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PAK DENIED EXEMPTION TO TRAIN IN NEW ZEALAND

05 Dec 2020 06:34 AM IST

CHRISTCHURCH: The Pakistan men’s cricket team have been denied the exemption to leave their hotel and train in groups while completing their time in managed isolation after several members of the touring side tested positive for Covid-19. In a statement, the New Zealand health ministry said: “Following careful consideration, the

STRIKER LUIS SUAREZ RECOVERS FROM COVID-19

05 Dec 2020 06:29 AM IST

MANCHESTER: Striker Luis Suarez will be able to rejoin his Atletico Madrid team-mates for training from Friday after he returned a negative Covid-19 test following his battle with the coronavirus. The 33-year-old last played on November 13 during the international break for Uruguay and has not featured for Atletico in

CARLOS TEVEZ PAYS TRIBUTE TO LEGENDARY FOOTBALLER MARADONA

05 Dec 2020 06:25 AM IST

NEW DELHI: Carlos Tevez has revealed he broke a framed display case to use an old Diego Maradona shirt in Boca Juniors’ 1-0 Copa Libertadores victory over Brazil’s Internacional. Tevez scored the only goal of the match in Wednesday’s round-of-16 first leg in Porto Alegre and he celebrated by taking

HOSTS UNHAPPY AS CHAHAL’S SUBSTITUTION STIRS UP A CONTROVERSY

05 Dec 2020 06:22 AM IST

CANBERRA:The Australia team on Friday said that they were fine with Ravindra Jadeja being replaced by a concussion substitute after the first innings but their main contention was that it should have been a like-for-like replacement and not legspinner Yuzvendra Chahal. Chahal picked three for 25 to win man-of-the-match award

Williamson’s stunning 251 puts Kiwis on top

05 Dec 2020 06:19 AM IST

PAK DENIED EXEMPTION TO TRAIN IN NEW ZEALAND

Substitute Chahal’s 3-wicket haul helps India win first T20I

05 Dec 2020 06:16 AM IST

A half-century from K.L. Rahul and the late onslaught from Ravindra Jadeja helped Team India post a competitive 161 runs. This was India’s sixth win over Australia in 10 T20Is on Australian soil.

24 WRESTLERS TO REPRESENT INDIA IN INDIVIDUAL WORLD CUP

04 Dec 2020 12:35 PM IST

NEW DELHI: Ravi Kumar, Deepak Punia and Sakshi Malik are among the 24 Indian wrestlers who will be competing in the Individual World Cup scheduled to be held from December 12 to 18 in Belgrade, Serbia. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Thursday informed that India will be sending

STEPHANIE FRAPPART FIRST WOMAN TO REFEREE IN MEN’S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GAME

04 Dec 2020 12:30 PM IST

NEW DELHI: Stephanie Frappart has become the first female to officiate a men’s match in UEFA Champions League. Frappart achieved the feat after she officiated in the Juventus-Dynamo Kyiv clash on Wednesday night at the Allianz Stadium which Juventus won by a scoreline of 3-0. The match also saw star

Latham, Williamson put hosts on top on opening day

04 Dec 2020 12:26 PM IST

NEW DELHI: Skipper Kane Williamson and opener Tom Latham on Thursday scored brilliant half centuries as New Zealand dominated the proceedings on the opening day of the first Test against West Indies being played at the Seddon Park. At the end of the day’s play, the Black Caps were nicely

I’M NOT DISAPPOINTED BY EXCLUSION FROM AUSSIE TOUR: SURYA KUMAR YADAV

04 Dec 2020 12:20 PM IST

NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians’ ace batsman Surya Kumar Yadav talks to The Daily Guardian in an exclusive chat about his batting, influences, and his experiences with the game so far. Excerpts: Q. You’d written in your Twitter feed that everything comes to you at the perfect time. Was this tweet

India bank on history as they gear up for T20 series

04 Dec 2020 12:15 PM IST

Team India will miss pace bowler Shardul Thakur who was the standout bowler in Wednesday’s ODI, picking three wickets and helping the side win by 13 runs.

ENGLAND’S MALAN ATTAINS HIGHEST EVER T20 BATTING RATING

03 Dec 2020 08:36 AM IST

England’s Dawid Malan has notched up the highest-ever rating for a batsman in the men’s Twenty20 International rankings after topping the scoring charts against South Africa, the International Cricket Council said on Wednesday. The 33-year-old has reached 915 points, the first player to cross the 900-point mark in the format.