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St. John's (Antigua): Nicholas Pooran gave up the captaincy of West Indies' limited-overs teams following their stunning exit from the recent T20 World Cup in Australia. The two-time champion lost to Scotland and Ireland and beat only Zimbabwe. Cricket West Indies is undertaking a formal...

Melbourne: With Meg Lanning still unavailable, Cricket Australia Tuesday named seasoned wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy captain of a 15-member Australian women's team for the upcoming five-match T20 series against India. Star all-rounder Tahlia McGrath has been named vice-captain for the series, matches of which will be...

Doha: Defender Dani Carvajal has the flu and didn't practice Monday, two days before Spain's debut at the World Cup. The Spanish soccer federation didn't give more detail about the condition of the right back. His absence comes as regular starting striker Álvaro Morata returned...

Doha: Australia winger Martin Boyle has been ruled out of the World Cup because of a knee injury. The team announced that Marco Tilio will take his place on the Socceroos' 26-player roster. Boyle, who plays for Scottish league team Hibernian, was injured some three...

Bengaluru: Tamil Nadu batter Narayan Jagadeesan Monday broke the world record for the highest-ever individual score in List A cricket by hammering a 141-ball 277 against Arunachal Pradesh in Vijay Hazare Trophy here. The 26-year-old bettered the record of Alistair Brown's previous high of 268...

Napier: New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson will miss the third and final T20 against India to attend a pre-arrange medical appointment. Mark Chapman has been named as Williamson's replacement in the squad. Senior pacer Tim Southee will lead the side in his absence. Williamson will...

Doha (Qatar): Considered to be two of the greatest players of this generation Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi joined forces to produce one of the most iconic images in football history. The image was shared by both footballers on the eve of the start of...

Mount Maunganui: Riding on Suryakumar Yadav's blistering hundred and the bowlers' impressive showing, India defeated New Zealand by 65 runs in the second T20 International to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series here Sunday. The in-form Suryakumar fired yet again with a scintillating...

Mount Maunganui: Suryakumar Yadav put out yet another 360-degree astonishing masterclass in T20I batting with an unbeaten 49-ball century to propel India to a challenging 191/6 against New Zealand in the second T20I at Mount Maunganui Sunday. On a sluggish pitch where almost all Indian...

Mount Maunganui: New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson won the toss and opted to bowl against India in the second T20I here Sunday. The series opener was washed out without a ball being bowled due to rain Friday. Teams: India: Hardik Pandya (C), Ishan Kishan, Rishabh...