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Yorkshire suspended from staging England cricket matches after racism row

London, Nov 4 (AFP/APP):Yorkshire were suspended from staging international matches on Thursday after the England and Wales Cricket Board condemned their “wholly unacceptable” handling of a racism row involving former player Azeem Rafiq. The 30-year-old Rafiq accused Yorkshire of failing to deal adequately with his […]

Sri Lanka end Windies’ T20 World Cup title defence

Abu Dhabi, Nov 4 (AFP/APP):Sri Lanka defeated West Indies by 20 runs at the T20 World Cup on Thursday, confirming the defending champions’ elimination from the tournament. Chasing 190 to win, West Indies reached 169-8 in their 20 overs, leaving Australia and South Africa to […]

Batting legend Dravid named India’s new head coach

New Delhi, Nov 3 (AFP/APP):Former captain Rahul Dravid was appointed head coach of the Indian men’s cricket team on Wednesday, replacing the highly successful Ravi Shastri, the BCCI national cricket board said. “Rahul has had an illustrious playing career and is one of the greats […]

Yorkshire lose major sponsors over Rafiq racism row

London, Nov 3 (AFP/APP):Yorkshire County Cricket Club on Wednesday lost its main ground sponsor amid an escalating racism row with former player Azeem Rafiq. Publishing company Emerald ended their association with Yorkshire and their Headingley stadium in Leeds over the handling of a report that […]

Sharma keeps India alive at T20 World Cup

Abu Dhabi, Nov 3 (AFP/APP):Opening batsman Rohit Sharma hit a blistering 74 to set up India’s first win at the Twenty20 World Cup with a 66-run drubbing of Afghanistan on Wednesday as Virat Kohli’s team avoided a shock early exit. The Indian batting finally fired […]

India thrash Afghanistan to stay alive in T20 World Cup

Abu Dhabi, Nov 3 (AFP/APP):Rohit Sharma smashed 74 and Ravichandran Ashwin returned figures of 2-14 as India hammered Afghanistan by 66 runs to stay alive at the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday. Sharma and KL Rahul, who made 69, put on 140 runs for the […]

Rizwan’s Pakistan can ‘take on’ any team in T20 semis

Abu Dhabi, Nov 2 (AFP/APP):Wicketkeeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan vowed Pakistan can beat any team in the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals after they romped into the last four with another clinical win over Namibia on Tuesday. Rizwan was deservedly declared man of the match for his […]

T-20 World Cup: Fawad felicitates green shirts for victory against Namibia

ISLAMABAD, Nov 02 (APP):Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has felicitated Pakistani cricket team for clinching yet another victory in T-20 WorldCup after defeating Namibia by 45 runs on Tuesday night in Abu Dhabi. In a tweet, he extended gratitude to skipper […]

Rizwan unbeaten 79 steers Pakistan to record win against Namibia

ABU DHABI, Nov 02 (APP)::Pakistan’s Muhammad Rizwan played a key role in masterminded Pakistan fourth consecutive 45 runs victory against Namibia in the ICC Men’s Cricket T20 World Cup played at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi when his hammered a cracking unbeaten 79 runs […]

Hindutva troll issues rape threat to Virat Kohli’s daughter

New Delhi, November 02 (ONLINE): Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli faced hateful trolling after he recently denounced the abuses hurled against his Muslim teammate Mohammed Shami following India’s defeat to Pakistan. Calling the haters ‘spineless’ people, Kohli said that attacking someone over their religion is […]

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