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HO CHI MINH CITY: India suffered a 0-3 thrashing at the hands of higher-seeded Vietnam in the second and final game of the Hung Thinh Friendly football tournament on Tuesday. It was a reality check for the 104th-ranked Indians after three convincing wins in June in the Asian Cup qualifiers and a 1-1 draw against … Read more
Pakistani coach Saqlain Mushtaq defended his team’s Twenty20 playing style after losing Sunday’s Asia Cup final, saying they were on track for next month’s T20 World Cup. Babar Azam’s squad failed to chase 171 to beat Sri Lanka, their 23 point defeat going against the trend of teams winning while being beaten second in Dubai. … Read more
Archive photo of Harmanpreet Kaur© AFP India women’s team captain Harmanpreet Kaur said the squad “played vigorously” in wet conditions in the first T20 International against England here, resulting in a nine-wicket defeat for the tourists. India defeated England in the Commonwealth Games semi-finals just a month ago, but the T20 series didn’t start well … Read more
former US First Lady Michelle Obama and tennis The great Billie Jean King paid tribute to Serena Williams after her US Open third round loss to Ajla Tomljanovic on Friday, likely the last match of her glittering career. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion’s 7-5 6-7(4) 6-1 loss sparked a flood of social media posts, … Read more
Ryan Burl took five wickets for Zimbabwe in 3rd ODI© AFP Ryan Burl and Regis Chakabva were the stars of the show as Zimbabwe defeated Australia by three wickets in the third and final ODI on Saturday at Tony Ireland Stadium in Townsville. Ryan Burl first scalped five wickets while Australia was bowled out for … Read more
DUBAI: After suffering a thrilling defeat to Sri Lanka and being knocked out of the Asian Cup, Bangladeshi skipper Shakib Al Hasan has declared spinner bowling no-balls a crime and added that he had to improve his death compared to bowling. A late blitz from Asitha Fernando and Dasun Shanaka helped Sri Lanka secure a … Read more
LONDON: Chelsea undergoes its first premier league defeat this season as Edouard MendyLeeds’ embarrassing blunder put Leeds on course for a 3-0 win, while Brighton condemned West Ham to a third successive defeat on Sunday. Mendy’s costly error was the catalyst for Chelsea’s shocking implosion at Elland Road as Brenden Aaronson scored after catching the … Read more
England led by Ben Stokes got a reality check in the first Test of the three-game series against South Africa when the hosts stumbled to an innings loss and 12 runs at the Lord’s Cricket Ground on Friday. The 1st Test ended in three days as Proteas bowlers made fun of England’s batting lineup and … Read more
LONDON: Captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum have vowed to persist with England’s new attacking approach to Test cricket despite suffering a heavy innings defeat in Friday’s first Test against South Africa. England’s new skipper and manager has taken an attacking approach to the Test arena, dubbed “Bazball“, and have pursued impressive goals to … Read more
KL Rahul-led Team India had no qualms about brushing aside Zimbabwe’s challenge in Thursday’s first ODI of the three-game series as the visitors chased an undersized 190 total with ten wickets in hand and 115 balls about. Lead-off batters Shubman Gill and Shikhar Dhawan remained unbeaten at 82 and 81 respectively, while India took a … Read more