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New Delhi: Star batter Jemimah Rodrigues was Thursday dropped from the 15-member Indian women's cricket squad announced for the ICC ODI World Cup to be held in New Zealand from March 4 to April 3. Veteran Mithali Raj will lead the side with Harmanpreet Kaur...

SYDNEY: World No.1 tennis player Novak Djokovic's visa to enter Australia has been cancelled with authorities reportedly intending to deport the Serbian athlete later Thursday, reports Xinhua news agency. In a tweet Thursday morning, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison wrote: "Mr Djokovic's visa has been...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has kicked off a COVID-19 vaccination drive for the U-17 footballers, providing assistance to the All India Football Federation (AIFF), keeping in mind the safety of players amid a spike in positive cases. The vaccination drive is for all players based...

Johannesburg: India's middle order finally came good as combative half-centuries from under-fire Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane helped the visitors set South Africa a challenging 240-run target in the second Test, here Wednesday. The Proteas started in earnest with Aiden Markram (24 batting) and Dean...

Kolkata: BCCI president and former Team India captain Sourav Ganguly's daughter Sana has tested positive for Covid-19 and is in home isolation, her mother Dona Ganguly said Wednesday. Sana, who is asymptomatic, took the test following a "sore throat" on Tuesday and the result came...

Sydney: Australia openers David Warner and Marcus Harris missed half centuries as the hosts could manage only 126/3 on a rain-interrupted opening day of the fourth and penultimate Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) here Wednesday. Disciplined bowling from England quicks, especially Jimmy...

Johannesburg: Under-fire senior batters Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane added a lifeline to their respective careers with crucial half-centuries but South Africa came back strongly in the second Test by reducing India to 188 for six at lunch on the third day, here. Kagiso Rabada...

Colombo: Sri Lanka batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa Wednesday announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect, citing family obligations. Rajapaksa's ODI career lasted less than six months as the 30-year-old left hander had made his debut in July 2021. He tendered his letter of resignation...

Sydney: Hubert Hurkacz beat Diego Schwartzman 6-1, 6-4 to secure Poland's victory over Argentina Wednesday and a spot in the ATP Cup semifinals. Poland finished the round-robin stage 3-0 in Group D, with wins over Georgia, Greece and in the top-of-the-table match against Argentina. Kamil...

Melbourne: Australian cricket team's limited-overs specialist and Big Bash League (BBL) side Melbourne Stars' captain Glenn Maxwell Wednesday returned a positive test for COVID-19, becoming the 13th player from the club to contract the virus. With the COVID-19 chaos continuing in the BBL, the Melbourne...