World Championships silver medallist PV Sindhu extended her good run by storming into the semifinals of the Korea Open Super Series in Seoul on Friday. The rest of the Indian squad comprising Sameer Verma and the doubles team of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty tumbled out. Sameer ran out of gas against world No. Wan…
India vs Sri Lanka 2017: Virat Kohli & Boys Look to Seal Deal With T20I Win
India would aim to cap off their super successful Sri Lanka tour with another ruthless victory in the one-off T20 International on Wednesday. Any other result than India’s resounding win looks highly unlikely, considering the visitors’ rampaging run in the preceding Test and ODI series, where they whitewashed the hosts 3-0 and 5-0 respectively. The…
Star India Bags Indian Premier League Media Rights With Record Rs 16,347 Crore Bid
Star India edged out Sony Pictures to secure the Indian Premier League’s media rights with a bid of Rs 16,347.50 crore on Monday. The bidding for various media rights of the cash-rich league was held in Mumbai for a five-year period from 2018-2022. The rights on offer were Indian sub-continental TV rights, which is the…
India vs Sri Lanka 2017: Visitors eye World Cup preparation, hosts hard-pressed to ensure direct qualification
A host side, who by the admission of their own captain, have “forgotten the winning formula”. A visiting team that have not only made winning a habit, but have done it with clinical efficiency. A host side left licking their wounds and ruminating about their glorious past. A visiting team that are on an unstoppable…
Virat Kohli & Co Not Happy With Their Official Kit Sponsor
The Indian cricket team are reportedly not happy with their official kit sponsors Nike and it has been duly noted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), it was reported on Tuesday. In a report published by a leading daily, it is said that the players aren’t happy with the ‘substandard kits’…
Badminton World Championships: I want to change the colour of my medal, says PV Sindhu
PV Sindhu, who will lead India’s challenge at Badminton World Championships, said she is determined to change the colour of her previous two bronze medals. “I think it has been two months since Australia Open, so I got enough time to practice. Form wise, I am perfectly all right, so I hope I give my…
Curtly Ambrose slams ‘pathetic’ West Indies
Curtly Ambrose labelled the current West Indies side “embarrassing” and “pathetic” after their humiliating innings defeat by England in the first Test. England went 1-0 up in the ongoing three-match series courtesy of a mammoth innings and 209-run win as the first day/night Test in Britain ended inside three days at Edgbaston on Saturday. Amid…
In India vs Sri Lanka ODI, Another MS Dhoni Stumping To Remember
Opener Shikhar Dhawan cracked a fluent unbeaten century as India breezed past Sri Lanka in the 1st One-Day International (ODI) in Dambulla. The visitors chased the 217-run target with 127 balls to spare with Dhawan annihilating the Lankan attack with his brutal 132-run knock which came off just 90 balls. Earlier in the day, Indian…
