A few years ago Hardik Pandya had no idea what future would hold for him but once the fear of failure was gone, he loved the version of himself that emerged. Since he made a comeback to competitive cricket post a self-imposed rehab to get back his bowling fitness, he has led a new team … Read more
All-rounder Mitchell Marsh said Monday that defending champions Australia were confident of bouncing back from their opening defeat at the T20 World Cup declaring: “Our best is the best in the world”. The hosts suffered a crushing loss by 89 runs to New Zealand in the tournament opener on Saturday and face Sri Lanka, who … Read more
India vs Pakistan: Virat Kohli and R Ashwin celebrate India’s victory© AFP India won their opening match of the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup against Pakistan in Melbourne on Sunday and it was made possible by former captain Virat Kohli‘s epic unbeaten knock of 83 runs. Kohli stitched a century stand with Hardik Pandya to … Read more
SA vs ZIM, T20 World Cup, Live: T20 WC Live: Zimbabwe Opt To Bat vs South Africa, Rain Delays Play© AFP South Africa vs Zimbabwe, T20 World Cup, Super 12 Live:Zimbabwe skipper Craig Ervine won the toss and opted to bat against South Africa in Match no.6 of the Super 12 stage, at Bellerive Oval, Hobart … Read more
Babar Azam’s captaincy has been questioned by Mohammad Hafeez© AFP The India vs Pakistan showdown in T20 World Cup 2022 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday turned out to be a nail-biter. Team India chased down the target of 160 runs on the final ball. But the nature of the match was such that … Read more
Photo: Getty Images During NBA Commish Adam Silver’s apology tour session with beleaguered Phoenix Suns employees this weekend, he was confronted with another concern. In addition to apologizing for suspended team Governor Robert Sarver and his decades of misconduct, Silver was also besieged by a flood of questions about the problem of tanking (cue eye-rolling). … Read more
Russell Wilson will not play this week with a partially torn hamstring.Image: Getty Images The Denver Broncos have decided to deactivate Russell Wilson for their Week 7 matchup against the New York Jets due to a hamstring injury, and it could be the best move they’ve made all season. After a 2-4 start to the … Read more
Varane (center) is helped up by his teammates.Photo: Getty Images Crowbarring a World Cup into the middle of the club season in winter was always a dumb idea, probably equal to the idea that the tournament ever could have been held in the summer in Qatar, which is what the country and FIFA were originally … Read more
D.J. UiagaleleiPhoto: Getty Images Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney’s gridiron shakeup, 49 months old exactly on Saturday, further cemented the Tigers’ spot among college football’s elite. One of the highest-rated collegiate prospects of all-time, then-true freshman Trevor Lawrence, replaced Kelly Bryant as the team’s starting quarterback after splitting playing time in the first four games … Read more
So much for karmic justice.Image: Getty Images There are 17 gazillion things happening in sports right now, and as much as I’d like to update you on all the happenings of the opening weeks of the NBA and NHL, the World Series-deciding MLB rounds, College Football Playoff-ramification slates, and every NFL, EPL, MMA, boxing match, … Read more