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MSK Prasad hit back at his detractors for constantly demeaning his panel owing to its modest international record. In an interview, the chairman of the selection committee spoke on the jibes on his stature (his Test record is six matches), allegations that the Indian team management bullies him, lack of vision and the 'lame duck' jibe by Sunil Gavaskar. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/3319jWd

England return to 'Fortress Edgbaston' for the first Test against Australia on Thursday looking to round off an already memorable season by completing a World Cup and Ashes double. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2Kk9mDQ

One seemed destined to be a Test captain at 23; the other was thrust into the leadership following an extraordinary crisis and not long after he'd thought of quitting cricket. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2K7b50G

When the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is advocating a boycott of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, it has emerged that the world shooting bodies possibly missed out on an opportunity of getting their sport back to the CWG 2022 programme. Or at least as it appears so. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2YxfnSR

Barred from competing in any ICC event, Zimbabwe's cricketers are willing to play "for free" to keep the game alive in the country, expressing their desperation to compete in the upcoming World Twenty20 Qualifiers. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2K7baS2

पोर्ट ऑफ स्पेन सलामी बल्लेबाज और तेज गेंदबाज उमेश यादव की तरफ से के खिलाफ बुधवार से शुरू होने वाले दूसरे अनधिकृत टेस्ट मैच में आकर्षण का केंद्र होंगे। भारतीय टीम इस मैच में जीत दर्ज करके तीन मैचों की सीरीज में 2-0 से अजेय बढ़त हासिल करने की कोशिश करेगी। श्रेयस अय्यर और नवदीप सैनी के वेस्ट इंडीज के खिलाफ टी20 मैचों के लिए अमेरिका जाने से टेस्ट विशेषज्ञ अग्रवाल और उमेश इस चार दिवसीय मैच में खेलेंगे। अग्रवाल और उमेश दोनों वेस्ट इंडीज के खिलाफ टेस्ट सीरीज के लिए भारतीय टीम का हिस्सा हैं। अग्रवाल को पहले केवल छह अगस्त से शुरू होने वाले तीसरे मैच के लिए भारत ए टीम में चुना गया था। इसके बाद वह 22 अगस्त से शुरू होने वाली टेस्ट सीरीज के लिए सीनियर टीम से जुड़ जाएंगे। भारत ए ने पहले मैच में छह विकेट से जीत दर्ज की थी। बाएं हाथ के स्पिनर शाहबाज नदीम ने उस मैच की दोनों पारियों में पांच-पांच विकेट लिए थे। तेज गेंदबाज मोहम्मद सिराज ने भी कुल मिलाकर पांच विकेट हासिल किए थे। इस मैच से शुभमन गिल को फिर से अपना कौशल दिखाने का मौका मिलेगा। उन्हें वेस्ट इंडीज दौरे के लिए सीनियर टीम में नहीं चुना गया है

Ajinkya Rahane was India's best batsman overseas from 2014 to 2016, but someone who has been struggling after August 2017, since scoring his last Test hundred against Sri Lanka at the SSC. He's played 17 Tests and scored 696 runs at an average of 24.85 since. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2GDVLWY

The Indian tennis players are “excited and available” to travel to Pakistan for the upcoming Davis Cup tie but want to be assured that all the security measures are in place before they reach Islamabad. All the players, save an “injured” Sumit Nagal are available for the tie, scheduled for September 14-15 in the capital city of Pakistan. The squad, likely to be led by number one singles player Prajnesh Gunneswaran under non-playing captain Mahesh Bhupathi, will be first from the country to travel to the neighbouring nation in 55 years. “We are not concerned. We are available and excited but we just want to make sure that all the clearances from MEA, Home Ministry are there,” said a source close to the players. It has been learnt that Bhupathi has also written a letter to the All India Tennis Association (AITA), asking about travelling squad’s safety and security during its stay. The AITA General Secretary Hironmoy Chatterjee told PTI that he has answered all the queries raised by

