Kagiso Rabada (1/28) and Anrich Nortje (2/33) turned on the screws just when it mattered and eked out a 13-run victory for Delhi Capitals against Rajasthan Royals at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.
The Los Angeles Lakers captured a record-tying 17th NBA championship on Sunday with a 106-93 victory over the Miami Heat that sealed the best-of-seven title series 4-2.
After losing by 18 runs to Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League here on Saturday, Kolkata Knight Riders' skipper Dinesh Karthik said his side wants to give star all-rounder Andre Russell more time in the middle to maximise his impact on the game.
Djokovic was becoming frustrated after squandering three set points when Carreno Busta served at 4-5, 0-40, then suffering a fall. Having dropped serve to trail 5-6, he swatted a ball reasonably hard to the back of the court, inadvertently striking a female line judge in her throat.
Returning to the venue where he hit the headlines by taking a set off the legendary Roger Federer, Sumit Nagal needed two hours and 12 minutes to wrap up his victory on Court 12. The 23-year-old Indian, ranked 122nd in the world, will play Dominic Thiem in the second round.
Dhoni brought down the curtains on his international career, leaving most of his teammates stumped. Within minutes, his CSK and former India teammate Suresh Raina, too, announced his international retirement. Though Dhoni did not specify whether his announcement was only regarding international cricket, CSK sources indicated that both he and Raina would continue playing for the franchise at least till IPL’s 2021 edition.
Almost 50 days after the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) board of directors first met to take a call on this year’s T20 World Cup, an official decision has finally been made. The game’s governing body sent out a statement on Monday that read: “The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia 2020 has been postponed due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.”
Leganes remain deep in relegation trouble after losing 2-1 at home to Real Valladolid on Saturday in their first La Liga game following a three-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The head of Italy's football federation (FIGC) hopes that stadiums can be opened to at least some fans next month if the rate of coronavirus infections continues to drop in the country.
Spending his post-cricket career as a DSP in Haryana Police, Joginder Sharma, the hero of India's 2007 World T20 triumph, is on the frontline to battle the highly contagious disease as India is under a 21-day lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19.
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On Friday in Rajkot it felt like a different Indian team had stepped out for the second ODI against Australia. One which was diametrically different from the squad which was taken down by 10 wickets in the opener in Mumbai.
Sergio Aguero became the most prolific foreign goalscorer in Premier League history with a record-breaking hat-trick as Manchester City thrashed Aston Villa 6-1 to reclaim second place on Sunday.
Liverpool continued their relentless march towards a first Premier League title in 30 years as Roberto Firmino's strike earned a 1-0 win at Tottenham to open up a 16-point lead at the top of the table. Jurgen Klopp's men have now made the best ever start to an English top flight campaign after 21 games with 61 points from a possible 63.
Siddle broke the news to his teammates at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday after being released from Australia's squad for the third and final Test against New Zealand in Sydney.
MC Mary Kom on Saturday sealed her spot for next year's Olympic qualifiers with a 9-1 verdict against flyweight (51kg) Nikhat Zareen, who had publicly demanded a trial for the race to Tokyo. Refusing to shake hands with Nikhat after the bout, she said, "Why should I? If she wants others to respect her, she should first respect others..." Nikhat reacted saying, "I expect seniors to respect us too. I felt hurt but that's okay..."
Former Asian silver medallist boxer Sumit Sangwan was on Thursday banned for one year by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for failing a dope test. Sangwan, who competed in the 2012 London Olympics and formerly a 91-kg category boxer, was set to appear for the Olympic qualifier trials. But that will not be possible now as his suspension starts with immediate effect.
Thursday was Real Kashmir’s opening home game in the I-League against defending champions, Chennai City FC. In a larger context, it was the first public gathering in Kashmir since the nullification of Article 370 and the ensuing clampdown in early August.
