Tag: Victory

Bell century lays platform for England victory bid

Ian Bell’s second hundred in three matches helped England stay on top in the third and final Test against Sri Lanka at the Rose...

Moral victory for Yasir in spot-fixing case

Pakistan’s discarded Test player Yasir Hameed scored a moral victory over British tabloid in a spot-fixing scandal last year after his complaint was upheld....

Venus returns with victory over Petkovic

American Venus Williams marked her return from an abdominal injury with an impressive 7-5 5-7 6-3 victory over Germany's Andrea Petkovic at the Eastbourne...

Clinical India ease to victory over West Indies

Half-centuries from Virat Kohli and Parthiv Patel followed up Amit Mishra’s career-best bowling to lead India to a seven-wicket victory over West Indies in...

India romp to victory over West Indies

Rohit Sharma led the way with an unbeaten 68, and Shikhar Dhawan scored 51 to propel India to a facile four-wicket victory over West...

Lincicome claims LPGA victory

American Brittany Lincicome birdied the 18th hole on Sunday to complete a bogey-free weekend and take a one-stroke victory at the $1.5 million LPGA...

Kashmiri’s death only a small US victory: report

The details surrounding the apparent death of top al Qaeda militant Ilyas Kashmiri in a drone attack late on Friday show a short-term win...

Watson leads Rajasthan to victory

Shane Watson’s all-round show helped compatriot Shane Warne sign off his professional cricket career with a thumping win as the Rajasthan Royals routed Mumbai...

Pakistan eyeing victory in Azlan Shah Cup

Pakistan’s manager said Friday that the Asian champions were seeing a return to form and eyeing victory in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, despite...

Dhoni steers Chennai to victory

Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni hammered an unbeaten 63 as Chennai Super Kings defeated Delhi Daredevils by 18 runs on Thursday to virtually book a...

Guitarist Salman terms Osama’s death victory for Muslims

Musician and guitarist Salman Ahmad has hailed Osama bin Laden’s death as a victory for the Islamic world and demanded accountability over how the...

Vijay, Dhoni shape Chennai victory

Murali Vijay hit 53 and Mahendra Singh Dhoni cracked a 19-ball 41 not out to set up Chennai Super Kings' 63-run win over Rajasthan...

Belarus leader names West as main foe on Victory Day

The authoritarian leader of Belarus led his nation’s Victory Day celebrations on Monday by identifying the West as the main threat facing his former...

Pune snap losing streak, Gayle powers Bangalore to victory

Chris Gayle hammered 36 runs in an over in his 16-ball 44 to fire Royal Challengers Bangalore to a nine-wicket win over Kochi Tuskers...

Gayle steers Bangalore to victory

Chris Gayle became the first batsman to hit two centuries in the Indian Premier League when he smashed a 49-ball 107 in Royal Challengers...

Pathan powers Kolkata to victory

Yusuf Pathan smashed an unbeaten 47 and Iqbal Abdulla grabbed two quick wickets as Kolkata Knight Riders posted a 20-run win over Deccan Chargers...

McCullum shines in Kochi triumph

KOCHI - Brendon McCullum smashed a rapidfire 47 to power Kochi Tuskers Kerala to a seven-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League match on Monday.
The New Zealander hit three sixes and four boundaries in his 33-ball knock as Kochi achieved a rain-revised target of 135 with two overs to spare in a match reduced to 17-overs-a-side.
It was Kochi's second win and Chennai's second defeat in four matches.
McCullum, who hit two sixes off South