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PM wishes Indian cricket team for world cup

7:31 pm June 5, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday sent his best wishes to the Indian cricket team for the world cup, saying “win the game and win hearts too”. “As #TeamIndia begins it’s #CWC19 journey today, best wishes to the entire team,” he said as India takes on South Africa. He hoped that the tournament witnesses […]

Resurgent Dutch threaten to keep England waiting for a tournament triumph

1:08 pm June 5, 2019

Guimaraes (Portugal) : England’s long wait for a first international trophy since 1966 could be just days away at the Nations League finals in Portugal, but Ronald Koeman’s resurgent Netherlands present a hazardous hurdle for the Three Lions in Thursday’s semi-final in Guimaraes. A run to the semi-finals of last year’s World Cup and memorable victories over Spain and Croatia to make the last four of another […]

In big setback to SA, Steyn ruled out of World Cup

9:32 pm June 4, 2019

Southampton: In a big blow to South Africa, pace spearhead Dale Steyn was Tuesday ruled out of the World Cup after failing to recover from a shoulder injury, a development that could hasten his international retirement. South Africa have named left-arm seamer Beuran Hendricks as his replacement after approval from the Event Technical committee. There is hardly any chance of a return in forseeable […]

Indoor shooting range to come up in Mohali

7:33 pm June 4, 2019

Chandigarh: An “Olympic standard” indoor shooting range will come up in Mohali by March 2020, Punjab Sports Minister Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi said here Tuesday. The two-storey range will have 80 targets and will also be equipped with electronic scoreboard. “The state-of-the-art 10 meter indoor shooting range which will be set up by the state government will be ready by March 2020. […]

When umpires stopped Pakistan, England players from roughing up the ball

7:19 pm June 4, 2019

Nottingham: England and Pakistan cricketers were warned by umpires during their World Cup match to not use the tactics that could rough up the ball from one side, making it suitable for reverse swing. The two on-field umpires Marais Erasmus and Sundaram Ravi spoke to Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed and England captain Eoin Morgan on Monday for the frequency with which their fielders threw the ball in on the bounce […]