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Navi Mumbai: Two crucial boundaries by Harshal Patel in the 19th over and then a six by Dinesh Karthik of the first ball of the 20th over helped Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) scrape past Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by three wickets in their IPL encounter...

Doha: A football World Cup like no other in its 92-year history will take shape this week at an unprecedented tournament draw here. When FIFA and host nation Qatar stage the draw ceremony show Friday, three of the 32 entries will be placeholders because the...

Bhubaneswar: Amit Rohidas was retained as captain, while Odia defender Neelam Sanjeep Xess made a comeback in India’s 22-member squad for the upcoming FIH Pro League double-header against England to be played at the Kalinga Stadium here this weekend. Neelam was part of India’s team...

Washington: Cristiano Ronaldo will get another shot at lifting the World Cup.   Portugal beat North Macedonia 2-0 in a European play-off Tuesday. In the process Cristiano Ronaldo ensured that he will make a fifth appearance in succession. It was crucial match for Portugal as a...

Dubai: Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja's superb run in the recently-concluded away series against Pakistan has seen him leapfrog batting stalwarts such as David Warner, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Rohit Sharma and Travis Head to jump six spots to No.7 in the latest ICC Test Rankings...

Warsaw: Poland qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the ninth time in history and for the second time in a row after defeating Sweden 2-0 at home in the playoff. Captain and Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring for the home team...

Miami: India's Rohan Bopanna and his Canadian partner Denis Shapovalov were knocked out of the Miami Open men's doubles event after a straight set quarterfinal loss here. Frequent partners since 2019, the Indo-Candian duo went down 2-6 1-6 to sixth seeds Wesley Koolhof of Netherlands...

Pune: Indian Premier League (IPL) side Sunrisers Hyderabad have been fined Rs 12 lakh after they maintained a slow over rate during their match against Rajasthan Royals at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here Tuesday night. As it was the team's first offence of the...

New Delhi: Former India cricket captain Virat Kohli retained his position as the most valued celebrity in 2021. However, his brand value has plunged by around 22 per cent to USD 185.7 million (close to Rs 1,400 crore). This is according to Celebrity Brand Valuation...

Pune: Rajasthan Royals defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 61 runs in an Indian Premier League match here Tuesday. Sent into bat, Rajasthan Royals scored 210 for six in their stipulated 20 overs. Skipper Sanju Samson top-scored with a 55 off 27 balls and Devdutt Padikkal made...