Michael Jordan needed a Scottie Pippen, so did Lionel Messi with an Andres Iniesta by his side and Suresh Raina is that glue that admirably stuck around with Mahendra Singh Dhoni in highs, lows, and from Saturday, in retirement.
Mumbai has fastest 4G speed, Ahmedabad most consistent, says wireless coverage mapping firm OpenSignal
Brathwaite sees a leader in Archer and wants England to support him in discovering his leadership qualities so that he can serve English cricket for a long time.
'He grew up poor and faced racism as he worked to become one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Hank never let the hatred he faced consume him.'
Paes and Raja dispatched the pair of Nikoloz Basilashvili and Andreas Haider-Maurer 6-2, 6-3 in their opening round.
Talk about whether IPL auction will be on his mind, Hope sounded dismissive.
Chelsea is currently at the fourth place in the Premier League standings with 63 points from 37 matches.
Rajneesh Gupta presents the Chennai Super Kings record in the IPL over the years.
Seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar's swollen ankle has the Indian team management worried ahead of the fourth Test against England, starting at Old Trafford on August 7.
'Rohit can bring a lot to the table.' 'And if he clicks, then imagine how strong our batting line-up will be.'
The most consistent team this season will be up against the most resilient side of the current edition when Kings XI Punjab locks horns with Kolkata Knight Riders in the first Qualifier clash of the Indian Premier League in Kolkata on Tuesday.
The batting mainstay of Kolkata Knight Riders, Robin Uthappa, defied the law of averages with 10 consecutive 40-plus scores to guide his team to their second IPL title.
The West Indies A top-order put up a gutsy show to force a draw despite another five-wicket haul by left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem as India A won the unofficial three-'Test' series 2-0.
India coach Ravi Shastri said he would have preferred a 16-member World Cup squad instead of the mandated 15 and urged those who missed out to 'not lose heart'.
Sebastian Vettel has never been one for social media or had much time for esports but even the four-times world champion has shifted his stance, however slightly, under Formula One's coronavirus lockdown. Although the 32-year-old Ferrari driver is still not remotely tempted by Twitter or Instagram, he has acquired a gaming rig. Just how much the German uses it remains to be seen.
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Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri is highly impressed with the country's U-16 and U-20 sides, who have punched above their weight in recent times, and said they are capable of achieving bigger things in the future.
Dwaine Pretorius felt like an outsider, stuck on the sidelines as South Africa's World Cup went wrong but he was integral again on Friday as they claimed a morale-boosting win over Sri Lanka. The all-rounder had not featured for the Proteas since their tournament opener almost a month ago at the Oval, where he finished wicketless and ran himself out for a duck in their defeat to England.
Cheteshwar Pujara was India's most consistent batsmen in the Test version in 2013, while Virat Kohli continued his scoring spree in ODIs. A look at the top performers in Tests and ODIs in 2013.
He has been one of the most consistent performers in T20 cricket but JP Duminy feels that it is his compatriot AB de Villiers, who has changed the landscape of T20 batsmanship with his innovative shot-making.
Former captain Rahul Dravid threw his weight behind India discard and Rajasthan Royals team-mate Ajinkya Rahane saying the youngster deserves a longer run in international cricket.
Germany's Robert Harting won his third successive world discus title in impressive style on Tuesday when his 69.11 metre throw, the fourth-longest of the season, was too good for perennial runner-up Piotr Malachowski of Poland who took another silver.
Axar Patel, one of the most consistent performers for the Delhi Capitals in IPL 2020, reveals what makes him click.
Unstoppable thus far, India are hoping to rewrite the record books with a fourth title when the Rahul Dravid-coached side squares off against an equally formidable Australia in the final of the ICC Under-19 World Cup, in Maunganui, New Zealand, on Saturday.
On paper, it is difficult to imagine how Bangladesh will even be able to compete in a format which has been their weakest till date.
Brazil (Selecao) might be the most loved -- and most successful -- football team across the globe, but the Germans (Die Mannshaft), says Bikash Mohapatra, are easily the most consistent in the history of football.
A lot of India's success at the ICC Champions Trophy owed to the form of its batsmen. In fact, there were three Indians among the top five run scorers.
Having beaten them thrice last season, Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir has expressed hope of continuing their unbeaten run against Kings XI Punjab in the ongoing eighth Indian Premier League.
New Zealand opener Martin Guptill has credited his side's unbeaten run in the ongoing World Twenty20 to the fun-loving approach which they have been following in the shortest format of the game.
Shane Watson overcame a slow start on his way to an unbeaten 117 to guide the Chennai Super Kings to their third Indian Premier League title with a eight-wicket win over the Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday.
Michael Clarke whose batting was a saving grace in the first Test, in Chennai, was expected to play a stellar role to save the match for his team. But the Australian captain fell short and therefore the chances of his team salvaging the Test also evaporated. And therefore without doubt Turning Point of Day 4 has to be Michael Clarke's dismissal.
The selectors handed out of favour spinner Harbhajan Singh another lifeline when they picked him up in the 15-man Indian squad for the first two Tests against Australia.
The selectors handed out of favour spinner Harbhajan Singh on Sunday another lifeline when they picked him up in the 15-man Indian squad for the first two Tests against Australia.
Javelin thrower Annu Rani and four-time Commonwealth Games medallist discus thrower Seema Antil Punia also have been recommended for the Arjuna Award.
Siddharth Trivedi has been the most consistent player for Rajasthan Royals without a shadow of a doubt. It will be rightful to give him the top performer of the day.
One of India's most consistent rifle shooters in recent times, Ravi was down after failing to win an Olympic quota despite displaying good form in the last World Championship.
'I have seen him evolve and mature, both as a person and a captain.'
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'But, of course, in cricket anything can happen. While England start the favourites, there are other teams which are also playing some good cricket'
After keeping wickets K L Rahul scored 56 off 27 balls; his 99-run partnership with Virat Kohli set up the base for India's successful chase of New Zealand's 203 runs in the opening T20 in Auckland on Friday.
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