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London, (UNI) England coach Matthew Mott wants Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer in the England squad for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India. Ben Stokes retired from One Day Internationals in July 2022 and as recently as in the aftermath of the Ashes, had reiterated his intentions of staying retired from the 50-over…
Mumbai,(UNI) Indian’s superstar batter Virat Kohli has hailed Babar Azam as one of the best batters in the world across formats. Kohli conveyed his admiration and recalled his first meeting with Pakistan’s star batter Babar Azam in an interaction with Star Sports. “The first interaction I had with him (Babar) was during the 2019 ODI…
Florida, Aug 13 (UNI) Suryakumar Yadav’s 61 off 45 balls helped India post 165/9 in the deciding 5-match T20I series against West Indies at Lauderhill’s Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf here on Sunday. But for Axar Patel’s small cameo, India got through to a fighting total after they slipped at the death, losing 5…
Chennai, Aug 12 (UNI) In a contest that went down the wire, India, shot into the lead, trailed 1-3, came back strongly to defeat a spirited Malaysia by the odd goal in seven–4-3–to lift the Asian Champions Hockey title for the fourth time in front of a packed stadium here on Saturday night. The title…
Bengaluru, Aug 12 (UNI) Hockey India on Saturday named a 34-member core probable group for the Senior Women’s National Coaching camp scheduled to begin on August 13 at SAI Centre here. The camp will conclude on September 18 ahead of the prestigious Hangzhou Asian Games. The Indian Women’s Hockey Team will begin their campaign at…
Sydney, Aug 12 (UNI) England have set up a mouth-watering FIFA Women’s World Cup semi-final against co-hosts Australia after battling back from a goal down to see off Colombia here on Saturday. Lauren Hemp and Alessio Russo scored the goals that took the Lionesses through to the last four for a third successive edition, after…
Dhaka, Aug 12 (UNI) Shakib Al Hasan will lead Bangladesh’s 17-member squad for the Asia Cup 2023, beginning August 30. Shakib was recently named the new Bangladesh captain after Tamim Iqbal stepped down from the post last week. Bangladesh have included uncapped opener Tanzid Tamim in their squad, while batter Shamim Hossain receives his maiden…
Dubai,(UNI) There are some good signs for India’s best whiteball players less than two months out from the start of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, with a host of their stars making big ground in the latest ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings. Inexperienced pair Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan were among India’s most prominent…
Brisbane: Wendie Renard popped up with a late winner as France came out on top in an enthralling Brisbane battle with Brazil. The veteran defender’s trademark header sent Les Bleus top of Group F and settled a classic FIFA Women’s World Cup encounter in which Eugenie Le Sommer’s first-half opener had earlier been cancelled out…
Trinidad, (UNI) India clinched the two-Test series 1-0 against West Indies after the second Test ended in a draw as the last day’s play was called off due to incessant rains at Port of Spain here on Monday. India were in the driver’s seat as it needed to take eight wickets to clinch a whitewash…
