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Root helps England recovery against Lanka in 2nd Test
Galle (Sri Lanka), Jan 23: Joe Root reached an unbeaten 67 to put England back on course after they lost their openers cheaply in the second Test against Sri Lanka on Saturday.
England finished on 98 for two at stumps on day two, still 283…
Ajinkya ‘bhaiya’ asked me if I could bowl with injury, I had to say yes
New Delhi, Jan 23: A groin strain prevented India pacer Navdeep Saini from giving his best in the Brisbane Test but fearing that he may not get such a big stage again, he remained at the beck and call of his captain and ended up bowling…
Thuram scores on Gladbach return to deepen gloom at Dortmund
Berlin, Jan 23: Marcus Thuram scored on his Bundesliga comeback from suspension to seal a 4-2 win for Borussia Mönchengladbach over Borussia Dortmund.
Thuram, who missed four league games and one cup match after spitting at an opponent in…
Tennis ball cricket tourney kicks off
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SHIllong, Jan 23: Aparaijita beat Moonlight by four wickets in the inaugural match of the 8th Ardhendu Chaudhuri Memorial Invitational Tennis ball cricket tournament on Saturday. Moonlight won the toss and elected to…
Embarrassment of riches bodes well for India ahead of Eng Tests
NEW DELHI: India's embarrassment of riches of fast bowling resources will ensure that the team management will be able to rotate pacers with plenty of Test matches against England over the next eight months, said India bowling…
Pant should replace Iyer or Samson in India ODI, T20I squads: Hogg
NEW DELHI: Former Australia all-rounder Brad Hogg has called on the Indian selectors to include Rishabh Pant in India's limited-overs squads saying that the batsman's ability to play unconventional shots makes him difficult to…
Mathews hundred lifts Lanka to 229-4 against England
Galle, Jan 22: An unbeaten hundred by Angelo Mathews helped Sri Lanka to 229-4 at stumps on the first day of the second test against England on Friday.
Mathews came in to bat at 7-2 after James Anderson had dismissed both Kusal Perera (6)…
B’desh beat WI again, clinch three-match ODI series
Dhaka, Jan 22: Off-spinner Mehidy Hasan claimed a career-best 4-25 as Bangladesh clinched the three-match series against the West Indies on Friday with a seven-wicket victory in the second game.
Bangladesh won the first match by six…
Plan to take off-side out of Australians was hatched in July: India bowling coach
New Delhi, Jan 22: Australian batsmen fell nicely into the leg-side trap set by the Indian bowlers during the fiercely-contested series that ended earlier this week but its planning, spearheaded by head coach Ravi Shastri, started way back…
Beating India in India more important: Swann to Eng
London, Jan 22: Australia are no more the best team in the world and what England should be focusing at is to beat India in India as they have been ‘virtually unbeatable’ at home since 2012, feels former England off-spinner Graeme Swann.…