CALABASAS: Kobe Bryant, one of the NBA‘s all-time greatest players whose international stardom transcended basketball, was killed at age 41 on Sunday in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles along with his 13-year-old daughter and seven others on board, officials said. Bryant rocketed to fame as an 18-year-old rookie and played 20 years for the … Read more
AUCKLAND: India tightened their grip on the T20I series with a seven-wicket drubbing of New Zealand in the second match after their bowlers stifled the hosts on a pocket-sized Eden Park here on Sunday. Boasting a formidable batting line-up, chasing 133 proved to be a cakewalk for the visitors on a pitch that was slightly … Read more
NEW DELHI: Celebrated boxer MC Mary Kom will be conferred with the Padma Vibhushan, the country’s second highest civilian award, while world champion shuttler PV Sindhu will get the Padma Bhushan among eight sportspersons named for the prestigious honours on Saturday. The names of the awardees were announced by the government on the eve of … Read more
MUMBAI: On the evening of May 23, 2016, Shreyas Iyer appeared so frustrated he would have smashed anything in sight, just like he smoked Tim Southee out of the park to seal India’s win in Auckland in the opening T20I over New Zealand on Friday. SCORECARD That day, after having smashed 1381 runs in 11 … Read more
BLOG | SCORECARDINDIA BEAT NEW ZEALAND BY 6 WICKETS. India take 1-0 lead in the five-match series.Shreyas Iyer 58*KL Rahul 56Virat Kohli 45 Shreyas Iyer | Player of the Match: We had lost quick wickets, so we had to build partnerships. We always knew we can score runs because this is a small ground. Looking … Read more