Indian shuttlers Sourabh Verma and Sai Uttejitha Rao Chukka made it to the men’s and women’s singles main draw of the Thailand Open badminton tournament after winning their respective qualifying round matches here on Tuesday. Sourabh first beat Kantawat Leelavechabutr of Thailand 21-18 21-19 and then got the better of Zhou Ze Qi of China 11-21 21-14 21-18 in his second match of the qualification round to advance to the men’s singles main draw. Zhou had beaten another Indian Ajay Jayaram 21-16 21-13. Uttejitha Rao, meanwhile, beat Tam Brittney of Canada 16-21 21-14 21-19 to enter the women’s singles main draw. In the men’s doubles, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty beat compatriots Manu Attri and B. Sumeeth Reddy 21-11 24-26 21-11, but Ashwini Ponnappa and N. Sikki Reddy lost to Chinese pair of Li Wen Mei and Zheng Yu 21-1 21-13 in the women’s doubles. The likes of Saina Nehwal, in women’s singles, and B Sai Pranneeth, Kidambi Srikanth, H S Prannoy and Parupalli Kashyap, in

World Championship silver medallist Anjum Moudgil on Tuesday won her second gold in the Sardar Sajjan Singh Sethi Memorial Masters Shooting Competition, partnering Arjun Babuta in the 10m air rifle mixed team event here. Moudgil, world number eight in women’s 10m air rifle and the first Indian shooter to bag and Olympic quota, on Monday shot better than the world record to beat Mehuli Ghosh by 1.7 point for the gold in women’s air rifle. A day later, the Punjab duo overcame Mehuli and Abhinav Shaw of West Bengal 16-12 in the gold medal match at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range. Ayonika Paul and Akhil Sheoran won the bronze in the event beating Uttar Pradesh’s Ayushi Gupta and Saurabh 16-10 in the bronze medal match. The day saw five other medal events with seasoned army marksman and Olympian Gurpreet Singh winning the men’s 25m centre fire pistol gold with a score of 585. Pushpanjali Rana of the CRPF won the women’s 25m sports pistol while Arunima Gaur of UP won the junior women

Former India batsman and Andhra Pradesh skipper Venugopal Rao on Tuesday announced retirement from all forms of the game. “Y. Venugopala Rao, former captain of Andhra Ranji team and India international, who has represented India in 16 ODIs, and 65 IPL matches announced his retirement from all the forms of cricket,” the Andhra Cricket Association said in a statement. The 37-year-old from Visakhapatnam could amass only 218 runs with a lone fifty to his name in the 11 innings he played for India after making his debut against Sri Lanka at Dambulla on July 30, 2005. He played his last ODI against West Indies at Basseterre on May 23, 2006. Rao played 121 first-class matches scoring 7,081 runs with 17 hundreds and 30 fifties to his credit. From 2008-2014 he played for Deccan Chargers and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL. The ACA office-bearers recollected his valuable contribution to the game. “The President, Hon. Gen. Secretary and the members of the Andhra Cricket Association wish him

Barred from competing in any ICC event, Zimbabwe’s cricketers are willing to play “for free” to keep the game alive in the country, expressing their desperation to compete in the upcoming World Twenty20 Qualifiers. The ICC had recently banned Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) on grounds of government interference. The women’s T20 qualifiers are slated to be held in August while the men’s qualifiers will be held in October. “We will play for free. As long as we can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Our next assignment is the qualifiers. We will play for free,” a senior squad member told ESPNcricinfo. Neither of the two senior national squads have been paid in the last two months, and the men were not paid match fees during their recent tour of Netherlands and Ireland. The suspension, though, does not bar them from competing in bilateral series and the ICC can even appoint match officials for bilateral series they host. However, without ICC funding, it will be difficult for them to host a

Champions League runners-up Tottenham will play Bayern Munich in Wednesday's final. Real, who lost to Spurs 0-1, will have a chance to find winning form against Fenerbahce who finished their game against Bayern (6-1) in disarray. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2K8rFf6

As the oldest rivalry in cricket resumes in Edgbaston from Thursday (August 1), we look at some of the numbers which have defined the Ashes. https://ift.tt/2YvdGFt

Rain reduced the T20 Blast South Group contest between Kent and Surrey to a 13-overs-a-side contest initially, before causing further delay after the first ball was bowled. https://ift.tt/2ZlrMdR

