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Ranchi: India skipper Hardik Pandya Thursday said in-form opener Shubman Gill will start the T20 series against New Zealand ahead of Prithvi Shaw, who has made a comeback to the national team. Considering Gill's sensational run in ODIs, Hardik said his selection was a no-brainer....

Melbourne: Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina reached her second final in the past three Grand Slam tournaments by beating Victoria Azarenka 7-6 (4), 6-3 at the Australian Open Thursday. Rybakina added to what already was an impressive run through a string of top opponents. Azarenka, the...

Auckland: Former New Zealand cricketer Craig Cumming is unhappy with head coach Gary Stead's persistence with opener Finn Allen, who failed with the bat in the recently-concluded three-match ODI series against India. The hosts whitewashed the Kiwis 3-0 with Allen, 23, scoring two consecutive ducks...

Bhubaneswar: The four top-ranked sides expectedly made it to the semifinals of the FIH Men's World Cup but with little separating Australia, Germany, Netherlands and Belgium it is difficult to predict which two's quest for the title will continue after the last four stage matches...

New Delhi: England captain Ben Stokes has been named as the winner of the ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year 2022 award, two days after being named as captain of ICC Men's Test team of the Year for 2022. He also becomes the third...

New Delhi: Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh extended his congratulatory wishes to tennis star Sania Mirza for reaching the Australian Open mixed doubles final in her last major. Sania and partner Rohan Bopanna soared into the final of the Australian Open mixed doubles event Wednesday,...

Potchefstroom: India, New Zealand, England, and Australia qualified for the semi-finals of the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup after a fascinating Super Six stage came to an end. The semi-finals will now be held Friday here. England's crushing win over West Indies Wednesday evening...

New Delhi: Pakistan captain Babar Azam was named as winner of the ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year 2022 award, winning the coveted honour for the second year in a row. He defeated competition from Australia's leg-spinner Adam Zampa, West Indies' opener Shai Hope...

Geneva: The IOC made clear Wednesday it wants Russians to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics as neutral athletes, in defiance of Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy's call to exclude them entirely. Citing a “unifying mission” during a time of war, the International Olympic Committee said...

Bhubaneswar: As the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 is nearing the end, and the final clash scheduled to take place January 29, enthusiasm is sky-high among tourists and hockey lovers from abroad even as they find an opportunity to explore tourism in Odisha. Orissa...