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Chennai: Several Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises and cricketers took to social media to wish former India skipper Sourav Ganguly as the BCCI president turned 50  Friday. Former India cricketer Manoj Tiwary took to twitter and said, "Many, many happy returns of the day dada...

Southampton: Success and failure have stopped influencing star all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who has learnt to live a "neutral life" with a lot of clarity. Battling an injury-ravaged body, it was not easy for Pandya to return to the game. His career was in jeopardy but...

Birmingham: Star India batter Virat Kohli would be desperate to come out of his prolonged lean patch when he makes his T20 return after five months with the second game against England, here Saturday. Kohli, who last played a T20 international in February, has featured...

Mumbai: Former Indian skipper Kapil Dev will be seen as the guest of honour at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM), which will be celebrated physically after a gap of two years. Set to take place in the Victorian capital, the festival is set...

London: The woefully out-of-form Virat Kohli could be better off taking a three-month sabbatical and "go and sit on a beach", suggested former England captain Michael Vaughan. Two low scores in the recently-held COVID-delayed fifth Test against England have extended Kohli's lean run with the...

Barcelona: FC Barcelona have made an offer to Bayern Munich for star striker Robert Lewandowski, the Spanish club’s president said Thursday. “We have made an offer for Robert Lewandowski and we are waiting for a response,” said Barcelona president Joan Laporta. “We thank the player...

Southampton: India won the toss and elected to bat against England in the first T20 International here Thursday.  The match saw the return of skipper Rohit Sharma who missed the Test against England as he was infected with Covid-19. Rohit Sharma however, did not last...

Wimbledon: Ons Jabeur has shown steady progress from year to year – up the tennis rankings, through the draws of various tournaments and, now, at Wimbledon. Ons Jabeur has entered the final of Wimbledon, the first woman from Africa to make it that far in...

New Delhi: India announced Thursday a 215-member athlete contingent across 16 disciplines for the Commonwealth Games (CWG) beginning July 28 in Birmingham.  On the sidelines of the send off-ceremony for the CWG bound athletes, IOA acting president Anil Khanna called it a ‘gender-neutral contingent’ with...

New Delhi: Star batter, but out of form Virat Kohli himself asked for rest from the entire series against the West Indies, including the five T20Is. This information was given by BCCI sources here Thursday. It is also understood that the T20 squad for the...