On Wednesday, the Board sent an exhaustive 30-page long list of Covid protocol, including the Standard Operating Procedures (TOI has a copy)...Read More
Avoid handshakes, use electronic team sheets: BCCI
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Canterbury fast bowler Matt Henry was called up to the New Zealand squad for the second Test against Pakistan, starting on Sunday at Hagley ...Read More
NZ's Henry replaces injured Wagner for second Pakistan Test
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The victory came after a difficult December in which Sociedad had drawn three games before losing another three in a row prior to its visit ...Read More
Sociedad beat Bilbao 1-0 in Basque derby to end winless run
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The 31-year-old’s woeful form is definitely a worry for the hosts ahead of the third Test in Sydney starting from January 7. While some hav...Read More
Smith hasn't been in a good space mentally: Kim Hughes
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The middle-order batsman said the Aussies have been stifled by a leg-side trap set by India. In both the Tests so far in Adelaide and Melbou...Read More
Need to counter India’s leg-side trap, says Labuschagne
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Liverpool will start 2021 in a familiar position at the top of the Premier League but with a rejuvenated Manchester United leading a pack of...Read More
United eye Premier League summit after Liverpool stumble
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Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Braut Haaland is expected to make an eagerly awaited return from injury as his side look to battle back int...Read More
Erling Haaland back in action as Bundesliga returns from mini-break
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Since 2018-19, when Virat Kohli’s boys won the series 2-1, there has been a remarkable decrease in Aussie run-rates. In 11 innings (8 in 201...Read More
How Indian bowlers put the choke on Aussies
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Hamilton year became the most successful F1 driver of all time after equalling Ferrari great Michael Schumacher’s record seven titles and be...Read More
Arise Sir Lewis; Formula One champion Hamilton gets his knighthood
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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has been sued by former umpires John Holder and Ismail Dawood for alleged racial discrimination du...Read More
Former umpires sue ECB over alleged racial discrimination
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Rohit Sharma, who had missed the limited-overs series as well as the first two Tests against Australia due to a hamstring injury that he sus...Read More
Rohit Sharma gears up for Sydney Test with first practice session at MCG
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Training in the town of Milton Keynes in England, champion shuttler PV Sindhu is leaving no stone unturned to put on a medal-winning show a...Read More
Working hard, want to see myself getting the medal in Tokyo: Sindhu
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There were deaths that left fans distraught, there was a retirement that was expected but still seemed unacceptable, training across sports ...Read More
2020: When sport went out of life and life went out of sport
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India captain Virat Kohli held on to his second position while stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane broke into the top 10 after gaining five plac...Read More
ICC Test Ranking: Rahane climbs to 6th, Kohli remains at No. 2
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Los Angeles superstar LeBron James celebrated his 36th birthday on Wednesday with another NBA milestone, scoring double-digit points for the...Read More
LeBron James celebrates birthday with milestone in Lakers win
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San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon made history on Wednesday, becoming the first woman to take charge of an NBA team when she to...Read More
Becky Hammon makes NBA history as first woman to lead team
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The Indian team management is likely to prefer Shardul Thakur over left-arm pace sensation Thangarasu Natarajan in the third Test against Au...Read More
Shardul Thakur likely to play in Sydney Test, Umesh Yadav out of series
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Kane Williamson leaped from third to first after his player-of-the-match effort leading the Black Caps to a 101-run victory over Pakistan th...Read More
Williamson overtakes Smith, Kohli to be top Test batsman
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New Zealand pace bowler Neil Wagner battled through the pain of two broken toes in the first Test against Pakistan but coach Gary Stead said...Read More
NZ's Wagner ruled out of second Pakistan Test with broken toes
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Hamilton, who secured his seventh F1 title last month to equal Michael Schumacher’s record, has said his recent success was partly inspired ...Read More
Speedy Sir: Lewis Hamilton knighted in year-end royal honours
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The Uruguay striker used a powerful and precise header to send Yannick Carrasco’s lob from a free kick into the lower corner of Getafe’s net...Read More
