Stand named after Shane Warne unveiled at Melbourne’s Junction Oval
Melbourne, Oct 25 (IANS) Cricket Victoria and St Kilda Cricket Club said a stand has been named after the legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne at Melbourne’s Junction Oval in the presence of his daughters Summer and Brooke, and his father Keith. The unveiling ceremony took place before Victoria took on New South Wales in a One-Day […]
Paine laughs off Warner’s return to Test team, backs Inglis to open with Khawaja
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) Former Australia Test captain Tim Paine has laughed off David Warner’s offer of returning to the team ahead of next month’s Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against India, while backing Josh Inglis to open the batting alongside Usman Khawaja. Warner retired from international cricket after the Men’s T20 World Cup in June, […]
Warner cleared to again take up leadership roles with immediate effect
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) has announced that former left-handed opener David Warner has been cleared to take up leadership roles in Australian cricket with immediate effect. In its statement, CA said an independent three-member Review Panel determined that Warner had met the necessary criteria to have the ban lifted. The hearing […]
Julen, Nico star as Athletic Club beat Slavia Prague in Europa League
Madrid, Oct 25 (IANS) Athletic Club goalkeeper Julen Agirrezabala made a series of excellent saves to help his side to a hard-fought 1-0 win at home to Slavia Prague in the Europa League. The win gave Athletic seven points from their first three games in the competition, but they were made to suffer by the […]
Europa League: Frankfurt edge resilient Riga FS
Berlin, Oct 25 (IANS) Eintracht Frankfurt secured their second win of the Europa League third round with a 1-0 victory over Riga, thanks to a goal from substitute Hugo Larsson. In a quiet first half, the Eagles controlled possession but struggled to create clear scoring opportunities. Riga remained well-organized defensively, keeping Frankfurt away from their […]
