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Barcelona in 2013. "My father has always been in charge" of contract negotiations, the 30-year-old told the Barcelona court hearing the case. "I sign what he tells me to." He also said he did not remember if he took part in the negotiations which led to an agreement sealed in 2011 with Barcelona over his transfer two years later to the Catalan side from Brazilian club Santos.
Sourav Ganguly, the outgoing Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president wished Roger Binny good luck for being selected as the new BCCI president. The former India captain also stated that the new office bearers of BCCI will take the Indian Cricket governing council forward. "I wish Roger (Binny) all the best. The new group will take this forward. The BCCI is in great hands. Indian cricket is strong so I wish them all the luck," said Ganguly.
badminton tournament on Tuesday. Returning to the venue where he had claimed the title five years ago, the 2021 World Championships silver medallist notched up a 17-21, 21-14, 21-12 win over the world number 14 Hong Kong player in a 56-minute contest. Coming into the match with a 3-3 head-to-head record, Srikanth found the going tough against Angus and soon fell behind as the Hong Kong player eked out a 11-8 lead at the mid-game interval.
Both Mandhana and Deepti have moved to within striking distance of the top spot for batters and bowlers, respectively, after the latest weekly update. Mandhana, who has been a top-ranked batter in ODIs, moved up after scoring an unbeaten 51 off 25 balls, which guided her team to an eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the final of the Asia Cup in Sylhet, Bangladesh recently.
The road to the main draw of the ongoing T20 World Cup though is a slightly more arduous one for the Lankans. They couldn't qualify directly for the Super 12 stage and are having to play the First Round, which is essentially a qualifier round to determine which four teams will join the top 8 who have directly qualified for the main draw. The Emerald Islanders though were in for a rude shock in their opening Round 1 match, where minnows Namibia stunned the Dasun Shanaka-led team by 55-runs. The Lankans were bowled out for just 108, chasing a not very challenging 164. The Lankans play UAE on Tuesday and then the Netherlands on Thursday in their next two Round 1 clashes as they eye a Super 12 berth.
Sourav Ganguly, the board's vice-president said. Binny, 67, was elected at a meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in Mumbai where secretary Jay Shah won another term in office, Rajeev Shukla told reporters.
With more than six overs left, the Netherlands were 92 for two in pursuit of a modest total of 121 for six but lost three wickets for 10 runs to turn the match into a nail-biter.
World Cup began in Australia last Sunday with the qualifying-stage matches, from where four teams will join the top eight in the 'Super 12' phase beginning October 22. While the tournament gathers steam leading up to the high-octane India vs Pakistan clash on October 23, here are some very interesting facts and trivia about the T20 World Cup, which is the biggest stage in the shortest format of the sport. ((All statistics in this article are updated till the last edition of the T20 World Cup in 2021))Australia can create history: Hosts Australia have the rare chance of becoming the first team to successfully defend their T20 World Cup crown. Two-time champions: The West Indies are the only team to have won the T20 World Cup two times - in 2012 and 2016. Players to have played in all seven T20 World Cups so far: Rohit Sharma, Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur Rahim are the six players who have featured in all seven T20 World Cups held till date.