Paris : Indian men’s doubles stars Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna progressed through to the third round of the French Open after recording straight sets wins with their respective partners here on Friday. Sixth-seeded Bopanna and Florin Mergea claimed a 6-3, 6-4 win over French pair of Gregoire Barrere and Quentin Halys in the second […]
Karachi : Former Pakistan T20 skipper Shahid Afridi believes the upcoming tour to England will pose a major challenge before the team’s youngsters, who will be accompanied by senior players Misbah-ul Haq and Younis Khan.Describing England as ‘one of the best teams’ in the world, Afridi insisted that Alastair Cook-led side had been performing extremely […]
Melbourne : New Zealand are extremely interested in hosting a day-night Test against England in Auckland, the country cricket board chief has revealed. While expressing interest in hosting a pink ball Test at Eden Park in 2018, NZC chief executive David White said no decisions had been made yet, news.com.au reported. New Zealand Cricket on […]
London : Jose Mourinho has reportedly signed a three-year deal with Manchester United ahead of being formally announced as the club’s new manager. According to the Guardian, Mourinho and his agent Jorge Mendes have been in negotiations with Ed Woodward, United’s executive vice-chairman, throughout the week which culminated in the Portuguese manager inking a deal […]
Wellington : Mike Hesson has been retained as New Zealand head coach until after the 2019 World Cup, the country’s cricket board boss has confirmed.New Zealand Cricket also confirmed that apart from Hesson, batting coach Craig McMillan, manager Mike Sandle and strength and conditioning coach Chris Donaldson have been given contract extension. Reflecting on his […]