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Christchurch: Veteran New Zealand batter Ross Taylor believes that his team's loss to Bangladesh in the first Test at Mount Maunganui was good for world cricket. In the first of the two-match series, Bangladesh sprung a surprise, defeating New Zealand, the current World Test Championship...

Sydney: An unbeaten century by Jonny Bairstow (103 off 140 balls) on another rain-interrupted day saw England post 258/7 on Day 3 of the fourth Ashes Test, even as Australia strengthened their advantage with the ball, with Pat Cummins and Scott Boland taking two wickets...

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Sydney: Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow steadied England's innings after a terrible start and lifted the tourists to 135-4 at tea on the third day of the fourth Ashes test, trailing Australia by 281 runs in the first innings. Stokes had an eventful session Friday,...

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has accepted the longstanding demand for reservation to sportspersons in the state government jobs. A proposal to this effect has been cleared by the state cabinet. Sportspersons can now be recruited directly on Group B posts, while a 2 per...

Mumbai: Reigning Indian Super League (ISL) champions Mumbai City FC Thursday confirmed the arrival of midfielder Vinit Rai into their team. The 24-year old joins the Islanders from Odisha FC on loan until May 31, 2022, a media release said. A product of the Tata...

Sydney: Usman Khawaja's ninth Test century lifted Australia to an imposing 416-8 declared before England's openers survived a nervous five overs to be 13 without loss at the end of the second day of the fourth Ashes Test. Playing his first Test since 2019 and...

Sydney: England were 13/0 at stumps, trailing by 403 runs against Australia on the second day of the fourth Ashes Test, here Thursday. Australia, who were 321/6 at Tea, added 95 more runs to their scorecard before declaring their first innings on 416/8 in the...

Melbourne: Rafael Nadal began fine-tuning his quest for a 21st Grand Slam singles title at the Australian Open with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Ricardas Berankis 6-2, 7-5 Thursday in a warm-up tournament at Melbourne Park. Nadal, recovering from the coronavirus, showed no signs of...

Sydney: Left-handed batter Usman Khawaja smashed his ninth Test century (102 not out) and took Australia to 321/6 at Tea against England on the second day of the fourth Ashes Test, here Thursday. Australia, who were 209 for 3 at lunch, added 112 runs and...