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Lahore: Pakistan failed Friday to hold out in the last session of the third and final cricket test against Australia. The visitors went on to win the game by 115 runs which helped Australia clinch the series 1-0. The first two Tests had ended in...

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)  Friday announced that Swiggy Instamart will be the official partner for the TATA IPL 2022 tournament. Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 is scheduled to be played in the country from March 26 to May...

Palermo: European champions Italy will not play in the 2022 World Cup after being stunned by North Macedonia in their play-off in Palermo Thursday. Italy have failed to qualify for a second consecutive World Cup, ensuring the Azzurri will endure at least 12 years between...

Lahore: Pakistan was 136-2 at lunch as Australia took advantage of a controversial decision against Azhar Ali on an intriguing last day of the series-deciding third test Friday. Pakistan still needs 215 runs or to survive 57 overs left in the game on a wearing...

Melbourne: Australia will travel to Sri Lanka for a 10-match series in all formats in June and July in its first tour of the south Asian country since 2016, when the hosts won a three-test series 3-0. The tour will feature three Twenty20 matches, five...

Wellington: Six-time champions Australia maintained their unbeaten streak in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup with a five-wicket win over Bangladesh in a rain-affected 43-over affair at the Basin Reserve. The win was achieved mainly on the back of Beth Mooney making a fighting, unbeaten...

Sao Paulo: Ecuador and Uruguay have secured their spots at soccer's World Cup in Qatar, joining Brazil and Argentina from South America. The third-place Ecuadorians lost 3-1 at Paraguay Thursday, but they achieved one of the four direct spots after the Uruguayans, in fourth position,...

Basel: Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal exited the Swiss Open after losing her women's singles second round to lower-ranked Kisona Selvaduray of Malaysia here. The 23rd-ranked Indian could not maintain the consistency she showed in the first game to lose 21-17, 13-21, 13-21 against her 64th-ranked...

New Delhi: Bowlers have always played an important role in the Indian Premier League since its inception. In the last few seasons, the league has witnessed some stunning match-winning spells by spinners and seamers alike. PTI takes a look at the top five bowlers, who...

New Delhi: Former India coach Ravi Shastri thinks Virat Kohli has taken a "smart decision" by giving up captaincy from all forms of cricket, paving the way to express himself better in the upcoming Indian Premier League. Shastri, who witnessed Kohli's leadership from close quarters...