Injured Morgan out of final two India ODIs
PUNE: England captain Eoin Morgan will miss the last two one-day internationals against India, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Thursday. Morgan has been ruled out after sustaining a split webbing between his thumb and index finger of the right hand during a 66-run defeat by India in Tuesday’s series opener, an injury […]
International Cricket Is Pressure, I Know How To Handle It: Shikhar Dhawan After Winning MoM
India opener Shikhar Dhawan, who hit a match-winning 98 in the first ODI against England after warming the bench for the major part of the T20 series, on Tuesday said international cricket is all about pressure and as an experienced player he knows how to handle it. Having lost his place in the T20 eleven, […]
Stokes relishes T20 ‘final’ in World Cup year
AHMEDABAD: All-rounder Ben Stokes has said England welcome the pressure of Saturday’s ‘final’ against India as they seek to become battle-hardened for this year’s Twenty20 World Cup. India levelled the five-match Twenty20 International series 2-2 when their bowlers stifled England’s run chase for 186 despite Stokes’s defiant 46 in Ahmedabad on Thursday. “In an ideal […]
Athletes expect duller Olympics but still with a glint of gold
LAUSANNE: An Olympics under the dark cloud of Covid-19 may not be the experience athletes had hoped for, but they are still eager to grab their chance to shine, be there fans or not. With the postponed Olympics set to start on July 22, the organisers are still wrestling with the issue of how many […]
Buttler blitz trumps Kohli as England reclaim series lead
AHMEDABAD: Jos Buttler’s blistering 83 not out trumped Virat Kohli’s majestic half-century as England beat India by eight wickets in the third Twenty20 International to go 2-1 up in the five-match series in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. Kohli struck an unbeaten 77 off 46 balls to rescue India from a top-order collapse and help them to […]
ICC bans UAE duo for corruption
DUBAI: Former United Arab Emirates (UAE) captain Mohammad Naveed and batsman Shaiman Anwar Butt have been handed identical eight-year bans by a tribunal for breaching the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) anti-corruption code, the governing body said on Tuesday. The independent tribunal found both guilty in January of attempting to fix matches of the Twenty20 World […]
Japan to limit size of foreign delegations at Games
TOKYO: Japan is considering limiting the number of people who will be allowed to accompany foreign ministers and leaders for the delayed Tokyo Olympics due to health concerns amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday. Kyodo said the Japanese government will restrict the accompanying staff to 11 people per head of state, […]
IND Vs ENG, 1st T20I: Virat Kohli Admits India Were Clueless
Outgunned by England on a tricky pitch, India skipper Virat Kohli admitted that they were clueless about handling the challenge posed by the conditions in the first T20 international in Ahmedabad on Friday. Invited to bat, India managed just 124 for seven as the batsmen struggled to cope with the two-paced track at the Motera […]
No foreign spectators during Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO: Japan has decided to exclude overseas spectators from the Tokyo Olympics over fears an influx of visitors could bring an increase in coronavirus infections, local media reported Tuesday. Kyodo News said the government had concluded it was ‘not possible’ to allow fans from abroad to attend this summer’s Games, already delayed by a year […]
Djokovic sets all-time record at world No. 1
PARIS: Novak Djokovic set a new landmark of 311 weeks as world number one on Monday, one week longer than Roger Federer whose tally of a record 20 Grand Slam titles is now firmly in the Serb’s sights. “Big day today,” tennis superstar wrote on Twitter. Djokovic, 33, won his 18th major at the Australian […]