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Dubai: India opener Smriti Mandhana has moved up one spot to a career-best third position among batters in the ICC Women's T20I Player Rankings after a stroke-filled half-century against Pakistan in the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Mandhana, who followed up a knock of 24...

Bhubaneswar: Ace sprinter Dutee Chand had a disastrous day Tuesday at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Birmingham as she failed to qualify for the semifinals of the women’s 100m event. Dutee Chand finished fourth in Heat No. 5 of the first round and bowed out...

New Delhi: The schedule of the 2022 Asia Cup has been announced with Sri Lanka taking on Afghanistan in the tournament opener August 27 in Dubai, which will be followed by the high-profile clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan on the next day. The schedule...

New Delhi: As part of the opening day of Ultimate Kho Kho Season 1, Mumbai Khiladis and Gujarat Giants will be battling it out, followed by Chennai Quick Guns taking on Telugu Yoddhas August 14. The schedule for the inaugural season of the league was...

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Tuesday announced a cash prize of Rs 40 lakh for weightlifter Harjinder Kaur, who bagged a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in Britain's Birmingham. In a statement issued here, the Chief Minister, while congratulating Kaur, said that this...

Birmingham: Long jumpers Murali Sreeshankar and Mohammad Anees Yahiya qualified for the final of the men's long jump event after going past their respective qualifying rounds at the Commonwealth Games here. Sreeshankar stormed into the final with his very first jump of 8.05m. The 23-year-old...

Mumbai: Trailblazer Indian boxer Vijender Singh is set to return to action against Eliasu Sulley of Ghana at 'The Jungle Rumble', in his sixth professional bout in the country to be held in Raipur August 17. It will be the first-ever professional bout to held...

Basseterre (St Kitts): India captain Rohit Sharma said he will continue to back young bowlers and give them opportunities to showcase their skills at crunch moments of a game. Rohit's comments came in the backdrop of his decision to bring in Avesh Khan (1/31 from...

Basetterre (St Kitts): Left-arm paceman Obed McCoy decimated a star-studded Indian batting line-up with sensational career-best figures of 6 for 17 as West Indies equalised the five-match series with a five-wicket victory in the second T20I here. McCoy wreaked havoc in his two spells as...

Paris: Lionel Messi ended last season with his first five-goal haul in 10 years. It was for Argentina against Estonia, however, not for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), where he scored only six league goals in 26 games following his move from Barcelona. It was Lionel Messi’s...