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Hamilton: Ross Taylor made 14 for New Zealand against the Netherlands in the third one-day international Monday, coming to the crease and leaving it to a standing ovation. The match was Taylor's 450th and last for New Zealand before he retires at the end of...

San Antonio: Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri shot 2-under 70 in the final round to end with overall 8-under 280 and finish Tied-13th at the Valero Texas Open here. Lahiri hit 14 of 18 greens in regulation during his final round. His 13th place finish here...

Colombo: As Sri Lanka undergoes one of the worst crisis since its Independence, a number of former and current cricketers including those in Maharashtra playing for the Indian Premier League (IPL), expressed their worries about the current situation in their homeland. Former skipper and current...

Madrid: With a statement win against Sevilla, Barcelona showed it wasn't giving up yet in the fight for the Spanish league. Barcelona's revamped team under coach Xavi Hernández kept its momentum and moved into second place for the first time this season after beating Sevilla...

Navi Mumbai: Their campaign back on track after a poor start, new entrants Lucknow Super Giants will rely on their batting prowess to get past Sunrisers Hyderabad in an Indian Premier League match here Monday. LSG did not have the best start to their debut...

Mumbai: Chennai Super Kings won the toss and opted to bowl against Punjab Kings in an Indian Premier League match here Sunday. While PBKS brought in pacer Vaibhav Arora in place of left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar, keeper-batter Jitesh Sharma replaced all-rounder Raj Angad Bawa. For...

Melbourne: ICC CEO Geoff Allardice Sunday said the ICC's bid for cricket's inclusion at the Olympics is not aimed at making money but it's about taking the sport to non-cricketing markets to grow its global reach. Allardice made the statement following the ICC's push for...

Kolkata: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly believes his former teammate Rahul Dravid has all the attributes for becoming successful in his current role as the coach of the Indian cricket team. Ganguly feels Dravid's "intense, meticulous and professional" attitude are just the ingredients a coach needs...

Navi Mumbai: Jos Buttler’ (100, 68b, 11x4, 5x6) manic mayhem was matched in equal measure by spin twins Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal as Rajasthan Royals (RR) beat Mumbai Indians (MI) by 23 runs in an IPL here Saturday. Jos Buttler  scored his second IPL...

Christchurch: Skipper Heather Knight feels it will be a ‘remarkable turnaround’ for England if they defeat Australia in the ICC Women’s World Cup final after their disastrous start to the tournament. The final comes off Sunday. England are the defending champions. They have never won...