Pope's amazing 8-35 helps Australia pull off dramatic win over England in quarter-final

Jan 24, 2018, at 01:11 am

Dubai, Jan 23 (IBNS): Leg-spinner Lloyd Pope produced a dream spell of 9.4-2-35-8 as Australia defeated England by 31 runs in a dramatic fashion at the John Davies Oval in Queenstown to march into the Super League semifinals of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup on Tuesday.

India Women’s squad for T20I series against South Africa announced

Jan 24, 2018, at 01:03 am

Dubai, Jan 23 (IBNS): The All-India Women's Selection Committee has named the T2OI squad for India Women's Tour to South Africa.

Rafael Nadal retires hurt, Marin Cilic to play Kyle Edmund in Australian Open semi-finals

Jan 23, 2018, at 11:16 pm

Melbourne, Jan 23 (IBNS): Ending hopes of winning another title, Spain's Rafael Nadal retired hurt during the quater-finals clash of the singles event against Marin Cilic here on Tuesday.

Kyle Edmund defeats Grigor Dimitrov to reach Australian Open semis

Jan 23, 2018, at 11:08 pm

Melbourne, Jan 23 (IBNS): Britain's Kyle Edmund defeated Grigor Dimitrov, in a stunning match, to move to the semi-finals at the Australian Open here on Tuesday.

CEAT signs endorsement deal with Harmanpreet Kaur

Jan 23, 2018, at 02:41 am

New Delhi, jan 22 (IBNS): CEAT Ltd. on Monday announced its association with one of most prolific all-rounders in women’s cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur, for a period of 2 years.

Cricket Australia names squad for South Africa series, T20 tri-series

Jan 23, 2018, at 12:10 am

Melbourne, Jan 22 (IBNS): Victorian spinner Jon Holland and Western Australian fast bowler Jhye Richardson have been added to the Australian squad for the  for the Qantas Tour of South Africa.

Novak Djokovic knocked out from Australian Open

Jan 22, 2018, at 11:04 pm

Melbourne, Jan 22 (IBNS): Shocking his fans, Serbian Tennis star Novak Djokovic on Monday was knocked out form the ongoing Australian Open by South Korea’s Hyeon Chung here.

Australian Open: Roger Federer defeats Marton Fucsovics to reach quarter-finals

Jan 22, 2018, at 10:13 pm

Melbourne, Jan 22 (IBNS): Swiss Tennis master Roger Federer marched to the quarter-finals of the ongoing Australian Open by registering straight-set win over Hungary's Marton Fucsovics here on Monday.

Simona Halep cruises to Australian Open quarter-finals

Jan 22, 2018, at 09:54 pm

Melbourne, Jan 22 (IBNS): Top seed Simona Halep reached the Australian Open quarter-finals by beating Naomi Osaka in the  third-round clash here on Monday.

Sachin Tendulkar wishes Indian Blind cricket team after World Cup victory

Jan 22, 2018, at 01:32 pm

Mumbai, Jan 22 (IBNS): Former Indian captain Sachin Tendulkar on Monday congratulated the Indian Blind cricket team for winning the World Cup.

Teams look for crack combinations in Super League

Jan 22, 2018, at 12:45 am

Dubai, Jan 21 (IBNS): The preliminary stage of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup has seen teams try out different players and combinations and as the 16-team tournament reaches the business end, sides will be hoping their investments pay off in the big matches.

Watford Football Club removes coach Marco Silva

Jan 21, 2018, at 10:45 pm

London, Jan 21 (IBNS): Watford Football Club have parted away with their coach Marco Silva.

Rafael Nadal reaches Australian Open quarter-finals

Jan 21, 2018, at 09:34 pm

Melbourne, Jan 21 (IBNS): Spanish Tennis master Rafael Nadal reached quarter-finals of the Australian Open by beating Argentina's Diego Schwartzman here on Sunday.  

Caroline Wozniacki beats Magdalena Rybarikova in Australian Open clash

Jan 21, 2018, at 09:25 pm

Melbourne, Jan 21 (IBNS): World number two Caroline Wozniacki reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open by beating 20th seed Magdalena Rybarikova.

IPL 2018 player auction list announced

Jan 21, 2018, at 03:48 am

Mumbai/Bengaluru, Jan 20 (IBNS): The much-anticipated IPL 2018 player auction list is out with 16 marquee players from India and overseas headlining the big pool of 578 players that will go under the hammer in Bengaluru on Jan 27-28, 2018.

Under 19 World Cup: India's Shubman Gill reproduces Kohli' magical shot during Zimbabwe clash

Jan 20, 2018, at 10:54 pm

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IBNS): India's Under 19 player Shubman Gill's quickfire 90 off 59 balls helped the Men in Blue beat Zimbabwe by  10 wickets in a Group B clash of the Under 19 World Cup.

