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Beijing: Amid widespread criticism over its move to field a PLA soldier involved in the border clash with Indian troops at the Galwan Valley in 2020 as a torchbearer for the Winter Olympics, China said Monday that his selection met the ‘standards’ to pick up...

New Delhi: Former West Indies captain and one of world’s premier all-rounders, Jason Holder could well turn out to be one of the most expensive buys at this edition of Indian Premier League’s mega-auction. Sources said Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are expected to bid heavily...

New Delhi: Cricketer Dinesh Karthik is currently putting in the hard yards in Mumbai under the guidance of friend and mentor Abhishek Nayar. He is focussed on sharpening his finishing skills in the T20 format. This is not because the IPL auctions are around the...

London: Paul Collingwood has been appointed as England's interim men's head coach for the three-match Test series against the West Indies in March. Collingwood was serving as the assistant coach to Chris Silverwood, who left his role as head coach last week after England's 4-0...

Beijing: Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has denied she ever accused anyone of sexual assault. Peng Shuai also asserted that she herself had deleted her social media post in November that had appeared to make such a claim. The well-being of Peng, a three-time Olympian,...

Ahmedabad: India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal revealed that captain Rohit Sharma had told him to focus more on bowling googly ahead of the first ODI against the West Indies. In the match on Sunday, Chahal took 4/49 in 9.5 overs as West Indies were bowled out...

Mumbai: Veteran and wife of late India cricket captain, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Sharmila Tagore has revealed that legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar -- who died on February 6 at 92 years of age -- had raised Rs. 20 lakh for the 1983 World Cup-winning team....

Yaounde: Senegal are the new kings of African football as the Teranga Lions won the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title beating Egypt in the final on penalties Sunday evening. The final ended 0-0 after 120 minutes with a major opportunity coming from a penalty...

Vasco: A comeback that should revitalise the dropping shoulders, SC East Bengal would look to continue their fight and bag a win when they take on Odisha FC in their Indian Super League match here Monday. The red and golds conceded two early goals against...

Ahmedabad: New white-ball skipper Rohit Sharma hit a fifty as India defeated West Indies by six wickets in the first ODI to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series here Sunday. Returning to action after recovering from a hamstring injury, Sharma smashed a 51-ball...