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Melbourne: Pakistan recovered from a wobbly start to post a fighting 159 for eight against India in their T20 World Cup opener here Sunday. Sent into bat, Pakistan were well served by Iftikhar Ahmed's 34-ball 51 and Shan Masood's unbeaten 52 off 42 balls after...

Melbourne: India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl against arch-rivals Pakistan in their opening T20 World Cup match, here Sunday. Both Pakistan and India have fielded three seamers and two spinners in their respective playing XIs. India have preferred Dinesh Karthik...

Madrid: FC Barcelona entertain Athletic Club Bilbao Sunday night in another vital game for Xavi Hernandez's side. Barcelona reacted well to their defeat against Real Madrid on Thursday with a 3-0 win at home to Villarreal but could be six points behind their rivals in...

Cairo: Swapnil Kusale bagged the third Paris Olympics quota place for India after finishing fourth in the men's 50m rifle 3 position final of the ISSF World Championships here Saturday. The first quota was won by Bhowneesh Mendiratta in the men's trap shooting event and...

Sydney: Australian legend Ricky Ponting has called the once-formidable West Indies' early exit from the T20 World Cup a "disgrace". Two-time champions West Indies were knocked out of the tournament after their heavy defeat to Ireland, with their campaign lasting just three matches. After an...

Sydney: Devon Conway kicked off the T20 World Cup Super 12 stage in style, smashing an unbeaten 92 as New Zealand posted a stiff 200 for three against defending champions Australia here Saturday. The 31-year-old left-hander played some sublime shots as he held the New...

Melbourne: India captain Rohit Sharma doesn't want to lose his sleep thinking about uncontrollable and would rather let BCCI take a call on his team's travel to Pakistan for Asia Cup next year. Rohit's comment was sought on the controversy on the eve of his...

Sydney: Defending champions Australia won the toss and elected to bowl against New Zealand in their opening Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup, here Saturday. Australia have left out Steve Smith, Ashton Agar, Kane Richardson and Cameroon Green from the playing eleven, while...

Kingston: Cricket West Indies (CWI) president Ricky Skerritt has slammed the batters for their "untimely shot selections" and promised a "thorough postmortem" of the team's humiliating early exit from the T20 World Cup in Australia. Two-time champions West Indies were eliminated from the T20 World...

Melbourne: Sri Lankan bowling great Muttiah Muralitharan says the quality and depth in Indian cricket's white ball eco-system is so good that the country has created an unimaginable talent pool in T20 format. The owner of 800 Test wickets and the greatest off-spinner of all...