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Rohit bats for conservation of rhinos

5:19 pm September 4, 2019

Mumbai: India vice-captain Rohit Sharma is launching Rohit4Rhinos campaign, in partnership with WWF India and Animal Planet, to help build awareness for the need to conserve the Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros or the Indian Rhino. In a campaign launching on Animal Planet to commemorate World Rhino Day on September 22, Rohit pledges to do his bit […]

Too much noise about spin-friendly tracks: Kohli

India thrash West Indies by 257 runs to win series 2-0, Kohli wins record 28th Test as captain

12:31 am September 3, 2019

Kingston : India produced a top-notch bowling performance in a clinical 257-run demolition of the West Indies in the second Test as a 2-0 series victory put them on top of ICC World Test Championship points table. The victory was 28th in Tests for Virat Kohli making him the most successful Indian captain in the […]

Bumrah released from Indian Test squad due to personal reasons

I owe my hat-trick to captain: Bumrah

10:04 pm September 1, 2019

Kingston: “I owe my hat-trick to the captain,” Jasprit Bumrah told an enamoured Virat Kohli after blowing away the West Indies with his heady cocktail of line and length, pace and bounce. Known as much for his infectious energy as for his incredible batting, Kohli was caught on the stump mic saying, “What a bowler, […]

Bodybuilder from Chennai gets Arjuna Award

8:01 pm September 1, 2019

Chennai: Bodybuilder S Bhaskaran, who has been conferred with the prestigious Arjuna Award, feels it would provide a fillip to the sport. The Chennai-based Bhaskaran, who won the Asian championship and the world championship in Thailand last year, was felicitated by the Indian Body Builder Federation (IBBF) here on Saturday. He said the award was […]

Medvedev vows to do ‘better’ after obscene US Open gesture

2:06 pm August 31, 2019

New York: Daniil Medvedev said he was working to do “better next time” after his middle-finger gesture angered the crowd during his third round match at the US Open. The Russian fifth seed received a code violation for angrily snatching the towel from a ballperson, threw his racquet and then covertly raised his middle finger […]