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Chennai, Mar 30: Chennai Super Kings all-rounder David Willey has pulled out of the ongoing Indian Premier League because of personal reasons. English cricket Willey, who played three matches for the Super Kings in 2018, was quoted by Yorkshire County Cricket Club website as saying that "unfortunately due to some family reasons, I've had to pull out of the IPL". "We are due for our second baby and

New Delhi, Mar 30: In a bid to raise the standards of umpiring and officiating in the country, Hockey India on Tuesday announced it will conduct an online test on March 29. The online Test is designed as part of a program for professional development of the umpires and technical officials. It will help them enhance their skill-based and knowledge-based expertise. It is also expected to illustrate

Hyderabad, Mar 30: Sanju Samson’s second Indian Premier League ton was overshadowed by David Warner’s blistering fifty as Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals by five wickets to register their first win in the ongoing edition of the tournament on Friday. Samson’s first century of the ongoing IPL went in vain, as chasing a mammoth 199-run target, Warner set up the platform for Sunrisers with a

Barcelona, Mar 29: The wait is over and fans have decided their winner. Trophy for the best goal in Barcelona’s history has been entitled to Lionel Messi for his spectacular goal against Getafe during the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey 2006/07. The final stage of the competition began on 20 March and four goals made it through which had three goals by Messi and one by Sergi Roberto. Out of the

Mar 29: An angry Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli came down heavily on ICC Elite Panel Umpire S Ravi after the final delivery of the match bowled by Mumbai Indians' Lasith Malinga turned out to be a 'no-ball', which was not awarded to the losing team. More importantly, winning captain Rohit Sharma was also critical of umpiring standard during the match. "We are playing at the IPL

Mar 28: Indian shooters on Thursday clinched one gold and two silver on the second day of the 12th Asian Airgun Championships in Taoyuan, Taipei to remain on top of the standings. Ravi Kumar and Elavenil Valarivan won a silver in the senior 10m air rifle mixed team event while India made it a 1-2 in the corresponding junior event on yet another profitable day. Ravi and Elavenil topped the

Mar 29: An umpiring howler off the last deliver cost Royal Challengers Bangalore dearly as Mumbai Indians pipped the hosts by six runs largely due to Jasprit Bumrah's brilliant spell at the death in an IPL 2019 encounter on Thursday. Needing six to take the game into Super Over, Lasith Malinga's final delivery to Shivam Dube was a no-ball that was missed by the on-field umpires as RCB managed 181

Kolkata, Mar 28: Andre Russell’s second consecutive blistering knock made all the difference as Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Kings XI Punjab by 28 runs in their Indian Premier League match here on Wednesday. Russell, who hit a sensational 19-ball 49 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in KKR’s previous match, bludgeoned his way to a 17-ball 48 to propel the home side to a massive 218 for 4 after they

New Delhi, Mar 27: Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni has knocked the doors of the Supreme Court over unpaid dues by real-estate giant Amrapali for using his services for branding and marketing activities for six years, News18 reported. Dhoni is reportedly seeking the apex court’s intervention to get close to Rs 40 crore from the group. According to media, Dhoni became a brand ambassador for Amrapali

New Delhi, Mar 27: His side's core team is the oldest in the IPL and Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni knows fully well that they cannot be a great fielding outfit but can make it up in batting and bowling. "We are well covered in other areas. We will never be a great fielding side, but we can be a safe fielding side. We might bleed a few runs here and there, but as long as we use