The 24-year-old batsman Sunil Ambris has set up a unique record of being dismissed hit wicket by Neil Wagner on the very first ball he faced in the Test format, before opening his account with a six that came off the top-edge of the bat. The right-hander Ambris achieved the feat when he hooked the […]
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Argentina earn dramatic draw at Hockey World League Final
Bhubaneswar, Dec4: Argentina staged a dramatic late fight back to hold Netherlands to a 3-3 draw in a Pool A match of the Hockey World League Final here on Sunday evening. Thierry Brinkman (12th minute), Valentin Verga (37th) and Mirco Pruijser (55th) scored for the Dutch while Matias Rey (45th), Lucas Vila (50th) and veteran dragflick […]
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Top coaches cautious after 2018 FIFA World Cup draw
Moscow, Dec 2; Coaches of top football nations Germany, Brazil and Portugal sounded a cautious note after the official draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup was announced here. Defending champions Germany have been placed along with lower ranked nations Mexico (16), Sweden (18) and Korea Republic (59) in Group F on Friday. Title contenders Brazil […]
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Here’s the Daily Sports Round Up From Around the Globe on 2nd December, 2017
Here is Sportzwiki’s daily news round-up, featuring top sports news from around the world, on 2nd November 2017. Here’s all the news from sporting events like cricket, football, WWE, Tennis and other sports took over the attention of all the sports enthusiasts. 2nd SECOND ASHES TEST, ADELAIDE OVAL, ADELAIDE England won the toss and chose to […]
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2018 FIFA World Cup: Group Draw And Detailed Fixtures
(Group Stages) Group A Teams: Russia; Saudi Arabia; Egypt; Uruguay (Fixtures) Match no. Date Time (IST) Team 1 Team 2 Venue 1 14th June 2018 20:30 Russia Saudi Arabia Moscow 2 15th June 2018 17:30 Egypt Uruguay Yekaterinburg 17 19th June 2018 23:30 Russia Egypt Saint Petersburg 18 20th June 2018 […]
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Windies Tour Of New Zealand 2017-18: Statistical Highlights – Day 1, First Test
New Zealand is in a very good position at the stumps of the opening day of the first Test at Basin Reserve (Wellington). New Zealand decided to bowl first after winning the toss. They bowled out the visitors Windies for just 134 runs. In reply, New Zealand was batting on 85/2 at the stumps of […]
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Windies Debutant Sunil Ambris Secures Unwanted Piece of History
Windies Test debutant Sunil Amris secured an unwanted piece of history when the southpaw was dismissed hit wicket in the very first delivery of his Test career. Windies struggled their way to 134 before New Zealand ended the day’s play on 85/2. Ambris who scored a sensational 153 of 145 deliveries during a tour game […]
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Olympic champs Argentina eye top slot in HWL Final
Bhubaneswar, Nov 28; Olympic Champions and current World No.1 Argentina, who arrived for the prestigious Hockey World League (HWL) on Monday, said they would be vying to stay on top of the world ranking. “Despite a long journey and the tiredness, the team is extremely excited to be here in India. This is a big competition, […]
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Sathiyan wins gold in Spanish Open TT
Almeria (Spain), Nov 27; Indian table tennis player G. Sathiyan clinched the gold medal after defeating Japans Kazuhiro Yoshimura 4-2 (11-7, 3-11, 11-6, 6-11, 13-11, 11-7) in the men’s singles final of the 2017 ITTF Challenge Spanish Open here. The ninth seeded Indian’s calculated game enabled him to prevail over the 11th seed, who displayed sheer […]
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Australia, Belgium arrive for HWL Final
Bhubaneswar, Nov 27; Defending champions Australia and world number three Belgium arrived at a rousing reception at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here on Sunday for the Men’s Hockey World League (HWL) Final, which is scheduled to begin at Kalinga Stadium here on December 1. The teams were welcomed by Odisha state government officials accompanied by […]