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New York: World Cup quarterfinal audiences in the United States ranged from 13.5 million to 7.4 million. Defending champion France's 2-1 win over England Saturday, which started at 2 p.M. EST, was seen by 13.5 million, including 8.3 million on Fox, 3.1 million on Spanish-language...

Auckland: Kane Williamson, who led New Zealand to the World Test Championship triumph in its inaugural edition, stepped down as captain from the longest format, the country's cricket board announced Thursday. Tim Southee has been named the replacement in their WTC title defence. Williamson will...

New Delhi: When Lionel Messi, with his moist eyes, stares towards nothingness, he can stop the world around you. When he gets agitated and argues with a referee, you too get angry. And when you see him running circles around the best in the world...

Povorim (Goa): Emulating his legendary father Sachin Tendulkar, Arjun Wednesday slammed a century on first-class debut on the second day of Goa's Group C Ranji Trophy match against Rajasthan here. The feat came exactly 34 years after Sachin, then 15, began his journey to greatness...

Chattogram: Cheteshwar Pujara and Shreyas Iyer came up with fighting half-centuries as India reached 278 for six at stumps on the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh, here Wednesday. Pujara (90) missed out on a century but Iyer remained on course for his...

Dubai: Star India batter Virat Kohli has moved up to the eighth position, while young opener Ishan Kishan rocketed 117 spots to 37th place in the latest ICC rankings released Wednesday. Kohli has been rewarded for scoring his first ODI hundred in more than three...

Lusail (Qatar): Lionel Messi is back in the World Cup final with Argentina on his mission to win soccer's biggest prize for the first time. And, at 35, he could hardly be playing any better. Messi converted a penalty and had a hand in the...

Chattogram: KL Rahul’s tactical acumen will be tested along with his batting prowess when a depleted Indian team clash with a tricky Bangladesh in the high-stakes two-match Test series. The result of the series will have an impact on India’s chances for the World Test...

Bhubaneswar: The highest ticket price for a men's hockey World Cup match has been set at Rs 500, the organisers said Tuesday. "India match day tickets are priced at Rs 500 for West Stand, Rs 400 for East Stand, and Rs 200 for North and...

New Delhi: The BCCI is likely to remove out-of-favour Test specialists Ajinkya Rahane and Ishant Sharma from its annual central contracts. However, the likes of Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav may get promotion when the list for the 2022-23 season is finalised during the board’s...