Talented India opener Prithvi Shaw was on Tuesday banned from all forms of cricket for a period of eight months after failing a dope test, the BCCI said. A BCCI release said Shaw had “inadvertently ingested a prohibited substance, which can be commonly found in cough syrups”. Shaw’s suspension is retrospective in nature, starting from March 16 and ending on November 15 which rules him out for India’s home series against South Africa and Bangladesh. “I accept my fate with all sincerity. While I am still nursing an injury which I suffered during my last tournament, this news has really shaken me,” Shaw issued a statement on twitter. “”Cricket is my life and there is no bigger pride for me than playing for India and Mumbai and I will come out of this faster and stronger,” he further stated. Apart from Shaw, two other cricketers — Akshay Dullarwar and Divya Gajraj — were also suspended for the same offence. Shaw had provided a urine sample as part of the BCCI’s anti-doping testing pr

गौरव गुप्ता, मुंबई भारत और मुंबई के पूर्व सलामी बल्लेबाज ने भी टीम इंडिया के मुख्य कोच पद के लिए अपनी दावेदारी पेश की है। राजपूत ने मंगलवार को मुख्य कोच पद के लिए आवेदन किया। इसके अलावा भारतीय टीम के पूर्व ऑलराउंडर ने भी इस पद के लिए खुद को दावेदार के तौर पर पेश किया है। बीसीसीआई ने आईसीसी क्रिकेट वर्ल्ड कप 2019 के बाद टीम के नए कोच के लिए विज्ञापन निकाला था। इस विश्व कप में भारतीय टीम ने सेमीफाइनल तक का सफर तय किया था जहां उसे न्यू जीलैंड के हाथों हार का सामना करना पड़ा था। फिलहाल, बोर्ड ने की अध्यक्षता वाले मुख्य कोचिंग स्टाफ का कार्यकाल तक बढ़ा दिया है। इस साल मई से राजपूत जिम्बाब्वे टीम की कोचिंग कर रहे थे। राजनीति दखलअंदाजी के चलते अंतरराष्ट्रीय क्रिकेट परिषद ने जिम्बाब्वे क्रिकेट को सस्पेंड कर दिया है। इस समय राजपूत का कनाडा में खेली जा रही ग्लोबल टी20 लीग में विनिपेग हॉक्स को कोच करना तय माना जा रहा है। राजपूत ने मंगलवार को हमारे सहयोगी अखबार टाइम्स ऑफ इंडिया के साथ बातचीत में टीम इंडिया के कोच पद के लिए आवेदन करने की बात को स्वीकार किया। उन्होंने कहा, 'मैं ऐसी टीम इंडिया

The captains of the men's and women's nationals teams recently wrote to Sports Minister Kirsty Coventry, expressing their interest to be allowed to play cricket again as soon as possible. https://ift.tt/2MoY2ZX

Prithvi Shaw was on Tuesday suspended for eight months by India's governing body for a doping violation, with the teenage batting sensation saying he was shaken by the news and would return to the game "faster and stronger". from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2yloifB

Ponting, one of the best batsmen Test cricket has seen, made the crucial No.3 position his own, aggregating 9904 in 196 innings with an aggressive mindset well symbolised by his trademark pull shots and free-flowing drives. https://ift.tt/2YyexcD

Stokes, who has been reinstated as vice-captain for the Test side, expects a fierce battle from the Australians and definitely predicts flashpoints through the series. https://ift.tt/2Zo2hse

Fernando said he will be carrying a document which was tabled in parliament last week. https://ift.tt/2LNF0wZ

Paine is the first captain chosen to lead an Australia Test tour of England primarily because he is a 'decent chap' since Ian Johnson in 1956 -- a series England won. https://ift.tt/2K4d8Cl

England and Australia begin the latest edition of the Ashes at Edgbaston on Thursday, with the home side looking to wrestle back the urn. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2LNCJBF

England's latest Test recruit Jason Roy knows that things are going to get intense during the Ashes series but the 29-year-old opener isn't someone who's going to run away from the challenge https://ift.tt/2yoPslz

