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September 30, 2018 6:30 PM

Rohit Sharma & Shikhar Dhawan ascend in ICC ODI Rankings

Latest ICC- ODI released  In cricket, the latest ICC- ODI rankings were released today.  Opener Rohit Sharma climbed two places to a career-best second position in batting rankings.  Rohit who led his team to Asia Cup title, aggregated 317 runs in the tournament.  This is for the second time that Ro...

September 30, 2018 2:30 PM

Yuvraj Wadhwani lifts Asian Junior Squash title

Yuvraj Wadhwani has won the 25th Asian junior individual squash championship title. In Chennai yesterday, he defeated Anas Ali Shah of Pakistan by 13-11, 11-5, 6-11, 12-10 in the final.  Yuvraj has become the second Indian to win the Under-13 title after Veer Chotrani, who had won the title in 2014 ...

September 30, 2018 9:45 AM

India beat Nepal by 171 runs in U-19 Asia Cup

India have opened their campaign in the Under-19 Asia Cup Cricket tournament in style. At Savar in Bangladesh yesterday, they recorded a dominating 171-run win over minnows Nepal in a group A match.      Put in to bat, India scored 304 for nine. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal hit a fine 104, while wicket-k...

September 29, 2018 9:16 PM

ICC's new Duckworth-Lewis-Stern System to come into effect from tomorrow

The ICC announced the d version of the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) System and its Code of Conduct in Dubai today that will come into effect from tomorrow.  The new version of the DLS, introduced in 2014, is based on information from 700 ODIs and 428 T20 Internationals, which comprise over 240,000 ou...

September 28, 2018 6:06 PM

Korea Open: India's campaign ends with Saina's defeatin in quarter-finals

In badminton, India's campaign ended today at the Korea Open with the defeat of Saina Nehwal in the quarter-finals in Seoul.  Japan's  Nozomi Okuhara,  who was down 16-20 in the first game, reeled off six successive points to defeat Saina Nehwal 15-21, 21-15, 22-20 in the quarters....

September 27, 2018 7:35 AM

8th Asian Yoga Sports Championship to begin in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

The 8th Asian Yoga Sports Championship organised by Asian Yoga Federation will begin in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala today. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will formally inaugurate the event. Nearly 450 participants representing 12 Asian countries showcasing their yoga skills will take part in four-da...

September 26, 2018 9:06 PM

Asia Cup: Bangladesh set 240-run target for Pakistan

In the Asia Cup cricket, Bangladesh have set a victory target of 240 runs for Pakistan in the third and final Super Four ODI encounter at  Abu Dhabi.  Earlier, electing to bat first, Bangladesh were all out for 239 in 48.5 overs.  Losing 3 quick wickets with just 12 runs on the board, Mushfiqur Rahi...

September 25, 2018 8:42 PM

Indian women crush Sri Lanka by 51 runs to win T20 series 4-0

Indian women defeated Sri Lanka women by 51 runs in the fifth and final T20 International today.  In the encounter played at Katunayake, batting first, India scored a commendable 156 in 18.3 overs.  Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur made 63 off 38 balls while Jemimah Rodrigues contributed 46 off 31 balls.   ...

September 25, 2018 9:04 AM

Croatian footballer Luka Modric wins FIFA's best player of the year award

Croatian footballer Luka Modric was named the world's best male player at the Best Fifa Football Awards in London.  The 33-year old Real Madrid midfielder beat former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo, now with Juventus, and Liverpool's Mohamed Salah to the award.  Modric won his third C...

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