Stokes out, Woakes in for England
London, May 23 (IANS) England all-rounder Ben Stokes will miss the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka after injuring his left knee during their first Test victory and will be replaced by Chris Woakes. Following…
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IPL: Charged-up RCB face Lions in race to final
Bengaluru, May 23 (IANS) With the conclusion of the league phase, the stage is all set for the Indian Premier League (IPL) play-offs, as a rampaging Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) take on Gujarat Lions in…
Mustafizur to be given more time ahead of Sussex stint
London, May 23 (IANS) English cricket county Sussex’s captain Luke Wright has said Mustafizur Rahman will be given some time off following his stint for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League. It was…
IPL: RCB beat Delhi by six wickets to qualify for play-offs
Raipur, May 22 (IANS) Leading from the front, skipper Virat Kohli (54 not out) smashed yet another half-century to guide his Royal Challengers Bangalore to a comfortable six-wicket victory over Delhi Daredevils in an Indian…
De Kock’s 60 pulls Delhi to 138/8
Raipur, May 22 (IANS) South African opener Quinton de Kock’s matured 60-run knock helped Delhi Dardevils post 138/8 against Royal Challengers Bangalore in a must-win encounter for both sides in the Indian Premier League (IPL)…
Hopes fading that Rio’s waters will be cleaned up ahead of Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, May 22 (IANS) Brown water, foul odours and floating trash are still marring the rivers, beaches and lagoons around Rio de Janeiro barely 75 days ahead of the Brazilian city hosting the…
Lost the game in middle overs against KKR: Sunrisers’ Bhuvneshwar
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar feels the flurry of wickets in the middle overs led to his side’s defeat by 22 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in an Indian Premier…
KKR’s spinner Kuldeep relieved after delivering under pressure
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav, who returned with impressive figures of 2-28 against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday in an Indian Premier League tie, said there was a lot…
KKR beat Sunrisers by 22 runs, march into playoffs
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) Sunil Narines outstanding bowling figures of 3/26 helped Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) seal a 22-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) here on Sunday and march into the play-offs of the Indian…
Humbled, honoured to be BCCI president: Thakur
Kolkata: BCCI president Anurag Thakur addresses a press conference in Mumbai, on May 21, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) Newly-elected Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Anurag Thakur on Sunday…
BCCI to advertise for India chief coach job
Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) New Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Anurag Thakur on Sunday said the board will advertise for the vacant post of the national team’s chief coach where interested…
Anurag Thakur elected unopposed as BCCI president
Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) Anurag Thakur on Sunday became the new Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president after he was elected unopposed here. Thakur was all set to be elected president of…
Thakur has to carry BCCI legacy forward: Ganguly
Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) Former India skipper and Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Sourav Ganguly congratulated the newly-appointed BCCI president Anurag Thakur, saying the former board secretary has to carry forward the legacy of…
IPL: Yusuf Pathan’s fifty propels Kolkata to 171/6
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) A 34-ball 52 not out from Yusuf Pathan propelled Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to a challenging 171/6 against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter at the Eden…
Gujarat’s Dwayne Bravo fined 50 percent match fee
Kanpur, May 22 (IANS) Gujarat Lions’ Dwayne Bravo was on Sunday fined 50 percent of his match fee for breaching the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) code of conduct during his team’s match against Mumbai Indians…
IPL: Sunrisers opt to field against KKR
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) captain David Warner won the toss and opted to field against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) tie at the Eden Gardens here on…
Kohli makes you stand up and applaud: Shastri
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) Indian cricket team director Ravi Shastri on Sunday spoke highly of Virat Kohli saying that his batting makes one stand up and applaud. India’s talismanic top-order willower has been in brilliant…
Anurag Thakur unanimously elected BCCI president
By Vishal Gulati Shimla, May 22 (IANS) In his home pitch, the ruling Congress in Himachal Pradesh tried to put stumbling blocks in Anurag Thakur’s political marathon. They fired corruption charges at him and his…
IPL: Gujarat outclass Mumbai to qualify for play-offs
Kanpur: Gujarat Lions captain Suresh Raina in action during an IPL match between Gujarat Lions and Mumbai Indians at Green Park in Kanpur on May 21, 2016. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS) Kanpur, May 21 (IANS) Leading…
IPL: Rana’s 70 power Mumbai to 172/8 against Gujarat
Kanpur, May 21 (IANS) Young promising batsman Nitish Rana smashed a quickfire 70 off just 36 balls to guide Mumbai Indians to an imposing 172/8 in 20 overs against Gujarat Lions in an Indian Premier…