Angelique Kerber beats Maria Sharapova to reach Australian Open fourth round

Jan 20, 2018, at 10:37 pm

Melbourne, Jan 20 (IBNS): Super performance by Angelique Kerber helped her beat Russian Maria Sharapova in an Australian Open clash here on Saturday.

Simona Halep survives epic battle against Lauren Davis in Australian Open clash

Jan 20, 2018, at 10:28 pm

Melbourne, Jan 20 (IBNS): World number one Simona Halep survived a scare and an epic battle as she defeated unseeded American Lauren Davis to reach the fourth round of the ongoing Australian Open here on Saturday.

Alexander Zverev crashes out from Australian Open

Jan 20, 2018, at 09:55 pm

Melbourne, Jan 20 (IBNS): Fourth seed Alexander Zverev bowed out from the ongoing Australian Open after he was defeated by world number 59 Hyeon Chung in a third round clash here.

Leander Paes, Raja reach Australian Open pre-quarterfinal

Jan 20, 2018, at 09:23 pm

Melbourne, Jan 20 (IBNS): Indian tennis star Leander Paes and his partner Purav Raja reached the pre-quarterfinal in the men’s doubles by beating fifth seeded pairing of Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares in a crucial Australian Open clash here on Saturday.

FC Bayern sign Germany international Leon Goretzka

Jan 20, 2018, at 02:11 am

Zurich, Jan 19 (IBNS): FC Bayern München have signed Leon Goretzka from FC Schalke 04.

AIFF U-16 national team departs for exposure to Dubai

Jan 20, 2018, at 02:08 am

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IBNS): After a successful qualifying campaign for the AFC U-16 Championship to be held in Malaysia later this year, India U-16 Head Coach Bibiano Fernandes firmly believes the exposure trip to Dubai “will be the perfect way to kick-off preparation” for the tournament proper.  

AIFF U-16 national team departs for exposure to Dubai

Jan 20, 2018, at 02:08 am

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IBNS): After a successful qualifying campaign for the AFC U-16 Championship to be held in Malaysia later this year, India U-16 Head Coach Bibiano Fernandes firmly believes the exposure trip to Dubai “will be the perfect way to kick-off preparation” for the tournament proper.  

Shivani Amineni defeated by Turkey's Selin Ovunc

Jan 20, 2018, at 01:42 am

Kolkata, Jan 19 (IBNS): India's only hope, Shivani Amineni, seeded 3 in the Girls Singles Under 18 draw went down against Turkey's Selin Ovunc without much of a fight, in the semi finals of the ongoing DKS ITF JUNIORS 2018, been held at the red clay courts of the Dakshin Kalikata Sansad.

Former Champions Australia,India,Pakistan storm into Super League Quarterfinals

Jan 19, 2018, at 10:39 pm

Dubai, Jan 19 (IBNS): Left-arm spinner Anukul Roy took four for 20 and Shubman Gill scored an unbeaten 90 to help India fashion a 10-wicket victory over Zimbabwe, while opener Nathan McSweeney slammed 156 and fast bowler Jason Ralston produced a record haul of seven for 15 as Australia thumped Papua New Guinea by 311 runs as the two former champions progressed to the Super League quarterfinals from Group B on the seventh day of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2018 on Friday.

Australian Open: Rohan Bopanna, Divij Sharan reach next round

Jan 19, 2018, at 09:35 pm

Melbourne, Jan 19 (IBNS): Showing their skills to perfect use, Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan of India have won their respective doubles clashes to reach the pre-quarters stage of the Australian Open.

Australian Open: Grigor Dimitrov reaches last 16 stage of tournament

Jan 19, 2018, at 09:34 pm

Melbourne, Jan 19 (IBNS): Beating Andrey Rublev, tennis player Grigor Dimitrov reached the fourth round of the Australian Open here on Friday.

Virat Kohli becomes second Indian batsman to reach 900-point mark

Jan 19, 2018, at 05:00 am

Dubai, Jan 18 (IBNS): ICC Cricketer of the Year 2017 Virat Kohli has become only the second India batsman after Sunil Gavaskar to reach the 900-point mark in the latest MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen, which were released on Thursday morning following the conclusion of the Centurion Test.

Virat Kohli named Cricketer of the Year 2017

Jan 18, 2018, at 07:04 pm

Dubai, Jan 18 (IBNS): The International Cricket Council has named Indian captain Virat Kohli as the Cricketer of the Year, 2017 as well as the ODI cricketer of the year.

Kohli named as captain of ICC men's Test and ODI teams of 2017

Jan 18, 2018, at 06:04 pm

Dubai, Jan 17 (IBNS): Virat Kohli has been named as captain of the ICC men’s Test and ODI teams of the year 2017, which were announced on Thursday by the International Cricket Council (ICC).