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London, Jul 23: India turned up in a manner befitting the occasion and stopped England at 228 for seven in the final of the ICC Women's World Cup, leaving themselves with a realistic chance of doing what seemed unreal at the start of the tournament. The coin landing in the opponents' favour at the toss was hardly a deterrent as India went about the task in a professional manner. Leading the show

Mumbai, Jul 23: Promotion and felicitations are on the cards for batswoman Harmanpreet Kaur, who hit a scintillating century to help India defeat mighty Australia and enter the final of the ICC Women's World Cup. The 28-year-old right-handed batter hit an unbeaten 171 off just 115 balls in the semi-final match to knock out the reigning champions from the tournament being played in England. The

New Delhi, Jul 22: Harmanpreet Kaur’s amazing knock of 171 against Australia in the ICC Women’s World Cup semi-final have already made her a household name. It was former India women’s captain Diana Edulji who spotted the talent of her and got her a job in Western Railway, with some help from the legendary Sachin Tendulkar. Edulji — a retired sports officer from Western Railway — had known of Kaur

Kolkata, Jul 22: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has termed India as favourites against hosts England for the upcoming final of the ICC Women's World Cup on Sunday. Ganguly hailed Harmanpreet Kaur for her superb unbeaten 171 off 115 balls which enabled India beat Australia by 36 runs in the semi-finals yesterday. "I saw her innings, (Harmanpreet) Kaur was superb yesterday. They will beat

Derby, Jul 21: Harmanpreet Kaur etched her name into record books after her scintillating 115-ball unbeaten 171 helped India thrash Australia by 36 runs and took them to the ICC Women's World Cup 2017 final. India will now face hosts England in the summit clash at The Lord's in London on Sunday. After her marauding knock, the 28-year-old from Punjab explained how she resurrected India innings with

Colombo, Jul 21: Whether it's Shikhar Dhawan or Abhinav Mukund, whoever opens alongside KL Rahul in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle should treat this as an opportunity rather than feel the pressure to perform, India skipper Virat Kohli said today. The skipper termed regular Test opener Murali Vijay's wrist injury as "unfortunate" but also praised his players being honest about their

Derby, Jul 21: Harmanpreet Kaur produced one of greatest ever ODI knocks in women's cricket as India stormed into the ICC World Cup final, demolishing Australia by 36 runs in the semi-final, here on Thursday. It is only the second time that India have entered the summit clash of the global event, having lost to Australia in the final of the 2005 edition. Skipper Mithali Raj and senior pacer Jhulan

New Delhi, Jul 20: In a major embarrassment for Manpreet Kaur, the Indian shot putter tested positive for banned substances for the second time in a couple of days. As a result, the 21-year-old has been banned from taking part at next month’s World Athletics Championships in London. This shocker has come just three months after Manpreet bagging a gold medal at the Asian Grand Prix China which even

Jul 20: Odds are stacked heavily against them but a confident India will aim to turn the tables when they take on six-time champions Australia in the second semi-final of the ICC Women's World Cup on Thursday. India have a poor record against Australia, having lost 34 out of 42 games the two teams have played so far. But come on Thursday, the Mithali Raj-led Indian team will be aiming to end the

New Delhi, Jul 19: India head coach Ravi Shastri now wants batting great Sachin Tendulkar to work with the national team as a consultant, provided it is not a case of conflict of interest. Shastri expressed the desire to have Tendulkar on board during yesterday's meeting with the BCCI special committee comprising acting president CK Khanna, CEO Rahul Johri, acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary and