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Raipur: The Indian bowlers were accurate in their bowling, fetched good swing, turn, bounce, and took sharp return catches in an impressive show to bundle out New Zealand for just 108 in the second ODI at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Cricket Stadium Saturday. On...

Mumbai: The modern-day cricketer is a lean, mean machines and not only have to play in international matches but franchise cricket across formats to keep themselves in physical shape for the rigours of the game, day in and day out. With physical exercises, a well-balanced...

Raipur: Mohammed Shami-led pace attack produced an incisive spell on a tricky surface as India bowled out New Zealand for 108 in the second ODI here Saturday. After New Zealand collapsed to 15 for five in the 11th over, passionate fans who flocked to the...

Doha: India's top-ranked women's table tennis player Manika Batra went down fighting 1-3 against China's Rui Zhang in the semifinals of the women's singles at the WTT Contender here Friday. The 27-year-old paddler ranked 36th in the world, hampered by an injury, was far from...

Melbourne: Switzerland's 12th seed Belinda Bencic Saturday stormed into the women's singles fourth round at the Australian Open with a hard-fought 6-2 7-5 victory over Camila Giorgi of Italy. The two players have not met since 2019 but Bencic, the Tokyo Olympic Games gold medallist,...

Melbourne: China's highest-ranked player Zhang Shuai brushed aside American qualifier Katie Volynets 6-3, 6-2 Saturday to storm into the women's singles fourth round of the Australian Open. The 23rd-seeded Zhang gained a crucial break in the sixth game of the second set and then ran...

Mumbai: MI Cape Town's emerging star Dewald Brevis, who set the stage on fire with a quick-fire 70 in the inaugural match of the ongoing SA20 league, says he idolises Mumbai Indians teammates Rohit Sharma and teammate Suryakumar Yadav. Brevis has so far amassed 133...

New Delhi: Ravichandran Ashwin feels India have quality in their rank to adapt to the home conditions during the ODI World later this year, even as the premier off-spinner urged the ICC to take corrective steps for a "dew-free" tournament. The cricket showpiece is slated...

Raipur: Graeme Smith would love to have the talismanic Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the SA20 league once he is done playing in the IPL and, at the slightest of opportunities, will be reaching out to the World Cup-winning captain. South Africa's most successful skipper Smith...

Melbourne: Fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open for the third time in four years with a 6-4 6-2 6-3 win over Dan Evans here Saturday. Rublev hit 60 winners, including 10 aces. "Every match I'm playing better and better,"...