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KKR’s Tim Seifert in tears as he recalls Covid-19 ordeal
New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Seifert’s world stopped for a moment and his heart sank after testing positive for the dreaded Covid-19 during the now suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Seifert, who was a part of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), could not leave India with other Kiwi cricketers after he returned a positive test just…
India vs England: India’s opening likely to be the weak
NEW DELHI: India’s opening batting lineup, thin on form and experience, includes an out-of-form Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul, who hasn’t played a Test since two years, and Abhimanyu Easwaran, whose inclusion as a standby opener has already raised eyebrows. Either Agarwal or Rahul will get to open with Rohit Sharma after Shubman Gill’s availability for…
Amir Khan explains why Kell Brook fight still relevant, wants
Former world titleholder Amir Khan is the latest fighter to join Brian Custer’s Last Stand Podcast, and during this episode Khan discusses his plans to return to the ring before the year is out while explaining why the time is right to take on longtime rival Kell Brook. Khan also shares his opinion on a…
Be yourself: Advice Surya gave himself ahead of first knock
Flamboyant India and Mumbai Indians batman Suryakumar Yadav, who made his international debut against England after a lengthy wait on the sidelines, recalled being nervous on the momentous day but a simple advice to self calmed him down. “Be yourself,” he remembered telling himself on that day. Yadav made a brisk 57 in his second…
Williamson pulls out of the ‘Hundred’ to manage elbow injury
LONDON: New Zealand’s world champion skipper Kane Williamson has withdrawn from ECB’s inaugural edition of the ‘Hundred’ due to his recurrent elbow injury which also forced him to miss a Test match against England last month. Williamson had a GBP 80,000 (USD 110,000) contract with Birmingham Phoenix and had stayed back in the UK after…
Photos: Martinez beats Cordova ⋆ Boxing News 24
Julio Cesar Martinez defended his WBC World Flyweight title with a brutal sixth round stoppage win over Joel Cordova at the Dome Alcalde – CODE Jalisco in Guadalajara, Mexico, live worldwide on DAZN Wrecking machine Martinez (18-1 14 KOs) was making the third defense of his title, but Cordova (12-5-2 3 KOs) began the fight…
Indian men and women’s squads begin hard quarantine ahead of
India captain Virat Kohli, his white-ball deputy Rohit Sharma and head coach Ravi Shastri joined the England-bound squad’s bio-bubble on Tuesday as it began its eight-day hard quarantine along with the women’s team in Mumbai. The Indian women’s team members also entered their eight-day hard quarantine at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai located near the…
Inaugural WTC champions New Zealand return home with ICC mace
AUCKLAND: The triumphant New Zealand cricket team on Saturday returned home after outplaying India in the final of the inaugural World Test Championship in Southampton. However, the team’s inspirational skipper Kane Williamson and a few others were not part of the group that landed here on Saturday morning. While Wlliamson stayed back to play The…
Keith Thurman not interested in Vergil Ortiz and Jaron Ennis,
Former welterweight titleholder Keith Thurman chats a bit with Fight Hype about some up-and-coming welterweights who would be interested in facing him with Thurman essentially saying he thinks Vergil Ortiz and Jaron Ennis still need to build themselves up a bit while he’s looking towards bigger fights. On being called out by Vergil Ortiz Jr…
IPL 2018 qualifier dismissal still haunts Andre Russell
Rashid Khan getting the better of Andre Russell in Qualifier 2 of IPL 2018 still haunts the star all-rounder from Kolkata Knight Riders, who have not been able to make the play-offs since then. KKR narrowly missed out on an IPL final berth after being knocked out by Sunrisers Hyderabad by 14 runs at the…