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Sydney: fast and fluent Lakshya Sen ended a difficult stretch on the international circuit by clinching his first title of the season, defeating Japan's Yushi Tanaka in the men's singles final of the USD 475,000 Australian Open Super 500 Sunday. The 24-year-old from Almora, who...

Guwahati: All-rounder Senuran Muthusamy remained steadfast, scoring an unbeaten 56 off 131 balls as South Africa reached 316/6 in 111 overs at tea on the second day of the second Test against India at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium Sunday. Alongside Kyle Verreynne, not out on...

Sydney: India's ace shuttler Lakshya Sen overpowered Chinese-Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen in the thrilling semifinal to reach the summit clash of the Australian Open Super 500 at Sydney Olympic Park Saturday. In a remarkable fightback, Sen came from a game down to defeat second seed...

Guwahati: Kuldeep Yadav (3/48) led India's fightback as South Africa lost four wickets in the final session to slip to 247 for six at stumps, Day One of the second Test Saturday. After Ravindra Jadeja had South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma caught at mid-off by...

Perth: England slumped to a heavy defeat in the opening Ashes Test as Travis Head’s explosive century powered Australia to a remarkable comeback victory in Perth Saturday. In the first Ashes match to finish inside two days since 1921, Head tore apart England’s bowling with...

Colombo: India delivered a powerhouse performance at the iconic P. Sara Oval Saturday, storming into the finals of the 1st Women’s T20 World Cup Cricket for the Blind with a dominant nine-wicket win over Australia. The innings was anchored by Player of the Match Basanti...

Guwahati: India removed both South African openers in the space of three deliveries on either side of morning break but the visitors displayed way more purpose on a better batting track to post 156 for 2 at lunch on the opening day of the second...

Guwahati: India pacer Jasprit Bumrah cleaned up Aiden Markram (38) at the stroke of tea as South Africa reached 82 for 1 on Day One of the second Test, here Saturday. KL Rahul spilled a regulation grab at second slip when Bumrah found an outside...

Guwahati: South Africa captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and elected to bat against India in the second Test here Saturday. South Africa lead the two-match series 1-0 after winning the first Test in Kolkata by 30 runs. Rishabh Pant replaced Shubman Gill as India's...

New Delhi: It was a sweet surprise for Smriti Mandhana when her fiance, popular singer Palash Muchhal, proposed to her at the DY Patil Stadium — the venue where India won the Women’s World Cup final against South Africa earlier this month. In a video...