Rohit, Bumrah included in WC XI
Tournament top-scorer Rohit Sharma and pacer Jasprit Bumrah were the only Indians named in the ICC’s World Cup XI, captained by New Zealand’s admirable skipper Kane Williamson and dominated by champions England. Player of the Tournament Williamson leads a team that includes six players from Sunday’s dramatic final at the Lord’s. Newly-crowned...
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‘Hope it never happens again’
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‘Cricket's coming home!’
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Big Ben tale
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World Cup final should have been a tie: Pujara
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Kohli, Bumrah retain lead in ICC ODI rankings
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Lahiri finishes 47th, Fritelli wins John Deere Classic
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Djokovic saves match points to claim fifth Wimbledon title in record-breaking final
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Phew! Wow! England it is! Fedex it's not!
Kiwis lost despite a super over being tied beacuse of number of lesser boundaries Forgiveness please for such an unconventional report. Apologies again for so many exclamation marks through the copy! And sorry for what the newbies of media may construct as verbal diarrhoea. But folks, convention had no place on...
Stars in the stands
A lot of the Bollywood brigade was in the stands of Lord’s to watch the England-New Zealand World Cup Final. From Siddharth Roy Kapur to Aditya Roy Kapur to Boman Irani they were all there — to support India — but just 45 minutes of bad cricket by Kohli and...
Sixer of wins
Lewis Hamilton made the most of a favourable safety car intervention on Sunday to claim a record sixth British Grand Prix victory at a packed Silverstone. The defending five-time world champion clocking fastest lap on his final lap to finish 25 seconds clear of Mercedes team-mate and nearest title rival Valtteri...
Djoker beats Fedex in final
Novak Djokovic saved two match points to clinch a fifth Wimbledon title and 16th major on Sunday, shattering Roger Federer's bid to become the oldest Grand Slam champion in the longest final ever played at the tournament. Despite being outplayed by the 37-year-old Swiss for large parts of the knife-edge encounter,...
Djokovic edges Federer in 5 sets for 5th Wimbledon trophy
Novak Djokovic became the first man in 71 years to win Wimbledon after facing match points in the final, coming back to beat Roger Federer in an unprecedented fifth-set tiebreaker Sunday. By barely emerging to win 7-6 (5), 1-6, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 13-12 (3) after nearly five tight, tense and terrific...
No stopping Vijender, wins 11th successive pro bout to continue unbeaten run
Indian boxing star Vijender Singh remained an unstoppable force, clinching a Technical Knockout over the more experienced Mike Snider on his debut in the US professional circuit here. In what was to be an eight-round super middleweight contest on Saturday night (early Sunday morning in India), the 33-year-old from Haryana prevailed...
Tune in for Lord of the ring
England vs New Zealand for the big game There was a time when cricketing humour, both in good and bad taste, was targeted largely at England and New Zealand, especially when it came to the big stage of ODI crickeNo longer so. No longer a Kiwi in the knockout stages...
