CHENNAI: England off-spinner Dom Bess couldn’t have had a better initiation to Test cricket in India. On Day 3 of the Chepauk Test, the 23-year-old Englishman took 4/55 in 23 overs with his very first wicket being India captain Virat Kohli himself. The other three wickets were that of Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane and Rishabh […]
CHENNAI: Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara‘s dismissal for 73 off the bowling of Dom Bess on the third day of the first Test against England on Sunday revived memories of Sachin Tendulkar‘s dismissal during the first Test of the famous 2000-01 India-Australia series. The right-handed Pujara pulled a short delivery from off-spinner Bess but the shot […]
Harry Kane returned from injury to ease the pressure on Jose Mourinho as the Tottenham striker inspired a 2-0 win against West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. Mourinho’s side had lost their previous three Premier League games to put their top four hopes in peril. Revitalised by Kane’s earlier than expected return from an […]
Cheteshwar Pujara doesn’t want Rishabh Pant to curb his natural attacking instincts, but would like the swashbuckler to be more “sensible” with his shot selection while putting the team’s requirements above everything else. Pant scored a breathtaking 91 off 88 balls but then threw it away with a poor shot off Dom Bess, […]
LONDON: Harry Kane returned from injury to ease the pressure on Jose Mourinho as the Tottenham striker inspired a 2-0 win against West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. Mourinho’s side had lost their previous three Premier League games to put their top four hopes in peril. Revitalised by Kane’s earlier than expected return from an ankle […]
ABU DHABI: Indian racer Jehan Daruvala ended round 3 of the Formula 3 Asian Championship with an emphatic win from pole position here on Sunday, pushing himself up to the second spot in the points table. Each racer is allowed to use two sets of tyres per weekend. Jehan had kept aside his fresh set […]
CHENNAI: England‘s Dom Bess is impressed with India wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant‘s “courageous” knock on day three of the first Test and said it was a “phenomenal innings”. Pant took the field when India was struggling on 73/4. Along with Cheteshwar Pujara, Pant revived India’s innings and played brilliantly. Despite India in a difficult position, […]
Aiden Markram hit a solid half-century and Rassie van der Dussen gave him able company, to give South Africa hope of an improbable and intriguing win in the second Test in Rawalpindi on Sunday. Set a daunting 370-run target, South Africa finished the fourth day on 127-1, with Markram on 59 and Dussen […]
Liverpool and RB Leipzig will travel to Budapest for their Champions League last-16 game.© Twitter Liverpool’s Champions League last-16 away tie against RB Leipzig will be staged in Budapest as coronavirus restrictions bar the English champions travelling to Germany, UEFA announced on Sunday. The February 16 first leg “will now take place at […]
CHENNAI: Cheteshwar Pujara doesn’t want Rishabh Pant to curb his natural attacking instincts but would like the swashbuckler to be more “sensible” with his shot selection while putting the team’s requirements above everything else. Pant scored a breathtaking 91 off 88 balls but then threw it away with a poor shot off Dom Bess as […]
