In Pakistan there is a saying, you shake a tree and a quartet of fast bowlers would fall. In the Shah household in the Jandol Mayar area of the Lower Dir district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, the adage almost became a reality. Naeem, fourth among the Shah brothers, played the tape ball cricket tournament … Read more
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], February 4 (ANI): England batting legend Alastair Cook lauded star Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah for his magnificent six-wicket haul in the second Test against Three Lions, saying that he changed the course of the game single-handedly and “ripped the heart out of England batting line-up”. Bumrah’s six-fer was the biggest highlight … Read more
Aknock as epic as 209, scored by Yashasvi Jaiswal, is bound to spark comparisons with some of the legends of the game. On Friday, former India cricketer Aakash Chopra compared the youngster to Sir Don Bradman after the youngster ended Day 1 unbeaten on 179, in a lone battle against the England bowling attack in … Read more
saof the end of Day 2, India is leading the match against England in the 2nd Test by 171 runs with a score of 28/0 in the 2nd innings. Yashasvi Jaiswal is unbeaten on 15 runs from 17 balls, and Rohit Sharma, the captain, is unbeaten on 13 runs from 13 balls. The match is … Read more
The speculations over the “personal reason” behind Virat Kohli’s absence from the first two Test matches against England ended on Saturday after close friend and former South Africa captain AB de Villiers revealed that the India star and his wife Anushka Sharma are expecting their second child. The revelation soon sparked questions over whether Kohli … Read more
Everyone in Irish rugby can at last smile again. It has been a long four months since the agonising defeat in the World Cup quarter-final, but this win was an almost perfect return to French soil to take charge of a Six Nations for which they are now significant favourites. There was plenty to like … Read more
An uninvited guest made an unexpected appearance during the one-off Test match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan on February 3, Saturday. In a bizarre incident, a monitor lizard entered the Sinhalese Sports Club in Columbo. The play was briefly halted in the 47th over when the lizard crawled its way to enter the field by … Read more
Visakhapatnam: Jasprit Bumrah claimed six wickets as India dismissed England for 253 in their first innings after scoring 396 on the second day of the second Test here on Saturday. Bumrah (6/45) notched up his 10th five-wicket haul, also crossing the 150-wicket milestone in his 34th Test match, to break the back of the England … Read more
England face Italy in Rome to begin their Six Nations 2024 campaign. After a positive Rugby World Cup, Steve Borthwick is looking to build momentum this spring, which starts with a new captain in Jamie George with Owen Farrell unavailable. The injury to Marcus Smith has hampered preparations, but England will be determined to build confidence … Read more