Tag: World Cup
Netherlands Outsmart Australia To Enter Hockey World Cup Final
Three-time champions Netherlands stormed into the final of the hockey World Cup after going past Australia 2(3)-2(4) via sudden death in the pulsating second semi-final at the Kalinga Stadium here on Saturday.....
Raman Selected As Next India Women's Team Coach: Reports
Former India opener W.V. Raman has reportedly been selected as the chief coach of the India women's cricket team by the BCCI's three-member ad-hoc committee headed by first World Cup winning skipper Kapil Dev.....
IOC Suspends India From Hosting Olympic-qualifying Events
In a major setback for India, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday suspended all Indian applications to host future Olympic-related events until New Delhi guarantees in writing the entry of all participants. ....
Rohit Ton Helps India Thrash South Africa By 6 Wickets
Rohit Sharma went past Sourav Ganguly and also became the first Asian batsman to hit a hundred in this World Cup so far, as India cruised to a six-wicket victory over South Africa to get their campaign off to a glittering start at The Rose Bowl on Wednesday.....
BCCI Asks ICC To Approve Dhoni's Gloves With Army Insignia
With Indians across all paths of life coming out in support of former India skipper M.S. Dhoni after the International Cricket Council (ICC) asked him to remove the 'Balidaan Badge from his wicketkeeping gloves, the Committee of Administrators (CoA) running Indian cricket have sent in a request to the ICC asking them to allow Dhoni to have the logo on his gloves.....
Shikhar Dhawan Ruled Out Of World Cup For 3 Weeks With Fractured Thumb
Team India suffered a huge jolt on Tuesday as opener Shikhar Dhawan was ruled out of the 2019 World Cup for three weeks with a fractured thumb.....
Pacers Guide Oz Into Semifinal With Win Over England
Mitchell Starc produced a world-class yorker to get rid of the dangerous Ben Stokes while Jason Behrendorff returned career best figures to hand Australia a place in the semifinal with a 64-run win over hosts England in a high-octane World Cup group stage clash at the Lord's here on Tuesday.....
In a game that ebbed and flowed to the hilt, Imad Wasim showed nerves of steel with an unbeaten 49 off 54 balls as Pakistan kept their semifinal hopes alive with a three-wicket victory over Afghanistan in a thrilling World Cup clash here on Saturday.....
Clinical England Beat India To Keep Semis Hopes Alive
The stage was set for a vintage M.S. Dhoni finish as India needed 104 off the last 10 overs with the former India skipper just in and warming up at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground on Sunday. ....
Orange Jersey Ended India's Winning Streak: Mehbooba
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti feels it is the change in jersey of the Indian team which ended their winning streak in the ongoing World Cup.....
