England win Kolkata ODI by five runs

Jan 23, 2017, at 03:35 am

Kolkata, Jan 22 (IBNS): Following a drubbing in the first two ODI, England finally clinched the last one by five runs, thereby finishing the three match series 1-2 here on Sunday.

Roger Federer beats Kei Nishikori in Australian Open

Jan 23, 2017, at 01:32 am

Melbourne, Jan 22 (IBNS): Swiss Tennis star Roger Federer on Sunday cruised to the Australian Open quarter-final here.

CAB feliciates former Indian skipper MS Dhoni

Jan 23, 2017, at 01:28 am

Kolkata, Jan 22 (IBNS) The packed up Eden Gardens stadium chanted “Dhoni”, “Dhoni” as Cricket Assoiation of Bengal (CAB) felicitated former Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni here on Sunday.

Eden clash: England post 321 for 8 against India in the 3rd one-dayer

Jan 23, 2017, at 12:10 am

Kolkata, Jan 22 (IBNS): England batsmen rose in unison to pile up 321 losing eight wickets in their innings at the 3rd and concluding one –day cricket internationbal against India at Eden Gardens here on Sunday.

MS Dhoni felicitated by CAB

Jan 22, 2017, at 11:47 pm

Kolkata, Jan 22 (IBNS); Former Indian skipper MS Dhoni was felicitated by Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday.

Scorecard: England

Jan 22, 2017, at 11:25 pm

Kolkata , January 22 (IBNS) Following is the score board of England innings in the third and concluding one-day international against India at Eden Gardens here on Sunday.

Eden clash: England post 321/8 against India

Jan 22, 2017, at 11:21 pm

Kolkata, Jan 22 (IBNS): England scored 321 runs losing eight wickets in their innings in the third and concluding one-day international cricket against India at Eden Gardens here on Sunday.

Paes-Martina reach Australian Open 2nd round

Jan 22, 2017, at 10:04 pm

Melbourne, Jan 22 (IBNS): Indian Tennis star Leander Paes and his mixed doubles partner Martina Hingis made a smooth passage to the Australian Open second round by beating Australians Destanee Aiava and Marc Polmans here.

Australian Open: Sania Mirza-Barbora Strycova defeated in round 3

Jan 22, 2017, at 09:55 pm

Melbourne, Jan 22 (IBNS): Indian Tennis star Sania Mirza suffered defeat in the round three of the women's doubles event of the Australian Open here on Sunday.

Andy Murray defeated in Australian Open 4th round

Jan 22, 2017, at 09:39 pm

Melbourne, Jan 22 (IBNS): British fans received a shock when Olympic gold medalist Andy Murray was defeated in the fourth round of the Australian Open on Sunday.

Saina Nehwal clinches Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold title

Jan 22, 2017, at 09:23 pm

New Delhi, Jan 22 (IBNS): Indian Badminton star Saina Nehwal on Sunday started her 2017 journey with a win as he clinched the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold in Sibu.

1987 Cricket World Cup winners receive medals – 30 years after their triumph

Jan 22, 2017, at 09:09 pm

Dubai, Jan 22 (IBNS): The International Cricket Council (ICC) joined forces with Cricket Australia (CA) on Sunday to recognise Australia’s World Cup winners of 1987.

India VS England 3rd ODI, Kohli wins toss, opts to field first

Jan 22, 2017, at 07:51 pm

Kolkata, Jan 22 (IBNS) India won the toss and skipper Virat Kohli, captaining national side at Eden Gardens for the first time, decided to field in the third one day against England here on Sunday.

DKS: Dhruv Sunish lifts trophy

Jan 22, 2017, at 04:27 am

Kolkata,Jan 21 (IBNS): After playing the final in Chandigarh Grade 3 ITF Juniors in the first week of 2017 and having played the finals of 2 ITF Juniors in 2016 in India, the title hungry Dhruv Sunish finally lifts the championship trophy in Boys Singles at the just concluded 25th DKS ITF JUNIORS 2017, held at the red clay courts of the Dakshin Kalikata Sansad.

