As Pien Dicke lined up for Netherlands’ final shot on Tuesday, an impromptu chant of ‘Savita, Savita’ started from one end of the Kalinga Stadium, gradually moving through the crowds and getting faster, reaching a crescendo with the Indian goalkeeper, in her 301st international match, denying the Dutchwoman, bringing off her fourth save in the…
NEW DELHI: Former cricketer Basit Ali has apologized for his prediction about the Champions Trophy final in Lahore after Pakistan’s early exit from the tournament.Pakistan’s campaign in the ICC event came to an end during the group stage following consecutive losses against New Zealand and India.Pakistan’s hopes depended on Bangladesh defeating New Zealand. However, the…
Indian men’s hockey team was at the third spot while the women’s side was placed sixth in the FIH Pro League 2024-25 points table at the end of the Bhubaneswar leg on Tuesday. Led by Harmanpreet Singh, the men’s team played a total of eight matches against Spain, Germany, Ireland and England. The side, coached…
NEW DELHI: The Champions Trophy Group B game between Australia and South Africa was called off due to persistent rain in Rawalpindi on Tuesday, with no play possible.The rain started early in the morning and despite easing to a drizzle, conditions worsened with poor light. This led to a delay in the scheduled toss at…
Rachin Ravindra. (File Pic: Image Credit – X) DUBAI: Apart from making it to the semifinals of the 2025 Champions Trophy on Monday when they beat Bangladesh by five wickets at Rawalpindi, New Zealand were most relieved at the return of talented young gun Rachin Ravindra, who was returning to the action after suffering a…
Shubman Gill. (Pic Credit – X) DUBAI: During Shubman Gill‘s free-flowing 52-ball 46 against Pakistan on Sunday at the Dubai International Stadium, as he carved Shaheen Shah Afridi for three fours in the seventh over, one of the shots stood out. A booming straight drive which showed the hapless bowler the full face of the…
Matthew Mott. (England Cricket Photo) NEW DELHI: Delhi Capitals (DC) have named Matthew Mott as their assistant coach for IPL 2025, the franchise announced on Tuesday.Mott joins Hemang Badani, who took over as head coach in October 2024. The team’s coaching staff includes Venugopal Rao as director of cricket and Munaf Patel handling bowling responsibilities.Go…
NEW DELHI: Former England captains Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain are in awe of Virat Kohli‘s impressive ODI statistics and think the Indian mainstay is likely the greatest batsman in the history of the sport. In a Champions Trophy encounter in Dubai on Sunday, Kohli led India to a resounding six-wicket victory over bitter rivals…
Wasim Akram and Pakistan team. Former cricketers in Pakistan expressed dismay on Tuesday following the team’s group-stage exit from the ICC Champions Trophy, shortly after celebrating the nation’s first major tournament hosting in almost three decades.The defending champions’ campaign began with a 60-run loss to New Zealand in Karachi, followed by a decisive six-wicket defeat…
