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The much anticipated Asia Cup games between India and Pakistan will be held in Sri Lanka as Rohit Sharma led team won’t travel to Pakistan, IPL chairman Arun Dhumal confirmed on Wednesday. Dhumal, who is in Durban for the ICC Chief Executives Meet (CEC) confirmed that BCCI secretary Jay Shah and PCB representative head Zaka…
Novak Djokovic said he considers himself “favourite” to lift this year’s Wimbledon title even if it makes him sound “arrogant”. The Serb star reached his 12th Wimbledon semi-final and record-equalling 46th at the Grand Slams with a four-set victory over Andrey Rublev on Tuesday. Djokovic, chasing an eighth title at the All England Club and…
Lionel Messi’s next club, Inter Miami, announced Friday it will hold a presentation event, called ‘The Unveil’, on July 16 at its home stadium. Argentine seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi said last month that he was moving to the Major League Soccer club after allowing his contract at Paris Saint-Germain to run out. “The major…
Commonwealth Games champions PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen notched up contrasting wins to advance to the semifinals of the Canada Open Super 500 badminton tournament in Calgary. Sindhu, a double Olympic medallist, stamped her authority over Fang Jie to register her first victory in four meetings against her opponent with a dominating 21-13 21-7 margin…
In the 19th Apex Council meeting held on Friday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided that the upgradation of cricket stadiums across the country will go forward in two phases, with the first phase dealing with all venues announced for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, which will be held in…
Russian 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva is breaking new ground at Wimbledon but has yet to pluck up the courage to engage in conversation with her tennis hero, Andy Murray. The starstruck Andreeva on Thursday became the third-youngest qualifier to reach the last 32 after Kim Clijsters in 1999 and Coco Gauff four years ago. It came…
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu dropped three spots down in the latest BWF rankings. According to the most recent women’s singles rankings, which were released on Tuesday, Sindhu has slipped to No. 15 in the world. The former No. 2 has witnessed a considerable decline in her ranking since the start of the year. She…
Afghanistan opening batter, Usman Ghani, isn’t happy with the state off affairs in the country’s cricket board. Having been snubbed for a place in the squad for the upcoming bilateral series against Bangladesh, Ghani has decided to ‘take a break’ from the game. Hitting out at the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB)‘s leadership, Ghani called the…
A prosecutor in Brazil fined soccer star Neymar 16 million reais ($3.3 million) for building a lake at his mansion on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro without an environmental license, authorities said Monday. The town council in Mangaratiba issued four fines for “environmental violations in the construction of an artificial lake at the player’s mansion,” the…
West Indies vs Netherlands, ICC World Cup 2023 Qualifiers, Live Updates: Netherlands beat West Indies in Super Over in the last Group A clash of the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 Qualifiers on Monday at the Takashinga Sports Club, Harare. Logan van Beek scored 30 runs in the Super Over for Netherlands. In reply, West Indies…