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Triumph Knights keep title defence alive

11:39 pm May 18, 2019

Mumbai: Parikshit Valsangkar and Akash Parkar lived up to their reputations as reliable all-rounders to keep defending champions Triumph Knights Mumbai North East in the hunt for a semi-final berth in the second edition of T20 Mumbai. The duo’s impressive efforts with the bat and the ball helped the Knights pocket the must-win game against […]

Brad Hodge trolled for dig on Kohli’s commercial video

10:03 pm May 18, 2019

New Delhi: Former Australia batsman Brad Hodge found himself at the receiving end of social media troll Saturday after he took a dig at India captain Virat Kohli for featuring in a commercial for cosmetics along with Rishabh Pant. Kohli and Pant recently starred in an advertisement for a company to promote face care products. […]

Kean Lewis signs extension with Bengaluru FC

8:11 pm May 16, 2019

Bengaluru: Bengaluru FC Thursday announced Kean Lewis’ contract renewal, signing a deal that will keep the winger at the club until the end of the 2019-20 campaign. The TATA Football Academy graduate was part of the Mahindra United academy where he played at various youth levels, and signed with Bengaluru ahead of the 2018-19 campaign. […]

East Bengal rope in Tondomba from NEROCA for 4 years

8:06 pm May 16, 2019

Kolkata: I-League runners-up Quess East Bengal FC has signed central midfielder Naorem Tondomba Singh from NEROCA FC for a period of four years. “In line with head coach Alejandro Menendez’s special eye for young talent and in line with the long term vision of QEBFC, Tondomba joins QEBFC on a permanent transfer for a period […]

India favourite to win the World Cup: Azharuddin

2:45 pm May 14, 2019

Hyderabad: Former skipper Mohammad Azharuddin described India as the favourites to lift the ODI World Cup, saying the team has very good bowlers who can win the quadrennial event, which gets underway in England on May 30. “We have a very good chance. We have a very good team. We have very good bowlers. Lot […]