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New Delhi: The transition phase in Indian cricket kick-started Tuesday with premier all-rounder Hardik Pandya being named captain of the T20 side for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka starting January 3. The 27-year-old Baroda man has also been named as the vice-captain of the...

Melbourne: Veteran Australian batter David Warner finally put an end Tuesday to his Test century drought. David Warner scored a double hundred in the second match of the three-Test series against South Africa at the MCG here. Warner had warned his critics, who were demanding...

Melbourne: Facing pressure to retain his place in Australia's team, David Warner defied his critics and heatwave conditions with a spectacular return to form, scoring a memorable 200 in his 100th test. Leading the three-match series one-nil, Australia had resumed at Melbourne Cricket Ground Tuesday...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023, the Indian men's hockey team arrived here at the Biju Patnaik International Airport Tuesday morning. The team was accorded a rousing welcome to the team led by captain Harmanpreet Singh here. The team will...

New Delhi: Asian Games silver medallist Brijesh Damani won his maiden National Billiards Championship as he got the better of his fellow PSPB player Dhruv Sitwala in Indore. The match was level till four games (2-2) when Brijesh accelerated to take a 4-3 lead. He...

New Delhi: Star Indian shuttler HS Prannoy regained his career-best number eight position in the latest BWF world rankings issued Tuesday. The 30-year-old from Kerala, who has been in good form this year, had achieved the number eight ranking in 2018 for the first time...

Dubai: India's 2-0 series sweep over Bangladesh in Mirpur Sunday consolidated their position at the number two spot behind leaders Australia in the ICC World Test Championship standings. The series win brightened India's hope for a back-to-back WTC final appearance. Chasing 145, India were in...

Kochi: Kerala Blasters FC (KBFC) extended their unbeaten streak to seven games, moving up to third place after a late goal from Sandeep Singh earned them a 1-0 win over Odisha FC in a game of the Indian Super League (ISL) here Monday.  It was...

Melbourne: The second-most expensive buy in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Australian all-rounder Cameron Green, has been unassuming about his Rs 17.5 crore earning. Cameron Green said he ‘didn’t do much’ to deserve the kind of money he got during the players’...

  Bangalore: Indian men’s hockey team coach Graham Reid has warned his players against getting caught up in the moment. He has advised them to raise their game to the next level if they concede a goal in next month’s FIH World Cup which will...