Djokovic Overcomes Wildcard To Advance At Wimbledon
World No. 1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic hit 25 aces in his 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 victory over British 19-year-old wildcard Jack Draper. Djokovic won in two hours in the first match on Centre Court in two years. It was Djokovic’s personal best with aces at a match at Wimbledon. At the 2021 Australian Open, in…
Yuvraj Singh, Chris Gayle could play for Melbourne club in
MELBOURNE: A Melbourne-based cricket club has claimed that it is very close to striking a deal with Yuvraj Singh and Chris Gayle for its T20 games this summer. The Mulgrave Cricket Club, who play in Melbourne’s Eastern Cricket Association (ECA) third-tier competition, said they are also in talks with West Indies legend Brian Lara and…
1st T20I: That’s the start we were looking for, says
ST GEORGE’S: West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard exuded cautious optimism after his team defeated South Africa by eight wickets in the opening T20 international here, with the batsmen clicking after a long time. SCORECARDWest Indies batting had let them down in the two-match Test series at St Lucia, with the hosts losing the opening Test…
PCB chief Ehsan Mani set to get another three-year term
KARACHI: Veteran administrator Ehsan Mani is set to get another three-year term as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman. The development was hinted in the form of a statement by Mani in which he outlined plans for next year and the Pakistan Super League. There were doubts earlier on Mani wanting to continue for another term…
Not taking Bhuvneshwar Kumar to England huge mistake, Shardul Thakur
NEW DELHI: Not taking “your best swing bowler” Bhuvneshwar Kumar on the tour of England is a huge mistake and Shardul Thakur should have been a part of the 15-man squad for the World Test Championship (WTC) final that India lost, feels former selector Sarandeep Singh. Since Thakur was not a part of the 15-man…
Shafali Verma becomes youngest Indian to make debut in all
BRISTOL: Opener Shafali Verma on Sunday became the youngest Indian cricketer to make debut across formats after being picked for the first ODI against England Women. On her ODI debut, Verma scored 15 runs off 14 balls before being dismissed by Katherine Brunt. The Haryana girl took 17 years and 150 days to make her…
Unrealistic to give opportunity to all youngsters in Sri Lanka:
MUMBAI: India head coach for the tour of Sri Lanka, Rahul Dravid, on Sunday said it is unrealistic to expect that all the youngsters picked for the limited-overs assignment will get a game as they try to make an impression ahead of this year’s T20 World Cup. The series marks the coaching return of Dravid,…
It’s a new challenge: Shikhar Dhawan eyes success in maiden
MUMBAI: It’s a new challenge, said Shikhar Dhawan as he geared up to captain an India senior team for the first time in his career, confident that the positivity and excitement in the squad would ensure a successful limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka. Dhawan will lead a second-string India team, featuring as many as six…
Pakistan coach Misbah-ul-Haq grateful for England lockdown experience
LONDON: Pakistan coach Misbah-ul-Haq said on Sunday he believes touring England last year under coronavirus lockdown restrictions helped turn his squad into “a family”. Pakistan followed the West Indies in agreeing to tour England at the height of the pandemic as international cricket returned from its Covid-19 enforced suspension. Both touring sides found themselves in…
Match referee in England-Sri Lanka T20I series tests positive for
LONDON: Phil Whitticase, the match referee who officiated in the three-match T20I series between England and Sri Lanka, has tested positive for COVID-19, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Sunday. The 56-year-old is asymptomatic and will now isolate himself for 10 days. No members of the two teams were impacted. “Following a…