London : Two quick goals scored in the beginning of the second and the third quarter were enough to ensure India win their first game of the Champions Trophy by outclassing the hosts Great Britain 2-1 here on Saturday.PR Sreejesh, who was making his 150th appearance for India, was called into action early on, first […]
Karachi : Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Anurag Thakur is likely to back the continuation of `Big three`, featuring the cricket boards of India, England and Australia, in the annual International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting to be held in the last week of June in London. Earlier in 2013, the ICC gave […]
Johannesburg : Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton has secured pole position for this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix after edging past his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg in a close-fought qualifying round. Hamilton, who won his first race of the season at Monaco Grand Prix, clocked his best lap in one minute and 12.812 seconds to finish 0.062 […]
Basseterre : Australian swashbuckling opener David Warner struck a blistering century before the bowling unit came in fore to help their side claim a comfortable 36-run win over South Africa in the fourth ODI of the tri-nation series at Warner Park in St. Kitts.The swashbuckling batsman smashed 11 boundaries and two sixes in his 109-run […]
Sydney : Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal eased past local favourite Joy Lai in straight sets to advance to the second round of the Australian Open Super Series here on Wednesday. Saina, who is aiming to secure her maiden title of the season, registered a comfortable 21-10, 21-14 win over Australian youngster Lai in the […]