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Mumbai: Two-time IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have roped in aggressive Australian batter Aaron Finch. The Australian has been inducted into the KKR squad as a replacement for England’s Alex Hales for the upcoming edition of the IPL. “Hales has cited bubble fatigue as...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha will host the IWLF National Weightlifting Championships, 2021-22 for men and women under Youth, Junior and Senior categories from March 19, officials said here Friday. Over 1,300 athletes, support staff and technical officials from 30 states and UTs are expected to participate in...

Bangalore: India vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah feels that cricketers need to make a few ‘mental adjustments’ going into a ‘pink ball’ Test. However, Jasprit Bumrah also pointed out that defining one set parameter for that is not possible. This is because all of India’s three day-night...

Bangalore: Virat Kohli has been chasing an elusive international hundred for 28 months now. He will certainly hope that he can break the jinx when India take on Sri Lanka here in the second Test beginning Saturday. Incidentally this city is the spiritual home of...

New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals on Friday appointed former Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga as their fast-bowling coach ahead of the upcoming IPL 2022 season. The 38-year-old T20 World Cup-winning captain Malinga, who represented Sri Lanka in 340 matches across the three formats and picked up 546...

Hamilton: India head coach Ramesh Powar Friday said the plan was to give an out-of-form Shafali Verma a break and bring in a consistent Yastika Bhatia during their match against New Zealand in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup. He added that having three left-handed batters...

Bhubaneswar: With the Indian Women's Hockey Team playing their maiden FIH Hockey Pro League this year, double Olympian and experienced defender Nikki Pradhan highlighted that the team is pleased with the opportunity of playing top teams of the world, almost every weekend. The team began...

Muelheim An Der Ruhr (Germany): World championships silver winner Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the men's singles quarterfinals but two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu and London bronze medallist Saina Nehwal crashed out of the women's competition at the German Open Super 300 badminton tournament here...

Bhubaneswar: Former India International Player and FIH Level-2 Certified Coach, Edgar Mascarenhas has been appointed to Coach the Odisha Hockey Teams participating in the upcoming Hockey India National Championships. Mascarenhas has over two decades of experience as a player for Air India, Maharashtra, and the...

London: India batter Cheteshwar Pujara has replaced Travis Head in the Sussex team for the County Championship and Royal London One-Day Cup competition, club said in a statement Thursday. Following a request by Travis to be released from his contract due to increased international commitments along...