Abu Dhabi: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 10 runs in the 21st match of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here yesterday. Opener Rahul Tripathi was the highest run-scorer for KKR, who won the toss and opted to bat. Tripathi scored 81 runs off 51 deliveries in…
MI beat RR by 57 runs
October 7, 2020Abu Dhabi: Another comprehensive performance by the defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 led to a fourth win in the tournament as MI beat Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 57 runs in Abu Dhabi yesterday. Banking on a strong lower middle order, MI took calculated risks after losing Quinton de Kock…
Rafael Nadal into 13th semi-final
October 7, 2020Hits out at “Dangerous” night life Paris: Rafael Nadal reached his 13th Roland Garros semi-final early Wednesday with a straight sets win over Italian teenager Jannik Sinner but claimed it was “dangerous” to finish at 1.30 in the morning when the temperature had plummeted to 12 degrees (53F). Nadal, the 12-time champion, defeated 19-year-old Sinner…
Virat Kohli first Indian to reach 9,000 T20 runs
October 6, 2020Dubai: Virat Kohli became the first Indian batsman to reach 9,000 runs in T20 cricket. He achieved this milestone in Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) IPL match against Delhi Capitals (DC) yesterday in Dubai. Kohli came into this contest with 8,990 runs from 285 T20s and needed 10 more runs to become the first Indian to…
DC becomes table topper after Rabada’s 4-wicket haul
October 6, 2020Dubai: Delhi Capitals (DC) defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 59 runs in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 fixture at the Dubai International Stadium yesterday. RCB won the toss and elected to bowl. DC began their innings on a good note, with Prithvi Shaw building a good partnership with Shikhar Dhawan. Rishabh Pant and…
Novak Djokovic keeps title bid on track
October 6, 2020Paris: Novak Djokovic defeated Karen Khachanov in straight sets to make the French Open quarter-finals for the 11th consecutive year on Monday while Petra Kvitova returned to the last eight at Roland Garros for the first time since 2012. Top seed and 2016 champion Djokovic won 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 against Russian 15th seed Khachanov to…
Mumbai Indians pocket 34-run win over SRH
October 5, 2020Sharjah: Mumbai Indians (MI) registered their third win of the season after they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 34 runs in Match 17 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium yesterday. Jasprit Bumrah removed Abdul Samad and Abhishek Sharma in the 19th and Kieron Pollard gives nothing away in the final over…
French Open: Thiem, Nadal advance to quarter-finals
October 5, 2020Swiatek stuns top seed Halep to reach quarters Paris: Third seed Dominic Thiem survived a huge scare to reach the Roland Garros quarter-finals for a fifth straight year yesterday, battling to a 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 3-6, 6-3 win over French wildcard Hugo Gaston, the world number 239. US Open champion Thiem, the runner-up to Rafael…
Kohli, Padikkal fire RCB to 8-wicket win over RR
October 4, 2020Abu Dhabi: Devdutt Padikkal (63 off 45 balls) and Virat Kohli scored fifties as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) beat Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets in Abu Dhabi yesterday. Chasing 155 to win, Padikkal lost his opening partner Aaron Finch early but that didn’t keep him from playing attacking shots. He combined with skipper Kohli and…
Garg, Sharma stitch fine partnership as SRH registers win over CSK
October 3, 2020Priyam Garg and Abhishek Sharma starred with the bat as Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) beat Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 7 runs. Dubai: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) registered their second win in the row after they beat Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by seven runs in the 14th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 at the…















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