Birmingham sparkles as Commonwealth Games open to strains of Duran Duran
BIRMINGHAM: British pop giants Duran Duran headlined a glitzy Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Birmingham on Thursday as more than 5,000 athletes braced for battle.
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Key is to enjoy & make a name for themselves: Leicester legend Steve Walsh to Indian youngsters in Next Gen Cup
Steve Walsh has termed the ongoing Next Generation Cup ‘a great tournament for Indian youngsters’. Walsh, who played for former Premier League champions Leicester City for 14 seasons has advised the emerging players to soak in the experience as much as possible. “I think the Next Generation Cup is such a great tournament.
CWG 2022: India's schedule on July 29
Commonwealth Games gets underway on Friday in Birmingham. The Indian contingent will have a huge number of events lined up on the first day of the CWG.
Limpopo govt adds further R500 000 to Banyana bonuses for Limpopo-born stars
Limpopo-born Banyana Banyana players received a further bonus bump up after the province's Department of Sport, Arts and Culture committed to adding R500 000 to their bonus kitty.
Eddie Jones says he would 'jump' at chance to coach in rugby league
England rugby union coach Eddie Jones said he would "jump" at the chance to coach an Australian rugby league side, with the South Sydney Rabbitohs being his "dream team".
Watch: Fawad Alam And Babar Azam's Mix-Up Spells Calamity For Pakistan
Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been in stunning form with the bat across formats, but on Thursday, he found himself involved in a horrendous mix-up that led to the run-out of teammate Fawad Alam. The incident happened on Day 5 of the second Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the Galle International Stadium. Fawad Alam drove a ball towards mid-on and took off for a single, but Babar Azam at the non-striker's end was caught ball-watching, and when he realised Fawad was half-way down the pitch, he first looked to start off for the run but then sent his partner back.
Buttler, Roy, Holder among 25-plus names signed up by SA T20 league; CA offers BBL contract to top names to hold them back
Cricket South Africa (CSA) and scheduled to get underway in January next year. Around 10 cricketers from the Caribbean islands, 10 from Sri Lanka and close to a dozen names from England have come on board. Meanwhile, TOI has learnt that Cricket Australia (CA) is in the process of handing Big Bash contracts to their leading white-ball cricketers including David Warner, Steven Smith, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Cameron Green among others.
1st T20I Preview: Rohit Sharma-Led Formidable India Eye ODI Encore vs West Indies
A full-strength Indian team in all its might will be looking to overwhelm West Indies in its bid to record a second successive clean sweep in the three-match T20I series starting Friday. With less than three months left for the T20 World Cup, skipper Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid will get around 16 games (5 vs WI, 5 in Asia Cup (if India play final), 3 vs Australia, 3 vs South Africa) to firm up their core team that will then play unchanged going into mega event.