Played on the 7th of September, 2019 at Baisley Ground. GT Challengers won the the toss and asked Phoenix to take first strike in a 30 overs affair. Phoenix lost their opening pair early, with little contribution towards the score. It was when Nicholas Chinkoo joined the former GCC player Wasim Haslim at the crease…
An Indian captain reading a book at a cricket game is nothing groundbreaking. Mithali Raj did it long before Virat Kohli decided to pick a balcony seat at Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium and pore over a book titled “Detox Your Ego”. Little did he know that the Indian bowlers, high on a win in…
Ajinkya Rahane, who scored a crucial 81 on the opening day of the first Test in Antigua, isn’t too bothered about missing out on a century, and said that his partnership with KL Rahul was crucial as India managed to reach 203 for 6 before stumps. The Indian vice captain had come out to bat in…
Royal Challengers Bangalore have appointed former New Zealand coach Mike Hesson as the Director of Cricket Operations while naming former Australia batsman Simon Katich as the Head Coach of the team. In an official release on Friday (August 23), RCB announced that it has parted ways with Gary Kirsten, the coach and mentor of the…
Paris (AFP) – Neymar remains no closer to getting his desired move away from Paris Saint-Germain amid reports Thursday the French club have rejected an offer from Real Madrid of 100 million euros ($111 million) plus players. French sports daily L’Equipe said Real had offered cash plus Gareth Bale, James Rodriguez and goalkeeper Keylor Navas,…
MANCHESTER (Reuters) – Football’s lawmaking body has urged the Premier League and other competitions to all follow the same rules on the involvement of video review (VAR) technology. The move comes after concern that the Premier League and Bundesliga in particular were applying different interpretations over the use of VAR than the ones handed out…
Franck Ribery has joined Fiorentina on a free transfer after the French winger ended his 12-year spell with Bayern Munich. It has been a busy summer for La Viola after they were bought by United States businessman and New York Cosmos owner Rocco B. Commisso, having only survived relegation on the final day of the previous campaign. “I am…
Cristiano Ronaldo has said transfer fees in football have got out of hand and that a player of his calibre in the market would now sell for €300 million. His transfer to Real Madrid from Manchester United in the summer of 2009 was a then world record £80m, but eight years later, Neymar left Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain…
Jason Holder and Deandra Dottin were named the best players in the men’s and women’s category respectively at the seventh West Indies Players’ Association/Cricket West Indies annual awards night held in Antigua, on Monday. Apart from being recognised as the Player of the Year, Jason Holder was also named the Test Player of the Year.…
Steven Smith has been ruled out of the Headingley Test after failing to recover in time from the concussion he suffered at Lord’s. With a turnaround time of three days between the two Tests, it was always going to be tough for Smith to be ready in time and Australia confirmed today that he is out.…
Mario Balotelli has joined his hometown club Brescia on a free transfer, the Serie A side confirmed on Sunday. Balotelli, who was released by Marseille at the end of last season, returns to Italy for his third stint after playing for Inter, where he won three league titles, and AC Milan. The 29-year-old Italy international will…
Steve Smith followed his two centuries in Edgbaston with a 92 at Lord’s and has now overtaken Kane Williamson in the ICC Test Rankings for batsmen. Smith is now trailing the top-ranked Virat Kohli by only nine points. On the other hand, Joe Root has dropped three places to the ninth position following a string of…
