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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced that his counterparts from all the states would be invited to the ensuing Men's Hockey World Cup. Patnaik made the announcement at an all-party meeting convened here Thursday ahead of the sporting extravaganza. Representatives of the ruling BJD,...

Kochi: England all-rounder Sam Curran on Friday became the most expensive player in the history of IPL auctions after fetching a whopping Rs 18.5 crore bid from Punjab Kings here. An intense bidding followed for Curran with Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals, Chennai...

New Delhi: One of the greatest T20 players of all time Chris Gayle was left "disappointed" in the manner his former Punjab Kings got rid of its last year's captain Mayank Agarwal, commenting that the franchise has a tendency to chop and change at "ridiculous...

Zurich: Winning the World Cup was not enough to lift Argentina atop the FIFA world rankings with Brazil keeping the No. 1 position Thursday. Brazil was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Croatia but built enough rankings points from results over recent years that feed into...

Mirpur: India was 19 for no loss in their first innings at stumps on the opening day of the second Test against Bangladesh here Thursday. Shubman Gill and skipper KL Rahul were batting on 14 and 3 respectively as India negotiated eight overs in the...

Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has told the ICC officials that it had threatened to boycott next year's 50-over World Cup in India to exert pressure on the neighbouring country to send its team for the Asia Cup, according to sources. The hosting rights of...

Karachi: Pakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq could step down following the team's Test debacle against England at home, with sources also said that Babar Azam might also lose his captaincy in the longest format by July next year. A source close to the Pakistan Cricket...

Dubai: India all-rounder Axar Patel jumped 20 spots to reach a career-best 18th position while spinner Kuldeep Yadav catapulted 19 places to 49th in the latest ICC Test rankings released Wednesday. Kuldeep, who has adjudged the Player of the Match for his eight for 113...

Mumbai: With batters like Venkatesh Iyer, Gurbaz, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer, and Andre Russell in their lineup, former India star Sanjay Manjrekar believes that the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) need some pace support and therefore they should go for pace-bowling allrounders like Shardul Thakur and...

New Delhi: Watergen, the atmospheric drinking water devices (AWG), Tuesday announced its partnership with Hockey India as a sustainability partner for providing 'drinking water from air' for FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar - Rourkela from January 13-29, 2023. Watergen will be providing...