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Dubai: Sri Lanka legend Mahela Jayawardene has picked Pakistan captain Babar Azam as the cricketer who, he believes, can dethrone England's Joe Root as top Test batter. Root has been ruling the roost at the top of the Test rankings since June, with the Englishman...

Dubai: Indian batter Suryakumar Yadav held on to his second position while compatriot Shreyas Iyer moved up six places to 19th in the latest ICC T20 rankings released Wednesday. Yadav is the best-placed Indian with 805 points in the batting list headed by Pakistan's Babar...

Wellington: New Zealand Cricket (NZC) have agreed to release World No.1 ODI bowler Trent Boult from his central contract to allow the experienced pacer to spend more time with his family and be available to play in domestic leagues around the world, reports the world...

New Delhi: With cricket being played round the year, India captain Rohit Sharma feels having a solid bench strength is paramount, and the team is striving to build one with an eye on the future. Since their shock group-stage elimination in the last T20 World...

  Mamallapuram (Tamil Nadu): The India ‘B’ team settled for a bronze medal in the Open section while the India ‘A’ women’s side also finished third in the 44th Chess Olympiad here Tuesday. The India ‘B’ squad defeated Germany 3-1 in their final round match...

Los Angeles: Has the time finally arrived for her to announce her retirement from tennis. Serena Williams doesn’t like the word ‘retirement’ but while writing a story for fashion magazine ‘Vogue’ the legendary tennis player has hinted at retirement and possibly the announcement will come...

Cape Town: Former South African international umpire Rudi Koertzen was killed in a car crash Tuesday morning near a town called Riversdale, a local website reported. Rudi Koertzen was 73 and is survived by his wife and four children. One of the most respected umpires...

Mumbai Khiladis, who are set to compete in the inaugural Ultimate Kho Kho season starting from 14th August 2022, launched their home and away jerseys for the season at a glitzy event in Mumbai today. Along with unveiling their official jersey, the Mumbai-based franchisee also...

New Delhi: Former India skipper Virat Kohli Tuesday congratulated the medal winners and participants from India who gave their best in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022. India finished fourth in the medals tally with 22 Gold, 15 Silver, and 23 Bronze medals in Commonwealth Games...

New Delhi: Former India all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar has been appointed head coach of the Nepal cricket team. Prabhakar succeeds Pubudu Dassanayake, who stepped down from the position in July to take up head coach's role with Canada. Prabhakar, who featured in 39 Tests and 130...