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Paarl: South Africa have been fined 20 percent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate against India in the second ODI at the Boland Park in Paarl Friday. In the match, South Africa defeated India by seven wickets, thanks to openers Quinton de...

New Delhi: India batter Shreyas Iyer and spinner Yuzvendra Chahal along with Australian dasher David Warner are expected to be the top draws as over 1,200 players registered themselves for the Indian Premier League mega auction scheduled for next month. Apart from Shreyas and Chahal,...

New Delhi: The two new franchises of the Indian Premier League (IPL) -- Ahmedabad and Lucknow -- Friday officially revealed their draft picks ahead of the upcoming mega auction on February 12 and 13. The announcement was made by the owners and officials of the...

New Delhi: Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India's selection committee to include pace bowler Deepak Chahar in the core team for the 2023 World Cup, given that Bhuvneshwar Kumar's "brilliant yorkers" and "slower deliveries" are not...

Paarl: India skipper KL Rahul said it doesn't feel great when one is on the losing side twice in a row. He added that South Africa showed them the importance of stitching partnerships and putting pressure early on. Rishabh Pant produced a career-best rear-guard act...

Tarouba (Trinidad): South Africa skipper George Van Heerden led from the front, smashing a 93-ball 111 as he helped his team secure a Super League quarterfinal berth with a 153-run win over Ireland in a Group B match at the Brian Lara Stadium here Saturday...

Kolkata: Legendary former India footballer and celebrated coach Subhas Bhowmick died after prolonged illness in the wee hours of Saturday, according to family sources. The former India mid-fielder, who was part of the 1970 Asian Games bronze medal-winning member, was suffering from kidney and diabetes...

Muscat: Forward Vandana Katariya, Navneet Kaur and Sharmila Devi scored a brace of goals each as India thrashed Malaysia 9-0 in their opening match of the Women's Asia Cup hockey tournament here Friday. India, looking to win the tournament and grab a place in the...

New Delhi: Former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has claimed that the Indian dressing room looked divided during the first ODI against South Africa at Paarl, which the tourists lost by 31 runs January 19. He added that the Indian team is divided into two groups,...

Paarl: A young South Africa punished a jaded Indian team for its outdated approach, handing it one of the most comprehensive series defeats in recent times with an easy seven-wicket victory in the second ODI here Friday. A target of 288 was below-par on a...