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Doha: Neymar stayed at the team hotel for physiotherapy treatment on his right ankle Monday as the Brazil squad played Switzerland at the World Cup. The Brazil striker was the only player who did not go to ‘Stadium 974’ for the team’s second match. Danilo,...

New Delhi: Former left-arm spinner Maninder Singh, opener Shiv Sunder Das are the two prominent names to have applied for senior national selectors’ posts with experience of playing more than 20 Tests for India. It couldn’t be confirmed whether former pacer Ajit Agarkar has applied...

Al Wakrah (Qatar): Substitute Vincent Aboubakar scored one goal and created another as Cameroon rallied from 1-3 down to draw 3-3 with Serbia at the World Cup here Monday. Vincent Aboubakar lobbed Serbian goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic in the 64th minute and then set up striker...

Karachi: In a startling revelation, pace legend Wasim Akram has accused his former Pakistan teammate Saleem Malik of treating him like a servant in the early part of his career. Wasim Akram made his international debut in 1984. He said that senior teammate Malik made...

Ahmedabad: Maharashtra captain Ruturaj Gaikwad smashed seven sixes in an over to set a List A world record in the Vijay Hazare Trophy here Monday. The over fetched him 43 runs, matching the joint effort of Brett Hampton and Joe Carter off Willem Ludick for...

Al Khor (Qatar): Only a win for Germany in the final group game will give the four-time World Cup champions a chance to avoid a second straight early elimination. At least they're improving. Substitute Niclas Füllkrug scored in the 83rd minute Sunday to give Germany...

New Delhi: The legendary PT Usha is set to become the first woman president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) as she emerged as the lone candidate for the top post for the December 10 elections. The 58-year-old Usha, a multiple Asian Games gold medallists and...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has estimated to spend nearly Rs 1,100 crore for organising the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup in January 2023. The state government had invested only Rs 66.98 crore in hosting the last Hockey World Cup in 2018. However, this time, the...

Adelaide: Blake Govers once became India's nemesis, slamming a hat-trick to lead Australia's 7-4 rout in a high-scoring second hockey Test of the five-match series here Sunday. Indian skipper Harmanpreet Singh led by example to give them the early advantage when he converted a penalty...

Hamilton: The second One-day International between India and New Zealand was abandoned due to persistent rain here Sunday. New Zealand inserted India to bat after winning the toss but only 12.5 overs could be possible as twice the game had to be stopped due to...