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I am like Virat Kohli, says Warner’s daughter

6:50 pm November 10, 2019

Sydney: “I am like Virat Kohli,” said David Warner’s daughter Ivy Mae while playing cricket with his father at their home. In a video made by Candice Warner, the Australian opener’s wife, young Ivy Mae is seen taking on throwdowns from her father and as she prepared herself to face one of the deliveries, she […]

Messi’s dead-ball hat-trick puts Barca back on top

3:55 pm November 10, 2019

Madrid: Lionel Messi delivered an incredible dead-ball hat-trick to steer Barcelona to a 4-1 victory over Celta Vigo and ease the pressure on his coach Ernesto Valverde. Messi scored with a penalty and then a pair of sumptuous free-kicks either side of half-time after Lucas Olaza had briefly pulled Celta level with a free-kick of […]

ICC Board Meet: No outcomes likely as BCCI to ask for time on T20 WC

Santosh Rangnekar quits as BCCI CFO

7:53 pm November 8, 2019

New Delhi: The Indian Cricket Board’s chief financial officer Santosh Rangnekar tendered his resignation on Friday, becoming the first high-profile executive of the CoA era to quit. Rangnekar was BCCI’s first-ever CFO and remained under the scanner during three years in his job. “Mr Rangnekar has tendered his resignation today. As far as I know, […]

KPL fixing scandal: Two domestic cricketers arrested

11:52 am November 7, 2019

Bengaluru: Two more domestic cricketers were arrested on Thursday in connection with the Karnataka Premier League fixing scandal, taking the total number of those detained to six. Bellary Tuskers captain C M Gautam, a former Karnataka wicketkeeper-batsman and his teammate Abrar Qazi were arrested by the city Central Crime Branch, which is investigating charges of […]

Kashyap knocked out of China Open

11:29 am November 7, 2019

Fuzhou (China): Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap crashed out of the China Open badminton after suffering a straight-game defeat against Denmark’s Victor Axelsen here on Thursday. Kashyap, ranked 25 in the world, ran out of steam after a decent start against seventh seed Axelsen and went down 13-21 19-21 in the men’s singles second-round, that lasted […]