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February 22, 2019 8:08 AM

Barcelona Spain Masters: Mugdha Agrey to face Han Yue in quarterfinals

In Badminton, young shuttler Mugdha Agrey will face top seeded Chinese Han Yue in the Women's Singles quarterfinals of the Barcelona Spain Masters today. In the Singles second round, world number 82, Mugdha defeated American Natalie Chi, 21-14, 13-21, 21-16 to progress to the last-8 stage. ...

February 20, 2019 6:22 PM

New Zealand win ODI series 3-0 against Bangladesh

New Zealand has clinched the three-match ODI series against Bangladesh 3-0. The hosts won the final match in Dunedin today by 88 runs. Chasing New Zealand's imposing target of 331, Bangladesh were all out for 242.  Ross Taylor became New Zealand's highest-scoring one-day internatio...

February 20, 2019 5:43 PM

2020 ICC Women's T20 WC tickets to go on sale from Thursday

Tickets for next year's ICC Women's T20 World Cup will go on sale to the public from Thursday at the official tournament website, t20worldcup.com.  The beginning of the sale of tickets coincides with a one-year countdown of the tournament.  The seventh edition of the global showpie...

February 19, 2019 7:55 PM

Nikhat, Meena win gold medals at Strandja Memorial Boxing

Nikhat Zareen and Meena Kumari Devi became the first Indian women boxers to win gold medals at the Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria on Tuesday. Zareen, a multiple-time national medallist, claimed a 5-0 win in the 51kg category finals against Filipino Irish Magno. Devi defeated another...

February 18, 2019 9:02 PM

Nikhat Zareen advances to Strandja Memorial finals

Former junior world champion Nikhat Zareen was among three Indian women boxers to enter the finals of the 70th Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria on Monday.  Zareen, in 51-kilogram category, defeated Poland's Sandra Drabik 3-2 in an intense see-saw battle. She is a two-time nat...

February 18, 2019 3:28 PM

Chris Gayle announces retirement from One-day Internationals

West Indian batsman Chris Gayle has announced that he will retire from One-day Internationals after the forthcoming World Cup.  The 39-year old left-hander has scored 9,727 ODI runs, second only to the legendary Brian Lara among West Indians in 284 matches. He needs 677 more runs to surpass Lara as ...

February 17, 2019 8:53 PM

ICC Test rankings: Kohli remains on top; Pujara holds on to his 3rd spot

India Captain Virat Kohli remained on top while teammate Chesteshwar Pujara managed to hold on to his third position in the latest ICC Test Cricket rankings.      Kohli is leading the chart with 992 rating points ahead of New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson with 897 points and Pujara with 881. Besid...

February 17, 2019 8:51 PM

BCCI Prez seeks at least Rs 5 cr from COA for Pulwama martyrs' kin

BCCI acting President CK Khanna today appealed to Committee of Administrators Chief Vinod Rai to sanction at least five crore rupees for the families of the Indian soldiers, killed in the Pulwama terror attack.  The acting President, in his own capacity also requested the state associations as well ...

February 17, 2019 10:35 AM

Elise Mertens wins Qatar Open title beating Simona Halep

In tennis, Belgium's Elise Mertens has claimed the biggest title of her career by beating top seed Simona Halep 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 to win the Qatar Open.  Mertens, 23, recovered from a set and a break down - losing 18 points in a row at one stage in the second set - to beat the world number thre...

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