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Sri Lanka name Ratnayake interim coach, Hathurusingha’s future unclear
August 8 (Reuters) - Former fast bowler Rumesh Ratnayake has been appointed Sri Lanka's interim coach ahead of their home Test series against New Zealand, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said on Wednesday. SLC refused, however, to clarify whether head coach Chandika Hathurusingha had been sacked. Hathurusingha, appointed in December 2017, has been criticised for the team's poor recent performances, including...
P V Sindhu only Indian among Forbes list of world’s highest-paid female athletes
August 7 (PTI) - India's badminton star P V Sindhu is the only athlete from the country to be named among the world's highest-paid female athletes by Forbes, a list topped by tennis great Serena Willams. With total earnings of 5.5 million dollars, Sindhu is tied for the 13th place in The Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2019 list released by Forbes...
Rohit Sharma: The King of T20 Internationals
August 5 (India Today) - After winning the world over with an unprecedented 5 centuries in the World Cup 2019, Indian opener Rohit Sharma, on Sunday claimed a slew of T20I records placing him at the summit of the shortest format statistics pile. On his way to a match-winning 67 off 51 balls against West Indies in the 2nd T20I...
Pakistan pacer Hasan Ali set to marry Indian girl from Haryana’s Mewat – Reports
Hasan will not be the first Pakistan player to marry an Indian girl. Shoaib Malik, who recently retired from cricket, married Indian tennis star, Sania Mirza. Also, former Pakistan cricketer’s Zaheer Abbas and Mohsin Hasan Khan have Indian wives.
Sri Lanka to dedicate 3rd ODI vs Bangladesh to retired quick Nuwan Kulasekara
July 30 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka will dedicate Wednesday's third and final match of their ongoing one-day series with Bangladesh to Nuwan Kulasekara following the seam bowler's retirement from international cricket, the country's cricket board (SLC) has said. Kulasekara will be invited to watch the match in Colombo where he will be honoured at a ceremony for his services to...
Indian tennis team to play in Pakistan after 55 years
India last played Pakistan in the Davis Cup in 2006 at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, in which the hosts managed to register a 3-2 win to take India’s head-to-head tally against Pakistan to 6-0.
Sri Lanka eye winning farewell for Lasith Malinga in 1st ODI vs Bangladesh
July 26 (AP) - The most fitting farewell for retiring paceman Lasith Malinga will be to win the series-opening limited-overs international against Bangladesh, Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne said Thursday. The 35-year-old Malinga is retiring from one-day international cricket after the first game in the best-of-three series, which starts Friday. "Mainly we want to focus about winning the match. That's...
Virat Kohli ahead of Conor McGregor, Mohamed Salah in Instagram Rich List
July 24 (India Today) - India cricket team captain Virat Kohli is among the top 10 in Instagram 'Rich List' for sports for 2019 that is headed by Juventus and Portugal superstar footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. Virat Kohli is ranked 9th in the Instagram Rich List for sportspersons and is ahead of the likes of Barcelona forward Luis Suarez, UFC great...
Algeria beat Senegal 1-0 to win 2nd Africa Cup of Nations title
July 20 (AP) - Algeria won the African Cup of Nations for the first time in nearly three decades on Friday, beating Senegal 1-0 in the final with a deflected goal in the opening seconds by striker Baghdad Bounedjah. Bounedjah's shot on Algeria's first attack deflected off Senegal defender Salif Sane and looped over goalkeeper Alfred Gomis at Cairo International...
Sachin Tendulkar, Allan Donald inducted into ICC Hall of Fame
July 19 (The Hindu) - Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar has been inducted into the International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame alongside South African pace legend Allan Donald. Joining Tendulkar and Donald in the Hall of Fame was two-time World Cup-winning Australian woman cricketer Cathryn Fitzpatrick. “It’s a huge honour for me,” Tendulkar said at the induction ceremony held here...
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