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Chattogram: He is not the quintessential power-hitter. But, keeping in mind the Indian team’s requirements ahead of next year’s World Cup, Washington Sundar is working ‘specifically’ on how to hit the ball long and hard. Washington Sundar is known to rely more on timing and...

New Delhi: The BCCI Friday invited bids for media rights for the Women's Indian Premier League (WIPL) for a five-year period between 2023-27. "The Governing Council of the IPL invites bids from reputed entities to acquire the Media Rights for the Women's Indian Premier League...

New Delhi: The legendary PT Usha will be officially elected as the first woman president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) during the governing body's polls Saturday, ushering in a new era in the country's sports administration. The 58-year-old Usha, a multiple Asian Games gold...

Canberra: Retired tennis star Ashleigh Barty has been awarded Australian sport's highest individual honour for a second time. At the annual Sport Australia Hall of Fame event Thursday night Barty became the third person to win The Don Award -- named after cricket great Don...

Chattogram: Left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav Friday has been added to India's squad for the third and final ODI against Bangladesh, with KL Rahul to captain the side in Rohit Sharma's absence, said the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Yadav was initially named...

New Delhi: A call on injured India captain Rohit Sharma's participation in the upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh, starting December 14, will be taken later, BCCI secretary Jay Shah said Friday. Rohit had suffered a blow to his thumb while fielding in the slips...

New Delhi: Former coach Madan Lal Thursday lashed out at India following their ODI series loss in Bangladesh, saying the team lacked "intensity and passion" and was heading in the wrong direction. India lost to Bangladesh by five runs in the second ODI in Mirpur...

New Delhi: Former players Virender Sehwag and Venkatesh Prasad has slammed India's "outdated" approach following their ODI series loss in Bangladesh. Expressing anguish over India's miserable run in white ball cricket, former seamer Prasad urged the think tank to make "tough calls", while Virender Sehwag...

Mirpur: India skipper Rohit Sharma is all but out of the remainder of the Bangladesh tour, including the Test series as he will be "flying back home" to consult experts after sustaining a finger injury, head coach Rahul Dravid said after the team lost the...

Mirpur: India's shoddy batting display and the inability to land the killer blow contributed to their second successive series loss in Bangladesh after the diminutive Mehidy Hasan Miraz led the hosts to a five-run win in the second ODI with a memorable hundred here Wednesday....