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Mumbai, Feb 1 (PTI) Former India opener Gautam Gambhir does not see the visiting England team winning any Test in the upcoming four-match series with the kind of spin attack it has. England have named the likes of Moeen Ali, Dom Bess and Jack Leach as spinners in their squad. While Ali is an experienced campaigner with 181 wickets from 60 Tests, Bess and Leach have played 12 Tests each, taking 31 and 44 wickets respectively. “I dot see England winning any of the Test matches with the kind of spin attack they have got, 39-year-old Gambhir was quoted as…

According to a press release by New Zealand Cricket, Wellington Firebirds the defending men’s champions secured themselves a home finale in the Dream 11 Super Smash for the second successive year. The Firebirds trumped the Central Stags by an impressive 8 wicket win, who had won the toss and chose to bat first at the Basin River. A middle order mess costed the Stags their 2nd consecutive defeat, despite a fine finish by all rounder Dough Bracewell who also scored his 2nd T20 50 of the edition and his career, with an exhilarating 53* off 27 balls. The Stags’ put…

London, Feb 1 (PTI) Channel 4 have emerged as the front-runner to grab the TV rights for the upcoming high-profile Test series between India and England unless a last-minute bid by a rival beats them. According to multiple reports in the British media, if Channel 4 gets the rights, the network will telecast the England Test team’s matches after a long gap that exceeds 15 years and it will also mark the return of free-to-air international cricket in the country. A report in ‘The Guardian’ said intense negotiations between global rights holder Star Sports in India, England’s BT Sport and…

According to a press release by Extreme E, the electric off road racing series has now partnered with SNTV, world’s biggest sports news video provider. The partnership will aim to share it’s innovative sporting products with audiences from around the world. SNTV has worked with federations, sports organizations and brands to provide sports video news and highlights to broadcasters and digital publishers worldwide in the last 24 years. It will now bring it’s production expertise and distribution network to Extreme E. Ali Russell the Chief Marketing Officer of Extreme E said “SNTV is a partner that will help give Extreme…

Melbourne, Feb 1 (PTI) India’s Sumit Nagal began his 2021 season with an opening round defeat at the Murray River Open, losing in straight sets to Ricardas Berankis, here on Monday in the run up to the Australian Open. Nagal, who does not give up easily, suffered a rather tame 2-6 2-6 defeat in the USD 320775 ATP250 event. The Indian, ranked 139 in the ATP singles chart could convert none of the two break chances he earned while dropped his serve four times in the match against the world number 72 from Lithuania. It is first competitive event for…

According to a press release by Odisha FC, the club have traded Brazilian forward Marcelo Leite Pereira for Australian born Scottish midfielder Brad Inman after Odisha FC reached an agreement with ATK Mohun Bagan over a loan swap deal. He will now represent the Bhubaneswar based team on loan until the conclusion of the current Hero Indian Super League. The 29 year old footballer has played for the Premier League club Newcastle United, along with other English clubs such as Crewe Alexandra, Peterborough United and Rochdale. He then moved to Australia to play for Brisbane Roar in 2019. Stuart Baxter,…

Vasco, Jan 30 (PTI) Hyderabad will have a chance to move to the third spot on the Indian Super League table and boost their play-off chances when they take on Chennaiyin FC at the Tilak Maidan here on Sunday. A win will help Hyderabad overtake FC Goa, who currently occupy the third spot, and get closer to ATK Mohun Bagan who also play on Sunday. However, for Chennaiyin, three points is exactly what separates them and their opponents in the day’s early kickoff. Current form would favour Hyderabad who are not only playing well, but are on a six-match unbeaten…

Margao, Jan 30 (PTI) Having suffered their third defeat of the season, ATK Mohun Bagan will aim to get their mojo back and close in on leaders Mumbai City when they take on Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League here on Sunday. ATK Mohun Bagan might find themselves in a comfortable spot in the league table, placed second after 14 games. But there’s no denying that the former champions have not been at their best lately. Their struggles continued against Northeast United, slumping to their third defeat of the season. In their last four matches, the Mariners have witnessed…

New Delhi, Jan 30 (PTI) The BCCI will not be conducting its premier first-class domestic tournament Ranji Trophy for the first time in 87 years as the parent body opted for the Vijay Hazare Trophy as per the wishes of majority of the state units. The BCCI will also host the U-19 National One Day tournament for the Vinoo Mankad Trophy and the Women’s national 50-over tournament as per a letter sent by BCCI secretary Jay Shah to the state units. While BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Shah were keen to have the blue riband tournament that pays the…

New Delhi, Jan 30 (PTI) The BCCI doesn’t even feel the need to currently look at a back-up overseas venue for hosting the next IPL with the COVID-19 situation improving in India, its treasurer Arun Singh Dhumal said on Saturday. Dhumal, who is also on the IPL Governing Council, told PTI that the board is confident that it would be able to host the 2021 edition of the lucrative league at home unlike the previous edition, which was held in the UAE due to the pandemic. He also spoke on getting the crowds back to stadiums partially, the BCCI’s move…