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Thiruvananthapuram: Indian run-machine Virat Kohli has credited the team's throwdown trio of D Raghvendra, Nuwan Seneviratne, and Dayanand Garani for making a "big difference" to his batting. The throwdown specialists use a sidearm, a cricketing equipment in the shape of a long spoon, to hurl...

New Delhi: Though India managed to beat Sri Lanka by a record margin of 317 runs in the third ODI at Thiruvananthapuram to sweep the series 3-0, the inability of captain Rohit Sharma to convert solid starts into big centuries came to the fore yet...

New Delhi: Ajinkya Rahane is "trying" to be the batter he was in his younger days. Far from the arclights and perks of being an India Test captain, the Mumbai skipper has embarked on a journey of self discovery, without any specific destination. He feels...

Thiruvananthapuram: India pacer Mohammed Siraj has said the disappointment of not being able to perform in the previous edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) pushed him to focus more on white-ball cricket, which is paying rich dividends now. The 28-year-old bowler returned with superb...

Melbourne: American teen sensation Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula and Britain's Emma Raducanu opened their 2023 Australian Open campaign with a victory here Monday. The 18-year-old Gauff advanced to the second round with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Czech Republic's Katerina Siniakova. Playing in her fourth...

New Delhi: After winning Player of the Series award in India's 3-0 series victory over Sri Lanka, talismanic batter Virat Kohli said it is indeed an ideal start for him, especially with the ODI World Cup scheduled later this year. On a slow yet placid...

New Delhi: The country's top shuttlers, including reigning champion Lakshya Sen and double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, will look to keep their date with destiny as they will be title contenders in at least three of the five events when the India Open Super 750...

New Delhi: The BCCI Monday announced that Viacom 18 has grabbed the media rights for the upcoming Women's IPL for a whopping Rs 951 crore for five years, pipping other bidders, including Disney Star and Sony, in the auction. The auction for the T20 League...

Nick Kyrgios out of Australian Open, will have knee surgery Melbourne: A “devastated” Nick Kyrgios pulled out of the Australian Open Monday — the day before he was scheduled to play his first-round singles match, because of an injured left knee that needs arthroscopic surgery....

London: Chelsea returned to winning ways in the Premier League, handing Crystal Palace a solitary goal defeat at Stamford Bridge on a day on which the Blues paid tributes to the late great Gianluca Vialli. Kai Havertz scored the match-winner, rising highest in the air...