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Dubai:  England Test captain Joe Root was voted as ICC Men's player of the month for August. Ireland all-rounder Eimear Richardson was voted as the player of the month in women's category, said the International Cricket Council (ICC) on…
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New Delhi:  BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has said that the Indian players refused to play the Manchester Test against England because of COVID-19 concerns and denied that the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) had played any part in the…
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New Delhi:  Delhi Capital on Monday named Australian pacer Ben Dwarshuis as replacement for Chris Woakes in their squad for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 after the England all-rounder pulled out of the tournament.…
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Colombo:  An unbeaten 58 off 48 deliveries by South African opener Quinton de Kock and fine bowling performances by Aiden Markram (3/21) and Tabraiz Shamsi (3/20) helped the visitors come up with a commanding performance to win the second…
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New York:  Samantha Stosur of Australia and Zhang Shuai of China won their 11th straight match to triumph in the US Open women's doubles final over American teenagers Coco Gauff and Caty McNally at Flushing Meadows on Monday (IST). The…
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Colombo:  Dasun Shanaka will lead a 15-member Sri Lankan squad for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 to be held in the UAE and Oman in October-November this year. Sri Lanka will begin their campaign on October 18 against Namibia…
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New York:  Russia's Daniil Medvedev will look to deny Serbian Novak Djokovic his 21st major, which will also make him just the third man to complete the calendar Grand Slam, when the two clash in US Open men's final later on Sunday.…
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New York:  Some of the leading luminaries of world tennis including Simona Halep, Andy Roddick, Billie Jean King and Johanna Konta led the cheers for US Open champion, Great Britain's Emma Raducanu, and finalist Leylah Fernandez, after the…
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Dhaka:  Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan feels that the winning mentality his team has gained over the last few months (the side has won the last three T20I series) had prepared the boys well for the ICC T20 World Cup in the UAE and…
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London: Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma, pace bowler bowler Jasprit Bumrah and batsman Suryakumar Yadav have reached Abu Dhabi on a charter flight, their franchise has confirmed. The trio, who will play the remainder of the Indian…
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