India tour of Sri Lanka: Kuldeep ready for a restart with new googly in his armoury, says coach

HIGHLIGHTS Lack of game time has hurt Kuldeep’s confidence, says coach Kapil Dev Pandey Kuldeep Yadav is still a match-winner, feels his childhood coach Kuldeep Yadav was dropped from India’s Test squad for the England tour In the past couple of years, Kuldeep Yadav has endured one too many swings of misfortune in…

David Warner, Marcus Stoinis, Sophie Devine pull out of The Hundred, more withdrawals likely

HIGHLIGHTS Warner and Stoinis were both contracted by the Southern Brave Devine was signed by Birmingham Phoenix Warner and Stoinis are reportedly expected to pull out of Australia’s tours of West Indies and Bangladesh as well Australia’s David Warner, Marcus Stoinis and New Zealand women’s star…

Novak Djokovic congratulates compatriot Nikola Jokic on winning NBA MVP: Hope to see him at the Olympics

World No.1 Novak Djokovic, who is preparing for the blockbuster clash against Rafael Nadal in the French Open, congratulated his compatriot Nikola Jokic for winning the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award. Djokovic wore the jersey of Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic, who this week was named the NBA’s Most Valuable…

Lungi Ngidi gives South Africa edge in first Test v West Indies

HIGHLIGHTS West Indies registered it’s lowest ever total against South Africa SA reached stumps on the opening day of the Test series at 128/4 SA lead West Indies’ first innings total of 97 by 31 runs South Africa bowled out West Indies for 97 to take control o the first day of the first Test in Saint Lucia on…

Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates: India records 3,403 deaths, 91,000 fresh cases, toll crosses 3.63 lakh

Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates: Digital companies with huge online presence such as Paytm, Makemytrip, Infosys and others are eyeing approval to start vaccine bookings on their platforms in third party integration with CoWIN. India has been ramping up vaccination to tackle the Covid-19 cases and has so far…

Euro 2020: France and England are top favourites, says Belgium veteran Jan Vertonghen

HIGHLIGHTS I don’t see us as the big favourites, but we are not far from it: Belgium’s Vertonghen I see world champions France as a top favourite: Dries Mertens Belgium kick off their Group B campaign against Russia Belgium veterans Jan Vertonghen and Dries Mertens believe their top-ranked team is not among…

Indiscriminate, incomplete vaccination can promote mutant strains, health experts tell PM Modi

Public health experts, including doctors and members from the national taskforce on Covid-19 have said that unplanned vaccination can promote mutant strains. Experts have also said there is no need to inoculate those who have had coronavirus infection. A group of public health experts, including doctors from AIIMS and…

Harmanpreet Kaur on playing in The Hundred: It’s very exciting and will be special to make history

HIGHLIGHTS Harmanpreet Kaur will play for Manchester Originals in The Hundred Manchester Originals will face Oval Invincibles on July 21 Five Indian women cricketers will be seen in the action in The Hundred Harmanpreet Kaur, captain of the India T20 team, is excited to play in the inaugural The Hundred, a brainchild…

Dutch midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum joins PSG on a free transfer from Liverpool

HIGHLIGHTS Wijnaldum signed for Liverpool from Newcastle United in 2016 Wijnaldum made 237 appearances and scored 22 goals for Liverpool Wijnaldum has joined PSG on a three-year deal untill 2024 Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) has signed midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum on a free transfer after leaving Premier League side…

Aamir Khan to play chess against Viswanathan Anand for Covid-19 relief

Aamir Khan is all set to play a game of chess against former world champion Viswanathan Anand on June 13 at an event called Checkmate Covid. The event is being organised to raise funds to help people who have been affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic. Aamir Khan has been roped in for the event’s celebrity…