India will return to Melbourne to compete in the 2017 AFL International Cup. A stand-alone, division two men’s team will be representing India in the fourth, consecutive International Cup India has competed in. Inaugurated in 2002, the AFL International Cup is played every three years and this year’s sixth tournament will feature seven new teams. […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Bravo England for lifting the Women’s World Cup [WWC] for the fourth time. Hearty congratulations to the Person of the Match, medium-pacer Anya Shrubsole for her super spell of 6 for 46. Congrats also to India for reaching the final and for looking a winner till the last 45 minutes of […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji As India takes on England for the World Cup today at Lord’s in London, let me give a short history of the global event. How many know that the first women’s World Cup was played in 1973, two years before the first men’s World Cup? England has won the women’s World Cup […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji It was an innings to remember. It reminded me of Virender Sehwag at his best and loftiest. I refer to India’s Harmanpreet Kaur’s hurricane 171 not out in the women’s World Cup semi-final against Australia at Derby, England. It was sensational as she belted 20 fours and seven sixes, her unbeaten 171 […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji India won her first four matches in Women’s World Cup currently being played in England. But they lost to South Africa last night. The only Indian to do well was teenager Deepti Sharma who scored 60 out of India’s disappointing total of 158. She had also top-scored in the previous match against […]
India’s shuttler Srikanth Kidambi defeated Olympic champion Chen Long in a dominating fashion to win the Australian Badminton Open Super Series Men’s Singles title on Sunday in Sydney. Srikanth won the match in straight games 22-20, 21-16 to win his career’s fourth Super Series title. This is world no 11 Srikanth’s second straight title […]
Men’s Singles Srikanth Kidambi’s dream run at the Australia SuperSeries continued today when he easily defeated China’s Shi Yuqi, ranked fourth in the world. Kidambi took out the first set 21-10 and the second 21-14, sending him to his third consecutive SuperSeries final. “I am coming back,” Kidambi of India said. “I have played the […]
Women’s Singles India’s PV Sindhu was given a scare in her opening round of the women’s singles, dropping the second set to Japan’s Sayaka Sato, before eventually recovering in the third to win 21-17 14-21 21-18. Sindhu, the 2016 Olympic silver medallist lost her momentum during the second game, and Sato was able to capitalise […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji A Gentleman’s Game – Reflections on Cricket History by Anindya Dutta, 142 pages, illustrated. The Kindle e-book is available on Amazon Australia at A$4.49. The link to the book is Amazon Australia : https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0725VZJFQ The Paperback is available on Amazon US at US$5.99. I grew up in an era when cricket […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji At the semi final stage, it looks more like Asia Cup than Champions Trophy. Three of the four teams in the semi finals were from Asia; India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Interestingly, before 1947 it was just one country – India! After trouncing Bangladesh by 9 wickets with 59 balls in hand at […]