When the N Srinivasan-led State cricket associations of the Board of Control for Cricket in India met in New Delhi on Sunday evening, suggestions to form a parallel cricket board and break away from the BCCI were floated. But there was no serious talks on the matter. The Srinivasan-led faction is opposed to the Committee of Administrators. It was learnt that there were suggestions from a few senior members to break free from the BCCI and form their own cricket board but there were no concrete discussions. “Look, the suggestion to form a parallel board has been floated a number of times at the Srinivasan faction. There is no concrete plan regarding this even though the matter keeps cropping up sometimes as a joke. As of now, there are no such plans,” the Srinivasan confidant claimed. Members of the various State units of the BCCI owing their allegiance to former president Srinivasan met in New Delhi to discuss their course of action in the wake of various directives given by the Sup

As East Bengal began their centenary year celebrations with much aplomb, its Bengaluru-based title sponsors, Quess Corp, is planning to sever ties with the club, that will end a year-long association during which the red-gold finished I-League runners-up. The announcement from the multinational company that holds a 70 per cent stake is likely to come after East Bengal’s Foundation Day ceremony on Thursday. “I will wait till the centenary celebrations are over,” Quess chairman Ajit Isaac told PTI, even as there were reports that he had already “served a notice” to the club, feeling let down by the club officials. “I never had any official conversation with anyone. It’s all (media reports) highly unprofessional,” he added. However, Isaac has confirmed of the exit by the end of the season. “By the next two to three quarters, I think we’ll be out of this arrangement,” Isaac revealed in a conference call conducted by IIFL Capital Limited. “When we invested in East Bengal Club, we had

Indian national cricket teams’ sponsor BYJU’s, the edu-tech company that replaced Oppo from the jersey of Team India in a rights’ transfer deal, is also in headlines for giving the nation its newest billionaire. Byju Ravindran, former school teacher behind developing the fastest growing learning app, is the newest billion dollar man after his company Think & Learn Private Limited was valued at nearly $ 6 billion with a $ 150 million funding earlier this month. BYJU’s is now planning to ride its cricket link for expand globally, first targeting English-speaking markets like the UK and the USA.TY The $150 million from the Qatar Investment Bank earlier this month has raised the company’s valuation to $5.7 billion. Ravindran owns 21% share in the company, national daily Hindustan Times has reported. The 37-year-old Ravindran, aiming BYJU’s to become for education what the Mouse House has been to entertainment, is taking his biggest step yet geographically and creatively. “Kids eve

The Commonwealth Games Federation is talking in terms of truce, camaraderie and brotherhood after India had boycotted the CGF General Assembly and threatened to opt out of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games of exclusion of shooting. The Indian Olympic Association had threatened to boycott of the 2022 Birmingham games for dropping shooting from the roster, and sought approval from the Government. The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) on Sunday said it “absolutely” wants India to participate in the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games after the IOA wrote to the government, proposing a boycott for dropping shooting from the roster. The CGF said it intends to meet with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) officials in the near future to help find a solution to the concerns raised. “We absolutely want India to participate wholeheartedly in Birmingham 2022 and look forward to meeting our colleagues in India over the coming months to discuss their concerns and future ambitions,” CGF M

Australia hold the Ashes but England have not lost a Test series at home to their arch-rivals since 2001. https://ift.tt/2YxmStb

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has invited bids for the Title Sponsor Rights for international and domestic matches organised by it. The bid will be decided through a tender process. Under the Invitation to Tender (ITT), the winning bidder will be granted the right to be the Title Sponsor and various other associated rights (as defined in the ITT) relating to the BCCI organised International and Domestic Matches during the period commencing from September 1, 2019, until March 31, 2023, through the process mentioned in the ITT document. The terms and conditions governing the submission and evaluation of bids, including eligibility requirements and performance obligations are contained in the ITT, which is available for online purchase. Interested parties can also download the bid document from HERE upon payment of ₹5,00,000 + 1.79% payment gateway charges. The document is available for purchase till August 14. The bids are to be submitted online by uploading the sa

