COVID rules NZ skipper Williamson out of second England test
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson will miss the second test against England starting on Friday at Trent Bridge after testing positive for COVID-19 on the eve of the match.
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We have what it takes to win on foreign soil, says Indian women's hockey team's skipper Savita
Savita says her side has what it takes to win on foreign soil as it faces hosts Belgium in a double-header of the FIH Women's Hockey Pro League this weekend. The Indian team is currently placed at the third position with 22 points in eight games, just behind Argentina and the Netherlands. Belgium, on the other hand, are placed in the seventh place on the table with 12 points in eight matches. The women's side will play Belgium on June 11 and 12 at the Sportcentrum Wilrijkse Plein Stadium in Antwerp, hoping to improve their overall standing. "We are prepared for Belgium. We have a number of seasoned players in our squad who know what it takes to win on foreign soil," Savita said in a release issued by Hockey India. "We have been consistently performing well in recent months, and we are confident that we have what it takes to win big games away from home." India had stunned stunned Olympic champions Netherlands 2-1 in the first match of their double header but lost the second match 1-3 in a shootout in April.
New Margate centre-back Harry Hudson backed to help fill void left by departure of skipper Ben Swift by new boss Andy Drury
New arrival Harry Hudson has been backed to help fill the void left by the departure of Ben Swift by Margate manager Andy Drury.
Olympic gold medallist curling skipper Eve Muirhead picks up double honour
Olympic champion Eve Muirhead chatted to the Prince of Wales about curling matches at Balmoral in Scotland as she collected an MBE and OBE at Windsor Castle.
Ranji Trophy 2022: Karnataka skipper Manish Pandey rues batting fiasco
Karnataka skipper Manish Pandey looked heartbroken after his team’s five-wicket loss to Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals on Wednesday. The team’s famed batting line-up fell short and the combined experience of four of their top-order batsmen – Mayank Agarwal, Manish Pandey, Karun Nair and R Samarth — and the over 22,000 first-class runs they have scored counted for little. “It is disappointing from a batting point of view, as a batsman myself and the batting group.
Indian skipper ruled out of Proteas series, Pant given captaincy
Indian captain KL Rahul has been ruled out of the upcoming five-match T20 series against the Proteas with injury, with Rishabh Pant named skipper.
"Expected It To Be Hot, But Not This Hot": South Africa Skipper Temba Bavuma On Delhi Heat
India and South Africa will square off in a five-match T20I series beginning Thursday at Arjun Jaitley Stadium. Delhi has been witnessing a severe heatwave and a day prior to the start of the series, Proteas skipper Temba Bavuma on Wednesday said that his side was expecting it to be hot but not this hot. He also said that it is a good thing that the match will be played at night time.
Skipper Dane van Niekerk returns for Proteas in enlarged Commonwealth Games squad
Skipper Dane van Niekerk has been named in an extended Proteas women squad that will be representing Team South Africa in T20 cricket at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.