Disappointing that New Zealand have not seized key moments, says selector Gavin Larsen
Auckland, June 21 (IANS) New Zealand Cricket (NZC) selector Gavin Larsen has castigated the Test side for not seizing the "key moments", with hosts England taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
-
Sports Cricket 12:34 PMHussain wants Leach to be given a few more opportunities; wants spinner to also add variations
-
Sports Cricket 11:46 AMLegendary Australia cricketer Lisa Sthalekar is new FICA president
-
Players surprised with Serena's decision to return to court after 12 months
London, June 21 (IANS) American tennis legend Serena Williams' decision to return to the tennis court this week at the Rothesay International Eastbourne after being away for close to a year has surprised several players on the WTA circuit, with some saying they are amazed to see her "hunger for the game".
-
Kusal Mendis likely to be part of playing XI as crucial game against Australia looms
Colombo, June 21 (IANS) Sri Lanka top-order batter Kusal Mendis, who suffered severe cramps while batting in the third One-day International against Australia on June 19, is likely to be a part of the playing XI in the fourth game later on Tuesday as the hosts aim to break a 30-year drought against the visitors here.
-
Incredible to see so many pace bowlers in India, says Dravid
Mumbai, June 21 (IANS) India cricket team chief coach Rahul Dravid and former pace bowler Irfan Pathan feel these are exciting times for Indian cricket, given the number of young fast bowlers emerging on the scene, and hoped that a couple of them might go on to play in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup in Australia later this year.
-
Italian Ceccon breaks world record on third day of FINA Worlds
Budapest, June 21 (IANS) Italian swimmer Thomas Ceccon set a new world record of 51.60 seconds in the men's 100m backstroke on the third day of the 19th FINA World Championships here.
-
U-23 Nations Tournament: Annu, Beauty Dungdung on target as India rally to hold Netherlands
Dublin, June 21 (IANS) The India junior women's hockey team staged a fine comeback to hold Netherlands to a 2-2 draw in their second contest of the Uniphar U-23 Nations Tournament here, with Annu (19th minute) and Beauty Dungdung (37th minute) scoring a goal each to neutralise goals from Brouwer Amber (13th) and Van Der Broek Belen (17th).
-
Young pacers Emily Arlott, Lauren Bell in England squad for one-off Test vs South Africa
London, June 21 (IANS) Right-arm medium pacer Emily Arlott and young quick Lauren Bell have earned maiden Test call-ups in England's 13-member squad for the one-off red-ball clash against South Africa, starting June 27.
-
Kaif's suggestion to Samson: Bat lower down the order, start finishing games
By Niharika Raina
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Sanju Samson has played 13 T20Is for India since his debut in 2015 and has the highest score of 35 averaging 14.50 and a strike-rate of 121.67. Despite being backed publicly by an awe-struck Rohit Sharma on the eve of India's first T20I against Sri Lanka in February this year, Samson hasn't been able to translate the promise and elegance he shows in almost every season of the IPL on the international circuit.
-
Dutch cricketer Michael Rippon to don New Zealand colours in white-ball series
Auckland, June 21 (IANS) All-rounder Michael Rippon could well play against his former international teammates this season after being named in one of New Zealand's two white-ball squads to tour Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands.
-
Hardik Pandya ticked most boxes; very impressed with his captaincy: Mohammad Kaif
By Niharika Raina
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) With his elevation to becoming the India captain for the two-match T20I series against Ireland, the rise of Hardik Pandya the leader has been meteoric. In IPL 2022, Pandya was the gel which kept the Gujarat Titans together in their run to the trophy in their maiden season.
-
WTA Tour: Muguruza downs Frech, Linette outlasts Riske in Eastbourne
Eastbourne, June 20 (IANS) Spain's Garbine Muguruza, who lost in the first round at the German Open, did not make the same mistake as she defeated Poland's Magdalena Frech in straight games in the WTA 250 event at Eastbourne on Monday.
-
Ivashka beats Ruusuvuori, sets up second-round clash with Tsitsipas in Mallorca
Mallorca (Spain), June 20 (IANS) Ilya Ivashka, playing as a neutral, scored an easy 6-4, 6-1 victory against Emil Ruusuvuori of Finland on Monday to set up a second-round clash with second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece at the Mallorca Championships.
-
Shikhar Dhawan unlikely to make it to India squad for T20 World Cup, says Sunil Gavaskar
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) Former India captain and noted commentator Sunil Gavaskar believes that opener Shikhar Dhawan is unlikely to make it to the national team as far as this year's ICC T20 World Cup is concerned.
-
Delhi HC dismisses pleas by 2 TT players against CWG squad exclusion
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed the pleas moved by table tennis players Manush Shah, and Swastika Ghosh, challenging their exclusion from the Indian team for the upcoming Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
-
India's Kushal Singh picked among All-Star Five of U16 Asian basketball
Doha (Qatar), June 20 (IANS) In a boost for Indian basketball, young player Kushal Singh has been named in the All-Star Five of FIBA U16 Asian Basketball Championship 2022 which ended here on Sunday.
-
We have not authorised anyone to make any statement, says AIFF CoA
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA), which runs the All India Football Federation (AIFF), on Monday said that CoA has not authorised anyone to make any statement on its behalf.
-
'Count your blessings': K.L. Rahul shares post amid road to recovery
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) India opener K.L Rahul might miss the upcoming tours but the star batter is optimistic about making a comeback to the national squad after being fully fit. Captain for South Africa T20Is, Rahul was ruled out of the series owing to a right groin injury earlier this month.
-
Indian football is moving in the right direction with a longer calendar, says Phil Brown
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Former Hull City and Hyderabad FC manager Phil Brown believes the 2022-23 season will be a gamechanger in Indian football with the re-introduction of the cup competitions along with the league, which will aid in developing the sport in the country.
-
Pant will be in the squad for T20 World Cup, but England tour will be crucial: Kaif
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) As Ishan Kishan and Dinesh Karthik continued to impress in India's recent T20I series against South Africa with their scintillating stroke play, stand-in captain Rishabh Pant could manage only 58 runs in four innings at an average of 14.5 and strike rate of 105.45, falling to wide outside the off-stump deliveries on all four occasions.
-
Asian Track Cycling: Ronaldo Singh shines as India bag two more bronze medals
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) World Junior Champion Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam claimed the country's first-ever international medal in the 1km Time Trial event as India had another successful day at the Asian Track Cycling Championship, bagging two bronze medals on Day 3.
-
ATK Mohun Bagan sign Ashish Rai, Ashique Kuruniyan; Prabir Das joins Bengaluru FC on a three-year deal
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) ATK Mohun Bagan have signed full-back Asish Rai and winger Ashique Kuruniyan ahead of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2022-23 season, the club announced on Monday.
-
IBA to act on McLaren's findings and recommendations
Lausanne (Switzerland), June 20 (IANS) Following the publication of the report on the final stage of Professor McLaren's investigation into the International Boxing Association (IBA), the sport's world governing body, has committed to acting on his findings and recommendations.
-
We are in talks to sign Lukaku and Dybala, says Inter Milan CEO Marotta
London, June 20 (IANS) Inter Milan chief executive officer Giuseppe Marotta has said they are in talks to sign Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku and Juventus forward Paolo Dybala.