एम. रत्नाकर, हैदराबाद भारत की स्टार बैडमिंटन खिलाड़ी ने से अपना नाम वापस ले लिया है। वहीं साइना नेहवाल चोट से उबरने के बाद इस टूर्नमेंट में खेलती नजर आएंगी। साइना चोट के चलते इंडोनेशिया और जापान ओपन में नहीं खेली थीं। अब भारत को महिला एकल में साइना से आस है। इस टूर्नमेंट में जापानी खिलाड़ी नोजोमी ओकुहारा, अकाने यामागुची के अलावा चीनी ताइपे की ताई जी यिंग ने भी अपना नाम वापस ले लिया है, ऐसे में इस बीडब्ल्यूएफ सुपर-500 ने अपनी शान खो दी है। इन हालात को देखते हुए लग रहा है कि साइना सेमीफाइनल में पहुंच सकती हैं। 29 वर्षीय साइना अपने अभियान की शुरुआत क्वॉलिफायर के खिलाफ करेंगी। उनका मुकाबला जापान की सायका तकाक्षी अथवा इंडोनेशिया की रसेली हारतावन से हो सकता है। खबर है कि सिंधु ने अगले महीने होने वाली वर्ल्ड चैंपियनशिप्स पर अधिक ध्यान केंद्रित करने के लिए इस टूर्नमेंट से नाम वापस ले लिया है। साइना ने इंडोनेशिया और जापान ओपन से वर्ल्ड चैंपियनशिप के लिए क्वॉलिफाइ करने के लिए पर्याप्त अंक जुटा लिए हैं। इस बीच हालांकि भारतीय पुरुष शटलर्स के लिए रास्ते मुश्किल नजर आ रहे हैं। पांचवीं वरीयता प्राप

Controversial Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq, nephew of legendary Inzamam ul Haq, has tendered unconditional apology for being involved in an online scandal with multiple women and the cricket board has let him off with a reprimand. The Pakistan opener, whose place in the side has always been under scanner for allegedly being a product of nepotism, found himself in trouble when a few women posted screen shots of his objectionable whatsapp conversations with them and accused him of misleading them. “Imam was remorseful and has apologised for what all has happened. But we have told him in clear terms although this is his personal and private matter but we expect our players to adhere to the highest standards of ethics and discipline,” PCB MD Wasim Khan said on Monday. Wasim said the board had viewed the matter seriously and spoken to Imam about it. “We don’t like to comment on personal affairs of a player but we expect that our centrally contracted players will also show more responsibi

Shooting “can die soon” if it is excluded from global events, pistol ace Heena Sidhu said on Monday, in the wake of the Indian Olympic Association’s proposal to boycott the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games for dropping the sport from its roster. In an unprecedented move, the IOA on Saturday proposed boycotting the Games while seeking the government’s approval through a letter to Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju. Thanking the IOA for its strong stance, Heena said, “It means a lot to us. It shows that IOA is standing behind us strongly. “I am no one to judge what is happening at the other level but if we actually boycott the Commonwealth Games, then it is quite unfair for other sports. If I was one of the athletes who was not a shooter, I would feel bad and dejected. Why make other people suffer for shooting’s loss?” The former World Cup Final gold medallist called for shooting, which remains an optional sport in the Commonwealth Games, to be given permanent status in the multi-sport e

Captain Virat Kohli on Monday said he is in favour of Ravi Shastri continuing as the head coach of the Indian cricket team despite the criticism it faced following the semi-final ouster from the World Cup. The current support staff comprising incumbent head coach Ravi Shastri, bowling coach Bharat Arun, batting coach Sanjay Bangar and fielding coach R Sridhar were given a 45-day extension following the World Cup, covering the West Indies tour from August 3 to September 3. “Well, the CAC (Cricket Advisory Committee headed by Kapil Dev) has not contacted me on this. But all of us share a great camaraderie with Ravi bhai and would definitely be very happy (to have him around),” Kohli told reporters when asked for his opinion on the appointment of chief coach. “But as I had said, it’s on the CAC to decide (how to go about it).” They may have failed to win the T20 World Cup in 2016 and the ODI World Cup in 2015 and 2019, but the Shastri-Kohli duo helped India climb the top of the Test r

Captain Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri have always struck an excellent partnership ever since 2015 when Shastri was the Team director and Kohli first took over Indian cricket's reins in Test cricket Down Under. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2YdCqH8

