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IPL 2021: Chennai Super Kings sign up Drakes as replacement for Curran
Drakes is an uncapped West Indian all-rounder who has featured in one First-Class, 25 List A and 19 T20 matches so far. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium pacer. It is believed that Drakes was already in the IPL bio-bubble, having been picked up by defending champions Mumbai Indians as a net bowler.
IPL 2021: Hyderabad hold nerve to clinch a thrilling win over Bangalore
Bangalore were given an early jolt with Bhuvneshwar Kumar trapping Virat Kohli (5) lbw with an incoming delivery in the first over. Daniel Christian's promotion to three backfired as he chipped a catch to mid-off off Siddarth Kaul. KS Bharat (12) slammed two boundaries before falling to gloving behind off Umran Malik in the seventh over.
Yashaswini stuns Prathiba to enter quarterfinals of AITA women's tennis
The 19-year-old outplayed the fancied player in straight sets 6-3, 6-3. Meanwhile, top seed Soha Sadiq of Karnataka overcame some stiff resistance from statemate Vanshita Pathania before advancing to the last eight stage. After taking the first set 6-2, Soha was down 1-5 but recovered superbly to take the set into a tie-breaker which she won at 4.
Wrestler Anshu becomes first Indian woman to enter World Championships final
According to information received here, she defeated Ukraine Wrestler Solomia Vynnyk by 11-0 points in the semi-final bout. She will now take on USA Wrestler Helen Moroulis in the summit clash on Thursday. Anshu also became the first Indian woman to reach the final of the Worlds. Whereas, Sarita lost her semi-final bout of 59 kg category. She went down 0-3 against Bulgarian grappler.
IPL 2021: Patel leads the charge for Bangalore as Hyderabad restricted to 141/7
Apart from Patel's 3/33, Daniel Christian was instrumental with his 2/14. Hyderabad, who were 105/2 in 14 overs, could score only 36 runs in their next six overs, losing five wickets. Inserted into batting first, Hyderabad was off to a flying start with Abhishek Sharma hitting George Garton for a four and six in the second over. Sharma was dropped at deep backward square leg by Mohammed Siraj.
Playing back-to-back cricket makes things clear: Harmanpreet
"See, South Africa and England, we played after almost one year and we were building a new team. At that time, players take time to adjust but now we are in good shape. When you play after one year, there are things that can go up and down. Right now, we are looking in a great frame of mind and we understand our game better. Playing back-to-back cricket makes things clear," said Harmanpreet in a virtual pre-match press conference on Wednesday.
Hockey Belgium disappointed with FIH Hockey Stars awards
Gurjit Kaur (Best Player, Women), Harmanpreet Singh (Best Player, Men), Savita (Best Goalkeeper, Women), PR Sreejesh (Best Goalkeeper, Men), Sharmila Devi (Best Rising Star, Women) and Vivek Prasad (Best Rising Star, Men) as well as the coaches of India's women's team, Sjoerd Marijne (NED) and India's men's team, Graham Reid (AUS) grabbed the highest number of votes in their respective categories.
Abu Dhabi T10: Gladiators will rally around Russell to build the squad, says head coach
"We have already named Andre as our Icon Player and naturally, the players that we will pick in the draft, will be done keeping him as the central figure," said the legendary Pakistan leg-spinner who has picked up 2256 wickets in his playing career that included 52 Tests, 144 ODIs, 29 T20Is, 309 First Class Games and 381 List A Matches.
Indian hockey savours new high, all eight nominations get top FIH awards
Former Indian women's hockey chief coach Sjoerd Marijne got the 'FIH Coach of the Year' award in the women's category. The voting-based annual awards had six Indian players and two coaches in men's and women's categories. This is the first time that all nominees from India have won the prestigious awards in their respective categories.
Nasum Ahmed, Lamichhane among ICC Player of the Month nominees
Nasum Ahmed was Bangladesh's star performer in their home T20I series against New Zealand, leaving the visitors bamboozled with his accurate line and length. He picked up 8 wickets in the series with a sensational performance of 4/10 in the fourth match. His exploits helped the hosts to emerge victorious with a margin of 3-2 against the visitors.
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