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Ft. Lauderdale: Lorcan Tucker scored 84 runs from 54 deliveries to lead Ireland to a nine-run victory over the United States in the second Twenty20 cricket international. The U.S. Upset Ireland with a 26-run win in the opening match, also at Broward County Stadium, Wednesday....

Kolkata: Talented batter Shubman Gill said that given a choice he would like to play for Kolkata Knight Riders forever. Gill, who is currently nursing a shin injury which is keeping him out of South Africa tour, was released by the KKR management, who retained...

Goa: FC Goa is looking for an emphatic win against Odisha FC in the 2021-22 Indian Super League match at the Tilak Maidan Stadium, here Friday. FC Goa parted ways with Juan Ferrando and turned back to Derrick Pereira in a frantic last few days...

Lausanne: Olympic bronze-winning Indian men's hockey team will end the year in third spot, its highest-ever, as per the International Hockey Federation (FIH) rankings released Thursday. The Manpreet Singh-led Indian team won the bronze in Tokyo Games earlier this year to end a 41-year medal...

New Delhi: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur Thursday said that the World Anti-Doping Agency has restored the accreditation of the National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL), which was suspended in 2019 because of its failure to meet global standards. "National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) regains the World...

Kovilpatti: Chandigarh, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha have entered the semifinals of the Hockey India Junior Men's National Championship with wins over their respective opponents here. In the first quarter-final match Wednesday, Chandigarh edged out Punjab 3–2. After Sumit (8') gave Chandigarh an early lead,...

Christchurch: Ajaz Patel's historic feat of taking 10 wickets in a Test innings was not enough to secure his place in New Zealand's squad for a home series against Bangladesh. Offspinner Patel became only the third player in Test history — after England's Jim Laker...

Bengaluru: Abhishek Singh was the star for U Mumba as they beat Bengaluru Bulls 46–30 in the Pro Kabaddi League season opener here Wednesday. The U Mumba raider clinched a Super 10 (19 points) and was ably supported by the team's defence in a statement...

Mumbai: The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) is keen to have former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar as the 'mentor' for its Ranji Torphy team in the upcoming season, which begins in January. The move comes after domestic giants Mumbai performed miserably in both the white-ball tournaments...

Dhaka: Olympic bronze medallist India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan 4-3 in a pulsating third-fourth place play-off match to win the bronze medal at the Asian Champions Trophy men's hockey tournament here Wednesday. India, who were the defending champions along with Pakistan in the last edition of...