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Rishabh Pant comes in as cover for injured Dhawan

4:08 pm June 12, 2019

Nottingham: Young wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant was Wednesday brought in as cover for the injured Shikhar Dhawan in India’s World Cup squad. Pant, whose omission from the original squad became a topic of heated debates given his stupendous form in the past one year, will reach here Wednesday. His arrival will be a day before India’s […]

Gavaskar, Pietersen want Pant in if Dhawan ruled out; Gambhir calls for Rayudu

9:17 pm June 11, 2019

New Delhi: Sunil Gavaskar and Kevin Pietersen batted for Rishabh Pant’s inclusion but Gautam Gambhir said it is Ambati Rayudu who deserves to be called in if Shikhar Dhawan is ruled out of the India’s World Cup campaign due to a left thumb fracture. Dhawan’s World Cup was thrown into disarray owing to the thumb […]

Indian men's team to resume international hockey with Europe tour

USA seal direct semifinal spot; Japan, South Africa to go through cross-overs

8:59 pm June 10, 2019

Bhubaneswar: The USA continued a fine run and held Asian champions Japan 2-2 to qualify for the semi-finals as Pool B toppers in the FIH Series Finals hockey tournament, while South Africa blanked Mexico 6-0 to make it to the cross-overs here Monday. The match between world no. 18 Japan and world no. 35 USA witnessed a hard-fought first two quarters but both […]

Unfit Hardik Pandya not considered for New Zealand Tour

Pandya was the game-changer, says Srikkanth

2:35 pm June 10, 2019

Nottingham: Shikhar Dhawan’s hundred was great but according to former opener K Srikkanth, it was Hardik Pandya’s whirlwind 27-ball 48 that proved to be “game-changing” in India’s 36-run win over Australia in a World Cup match here. The opening pair of Shikhar Dhawan (117) and Rohit Sharma (57) set the tone, while skipper Virat Kohli blasted a 77-ball 82 but Srikkanth feels it was Pandya’s innings […]

Philippe Coutinho helped Brazil prepare for a Copa America without Neymar after 10-man

Brazil routs Honduras 7-0 in Copa tuneup

1:39 pm June 10, 2019

Los Angeles: Philippe Coutinho helped Brazil prepare for a Copa America without Neymar after 10-man Honduras were comprehensively thrashed 7-0 in Porto Alegre on Sunday. The Paris St.Germain superstar will miss the tournament on home soil which starts on Friday after injuring his ankle against Qatar last Wednesday. But with Barcelona’s Coutinho providing an assist and a penalty strike and the likes of Richarlison and Gabriel Jesus also impressing by […]