Allrounder Soumya Sarkar in Bangladesh World Cup squad
Dhaka, Jan 4 (IANS) Bangladesh Sunday picked all-rounder Soumya Sarkar in their 15-member squad for the 2015 One-day International (ODI) cricket World Cup.
Sarkar made...
Pakistan spinner Hafeez fails second bowling test
Lahore, Jan 4 (IANS) Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has failed an unofficial test to rectify his bowling action in a bio-mechanics test in Chennai,...
Australia, South Korea set to dominate Asian Cup Group A
Melbourne, Jan 4 (IANS) Australia and South Korea look odds-on favorites in Group A, which also includes Oman and Kuwait, to qualify for the...
Dhoni’s absence gives Australia advantage: Warner
Sydney, Jan 4 (IANS) The sudden retirement of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s most capped and most successful Test captain, gives Australia an early advantage...
Sharapova wants to play her top tennis in New Year
Brisbane, Jan 1 (IANS) Maria Sharapova says her target for 2015 is playing her best tennis rather than wrestling the World No.1 ranking back...
Windies ponder line-up ahead of crucial third Test
Cape Town, Jan 1 (IANS) The West Indies, trailing the three-match Test series 0-1, are pondering the balance of their side ahead of the...
2022 Winter Olympics aspiration marks Beijing’s New Year countdown
Beijing, Jan 1 (IANS) Winter Olympics champions and skating and skiing world champions highlighted Beijing's 2022 Winter Olympics aspirations at a New Year countdown...
Jets fire head coach Rex Ryan
Houston, Dec 31 (IANS/EFE) The New York Jets, American football team, have fired head coach Rex Ryan and general manager John Idzik.
The move was...
Japan’s Inoue wins WBO junior bantamweight title
Tokyo, Dec 31 (IANS) Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue knocked out Omar Narvaez of Argentina in the second round to grab the World Boxing Organisation...
Argentine NBA star Ginobili not thinking of retiring
Buenos Aires, Dec 31 (IANS) Star Argentinian basketball player Emanuel Ginobili Wednesday said he'll make no decision about retiring from the National Basketball Association...