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Dubai: Australian legend Ricky Ponting feels Mohammed Shami's strength lies in the longest format and there are better quick bowlers in India's T20 set up, weighing in on his absence from the Asia Cup squad. India have picked Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan and Arshdeep Singh...

Nyon: Seven-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi was omitted from the 30-man list of nominees for the prestigious award Friday for the first time since 2005. Argentina great-edged out Poland striker Robert Lewandowski for the Ballon d'Or last year but was not nominated this time...

New Delhi: Even one year back it was beyond imagination that Virat Kohli's place in the Indian team could be questioned. Kohli is fit and available but perhaps for the first time in a decade, the former India captain's presence in the playing eleven could...

New Delhi: National Cricket Academy head VVS Laxman will be India's acting head coach for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe as there is only a short turnaround time between the series and the Asia Cup starting on August 27 in the UAE, BCCI secretary Jay...

New Delhi: Former captain of the Indian football, Bhaichung Bhutia has hailed the Supreme Court’s decision granting voting rights to eminent players in the All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) elections. Bhaichung Bhutia said that it will give players, who tend to get forgotten post-retirement, an...

New Delhi:  The iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata will be hosting the first game of the second edition of the Legends League Cricket (LLC) September 15, the organisers said Friday. The match between the India Maharajas vs World Giants will be dedicated to the 75th...

Berlin: FIFA has confirmed the 2022 World Cup will start a day earlier than originally planned in order to allow hosts Qatar to face Ecuador in the opening match of the tournament. Qatar had originally been set to open their first World Cup campaign Monday...

New Delhi: Senior opener KL Rahul will be leading the Indian team in the three-match ODI series in Zimbabwe after being declared fit by the BCCI medical team. Shikhar Dhawan, who was named the captain initially, will now be Rahul's deputy. Rahul was recovering from...

Dubai: Sri Lanka legend Mahela Jayawardene has picked Pakistan captain Babar Azam as the cricketer who, he believes, can dethrone England's Joe Root as top Test batter. Root has been ruling the roost at the top of the Test rankings since June, with the Englishman...

Dubai: Indian batter Suryakumar Yadav held on to his second position while compatriot Shreyas Iyer moved up six places to 19th in the latest ICC T20 rankings released Wednesday. Yadav is the best-placed Indian with 805 points in the batting list headed by Pakistan's Babar...