Smith shaken by nets accident on eve of Hughes’ death anniversary

Sydney, Nov.26 : Australian skipper Steve Smith has revealed that he was shaken up by the recent training accident, which reminded him of Phillip Hughes on the eve of the former teammate’s first death anniversary. The incident took place when top-order batsman Mitchell Marsh’s shot struck on back of the head of net bowler Tom […]

Blatter claims innocence, wants honorable FIFA exit

Johannesburg, Nov.26 : FIFA’s embattled president Sepp Blatter has said that he deserves an honorable exit from the world’s football governing body, insisting that he is `not a bad man`.The 79-year-old along with his UEFA counterpart Michel Platini are serving a 90-day provisional ban handed by FIFA’s ethics committee over claims that the latter had […]

Clarke regrets his ‘dog’ reference for Buchanan

Melbourne : Former Australian skipper Michael Clarke has stood by his criticism for former coach John Buchanan, but has admitted that his ‘dog’ reference for the coach was a step ‘too far’. In his new book ‘ Ashes Diary 2015’, Clarke claimed that Buchanan had no impact on the team, stating that even his dog […]

Kohli bats for ‘landmark’ day-night Tests

Nagpur, Nov.24 : Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli has backed the introduction of day-night Test cricket and expressed that he hoped the experiment would work in reviving the dwindling interest in the iconic longer format of the game. “It is a landmark Test,” Kohli said. “It is a big experiment. It is a big step […]

Dale Steyn ruled out again in another blow to Proteas

Nagpur : South Africa pace spearhead Dale Steyn has been ruled out of the third Test against India in Nagpur after failing to sufficiently recover from a groin strain sustained during the opening Test.The 31-year-old premium pacer experienced a tightness in his groin during the second day of the opening Test in Mohali and was […]