tested positive for coronavirus. The Mongolian-born grand champion took a Covid-19 test after losing his sense of smell, the Japan Sumo Association (JSA) s...

Uruguayans urge review of Cavani ban

Uruguayans urge review of Cavani ban

Reuters 2021-01-05 10:53:10

The Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) criticised their English counterparts for banning Edinson Cavani on Monday, calling his three-match sanction for alleged racism “a flagrant injustice tha...

England cricketer Moeen Ali tests positive for Covid-19

England cricketer Moeen Ali tests positive for Covid-19

-- 2021-01-05 09:49:32

England all-rounder Moeen Ali has tested positive for Covid-19 upon arriving in Sri Lanka and will self-isolate for 10 days, as will fast bowler Chris Woakes who was deemed a possible close contact, E...

Bangladesh drops Mashrafe from preliminary squad for ODIs against West Indies

Bangladesh drops Mashrafe from preliminary squad for ODIs against West Indies

-- 2021-01-04 20:07:08

Bangladesh have dropped former captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza from the preliminary squad for the upcoming ODI series against the West Indies at home, with all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan returning to the fo...

Williamson century puts NZ in commanding position against Pakistan

Williamson century puts NZ in commanding position against Pakistan

Reuters 2021-01-04 14:22:41

New Zealand’s Kane Williamson proved why he is currently the top-ranked test batsman with a brilliant 112 not out to keep his country on course for a handy first-innings lead against Pakistan in...

Age not a key factor for Federer!

Age not a key factor for Federer!

Reuters 2021-01-04 10:52:48

Roger Federer’s results in 2021 are more likely than any age milestone to determine when his glittering career comes to an end, said Australian Todd Woodbridge, who thinks the Swiss master may y...

Manchester City outclass Chelsea

Manchester City outclass Chelsea

-- 2021-01-04 10:43:41

Manchester City shook off the impact of a Covid outbreak in their ranks to outclass Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge and put themselves firmly in the Premier League title mix on Sunday. City manager Pe...

South Africa on top at close of Day -1 in second test

South Africa on top at close of Day -1 in second test

News 18 2021-01-03 22:27:05

South Africa's opener Dean Elgar continues to impress with the bat. He reaches another fifty and is on course for a superb century with SA at 148/1 at close of Day 1 on Sunday. Earlier some fine bow...

Jamieson five-for forces Pakistan to be all out for 297

Jamieson five-for forces Pakistan to be all out for 297

Reuters 2021-01-03 22:17:12

Paceman Kyle Jamieson took five for 69 as New Zealand overcame some stiff Pakistan resistance to dismiss the tourists for 297 at close of play on the opening day of the second and final test at Christ...

Mushfiqur takes a spot in Wisden’s Test XI for cricketers who started as teenagers

Mushfiqur takes a spot in Wisden’s Test XI for cricketers who started as teenagers

-- 2021-01-03 18:27:40

Veteran Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim has received the honour of a spot in Wisden’s Teenage Riot Test XI - A team of greats who started young. In a year-ending report, Wisden...

Australia-India Test schedule under threat over strict quarantine rules

Australia-India Test schedule under threat over strict quarantine rules

-- 2021-01-03 17:01:02

The schedule for Australia's Test series against India was under threat again on Sunday after reports the tourists were unhappy at the prospect of re-entering strict quarantine for the fourth Test in...

Pope Francis calls compatriot Maradona a fragile poet

Pope Francis calls compatriot Maradona a fragile poet

-- 2021-01-03 10:37:16

Pope Francis has hailed fellow Argentine Diego Maradona as a “poet” on the pitch, but also acknowledged his frailty away from the sport. In a wide-ranging interview with Italian sports da...

No scope for Mashrafe return, hints BCB chief

No scope for Mashrafe return, hints BCB chief

-- 2021-01-02 21:24:23

Bangladesh national cricket team is all set to start gearing up from next week for the home series against West Indies, which will begin with three-match ODI competition. Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, who has...

Five Indian players isolated as boards investigate protocol breach

Five Indian players isolated as boards investigate protocol breach

-- 2021-01-02 19:30:13

Five India cricketers were placed in isolation while the Australian and Indian cricket boards investigate allegations of breach of biosecurity protocols after a video surfaced showing the players eati...

Sourav Ganguly suffers heart attack

Sourav Ganguly suffers heart attack

UNB 2021-01-02 18:01:09

India's cricket board chief Sourav Ganguly, popularly known as 'Dada', has suffered a heart attack. The 48-year-old former India skipper was rushed to a leading private hospital in the city of Kolkat...

Norway footballer Omar Elabdellaoui injured in firework incident

Norway footballer Omar Elabdellaoui injured in firework incident

-- 2021-01-02 09:26:02

Norwegian soccer player Omar Elabdellaoui was hospitalised with eye damage and facial burns after fireworks exploded in his hand at his home in Istanbul on New Year’s Eve, his Turkish club Galat...