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Paarl: India pacer Jasprit Bumrah said if he will be given the captaincy responsibility, it will be an 'honour'. At the same time, he added that he is willing to contribute to the team irrespective of whether he holds a leadership role or not. With...

Paris: World No.1 Novak Djokovic could now be barred from playing in the French Open after the country's sports ministry said that there would be no exemption from the new vaccine pass law and all the athletes must be vaccinated before entering the country. The...

New Delhi: England all-rounder Ben Stokes could skip this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) and follow skipper Joe Root in helping his side recover from the Ashes debacle. As per a Daily Mail report, Root opted not to put his name forward for next month's...

Paarl: Jasprit Bumrah, India's vice-captain in the ODI series against South Africa, Monday revealed that Virat Kohli had informed the team in a meeting after the Cape Town Test about his decision of leaving the captaincy. "We have been very close as a team unit....

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Monday achieved the distinction of becoming first Indian candidate city to host Formula E world championship and is expected to host the first race of electric cars between November this year and March 2023. The Telangana government and Formula E Association along with...

Melbourne: Spanish tennis stalwart Rafael Nadal began his quest for a 21st Grand Slam -- and his second Australian Open title in 13 years -- dismissing world No. 66 Marcos Giron of the US 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the second round at Melbourne...

Kingston (Jamaica): Half centuries from Andy McBrine and Harry Tector helped Ireland defeat West Indies in a nail-biting third and final One-day International by two wickets to clinch the series 2-1 at the Sabina Park here Monday (IST). Set a modest target of 213 to...

Riyadh: Real Madrid beat Athletic Club Bilbao 2-0 to win the 2022 Spanish Supercup in the final played in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh. A 37th-minute goal from Luka Modric on Sunday night and a penalty from Karim Benzema seven minutes after halftime gave...

New Delhi: Legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar feels that young wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant can be the ideal candidate to lead India in Test cricket following Virat Kohli's decision to quit as captain. Kohli Saturday announced his decision to step down from the captaincy, a day after...

Cape Town: Winning a Test series in South Africa has been a tough nut to crack for India. So, when the Indian team flew for their eighth Test tour of the Rainbow Nation, much was expected of them to register their first-ever series win in...