Former Indian allrounder and 1983 World Cup-winning skipper Kapil Dev was sacked as captain after the loss to England in the 1987 World Cup semis. Former captain Sunil Gavaskar - who was sacked after losing the 1982-83 series to Pak 0-3, feels that Kohli should have at least been questioned or his captaincy been reviewed following India's defeat in World Cup 2019. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2OBx6Zs

Whether Jason Roy turns out to be an inspired choice to open in the Ashes or fails miserably to transfer his one-day form to Tests is almost an irrelevance, such have been England's struggles at the top of the order in recent years. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2Ywj8YA

A court in southern Brazil has forbidden ex-Barcelona striker Ronaldinho from selling 57 of his real estate properties due to an unpaid environmental fine and other debts, a Brazilian newspaper reported on Monday. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2K1HlCg

नई दिल्ली टी20 क्रिकेट के बादशाह खिलाड़ी ने एक बार फिर बता दिया है कि वह क्रिकेट के यूनिवर्स बॉस क्यों हैं। इन दिनों ग्लोबल टी20 कनाडा लीग में खेल रहे इस बल्लेबाज ने सोमवार को अपनी तूफानी शतक से अपने फैन्स का दिल एक बार फिर जीत लिया। वैनकौवर नाइट के इस लेफ्टहैंडर बल्लेबाज ने 54 बॉल में 122 रन की अविजित पारी खेली, जिसमें उन्होंने 12 छक्के और 7 चौके बरसाए। गेल की इस तूफानी पारी की बदौलत वैनकौवर नाइट ने मॉन्ट्रियल टाइगर्स के खिलाफ निर्धारित 20 ओवर में 3 विकेट गंवाकर 276 रन का विशाल स्कोर खड़ा किया। हालांकि खराब मौसम के कारण के कारण मैच की दूसरी पारी नहीं हो सकी और दोनों टीमों को एक-एक अंक आपस में बांटना पड़ा। गेल की तूफानी पारी के बाद इस मैच में भी बारिश और तूफान आया, जिसके चलते यह मैच पूरा नहीं हो सका। लेकिन जब तक गेल स्ट्रोम चल रहा था तब आंधी-तूफान ने भी उनकी पारी में खलल नहीं डाला। इस लीग में 39 वर्षीय इस बल्लेबाज का यह तीसरा मैच था और इससे पहले उन्होंने 12 और 45 रन की पारी खेली थी। लेकिन सोमवार को जब वह क्रीज पर उतरे तो अपने उसी अंदाज में दिखे, जिसके लिए वह जाने जाते हैं। गेल की तू

Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray says he is "quite close" to being able to play singles matches and a "best-case scenario" could see it happen at Cincinnati in two weeks. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2K19AAQ

England paceman Stuart Broad has warned Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft to expect a "tasty" reception at Edgbaston when the two teams come face to face for the first Test of the Ashes series, starting on August 1 (Thursday). https://ift.tt/32Z3bO2

After India's ouster from the World Cup, stories of fissures in the Indian camp emerged with claims that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma and are not seeing eye to eye. But Kohli categorically refuted rumours of a rift with his deputy, saying "people feeding off lies" are being disrespectful to the players' personal lives. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2GDbYM2

Police in Brazil probing rape allegations against football superstar Neymar have closed the case due to a lack of evidence, the Sao Paulo attorney general's office said Monday. The police decision will be sent to prosecutors on Tuesday, who will have 15 days to evaluate the case, a spokeswoman for the attorney general's office said. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2ZeDYwV

Former Australian captain and current team mentor Steve Waugh is extremely pleased with Steve Smith's preparations for the upcoming Ashes series that will get underway in Birmingham from August 1 (Thursday) and has warned the English team to be aware of the 30-year-old. https://ift.tt/2STXSef

