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Hunger to score runs is still there: Mithali Raj |
Highest run-getter in women’s cricket, across formats, says hunger to score is still thereIn the twilight of an epic career, as she eyes one last hurrah at next year’s ODI World Cup, India skipper Mithali Raj says her hunger for runs remains the same as it was 22 years ago and she is trying to…
Ricky Hatton is Right: Lomachenko is the “Dark Horse” at
By Michael Malaszczyk: After Vasiliy Lomachenko (15-2) took care of business on June 26th in Las Vegas against Masayoshi Nakatani (19-2), many eyes were back on the former three-weight world champion. Nakatani was expected to be a tough test for Lomachenko, who was coming off a loss in a title unification bout with Teofimo Lopez.…
Preview: Wimbledon Ladies’ Singles Final
At a Wimbledon that has been plagued by pre-tournament withdrawals, retirements due to injury, and just some good, old-fashioned upsets, Ashleigh Barty and Karolina Pliskova have managed to successfully navigate their way to the Ladies’ Final. Both of them are worthy of being crowned this year’s Wimbledon Ladies’ Champion, but in the end, only one…
Advisable to have domestic women’s pink-ball event before D/N Test
BCCI Apex Council member and former captain Shantha Rangaswamy on Thursday welcomed the scheduled resumption of Test cricket for Indian women and hoped that the board will organise a domestic pink-ball tournament before the day-night Test in Australia. Rangaswamy spoke after Cricket Australia announced that India’s inaugural pink-ball Test will be held at the WACA…
Kapil Dev: There’s no reason to remove Ravi Shastri if
NEW DELHI: There is no reason to remove Ravi Shastri from Indian cricket team’s head coach’s position if he continues to produce results, feels legendary former captain Kapil Dev. The 59-year-old Shastri’s contract comes to an end after the completion of T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates in October-November and it will also…
Results and highlights: Chris Colbert wins clear decision over Tugstsogt
Chris Colbert took a short-notice challenge from Tugstsgot Nyambayar and came away with a solid win tonight on Showtime, out-pointing the 2012 Olympic silver medalist to win a clear decision. Colbert (16-0, 6 KO) won on scores of 117-111, 118-110, and 118-110. Bad Left Hook also had the fight 118-110 for Colbert, as did Showtime’s…
‘Was going to use Dukes balls towards end of IPL’:
Kyle Jamieson, responding to a query on refusing to bowl at Virat Kohli with the Dukes ball at RCB nets, said he was planning to use them later on in the IPL 2021 season. Jamieson, speaking about his relationship with the RCB skipper, said at a virtual press conference from the UK on Wednesday, “We…
Shikhar Dhawan needs to secure his T20 World Cup spot:
MUMBAI: He might have been appointed captain for the upcoming white ball series in Sri Lanka but senior opener Shikhar Dhawan, just like other rookies will also be auditioning for reserve opener’s slot in the Indian T20 World Cup side, feels former Test legend VVS Laxman. While Dhawan has been a certainty in the 50-over…
Oscar De La Hoya wants Canelo Alvarez fight after 2
By Allan Fox: Oscar De La Hoya has added Canelo Alvarez to his list of big names that he wants to fight in his comeback after previously stating that Floyd Mayeather Jr is on his radar. ‘The Golden Boy’ De La Hoya, now 48-years-old, wants to get his hands on his former fighter Canelo (56-1-2,…
Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s father passes away due to cancer in Meerut
India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s father Kiran Pal Singh passed away at his Meerut residence on Thursday. The 63-year-old was undergoing chemotherapy for cancer and also had liver ailments but his condition deteriorated two weeks ago. The former Uttar Pradesh police employee had opted for voluntary retirement from the role of sub-inspector. He was diagnosed with…