Roston Chase reigned supreme with a superbly paced unbeaten 131 and shared a timely undefeated stand of 132 with Jason Holder (58 not out) to steer West Indies to calmer waters at stumps on Day 1 of the second Test against Pakistan in Barbados on Sunday (April 30). The hosts were 286 for 6 at…
Sunrisers Hyderabad have taken a massive step towards sealing their place in the playoffs spot by beating table-toppers and high flyers Kolkata Knight Riders in the 37th match of the 10th edition of the IPL at their home venue of the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. Hyderabad, put into bat first by Kolkata…
Tottenham ensured they remained just four points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea, and confirmed they would finish above arch-rivals Arsenal for the first time since 1994-95, with an impressive north London derby win at White Hart Lane. Chelsea’s 3-0 victory at Everton put the pressure on Spurs – but they responded in style with a…
MANCHESTER UNITED 1 SWANSEA CITY 1 Manchester United’s hopes of a top four finish suffered a blow on Sunday as relegation-threatened Swansea City came back for a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford. The result left United in fifth place behind Manchester City on goal difference. City occupy the final Champions League qualification spot and could…
Kings XI Punjab stormed to a ten-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils with a thumping display in Mohali. The heroes of the evening for KXIP were the bowlers, very well led by Sandeep Sharma who took four for 20, as they bowled out Delhi Daredevils for a paltry 67. Hashim Amla and Martin Guptill knocked off…
Barcelona leapfrogged Real Madrid in the title race as second-half goals from Luis Suarez and Ivan Rakitic secured a convincing 3-0 victory over Espanyol in the Catalonian derby. Luis Enrique’s side – who would have been behind early on at Estadi Cornella-El Prat had Jurado made the most of a golden opportunity – were found lacking in the first…
Utterly wasteful batting left Royal Challengers Bangalore closer to the brink than ever before in IPL 2017. They needed 158 to win the first of five games Virat Kohli said they had to win to make the play-offs. They did not need a scoreline that read 53 for 5 in the 10th over. But that…
Bayern Munich celebrated their record-extending fifth consecutive Bundesliga title on Saturday after crushing VfL Wolfsburg 6-0 to open up an unassailable 10-point lead over second-placed RB Leipzig with three matches remaining. The Bavarians, who have now won 27 German championships, are on 73 points with Leipzig on 63 after they were held to a goalless…
Sunderland’s 10-year stay in the Premier League ended on Saturday when they lost 1-0 at home to Bournemouth, leaving them 13 points adrift with four games remaining after Hull City held on for a goalless draw at Southampton. Sunderland’s fate looked set when Bournemouth’s Josh King side-footed in the winner at the Stadium of Light…
A see-saw game if ever there was one, Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Lions played out a thoroughly entertaining game in Rajkot. In the end, both teams were tied at 153, and the match went into the Super Over. Mumbai Indians scored 11 in their super over, and defended the same thanks to a superb over…
India have missed the April 25 deadline to submit their Champions Trophy squad to the ICC. ESPNcricinfo understands the BCCI told the ICC that it could not submit the squad for “operational” reasons. The other seven countries have all announced their squads. According to a BCCI official, the delay was inevitable. With the BCCI secretary…
Kolkata Knight Riders continued to impress in IPL 2017 as they put in a clinical performance to beat Delhi Daredevils by seven wickets at Eden Gardens. Gautam Gambhir (71 off 52) and Robin Uthappa (59 off 33) impressed with the bat for the hosts, helping them chase down the 160/6 scored by Delhi Daredevils, who…
