Australia crush Windies by innings and 212 runs

Australia crush Windies by innings and 212 runs

Hobart : Recalled paceman James Pattinson claimed five wickets as the West Indies succumbed to a dispiriting innings and 212-run loss to Australia on the third day of the first Test in Hobart on Saturday.Pattinson, playing in his first Test since March last year after recovering from chronic back and hamstring issues, spearheaded the Australian […]

India to host Pakistan at Dharamsala in World T20

India to host Pakistan at Dharamsala in World T20

DUBAI : India will take on Pakistan in World Twenty20 2016 on March 19 at Dharamsala while the semi-finals of the tournament will be played in New Delhi and Mumbai, as per the fixtures released by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday. The tournament will be staged across eight venues in India from March […]

Platini fails to get 90-day FIFA suspension lifted

Platini fails to get 90-day FIFA suspension lifted

London : UEFA’s embattled president Michel Platini failed to get his 90-day provisional suspension from football field lifted after the Court of Arbitration for Sport denied his appeal on Friday.As a result of the ruling, the Frenchman would not be allowed to attend the Euro 2016 draw in Paris on Saturday, the Guardian reported.Besides him, […]

Dubai : As the uncertainty looms over the much-anticipated bilateral series between India and Pakistan, the two subcontinent sides have been confirmed to renew their rivalry when they will take on each other in the 2016 Twenty20 World Cup on March 19 in Dharamshala. According to the schedule announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) […]

Umpire Llong moved to on-field duty for NZ-Lanka series

Umpire Llong moved to on-field duty for NZ-Lanka series

Wellington : Controversial umpire Nigel Llong, who made ‘an incorrect judgment’ during the historic day-night Test in Adelaide, has been removed from the third umpire duty and in turn moved to on-field duty for the two-match Test series between New Zealand and Sri Lanka.Earlier, Llong had refused to overturn the original not-out verdict while deciding […]