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BLITZKRIEG YOUNGSTERS WHO ARE CHANGING THE FACADE OF IPL 2020

20 Oct 2020 07:32 AM IST

The richest cricket league in the world — the Indian Premier League— has also been the premier platform to showcase one’s cricketing ability. Over the last 12 years of the IPL, many uncapped players have made their presence felt in the muchacclaimed tournament and forced the selectors to consider their

Buttler, Smith guide Royals to 7-wicket win over CSK

20 Oct 2020 07:30 AM IST

With this win, Rajasthan Royals has moved to the fifth position in the IPLpoints table with 8 points from 10 matches, while CSK is now languishing at the bottom with just six points.

Rahul Tripathi reprimanded for breaching IPL’s Code of Conduct

19 Oct 2020 07:50 AM IST

Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) Rahul Tripathi was on Sunday reprimanded for breaching the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) Code of Conduct during the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). “Rahul Tripathi, the Kolkata Knight Riders batsman, has been reprimanded for breaching the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) Code of Conduct during his team’s

Struggling CSK face off-colour Royals in must-win game

19 Oct 2020 07:48 AM IST

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) have a chance to jump out of the bottom three of the IPL table when they face each other at Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Monday. Both sides have six points but CSK is ahead of RR because of their superior

Real Madrid and Barcelona lose as La Liga returns to action

19 Oct 2020 07:47 AM IST

Cadiz striker ‘Choco’ Lozano made history with his 16th minute goal to give the recently-promoted side their first-ever away win against Real Madrid and hand the reigning champions their first defeat of the La Liga season. Cadiz, who have won all three of their away games this season, had already

ELABORATE SAFETY STANDARDS FOR WOMEN’S WRESTLING CAMP

19 Oct 2020 07:46 AM IST

The national camp for the Indian women’s wrestling team will be held with elaborate hygiene and safety standards at SAI centre Lucknow. This will be the first training camp for the women wrestlers since the lockdown was imposed in March this year. The wrestlers have arrived in Lucknow and will

Ferguson scalps fifer as KKR beat SRH in Super Over thriller

19 Oct 2020 07:45 AM IST

Skipper Warner failed to score two off the last ball and the match went into the Super Over. In Super Over, Ferguson bagged two wickets in the first three balls, sealing the match for KKR.

China withdraws from hosting 2022 U23 Asian Cup

17 Oct 2020 10:27 AM IST

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced that China has withdrawn from hosting the 2022 U23 Asian Cup. In a statement, AFC said it had noted the decision by the Chinese Football Association (CFA) to withdraw from hosting the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2022 due to scheduling conflicts, stadium completion

Srikanth knocked out of Denmark Open

17 Oct 2020 10:26 AM IST

Kidambi Srikanth on Friday was knocked out at the quarter-final stage of the men’s singles category of the Denmark Open badminton, thus ending the Indian challenge in Aarhus. In an engrossing match that lasted 62 minutes, Srikanth lost to second seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei 22-20, 13-21, 16-21.

NAVDEEP SAINI MAY BE ANOTHER PACE BACKUP FOR INDIA DOWN UNDER

17 Oct 2020 10:25 AM IST

Indian speedster Bhuvneshwar Kumar is out of IPL because of hip and thigh muscle injury. Ishant Sharma has faced a similar fate due to a rib injury. Hardik Pandya is unable to bowl in IPL as he has not recovered fully from back injury. But the management of the Mumbai

RCB eye return to winning ways against RR

17 Oct 2020 10:24 AM IST

Off -colour Chennai Super Kings, in another match, will lock horns against arch-rivals Delhi Capitals in Sharjah.

Quinton de Kock shines as Mumbai Indians defeat KKR by 8 wickets

17 Oct 2020 10:22 AM IST

The South African played an unbeaten knock of 78 runs off 44 balls to help Mumbai Indians chase down a decent target of 149 runs, set by Kolkata Knight Riders.