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Adelaide: Australia suffered a huge setback when skipper Pat Cummins was Thursday ruled out of the second Ashes Test here after coming in contact with Covid positive person. The second Test, a day-night affair, is starting later Thursday. Cummins had led Australia to a nine-wicket...

Barcelona: Barcelona striker Sergio Aguero announced his immediate retirement Wednesday for health reasons. The 33-year-old Argentina striker underwent heart tests after leaving the field, holding his chest, during Barcelona's match against Alaves in the Spanish league Oct. 30. His condition has since been evaluated, and...

Dhaka: Striker Dilpreet Singh struck a hat-trick as defending champions and Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist India thrashed hosts Bangladesh 9-0 to register their first win in the Asian Champions Trophy men's hockey tournament here Wednesday. Dilpreet (12th, 22nd and 45th) scored three field goals for...

Huelva (Spain): India's HS Prannoy registered a straight-game win over Daren Liew of Malaysia to reach the pre-quarterfinals of the BWF World Badminton Championships here Wednesday. Prannoy beat his Malaysian opponent 21-7 21-17 in a men's singles second round match that lasted 42 minutes. He...

Mumbai: India Test captain Virat Kohli quashed the chatter around his availability for the ODIs against South Africa, saying "I was always available". His comments dismissed the talk of him not taking part in the ODI series against South Africa which would follow after the...

Mumbai: India Test skipper Virat Kohli categorically denied a rift between him and the new white-ball captain Rohit Sharma during the pre-departure virtual press conference ahead of the three-Test series against South Africa beginning December 26. With Rohit Sharma missing the three-Test series in South...

Adelaide: England Wednesday included Jimmy Anderson and retained spinner Jack Leach in their 12-player squad for the second Ashes Test beginning at the Adelaide Oval Thursday (December 16). Pacer Mark Wood was, however, rested for the pink-ball Test. Anderson, 39, the highest wicket-taker in the...

Sydney: Former Australian cricketer-turned-commentator Michael Slater has been arrested after he allegedly sent several text messages and made phone calls to the person he was charged with stalking and harassing in October this year. The 51-year-old, who played 74 Tests and scored 5,000-plus runs, was...

Adelaide: England might not have beaten Australia in a pink-ball Test, but the Joe Root-led side will have to overcome its disappointment of losing the first Test by nine wickets and make a fresh start when the second Ashes Test begins at the Adelaide Oval...

Norwich (England): With four wins now in six games as manager, Steven Gerrard is transforming Aston Villa's fortunes. The former Liverpool captain's latest success was getting the better of the manager he replaced at Villa last month as Dean Smith's new team, Norwich, was beaten...