RCB’s Will Jacks ruled out of IPL 2023 due to injury

RCB’s Will Jacks ruled out of IPL 2023 due to injury

England’s Will Jacks gets ruled out for IPL 2023 after sustaining an injury while doing national duty in Bangladesh. | File Photo | Photo Credit: AP England batter Will Jacks has been ruled out of the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) due to an injury while doing national duty in Bangladesh. The 24-year-old Jacks, who […]

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Bangladesh beat world champion England in T20 series; win by 16 runs

Bangladesh beat world champion England in T20 series; win by 16 runs

Bangladesh’s Tanvir Islam celebrate with the trophy and teammates after winning against England in the T20 series on March 14, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Bangladesh whitewashed world champion England in their Twenty20 series by winning the third game by 16 runs on March 14. Opener Liton Das hit a career-best 73 and Najmul Hossain […]

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Kohli’s six off Rauf at T20 World Cup was shot of the year: Sophie Devine

Kohli’s six off Rauf at T20 World Cup was shot of the year: Sophie Devine

India’s Virat Kohli watches as he hits a six during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP Sophie Devine is one of the hardest hitters in women’s cricket and is a fierce competitor, too. There is to her an endearing lighter […]

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New Zealand edges England by one run in test cricket thriller

New Zealand edges England by one run in test cricket thriller

New Zealand’s Tim Southee, center, celebrates with teammates after talking the wicket of England’s Ollie Robinson on day 5 of their cricket test match in Wellington, New Zealand, on February 28, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP New Zealand completed a dramatic fightback on the last day to beat England by 1 run Tuesday and become […]

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The McCullum-Stokes way: No going back to the drawing board

The McCullum-Stokes way: No going back to the drawing board

The fearless strategy adopted by England skipper Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum paid dividends against Pakistan in the first Test at Rawalpindi on Monday. | Photo Credit: MATTHEW LEWIS It would have been fitting had Ben Stokes been named Player-of-the-Match. For his captaincy alone. As the sun was setting, England won a Test in […]

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FIFA World Cup 2022 | Cisse admits Senegal given lesson by England

FIFA World Cup 2022 | Cisse admits Senegal given lesson by England

Senegal’s head coach Aliou Cisse cheers Bamba Dieng at the end of the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between England and Senegal, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP Senegal coach Aliou Cisse bemoaned his team’s defensive lapses after England brushed the African […]

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Aggressive England beats Pakistan by 74 runs in first test

Aggressive England beats Pakistan by 74 runs in first test

England’s players celebrate after winning the match. | Photo Credit: Reuters England showcased its masterful approach of aggression in test cricket with a superb 74-run victory over Pakistan in the final session of the first test on Sunday. Needing 263 runs with eight wickets in hand on Day 5, Pakistan was dismissed for 268 against […]

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Data | With three “upset” wins in 2022 FIFA World Cup, Asian and African teams have turned giant slayers

Data | With three “upset” wins in 2022 FIFA World Cup, Asian and African teams have turned giant slayers

South Korean players run towards supporters after winning their quarter-final match against Spain at the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan, 22 June 2002. | Photo Credit: JIMIN LAI With two Asian teams (Saudi Arabia and Japan) taming two giants of football (Argentina and Germany, respectively), the 2022 FIFA World Cup’s group stages were off to […]

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Data | Potential upsets and close games in 2022 FIFA World Cup’s group stage

Data | Potential upsets and close games in 2022 FIFA World Cup’s group stage

World Cup upsets- South Korea vs Germany – Berlin, Germany – June 27, 2018 – Germany fans disappointed as South Korea beats Germany in the group stage of FIFA World Cup 2018. | Photo Credit: Hannibal Hanschke The first round of the FIFA World Cup is considered to be the least thrilling in the tournament […]

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