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‘Getting stronger each day’: How Team India is training hard
Members of the Indian cricket team have kickstarted their fitness regimes before the England tour. While the men in blue are still in their hard quarantine but they are leaving no stone unturned as they sweat it out in the gym, ensuring they are in the best shape once they get out of quarantine in…
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…
Vasily Lomachenko to Teofimo Lopez: ‘I am waiting’ for rematch
By Jim Maltzman: Vasily Lomachenko sent a message to Teofimo Lopez with his methodical beat down of Masayoshi Nakatani last Saturday night at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. After the impressive boxing display, the former three-division world champion Lomachenko told ESPN that he’d be waiting to fight IBF/WBA/WBC Franchise/WBO lightweight champion Teofimo (16-0, 12 KOs)…
Indian pacers on par with our men but focus will
India’s pace attack is on par with New Zealand’s world class swing operators but the Black Caps batsman Henry Nicholls is more wary of the threat spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja may pose during the upcoming World Test Championship final. India and New Zealand will fight it out for the inaugural title at Southampton’s…
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…
Regis Prograis warns Tank Davis: ‘I will knock you out’
By Eric Flaherty: Regis Prograis tore into Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis following his eleventh round TKO win over WBA ‘regular’ light welterweight champion Mario Barrios last Saturday night. The former WBA 140-lb champion Prograis (26-1, 22 KOs) warned Tank (25-0, 24 KOs) to “never” mention his name again because he’ll “smash” him in the mouth if…
Former Mumbai player Ranjita Rane dies after battling cancer
Former Mumbai player and scorer Ranjita Rane died here on Wednesday after battling cancer. She was in her mid 40s. “Deeply saddened to inform that ex-Mumbai cricketer and scorer Ranjita Rane has passed away,” a senior Mumbai Cricket Association official said. A well-known MCA scorer, who knew Rane, said she was admitted to a city…
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,…
Weigh-in results and video: Lomachenko and Nakatani set for Saturday
Vasiliy Lomachenko and Masayoshi Nakatani made weight for tomorrow night’s ESPN+ main event, as did the rest of the fighters on the Top Rank card. Lomachenko (14-2, 10 KO) and Nakatani (19-1, 13 KO) are set for a 12-round fight in the lightweight division, and both came in under the 135 lb limit. Lomachenko was…
Jofra Archer undergoes elbow surgery, assessment on return to training
England fast bowler Jofra Archer has undergone surgery on his right elbow to address a long-standing injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Wednesday, without specifying any time-frame on his return to action. The 26-year-old Archer, who had made a come back before IPL, had undergone a hand surgery in March and…