England tour of South Africa, 4th Test: South Africa v England played at Super Sport Park, Centurion, Jan 22-26, 2016 South Africa 1st Innings 475 all out off 132 overs 580 mins, SC Cook 115 off 218 balls, 14 fours, HM Amla 109 off 169 balls, 19 fours, Q de Kock 129 not out off…
In April 2009, the Olympic Committee visited Rio to discuss the bid to host the games in Brazil and was awarded in October 2009, Brazil had come a long way to prepare for Olympics over the last seven years. Back then Brazil had a steady and popular President Lula and was praised around the world, with…
West Indian cricketer Chris Gayle playing for Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League (BBL), knocked Adelaide strikers reaching his fastest half century in 12 balls making 56 runs off 17 balls , 7 sixes and two boundaries. Set a target of 171 runs from 16 overs, Gayle was on warpath, hitting four successive sixes…
England tour of South Africa, 3rd Test: South Africa v England at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, Jan 14-18, 2016 South Africa 313 all out in 99.3ov 443 min : D Elgar 46 off 122 balls 5 fours; HM Amla 40 off 90 balls 7 fours, AB de Villiers 36 off 40 4 fours and 1…
Argentine Lionel Messi, Barcelona forward, has won the Ballon d’Or award for the world’s best player for the fifth time with 41.33% of vote eclipsing both Ral Madrid forward Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo 27.76 % and Barca’s Brazilian Neymar 7.86% . United States midfielder Carli Lloyd, who scored a hat-trick in the World Cup final last…
Basil D’Oliveira Trophy England Tour of South Africa, 2nd Test: South Africa v England at Newlands, Cape Town, Jan 2-6, 2016 England won the toss and elected to bat Day 4 England 629/6, 125.5 overs BA Stokes 258 off 198 balls, 30 fours and 11 sixes, JM Bairstow 150 not out off 191 balls 18…
Fifteen-year-old Indian cricketer Pranav Dhanawade of KC Gandhi School, scored 1,009 runs not out off 323 balls, in a single innings to set a new world record in school cricket HT Bhandari Cup Inter-school tournament at the Union Cricket Academy ground in Kalyan, Mumbai. He broke the previous record of 628 not out, set by…
Basil D’Oliveira Trophy England Tour of South Africa, 2nd Test: South Africa v England at Newlands, Cape Town, Jan 2-6, 2016 England won the toss and elected to bat Day 3 England 629/6, 125.5 overs BA Stokes 258 off 198 balls, 30 fours and 11 sixes, JM Bairstow 150 not out off 191 balls 18 fours,…
Sudden death of Matthew Hobden a 22-year-old Sussex county cricket star and pace bowler in a small Scottish town instigated Scottish ploice to carry out an investigation. In a statement posted in the Sussex Club website “Sussex Cricket is deeply shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of Matthew Hobden. He made his first…
Basil D’Oliveira Trophy England Tour of South Africa, 2nd Test: South Africa v England at Newlands, Cape Town, Jan 2-6, 2016 England won the toss and elected to bat Day 2 England 629/6, 125.5 overs BA Stokes 258 off 198 balls, 30 fours and 11 sixes, JM Bairstow 150 not out off 191 balls 18…