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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…
Teofimo Sr discredits Lomachenko’s win over Nakatani ⋆ Boxing News
By Sean Jones: Teofimo Lopez Sr. discredited Vasily Lomachenko’s ninth round knockout victory over Masayoshi Nakatani (19-2, 13 KOs) last Saturday night by saying that the Japanese fighter isn’t the same guy that Teo beat in July 2019 due to the wear & tear that he got from that fight. Teofimo struggled throughout his 12…
Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma static in ODI batting chart, Jasprit
India skipper Virat Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma held on to their second and third positions respectively in the batting chart, while pacer Jasprit Bumrah remained static at number five in the bowling list of the latest ICC ODI player rankings issued on Wednesday. Kohli and Sharma were sitting pretty with 857 and 825…
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…
Remembering Brazil’s Unbeaten William “Thompson” Bezerra 41-0! ⋆ Boxing News
By Ken Hissner: Brazil’s unbeaten South American Cruiserweight champion William “Thompson” Bezerra ended his career with a 41-0 record with 40 knockouts in March of 2016. (Photo credit: Boxrec) In May of 2010, Bezerra, in his debut, fought for the interim Brazilian Cruiser title scoring a second round knockout over Leonardo De Moura, 3-1, who…
English wicketkeeper Ben Foakes ruled out of New Zealand Tests
England’s wicketkeeper-batsman Ben Foakes was on Wednesday ruled out of the upcoming two-match Test series against New Zealand after a freak dressing-room accident resulted in a torn hamstring. The 28-year-old sustained the injury after slipping in his socks while walking in the dressing room following Surrey’s County Championship match against Middlesex at the Oval, ‘ESPNCricinfo’…
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…
Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall planned for November in United
Unified super lightweight champion Josh Taylor still has some business to attend to at 140 pounds. Bob Arum, when asked about the possibility of “The Tartan Tornado” facing Terence Crawford, told FightHype that Taylor will face WBO mandatory challenger Jack Catterall this November in the UK. Taylor (18-0, 13 KO), last seen lifting the WBC…
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…
‘Push him to the ground, if he goes for a
Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim is in the middle of fresh controversy after he was caught on stump mic asking spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz to obstruct Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka during the second ODI against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Rahim, who scored 125 off 127 balls that helped his team win the match, saw his match-winning…