India will start the “tour of the West Indies” with the two T20 Internationals in Fort Lauderhill, Florida, USA, on August 3 and 4, followed by the third T20I in Guyana. While Kohli had made himself available for the entire tour, Jaspreet Bumrah has been rested for the limited-overs international series along with Hardik Pandya. Brother Krunal makes the grade as an all-rounder. Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav are ignored for T20Is. SCHEDULE AND SQUADS 1st T20I: Fort Lauderhill in Florida (August 3), 8 PM 2nd T20I: Fort Lauderhill in Florida (August 4), 8 PM 3rd T20I: Providence Stadium in Guyana (August 6), 8 PM India’s squad for (3 T20Is): Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma (VC), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant (WK), Krunal Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Rahul Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini West Indies squad (for first 2 ODIs): Carlos Brathwaite (Capt), Anthony Bramble, John Campbell, S

Dabang Delhi continued their winning run in the seventh season of the Pro Kabaddi League after defeating Haryana Steelers 41-21 in lop-sided game here on Sunday. This is Delhi’s third win of the season and Chandran Ranjit (11 points) and Naveen Kumar (10 points) starred for them. Naveen grabbed his second ‘Super 10’ of the season after grabbing the first against Telugu Titans in Hyderabad. Successful raids by Chandran and Naveen took Delhi 7-3 ahead after first five minutes. But Haryana reduced the deficit to 6-8 and a successful tackle by them ensured that Chandran, Delhi’s star raider, was sent out. However, Delhi, with a ‘Super Tackle’ by Joginder Narwal, followed by a successful raid by Naveen, surged 12-8 ahead. Then Naveen, who was in spectacular form, in his ‘do or die’ raid collected two points to take Delhi 14-9 ahead. Delhi had a five-point lead going into the break as the score-line read 15-10. After the break, Delhi continued the good show by their strong defence a

Close on the heels of announcing its biggest sponsorship commitment, edu-tech brand BYJU’s has revealed plans to expand to international markets like the UK and the USA. India’s fastest rising tech start-up BYJU’S after being among the most visible brands during the recently-concluded ICC World Cup 2019, last week has replaced Chinese smartphone brand Oppo as the sponsor of the Indian national cricket team till 2022. BYJU’S had agreed to replace Oppo as the BBK Electronics-owned smartphone opted to prematurely exit its five-year ₹ 1,079 crore deal. After garnering the biggest sponsorship position in Indian sports market, in what will become a historic deal for transfer of sponsorship rights in the country, BYJU’s Head of Marketing Atit Mehta has revealed company’s plans to go international with specially-curated content for English-speaking markets. “It is time we make our presence felt globally and market ourselves well in the international space too. Plans have been finalised to r

Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik were expectedly not troubled but World Championship bronze medallist Pooja Dhanda was sensationally knocked out by Sarita Mor in the World Championship trials, here on Sunday. With only three wrestlers competing in the 53kg, Vinesh had to wrestle with just one rival and she emerged a 9-0 winner against Pinki in the final bout. The only difference from Vinesh’s earlier bouts was that this time there was no early win by technical superiority for her and she had to fight for full six minutes. The 57kg was the toughest category of the day with Pooja, fast-rising Anshu Malik, world number four Manju and Sarita in the fray. Pooja began with a win by fall over Rani Rana but was stretched in the semifinal by Anshu. She was trailing 2-4 till the last minute but a timely two-point move put her level with the young rival, sending her into the final. It was not the same confident Pooja who has made impressive progress in the last one year. Anshu lost but was ve

New Zealand’s All Blacks took a dig at the International Cricket Council’s boundary countback rule after the national rugby team retained the Freedom Cup following a draw against South Africa. On July 14, hosts England lifted their maiden cricket World Cup title owing to a superior boundary count to New Zealand after both the regulation play and the ensuing Super Over ended in a tie at Lord’s. The rule was met with criticism by former and current players alike. Following the final of the Freedom Cup between the New Zealand’s national rugby team and the South Africa Springboks at the Westpac Stadium here, the All Blacks took to Twitter and posted, “No count back on boundaries in Wellington. It’s a draw. Thanks for an epic Test @Springboks.#NZLvRSA #BACKBLACK.” In the Freedom Cup, the All Blacks and the South African Springboks shared the trophy after the two teams ended with a 16-16 draw. And, in the cricket World Cup final at Lord’s, both New Zealand and England scored 241 runs in