Wayne Rooney linked with return to Everton
London (AFP) – England and Manchester United’s record goalscorer Wayne Rooney could be set for a return to Everton, the club where he made his name, according to the British media. The 31-year-old who flourished at Everton — bursting onto the scene as a teenager and scoring 15 goals in 67 appearances — has become […]
Hunt ongoing for Misbah, Younis replacements, says Mushtaq
LAHORE: Talent hunters at the Pakistan Cricket Board have a pressing task on their hands: filling the void created after the retirement of legendary duo of Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan, who retired together at the end of the West Indies tour earlier in May, leaving some big boots to fill. Former Pakistan spinner and current […]
Womens’ World Cup: India post 232/8 against Sri Lanka
Derby, July 5 (IANS) Deepti Sharma (78) and skipper Mithali Raj (53) helped India post 232/8 against Sri Lanka in a group stage match of the ICC Women’s World Cup at the County Cricket ground here on Wednesday. After a poor start by the top order batswomen, Deepti and Mithali forged a 118-run third-wicket partnership […]
GST not to affect U-17 World Cup ticket prices
Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) While the sports sector overall has been impacted by the July 1 rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) with equipment cost and price of entry tickets for tournaments attracting up to 28 per cent tax, the FIFA U-17 World Cup tickets would not be affected, according to Local Organising […]
Ravi Shastri applies for India coach’s job
Monday, July 3, Bengaluru, July 3: Former team India director and renowned commentator Ravi Shastri has officially applied for the vacant Indian coach’s position according to BCCI sources as reported by ANI. Is Shastri India’s next coach?; This legend convinced Shastri to apply for coach job Former Indian cricket team coach Anil Kumble left the position vacant […]
Lasith Malinga falls ill, to miss second ODI against Zimbabwe
July 1, 2017 Sri Lanka cricket board has said that premier fast bowler Lasith Malinga, who has been at the center of controversy after the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, will miss the second one-day international against Zimbabwe on Sunday. Malinga has been ruled out after catching a viral influenza and been advised a two-day rest. […]
Dravid to continue as India ‘A’, Under-19 coach
June 30, 2017 The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Friday that Rahul Dravid will continue as coach for the India ‘A’ and Under-19 teams for the next two years. The former India captain was first appointed as the coach for the two teams in 2015 and under his leadership […]
Indian sports minister rules out cricket series with Pakistan
May 29, 2017(Agencies) Indian Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Monday reaffirmed India’s stance concerning a bilateral cricket series with Pakistan. “Cricket and terrorism can’t go hand-in-hand,” the Hindustan Times quoted the minister as saying while he spoke to reporters in New Delhi. “India and Pakistan can’t play a bilateral series till the terror from Pakistan […]
Cricket: Afghan teenager has English counties in a spin
AFP 28 Jun 2017 Afghanistan teenage leg spin ace Rashid Khan is being courted by two English counties according to Wednesday’s Daily Mail. The 18-year-old — who earlier this month produced the fourth best bowling figures ever in ODI cricket, taking seven for 18 to destroy the West Indies batting line-up in Saint […]
From October 1, DRS to be used in T20Is
Agencies The International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executives’ committee has approved all recommendations made by the ICC cricket committee in May, which include the use of Decision Review System (DRS) in all T20I games and teams not losing a review when an LBW review comes back as Umpire’s Call. This means that from October […]
