Sri Lanka eye WTC final to lift spirits back home

CHRISTCHURCH 05 Mar (Online): Co¬a¬ch Chris Silverwood said Sri Lanka would be doing their absolute best to qualify for the World Test Championship (WTC) final during their two-match series in New Zealand to give the people back home something to cheer about. Sri Lanka, who […]

Vaughan denies racist comment

LONDON 04 Mar (Online): Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan told a hearing into accusations of racism at Yorkshire on Friday it was “inconceivable” that he would make the comment attributed to him by former team-mate Azeem Rafiq. Vaughan and a number of other former […]

Mazepin cleared to race in Europe

PARIS 04 Mar (Online): Russian ex-Formula 1 driver Nikita Bazepin was Thursday cleared to return to motor racing in Europe, a year after his career was brought to a halt by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The 23-year-old Mazepin had been racing in the world championship […]

Roy ton powers England to victory in 2nd Bangladesh ODI

Dhaka, March 3 (AFP/APP):Jason Roy struck a century while Sam Curran put in a fine all-round performance as England thrashed Bangladesh by 132 runs in the second one-day international in Dhaka on Friday. The victory, giving holders England valuable practice on spinning, low-bounce South Asian […]