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FIRST ODI BETWEEN SOUTH AFRICA AND ENGLAND CANCELLED

07 Dec 2020 04:26 AM IST

Paarl: The rescheduled first ODI of the three-match series between South Africa and England to be played at the Boland Park on Sunday was cancelled after two members of the touring England returned “unconfirmed positive tests” for coronavirus. The start of the match was earlier delayed as England players and

INDIA’S DARUVALA GETS MAIDEN F2 WIN AS SCHUMACHER CLINCHES TITLE

07 Dec 2020 04:24 AM IST

Sakhir: India’s Jehan Daruvala stormed to his maiden Formula 2 win as Mick Schumacher celebrated his impending move into Formula One by clinching the F2 title. Daruvala took his first F2 victory after Schumacher had flat-spotted a tyre on the first lap in his Prema car. “P1! Feels really good

MBAPPE COMPLETES 100 GOALS FOR PSG AS CLUB DEFEATS MONTPELLIER

07 Dec 2020 04:22 AM IST

Montpellier: Kylian Mbappe completed his 100 goals for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) as he helped the team secure a win over Montpellier here on Sunday. PSG registered a 3-1 win over Montpellier in the Ligue 1. Mbappe scored one goal during the match and with this, he reached the 100-goal mark

Kashyap, Prannoy among 4 shuttlers testing Covid positive

07 Dec 2020 04:19 AM IST

New Delhi: Four shuttlers, including Parupalli Kashyap, H.S. Prannoy and Guru Sai Dutt, have tested positive for Covid-19. Doubles specialist Pranaav Chopra is the fourth badminton player to have been diagnosed with Covid-19. According to a source in the Sports Authority of India (SAI), the three shuttlers—Kashyap, Prannoy and Chopra—recently

SHIKHAR, HARDIK GUIDE INDIA TO T20 SERIES WIN

07 Dec 2020 04:18 AM IST

After Shikhar Dhawan’s brisk 52 runs, Hardik Pandya and Shreyas Iyer chase down 37 runs from the final three overs to help India defeat Australia by six wickets in the second T20I of the three-match series.

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