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Bhubaneswar: Three-time champions Netherlands registered a record-breaking 14-0 win over debutants Chile to secure a direct qualification into the quarter-finals, while Malaysia stunned New Zealand 3-2 to finish second in Pool C at the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup here Thursday. With three wins from...

Doha: Indian mixed doubles duo of G Sathiyan and Manika Batra stormed into the WTT Contender semifinals with a 3-0 win over World No. 9 Spanish pair of Maria Xiao and Alvaro Robles here Thursday. Continuing their splendid run, the Indian duo took less than...

Hyderabad: Cricket runs in the family for late bloomer Michael and he is making the Bracewells proud. After his jaw-dropping 140 off 78 balls in the first ODI against India Wednesday, the 31-year-old New Zealander has made a strong case to be rated as the...

East London: Ahead of the start of the women's T20I tri-series, South Africa skipper Sune Luss said her team is aware of the combinations which India can field against them at Buffalo Park Stadium Thursday night. In the tri-series running till February 2, the 2016...

Melbourne: Former Australian cricketer David Hussey believes Adam Zampa's omission from the Border-Gavaskar series in India could have dealt a body blow to the off-spinner's Test aspirations. Hussey, 45, a white-ball specialist, felt strongly about Zampa's exclusion after being assured of a Test berth in...

Hyderabad: India wicket-keeper batter Ishan Kishan was slammed when he appeared to get the umpires into believing New Zealand captain Tom Latham had been out hit wicket during the first ODI at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. The incident happened on the fourth ball of...

Male: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Thursday said India has extended a concessional $40 million Line of Credit for developing sporting infrastructure in the Maldives, as part of New Delhi's efforts to bring Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flagship projects such as "Fit India" and "Khelo...

Melbourne: Competing in her last Grand Slam, India tennis star Sania Mirza cruised into the second round of the Australian Open here Thursday. Sania and her Kazakh partner Anna Danilina prevailed over Hungary's Dalma Galfi and American Bernarda Pera 6-2 7-5 in one hour and...

Bhubaneswar: Star India men's hockey team goalkeeper PR Sreejesh has achieved almost everything in his 17-year-long illustrious career, except for a World Cup medal and he wants to fulfil his "dream" this time in the ongoing showpiece at home. The 34-year-old Sreejesh had played a...

Melbourne: Former Australia wicket-keeper Ian Healy doesn't agree with prolific run-getter Usman Khawaja's opinion that practice matches are not required ahead of the four-Test Border-Gavaskar series in India beginning February 9. Australia will not be playing a single practice game in India before the opening...