London, Aug 17 (IANS) Charlie Dean will captain England in the upcoming three-match ODI series against Ireland, with the all-rounder handed another opportunity to lead the side after deputising during the team’s recent series against New Zealand.
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Marcus Trescothick is set to lead England as the interim head coach of the Test side in the upcoming three-match series against Pakistan from Wednesday onwards as the Three Lions enter a new era in the format. England are now in a transition period after the departures of Test captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum, with a new coach-captain duo at the helm in the red-ball format.
Galle, Aug 17 (IANS) Niroshan Dickwella and Sonal Dinusha mounted a stirring second-session counter-attack for Sri Lanka by striking unbeaten half-centuries to lead a brilliant recovery in the second session on day three’s play of the first Test against India.
Golfpark Holzhäusern (Switzerland), Aug 17 (IANS) Diksha Dagar fell out of the Top-10 on the LET order of Merit after a missed cut at the Swiss Ladies Open this week.
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) World No. 1 An Se Young began her BWF World Championships campaign with a 21-14, 21-13 victory over Bulgaria’s Kaloyana Nalbantova in New Delhi on Monday, but the South Korean star admitted she is still managing an ankle injury as she works her way back to full fitness.
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) For M R Arjun, Monday's opening-round victory at the BWF World Championships was about more than moving into the next round. With his parents and wife watching from the stands at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, the Indian men's doubles shuttler experienced something he had not for around 13 years, his parents watching him play a match live.
Memphis, Aug 17 (IANS) Scottie Scheffler rediscovered his winning touch in emphatic fashion, powering to an eight-shot victory at the FedEx St. Jude Championship as three of the four Indian-origin players in the field secured their places in the BMW Championship, the second leg of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup play-offs.
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) India got off the mark at the BWF World Championships on home soil as M R Arjun and Hariharan Amsakarunan progressed to the men's doubles Round of 32 after Ireland's Scott Guildea and Paul Reynolds were forced to retire from their opening-round contest on Monday.
Kabul, Aug 17 (IANS) Middle-order batter Darwish Rasooli has been named captain of the Afghanistan squad for the men’s cricket event in the upcoming 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) England white-ball captain Harry Brook has opened up on the criticism he faced during his underwhelming and only Indian Premier League season with the Sunrisers Hyderabad. He was being criticised for his innings prior to his century against Kolkata Knight Riders and said he felt glad to "shut up" the supporters who were "slagging me off".
