The Quest

Wimbledon is just a scant few days away, which means there are draws to dissect, predictions to be made, and questions to be asked.  One of the most prevalent among those questions is whether or not this slam will be the one where Serena Williams captures her elusive twenty-fourth major singles title to tie Margaret…

1st ODI: Beaumont, Sciver deflate India as England win by

BRISTOL: Skipper Mithali Raj’s fighting half-century went in vain as England Women rode on Tammy Beaumont and Nat Sciver’s aggressive unbeaten fifties to beat a below-par India Women by eight wickets in the first ODI of the three-match series on Sunday. Mithali led from the front with a patient 72 to guide India Women to…

The Cathedral Of Tennis Has Reopened Its Doors

The wait is finally over as tennis returns to the All England Club with first-round action commencing on June 28th. Unfortunately, several big names will not be competing at Wimbledon including Rafa Nadal, #5 Dominic Thiem, former world #3 Stan Wawrinka, #2 Naomi Osaka, and the defending champion, Simona Halep.  Three standout first-round men’s matches: Daniil Medvedev,…

Mithali Raj says team lacked intent in all three departments,

BRISTOL: India skipper Mithlai Raj on Sunday rued that her side “lacked intent” in all three departments of the game in the opening ODI and hinted that the team-combination could change in the second match against England. India suffered an eight-wicket thrashing at the hands of the hosts in the series-opening match here on Sunday.…

Mithali Raj says India has to think beyond Jhulan Goswami,

BRISTOL: Captain Mithali Raj on Sunday said the time has come for India women’s team to think beyond long-serving and over-worked Jhulan Goswami by grooming young pace bowlers for future. Raj blamed both the batting as well as the bowling units for India’s below-par show in the first ODI against England on Sunday, which the…

devon conway: EXCLUSIVE: Devon Conway has an amazing ability to

NEW DELHI: New Zealand opening batsman Devon Conway recently made headlines when he became just the sixth cricketer overall to score a double century on Test debut and the first to do so in England. Conway smashed 200 off 347 balls, before being run out. He was adjudged the Man of the match in what…

Shane Bond: I was devastated for three days after NZ

The 2019 ICC ODI World Cup final was perhaps hands down the most heartbreaking match in cricketing history. The clash between England and New Zealand ended in a tie and then the subsequent Super Over was also tied. England were declared winners on the boundary countback rule, because they had hit more boundaries. This was…

Always wanted to don the whites, finally got to live

LONDON: India women’s all-rounder Deepti Sharma has said she always wanted to play the Test format when she began playing cricket for the country. Deepti made her debut in the longest format against England last week when India locked horns with the hosts in a one-off game. Deepti said the feeling was “surreal” when she…

West Indies docked six WTC points for slow over-rate in

GROS ISLET (St Lucia): West Indies have been fined 60 per cent of their match fee and penalised six ICC World Test Championship (WTC) points for maintaining a slow over-rate against South Africa in the second Test in St Lucia. Richie Richardson of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after…

Morgan says nothing offensive about use of 'sir' in Twitter

LONDON: Dismissing accusations of racism against him, England’s World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan said the historical tweets, allegedly mocking Indians, were “taken out of context”. The English cricket system was shaken earlier this month after pacer Ollie Robinson was suspended by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for his racist and sexist tweets dating…