Chuck Yeager, 1st to break sound barrier, dies at 97 Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” Yeager, the World War II fighter pilot ace and quintessential test pilot who showed he had the “right stuff” when in 1947 he became the first person to fly faster than sound, had died. He was... Women 08 Dec, 2020
Australia bring in Lyon, fret over Finch's fitness against India SYDNEY: Australia strengthened their spin bowling by bringing in Nathan Lyon on Saturday but continue to fret over the availability of captain Aaron Finch in the two remaining Twenty20 Internationals against India. Off-spinner Lyon replaced... 05 Dec, 2020
Jadeja injured as concussion substitute Chahal fires India to win MELBOURNE: Concussion substitute Yuzvendra Chahal took three wickets as India beat Australia by 11 runs in the first Twenty20 match in Canberra on Friday but the win was soured by an apparent hamstring injury to all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. In a... 04 Dec, 2020
Pandya heroics help India avoid clean sweep against Australia India beat Australia by 13 runs to lose 2-1 in series Pandya made unbeaten 92, adds 150 with Jadeja Kohli becomes fastest to score 12,000 ODI runs CANBERRA: India all-rounder Hardik Pandya scored his highest one-day international... 02 Dec, 2020
Australia skipper Finch backs Starc to rebound after torrid start MELBOURNE: Australia captain Aaron Finch has backed under-fire paceman Mitchell Starc to rebound after the left-armer was feasted upon by India's batsmen in the first two matches of the one-day series. Australia sealed the series 2-0 with their... 01 Dec, 2020
Australia's Warner out of white-ball series, test status uncertain MELBOURNE: Australia batsman David Warner has been ruled out of the rest of the white-ball matches against India due to a groin injury and faces a fitness battle to be ready for the first test at Adelaide Oval on Dec. 17. Cricket Australia said... 30 Nov, 2020
Smith, Finch hit tons as Australia beat India in tour opener SYDNEY: Steve Smith and Aaron Finch led the way with centuries as Australia opened their home summer with a one-day victory over India by 66 runs on Friday in the first men's international played in front of a crowd since March. The capacity of the... 27 Nov, 2020
Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed Afghans - report SYDNEY: Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed prisoners and civilians in Afghanistan, with senior commandos reportedly forcing junior soldiers to kill defenceless captives in order to “blood” them for combat, a four year... Women 19 Nov, 2020
Brisbane sign 'local' player Morkel for Big Bash League SYDNEY: Brisbane Heat unveiled Morne Morkel as a 'local' player for this season's Big Bash League on Friday, with the former South Africa quick now a permanent resident of Australia. Morkel, who was a replacement international player for the Perth... 06 Nov, 2020
Australia confirms playing India in all three formats MELBOURNE: Australia will kick off its international summer with limited overs series against India in Sydney and Canberra from Nov. 27 before the four-test series starts in Adelaide as a day-night match on Dec. 17, Cricket Australia (CA) said on... 28 Oct, 2020
Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 34.44 million, death toll over 1.02 million More than 34.44 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,024,917 have died, according to a Reuters tally. US President Donald Trump is moving to a military hospital for treatment after being... Women 03 Oct, 2020
Asia Today: India's coronavirus cases jump by another 96K NEW DELHI: India's coronavirus cases jumped by another 96,424 infections in the past 24 hours, showing little sign of levelling. The Health Ministry on Friday raised the nation's total past 5.21 million, 0.37% of its nearly 1.4 billion people. It... Women 18 Sep, 2020
