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Buenos Aires: Lionel Messi says he will reconsider his future in soccer later this year but said it's likely "many things will change" after the World Cup in November and December in Qatar. Messi's comments came after Argentina beat Venezuela 3-0 on Friday in the...

New Delhi: Satnam Singh defeated Amey Nitin by a majority decision over 10 rounds to be crowned the WBC India featherweight champion here. Two judges scored the fight in favour of Satnam, while the third judge scored it as a draw after 10 rounds. It...

Christchurch: Suzie Bates compiled her 12th ODI century and became the first New Zealand batter, and fourth overall, to reach 5,000 runs in the format as the hosts beat Pakistan by 71 runs to end an otherwise disappointing Women's World Cup campaign on a positive...

Grenada: Joshua Da Silva reached a hard-earned half-century to help hosts West Indies take a 28-run lead with two wickets in hand at the end of the second day of the third Test against England. With Da Silva batting on 54 off 152 balls, with...

Cape Town: Mohamed Salah had his say this time as Egypt beat Sadio Mané's Senegal 1-0 in the first leg of their World Cup playoff. Salah's early shot in Cairo Friday cannoned off the crossbar, hit Senegal defender Saliou Ciss and went in to give...

Sydney: Former Australia captain Steve Smith has pulled out of the upcoming white-ball series against Pakistan comprising three One-day Internationals (March 29, 31 and April 2) and a T20 (April 5) in Lahore. He has been replaced by Queensland leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson in the squad....

St. George's (Grenada): West Indies scratched out a first-innings lead of 28 runs against England on day two of their series-deciding third test in Grenada. Joshua da Silva anchored West Indies' recovery from 128-7 in reply to England's opening 204. The wicketkeeper became the first...

Jamshedpur: Despite losing 0-1 to Bangladesh, India emerged champions of the 2022 SAFF U-18 Women's Championships because of a better goal difference, here Friday. India enjoyed a better goal difference of +11 in comparison to +3 of Bangladesh. The valuable player of the tournament and...

Jiddah: A raging fire erupted Friday at an oil depot in Jiddah ahead of an F1 race in the Saudi city, according to videos. Yemen’s Houthis rebels acknowledged they had launched a series of attacks on the kingdom. While Saudi Arabia and its state-run oil...

Mumbai: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) coach Brendon McCullum said Friday their new skipper Shreyas Iyer has all the qualities to be the franchise’s ‘player of the decade’. Shreyas Iyer led the led Delhi Capitals to their maiden IPL final in 2020. He was snapped by...