Mohamed Salah missed two good chances when he had just Darlow to beat, and strike-partner Roberto Firmino saw two headers saved at St. James...Read More
Darlow frustrates Liverpool in 0-0 draw at Newcastle
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Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane was annoyed his side could not seal victory after they were held to a 1-1 draw at Elche on Wednesday and s...Read More
Real Madrid should have killed off Elche: Zidane
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David Warner may play the third Test against India even if he is short of full fitness as Australia look to the veteran opener to strengthen...Read More
Australia prepared to risk David Warner in Sydney even if not fully fit
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Manchester City kick off the New Year at Chelsea on Sunday, eager to move on from a recent COVID-19 outbreak and get back to putting pressur...Read More
Manchester City kick off new year at Chelsea after COVID clearance
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Former Indian batsman VVS Laxman heaped praise on the Indian cricket team for their eight-wicket victory against Australia in the Boxing Day...Read More
MCG win tribute to team's bench strength: VVS Laxman
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An off-key Liverpool were frustrated for a second successive game by struggling opponents as they were held to a 0-0 Premier League draw at ...Read More
Liverpool frustrated by Newcastle in 0-0 draw
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Real Madrid were held to a disappointing 1-1 draw at struggling Elche on Wednesday, losing ground in the La Liga title race to leaders Atlet...Read More
Real Madrid frustrated by Elche to leave Atletico clear at top
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Being dropped from two Tests in South Africa in 2018 despite being the designated vice-captain was probably the lowest point in Ajinkya Raha...Read More
Ajinkya Rahane showed mental strength after 2018 SA tour: Devang Gandhi
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The challenges in a post COVID-19 world were new and unusual but unlike other Indian sports, cricket could partially redeem itself, thanks t...Read More
Covid and cricket: Melbourne Magic in morbid year
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Cricket Australia interim Chief Executive Officer Nick Hockley on Wednesday confirmed that Team India and Australia will not travel to Sydne...Read More
Ind vs Aus: Players to train in Melbourne before moving to Sydney
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Australian authorities are asking fans at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) not to cheer too loudly during the third Test against India next w...Read More
3rd Test: Fans urged to cheer quietly at SCG amid Covid-19
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Winning an away Test match in SENA (SA, Eng, NZ and Aus) countries is no more a rarity in Indian cricket. But India doing it at the MCG with...Read More
A rare away win for India without batting first
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The five-bowler strategy worked out perfectly for India in Melbourne but the Ajinkya Rahane-led side has some tough calls to make in the bat...Read More
Questions before 3rd Test: Where will Rohit bat? Who will be in, who out?
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In 2011-12 Down Under, Ashwin managed just 9 wickets in three Tests at an average of 62.77 (SR 112). Then during the 2014-15 tour, Ashwin sc...Read More
Ravichandran Ashwin cracks the code Down Under
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Halftime substitute Ousmane Dembele salvaged Barcelona a 1-1 draw when he scored in the 67th. That canceled out Kike GarcÃa’s opener 10 minu...Read More
Barcelona held 1-1 at home by Eibar without Messi
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side rose to second place — two points behind Premier League leader Liverpool — with a 1-0 victory over Wolverhampton...Read More
Man United goes 2nd in Premier League; Leeds enjoys 5-0 rout
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TOI has learnt from reliable sources in the BCCI that the 29-year-old Natarajan, who took two for 70 on his ODI debut and then scalped six w...Read More
T Natarajan could make his Test debut at the SCG
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The year of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is arriving. That would be 2021. Ever since the Olympics were postponed nine months ago, local organizer...Read More
Welcome 2021: The year of the postponed Tokyo Olympics
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Australia head to the third Test against India desperately searching for answers to their batting woes and with fingers crossed that sidelin...Read More
Australia seek quick fix to batting woes after MCG defeat
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Both Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane have demonstrated they are shrewd leaders. It is not for nothing India won the 2018-19 Test series in Au...Read More
Kohli and Rahane: Contrasting captains, effective results
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Manchester United climbed two places up to second in the Premier League after Marcus Rashford scored deep into stoppage time to give them a ...Read More
Manchester United go second as late Rashford winner sinks Wolves
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