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Sydney: Arrested on charges of sexual assault on a woman during the T20 World Cup, Sri Lanka cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka was denied bail after the hearing at a local court here Monday. He attended the hearing via a video link in Downing Centre Local Court...

Dubai: The International Cricket Council Monday announced the match officials for the semifinals of the T20 World Cup with Kumara Dharmasena and Paul Reiffel named the on-field umpires of the India versus England contest in Adelaide. Chris Gaffaney will be the third umpire for the...

New Delhi: Suffering from a throat infection, star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen has withdrawn from the upcoming Australian Open Super 300 badminton tournament. The 21-year-old from Almora picked up the infection just before the Hylo Open, where he lost in the opening round to Hong...

Dubai:  Qatar is home to some 2.9 million people, but only a small fraction — around one in 10 — are Qatari citizens. They enjoy massive wealth and benefits fueled by Qatar's shared control of one of the world's largest reserves of natural gas. The...

This year marks the 34th birthday of Padma Shri, award-winning cricketer Virat Kohli. Whether knocking the highest number of double centuries in consecutive Test series or the fastest 1,000 runs in ODIs, Kohli has a flair for setting new records. Over the years, he has...

Tokyo: Paralympic champion Pramod Bhagat and promising Manisha Ramadass emerged champions as India finished with a total of 16 medals at the BWF Para Badminton World Championships here Sunday. Taking the court first, Bhagat defended his men's singles SL3 title in style as he defeated...

Melbourne: Fancied India blanked Zimbabwe by 71 runs here Sunday to set up a semifinal clash against England in the T20 World Cup. India will play England in the second semifinal at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday. Suryakumar Yadav and KL Rahul scored blistering half-centuries...

Melbourne: Even when running out a batter at non-striker's end was deemed "unfair play" in ICC's manual, Ravichandran Ashwin had stuck to his guns. But, on a lighter note, the off-spinner admitted that even he wouldn't like to get dismissed in that manner. A lot...

Melbourne: With his technique and temperament, Virat Kohli would have held his own against the likes of Malcolm Marshall and Michael Holding had he played in the late 1970s and 80s, feels former Australian captain Kim Hughes. The general standard of Test match batting, though,...

Tokyo: Pramod Bhagat and Nitesh Kumar will fight for gold in the men's singles SL3 as Indian shuttlers made it to three finals at the BWF Para Badminton World Championships here Saturday. Other finalists include Manisha Ramadass in women's singles SU5 and Manoj Sarkar, whom...