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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.

Natarajan shows his character on ODI debut

03 Dec 2020 08:33 AM IST

While India had a number of heroes in Wednesday’s win in the third ODI against Australia — Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja and Virat Kohli with the bat, and Shardul Thakur with the ball — debutant T Natarajan showed plenty of confidence to chip in with a couple of important wickets.

ROBERTS SLAMS AUSTRALIAN SPORTS FOR FAILING TO CURB HOMOPHOBIA

03 Dec 2020 08:30 AM IST

Ian Roberts, the first elite rugby league player to come out as gay, said Australian sport had not done enough to stop homophobia, as studies on Wednesday highlighted the level of discrimination faced by young lesbian, gay and bisexual athletes. Two Monash University studies found most lesbian, gay and bisexual

WTA ALIGNS TOURNAMENT CATEGORIES WITH ATP

03 Dec 2020 08:27 AM IST

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) will rename its tournament categories from next season to align with the men’s ATP, a sign of further collaboration between the tours following a season that was severely disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The global health crisis decimated the 2020 tennis calendar and prompted calls

ZIDANE IN ‘SERIOUS DANGER’ AFTER MADRID CRISIS DEEPENS

03 Dec 2020 08:25 AM IST

Kyiv’s Olympic Stadium was the scene of Zinedine Zidane’s last stand as Real Madrid coach before resigning in stunning fashion in May 2018 and the arena could spell the start of the end for his second tenure after Tuesday’s defeat by Shakhtar Donetsk. The 2-0 loss left Madrid potentially staring

PANDYA, JADEJA HEROICS HELP TEAM INDIA AVOID AUSSIE WHITEWASH

03 Dec 2020 08:21 AM IST

Riding on Hardik Pandya’s 92 and Ravindra Jadeja’s 66, India post a thrilling 13-run win against Australia in the third match.

Virat Kohli’s India look to avoid first ‘whitewash’ Down Under in 20 years

02 Dec 2020 09:09 AM IST

If Australia, who are leading the three-match series 2-0, win the final match today, it will be the first time they will sweep an ODI series against India at home in two decades. Virat & boys toiling hard as they play for pride

PREGNANT ANUSHKA PERFORMS ‘SHIRSHASANA’ WITH VIRAT’S SUPPORT

02 Dec 2020 08:56 AM IST

Actress Anushka Sharma and her husband, Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli, are expecting their first child. On Tuesday, Anushka shared that she is doing yoga regularly even during pregnancy, except the ones restricted by her doctor. Anushka has shared a photograph on her verified Instagram account where she can be

GIANT OLYMPIC RINGS RETURN TO TOKYO BAY

02 Dec 2020 08:33 AM IST

The giant Olympic rings returned to Tokyo Bay on Tuesday four months after being removed for safety and maintenance checks. The Olympic Symbol, which is 32.6 meters wide and 15.3 meters high and weighs 69 tons, was brought back by a salvage barge to Tokyo’s waterfront and reinstalled in the