Saina Nehwal reaches Malaysian Masters Grand Prix Gold final

Jan 22, 2017, at 02:09 am

Sarawak, Jan 21 (IBNS): Indian Badminton star Saina Nehwal on Saturday crusied to the final of the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold by beating Hong Kong's Yip Pui Yin.

England team launches “Curry 4 Kolkata Kids”

Jan 22, 2017, at 01:42 am

Kolkata, Jan 21 (IBNS):: England Cricket Team launched “Curry 4 Kolkata Kids” at the Eden Gardens on Saturday afternoon after their practice at the nets.

NZC announces squad for ODI series against Australia

Jan 22, 2017, at 12:26 am

Wellington, Jan 21 (IBNS): New Zealand Cricket has named 1 14-member squad for the ANZ ODI matches of the Chappell-Hadlee series against Australia.

Ryan Campbell appointed as Netherlands head coach

Jan 21, 2017, at 10:59 pm

Amsterdam, Jan 21 (IBNS): Australian cricketer Ryan Campbell has been appointed as the head coach of Netherlands.

Nadal survives Alexander Zverev's challenge to reach Australian Open round 4

Jan 21, 2017, at 10:29 pm

Melbourne, Jan 21 (IBNS): Spanish Tennis star Rafael Nadal on Saturday survived a scare during his Australian Open single match against rising star Alexander Zverev.

Virat thanks fans for supporting Team India

Jan 21, 2017, at 08:23 pm

Kolkata, Jan 21 (IBNS): Indian cricket captain across all three formats, Virat Kohli on Saturday thanked the fans for supporting the team throughout the season.

Mona Meshram replaces injured Smriti Mandhana for the ICC WWC Qualifiers.

Jan 21, 2017, at 07:39 pm

Mumbai, Jan 21 (IBNS): Smriti Mandhana has been ruled out of the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifiers to be played in Colombo from February 7, 2017, an official release stated.

Sania Mirza and Dodig enter second round of Australia Open mixed doubles

Jan 21, 2017, at 07:22 pm

Melbourne, Jan 21 (IBNS): Indian tennis star Sani Mirza and her mixed double partner Ivan Dodig of Croatia entered the second round of the Australian Open tournament in their category on Saturday, according to media reports.

Roger Federer to start a boyband?

Jan 21, 2017, at 06:16 pm

Melbourne, Jan 21 (IBNS): Tennis sensation Roger Federer on Saturday joked about starring in a boy-band with fellow players.

Alex Hales to return home with hand injury

Jan 21, 2017, at 01:43 pm

London, Jan 21 (IBNS): England opening batsman Alex Hales will miss the remainder of England’s tour of India after scans revealed that he fractured his right hand during the second one-day international against India on Thursday in Cuttack.

Australian Open: Roger Federer reaches round 4

Jan 21, 2017, at 04:35 am

Melbourne, Jan 20 (IBNS): Swiss Tennis star Roger Federer on Friday reached the round four of the Australian Open by beating Tomas Berdych.

U-17 Indian World Cup squad loses 0-1 against Tajikistan

Jan 21, 2017, at 12:22 am

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IBNS): The Indian U-17 World Cup Squad lost 0-1 against Tajikistan in a play-off match in the Granatkin Memorial Cup in Russia on Friday.

India Under 19 team announced for One-day series against England

Jan 20, 2017, at 10:23 pm

Mumbai, Jan 20 (IBNS): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday announced the team for the upcoming Under 19 One-day series to be held in India in the months of January-February, 2017.

Daniel Evans beats Bernard Tomic reaches Australian Open round four

Jan 20, 2017, at 09:38 pm

Melbourne, Jan 20 (IBNS): British Tennis star Daniel Evans reached the round four of the Australian Open by beating Bernard Tomic of Australia here on Friday.

Englad fined for slow over-rate against India

Jan 20, 2017, at 08:01 pm

Dubai, Jan 20 (IBNS) : England has been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate against India during the second One-Day International in Cuttack on Thursday.

Gritty England go down, India win match by 15 runs

Jan 20, 2017, at 03:49 am

Cuttack, Jan 19 (IBNS): Chasing a mammoth target of 382 runs, England's chase fell short by 15 runs as the Indian bowlers scripted yet another escape in the 50-over format, here on Thursday in the second ODI match of the three-match series.