FRANKFURT: Romania and Slovakia got the 1-1 draw that sent both teams into the round of 16 at the European Championship on Wednesday, with the Romanians topping Group E ahead of Belgium. During a thunderstorm and pounding rain midway through the second half, both teams chased a winning goal in a frenetic spell of play […]
NEW DELHI: English statistician and one of the inventors of the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method, Frank Duckworth died at the age of 84, according to a report. Duckworth passed away on June 21, according to a report in ESPNcricinfo.com. The Duckworth-Lewis method, devised by Duckworth and fellow statistician Tony Lewis, was introduced to determine results in […]
CHENNAI: By the time Afghanistan finished playing their first official fixtures in an Asian Cricket Council Trophy in Malaysia in 2004, there was already a buzz back home. The side, some of whom were refugees from Pakistan, gave a good account of themselves as they finished sixth in that tournament (refugees coming from Pakistan and […]
KINGSTOWN: Afghanistan qualified for the semifinals of the T20 World Cup after beating Bangladesh by eight runs in the rain-hit final Super 8 game here. In a must-win match which saw frequent rain interruptions, Afghanistan scored 115 for 5 in their 20 overs and then returned to bowl out Bangladesh for 105 in 17.5 overs. […]
SAINT LUCIA: India rode on skipper Rohit Sharma’s scintillating 41-ball 92 to beat Australia by 24 runs in their final Super Eights fixture and qualify for the semifinals of the T20 World Cup here on Monday. Batting first, Rohit fired on all cylinders and struck as many as eight sixes and seven fours during his […]
CHENNAI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has proposed medical health insurance and pension scheme for Olympians and made a recommendation in this regard to its Executive Committee. IOA president PT Usha spoke about the move while felicitating legendary Indian athlete Gurbachan Singh Randhawa on the occasion of International Olympic Day at his residence here on […]
CHENNAI: In many ways, India’s last home ODI series against Australia was full of missed opportunities. An opening match where India let Australia make a comeback with the bat after smashing their highest total against Australia, followed by a missed chance to chase down 258. By the time the final game of the series came […]
CHENNAI: When Mehidy Hasan marked his run up with the new ball after Najmul Hossain Shanto opted to bowl first against India in Antigua on Saturday morning, it seemed like Bangladesh were on to something. For starters, any team’s best chance of beating India is to let them bat first, restrict them to a below-par […]
NORTH SOUND: A clinical India all but clinched a semi-final berth in the T20 World Cup after a comfortable 50-run win against Bangladesh in a Super 8s match here on Saturday. Riding on a half-century from vice-captain Hardik Pandya (50 off 27 balls) and useful knocks from Virat Kohli (37), Rishabh Pant (36) and Shivam […]
CHENNAI: ACE off-spinner R Ashwin was all praise for former India captain Gautam Gambhir, calling him a fighter and as someone who backed him in the early stages of his career. Speaking at the launch of his book – I have the Streets, A Kutti Cricket Story – in Chennai, Ashwin said, “He’s (Gambhir) just […]
