ICC World Cup: Swiss tennis ace Roger Federer turns India fan
The Swiss great, a winner of 17 Grand Slam titles, was pictured on his Facebook page admiring an Indian team shirt, which he had unwrapped from a gift box. “Dressing up for a Gentleman’s game today. #BleedBlue,” wrote the 33-year-old. Federer would not be a complete stranger to... read more »
Slinger Malinga fit for Sri Lanka’s World Cup opening match
Express pace bowler Lasith Malinga is fit for Sri Lanka’s opening World Cup clash against New Zealand at the Hagley Oval on Saturday, captain Angelo Mathews said. Malinga had ankle surgery in September and just returned to action in Sri Lanka’s two warm-up matches, against South Africa and... read more »
National Games: Mahitha, Rameshwori steal the show
Mahitha Mohan of Kerala won her third gold medal while veteran Rameshwori Devi of Manipur proved that she was not a spent force, on the penultimate day of the cycling competitions of the National Games here on Thursday. Mahitha was unstoppable in the women’s 20km point race which she won with the... read more »
Won’t have sledging war with Warner, says Anderson
England pace spearhead James Anderson says the team has no intention of provoking a sledging war with firebrand Australian opener David Warner in Saturday’s high-profile cricket World Cup opener here. Anderson, who has a reputation of getting under the skin of Australian players, was asked if he... read more »
