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Bangladesh rides on Mehidy Hasan, Shakib’s performance to seal series against Windies

22 Jan 2021 22:18 PM IST

Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 22 (ANI): Former skipper Shakib Al Hasan’s all-round performance and Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s best bowling figures helped Bangladesh secure a seven-wicket win over West Indies in the second ODI on Friday.With this win, Bangladesh not only clinched the ODI series 2-0 but also moved up to the

Thailand Open: Doubles pair of Satwiksairaj, Chirag enter semi-finals

22 Jan 2021 21:33 PM IST

Bangkok [Thailand], January 22 (ANI): Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty entered the doubles semifinal with a scintillating win over Malaysia’s Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi in the ongoing Thailand Open on Friday.Satwiksairaj, who has also qualified for the mixed doubles semi-finals, along with

We would have to play two different squads against Pakistan, says Graeme Smith

22 Jan 2021 21:32 PM IST

Cape Town [South Africa], January 22 (ANI): Cricket South Africa (CSA) director of cricket Graeme Smith on Friday revealed that Proteas will use two different teams in the Pakistan tour so that their Test squad members can return home early to begin their quarantine period ahead of the home series

With 31 cadets, Odisha Naval Tata Hockey HPC begins boys’ resident programme

22 Jan 2021 21:26 PM IST

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 22 (ANI): The Odisha Naval Tata Hockey high-performance centre (HPC), set-up in Bhubaneswar with a vision to groom the upcoming sporting talent in hockey and produce world-class sportspersons, has commenced its boys’ resident programme at the Kalinga Hockey Complex.A total of 31 cadets have been selected

AFI organises certification course for district technical officials

22 Jan 2021 20:41 PM IST

New Delhi [India], January 22 (ANI): Athletics Federation of India (AFI), in a step towards improving the technical conduct of track and field sport at the grassroots level, is organising a certification course for more than 2,100 district technical officials.AFI aims to have 10,000 such district technical officials across the

Brighton goalkeeper Ryan joins Arsenal on loan for remaining season

22 Jan 2021 20:00 PM IST

London [UK], January 22 (ANI): Australia goalkeeper Mat Ryan has joined Arsenal on loan for the remainder of the season from Brighton and Hove Albion.The 28-year-old international has made 124 appearances since signing for the south-coast side in 2017.Born in Sydney, Mat played for Blacktown City and Central Coast Mariners

NRAI to announce teams for rifle, pistol World Cups after trials 3 and 4

22 Jan 2021 19:55 PM IST

New Delhi [India], January 22 (ANI): The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) has announced that the Indian teams for the two combined International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup stages scheduled in New Delhi and Changwon, in March and April 2021 respectively, will be selected only after the completion

SL vs Eng, 2nd Test: Mathews holds fort with ton after hosts lose early wickets

22 Jan 2021 19:53 PM IST

Galle [Sri Lanka], January 22 (ANI): Angelo Mathews’ century powered Sri Lanka to 229/4 on day one of the second Test against England at the Galle International Stadium on Friday.At stumps, Sri Lanka’s score read 229/4 in 87 overs. Mathews was unbeaten on 107 runs while Niroshan Dickwella was giving

Took a cue from the NZ attack and bowled a straight line against Smith and Co, says Bharat Arun

22 Jan 2021 19:49 PM IST

New Delhi [India], January 22 (ANI): When India was still under strict lockdown and cricket had just resumed in the post-coronavirus era with the England-West Indies Test series in July, the Indian team management led by coach Ravi Shastri had already devised a plan to knock off Australia on their

IPL 2021: Mini auction to be held on February 18 or 19 in Chennai

22 Jan 2021 19:29 PM IST

New Delhi [India], January 22 (ANI): The Indian Premier League mini-auction ahead of the 2021 edition of the league is likely to be held either on February 18 or 19 in Chennai.Speaking to ANI, sources in the know of developments said that the mini-auction ahead of the 14th edition will

Jadeja’s rise as an all-rounder is a huge bonus for India: Bharat Arun

22 Jan 2021 19:12 PM IST

New Delhi [India], January 22 (ANI): He might have hogged the limelight for his four wickets in the third Test or for his electric fielding effort that saw him brilliantly run out Steve Smith. But bowling coach Bharat Arun feels the rise of Ravindra Jadeja as an all-rounder is a

Shastri said if families are not allowed, then Indian team won’t go to Australia, reveals Sridhar

22 Jan 2021 18:58 PM IST

New Delhi [India], January 22 (ANI): Going into the Australia series, there was a lot of speculation on whether the families of the Indian cricketers would be allowed to accompany the team Down Under. And it has come to the fore that head coach Ravi Shastri was the one who