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“It’s over. I’ve bowled my final ball. Taken my final wicket. Today I announce my retirement from all forms of cricket,” writes former Australian pace bowler, Mitchell Johnson. Another era comes to an end. In Perth Now, he wrote that due to exasperating back issues he had to draw curtains on a wonderful career. On 10th Novemeber 2007, Johnson made his test debut in Australian cricket against Sri Lanka. Johnson was in KKR team for Indian premiere league in January 2018.  He had retired from the international game in 2015 but had since played in Australia's Big Bash and the Indian Premier League. Johnson said he "had hoped to continue playing in various Twenty20 competitions around the world" but decided "it was time to move on" after struggling with back problems."My body is starting to shut down." Johnson expressed his gratitude to  Perth Scorchers,  the  Western Australian Cricket Association,  and all of his fans for everything they had ...

The opening ceremony of Asian games 2018 that took place in Jakarta on the 18th of August, 2018, took the world by awe with its spectacular curtain rising. A stellar show it was! With the President Joko Widodo making a splendid entry in a motorbike, to hundreds of dancers, artists and fireworks made it a million dollar show. There are 46 participating contingents. The Indian contingent was led by commonwealth games champion Neeraj Chopra.  Out of 572 Indian athletes , 312 men and 260 women will be participating in 36 sports in this edition of the Asian games. 6 players from Assam including Hima Das are taking part in different events . They are Pramila Daimary(archer) , Hima Das(athlete) , Shiva Thapa(boxer),Rodali Barua(Taekwondo),Ashmita Chaliha(Badminton) and Kavita Devi(Fencing). We wish all of them the very best. Which events and players are you following? Let us know in the comments section below. 

On this Women’s day, we salute  the leading sportswomen of India who have changed the face of sports for women in our country. There was a time when Indian women were not given much recognition in sports, but now the times have changed and taken a dramatic twist. Indian women today have travelled a long distance towards the triumph in sports. Let’s take a look at our proudest Daughters . 1. PT Usha — Queen of Indian Track and Field Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha  is a name almost everyone in India would know. She is one of the most phenomenal runners of all times. This miracle girl from Kerala has been part of athletics since 1979. Her interest for running began in school when she was selected to represent India at the district level. In 1982, she won the first silver medal in the 100 m and 200 m track races in the Delhi Asian Games. A year later, Usha won her first gold medal in the 400 m track race making a new Asian record. From 198...

2000, 2008, 2012 and now 2018. India pulled off a sensational eight-wicket win over Australia in the big final of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup to become the only side in history to lift the coveted title for a record fourth time. A clinical bowling performance by India saw them restrict Australia to 216, a total that Prithvi Shaw and his men gunned down comfortably in the end - with 67 balls remaining - to etch their name in history books. Its said a good foundation supported by "The Wall" gets you results. It was evident that Rahul Dravid played a vital role in shaping this team and making it World Champions. The platform for the big win was laid by, first, the bowlers, who staged a terrific comeback to remove the last six Australian wickets for just 33 runs, and later by opener Manjot Kalra, who struck a 101-ball century to lead India to victory. Kalra got vital partnerships going with each batsman he batted with - 71 with Shaw, 60 with Shubman Gill and an unbeate...

NEW DELHI: The mega two-day Indian Premier 2018 auction is over. Across Saturday and Sunday, the eight franchises assembled under one roof to rebuild their squad for the upcoming season of the cash-rich IPL.  England all-rounder Ben Stokes was the costliest buy  while Jaydev Unadkat turned out to be the most expensive India cricketer at the auction. Here are the squads of the eight teams after the auction: CHENNAI SUPER KINGS [25 players] MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo. Karn Sharma, Shane Watson, Shardul Thakur, Ambati Rayudu, Murali Vijay, Harbhajan Singh, Faf Du Plessis, Mark Wood, Sam Billings, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Mitchell Santner, Lungisani Ngidi, Asif K M, N Jagadeesan, Kanishk Seth, Monu Singh, Dhruv Shorey, Kshitiz Sharma, Chaitanya Bishnoi DELHI DAREDEVILS [25 players] Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Chris Morris, Glenn Maxwell, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra, Shahbaz Nadeem, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammad Shami, G...

Blind World Cup 2018: The Indian cricket team won the blind world cup 2018 by beating arch-rivals Pakistan by 2 wickets in the final. Blind World Cup 2018: The Indian cricket team won the blind world cup 2018 by beating arch-rivals Pakistan by 2 wickets in the final. Chasing a target of 308 runs in 40 overs at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in UAE on Saturday, the Indian team reached there with 8 balls remaining. It was India’s second title at the mega event as earlier they won World Cup, outclassing Pakistan at Cape Town, South Africa in December 2014. Batting first, Pakistan scored 308 runs with the help of Riyasat Khan and skipper Nisar Ali’s solid knocks who scored 48 and 47 runs, respectively. Sunil Ramesh was the star performer for India in the Blind World Cup 2018 final, scoring 93 runs while captain Ajay Reddy also smashed 63 runs, helping India successfully defend the title. There were some nervous moments in the game as team India lost few crucial wickets in the middle o...

India will be captained by Prithvi Shaw and coached by Rahul Dravid | Photo Credit: Vivek Bendre Where is it being played? When is India playing? Here's all you need to know The 12 edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup gets underway in various venues in New Zealand starting on Saturday. The opening day of the 2018 edition – the third time New Zealand are hosting the tournament – features four games, with the hosts taking on defending champions West Indies. The concept of such a tournament took shape 30 years ago, in Australia, when it was called the Youth World Cup. It returned after a ten-year break and from then on it has been referred to as the U-19 World Cup, held every two years. Format The 16 teams have been divided into four groups of four teams each. All teams in each group will play each other once. The top two from each group will qualify for the quarter-finals. The top four will qualify for the semi-finals. The final will be played on February 3 at Mount Maunganui. ...

Jamaica's Usain Bolt receives applause after placing third in the men's 100m at the 2017 IAAF World Championships at the London Stadium in London on August 5, 2017. PHOTO | KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV | AFP  PARIS Sprint legend Usain Bolt said Sunday that he hopes to still see his dream of becoming a professional footballer come true when he undergoes a trial at German top-flight club Borussia Dortmund. However, the multiple Olympic and world champion admitted that he would prefer to play for Manchester United, his favourite team. "In March we're going to do a trial with Dortmund and that will determine what I do with that career, which way it goes," the 31-year-old world record holder told the Sunday Express. "If they say I'm good, and that I need a bit of training, I'll do it. "It makes me nervous. I don't get nervous but this is different, this is football now. It'll take time to adjust but once I play a few times I...

Australia's captain Steve Smith holds a replica Ashes urn next to team mates after they won the fifth Ashes cricket test match and the series 4-0. Reuters Sydney, January 8 Australia ruthlessly extinguished England's resistance to claim an innings victory in the fifth Ashes Test and complete a 4-0 series rout on the final day in Sydney on Monday. The beleaguered tourists, with skipper Joe Root weakened by a stomach bug and unable to continue batting, dissolved after lunch, losing their last four wickets for their fourth comprehensive defeat of the series. “It has been a great couple of months. The cricket that we have played in the last couple of months has been outstanding,” Australia skipper Steve Smith said. “We have just been able to get on top and win those key moments and not let them back in the game which is crucial.”      Pat Cummins led the Australian offensive in Sydney with four wickets for 39 to finish man-of-the-match and the leading...