Stephen Cook credits father Jimmy for inspirational debut Test ton

Stephen Cook credits father Jimmy for inspirational debut Test ton

Johannesburg : South Africa opener Stephen Cook has dedicated his debut Test century to his father Jimmy, who suffered a golden duck on his own international debut in 1992.The 33-year-old left-hander dispatched his first ball in Test cricket to the boundary and went on to make a brilliant 115-run knock as South Africa made 329 […]

Injured Maxwell ruled out of T20 opener against India

Injured Maxwell ruled out of T20 opener against India

Adelaide : Australian swashbuckling all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has been ruled out of the opening T20 international of the three-match series against India due to a lingering hamstring injury.”He has still got a little slight hamstring niggle so … he will spend a few days in Melbourne at home and join the squad when we get […]

Lehmann hospitalized with deep vein thrombosis

Lehmann hospitalized with deep vein thrombosis

London : Australian coach Darren Lehmann, who reported a swollen left calf ahead of the fifth ODI against India in Sydney, has been hospitalized with deep vein thrombosis. The 45-year-old, who was referred for an immediate scan, was admitted to the Royal Prince Albert Hospital in Sydney for observation overnight during the India’s innings. Speaking […]

Lewandowski admits Bayern fell asleep during 2-1 win over Hamburg

Lewandowski admits Bayern fell asleep during 2-1 win over Hamburg

Berlin : Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has admitted that his side were guilty of ‘falling asleep’ during their 2-1 win over Hamburg in their Bundesliga clash.The Poland international scored a brace to ensure that Bayern extend their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to 11 points over Borussia Dortmund. Although Xabi Alonso’s own goal […]

Proteas, Windies cruise on day one of ICC U-19 WC warm-up matches

Proteas, Windies cruise on day one of ICC U-19 WC warm-up matches

Dubai : Defending champion South Africa and West Indies rode on centuries from their respective skippers to secure a comfortable victory in their warm-up matches ahead of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh.South Africa skipper Tony de Zorzi smashed seven boundaries and four sixes in his unbeaten knock of 100 to help his […]