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Dhaka: Two members of the Bangladesh women's cricket team tested positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19 after returning home from Zimbabwe, the country's health and family welfare minister Zahid Maleque said Saturday. "It will take time to recover and according to protocol we will...

Brisbane: After losing the first Ashes Test to Australia by nine wickets at the Gabba, England have now been fined 100% of their match fees and see a deduction of five ICC World Test Championship (WTC) points for maintaining a slow over-rate. Match Referee David...

Brisbane: England captain Joe Root blamed the batting and fielding effort of the side for the nine-wicket loss in the Ashes opener at The Gabba Saturday, adding that there was nothing wrong with team selection. The tourists -- after a brief fightback on Day 3...

Rayong (Thailand): The men's double sculls pair of Arjun Lal Jat and Ravi struck gold and Parminder Singh claimed silver in single sculls as India had another good day at the 2021 Asian Rowing Championships here Saturday. In the double sculls final, the Indian combine...

Moscow: Russia's uniform for the Beijing Winter Olympics was unveiled without Russia's name, flag or coat of arms on it — as the uniform was at the Tokyo Games. Some clothing, however, will feature Russia's national colors. Russian Olympic Committee president Stanislav Pozdnyakov said at...

Brisbane: Australia won the Ashes series opener by nine wickets Saturday with 1 1/2 days to spare after Nathan Lyon picked up his 400th test wicket and quickly added three more to dismantle England's bid to save the first test. England resumed Day 4 at...

New Delhi: R Sridhar termed the seven years spent in Indian dressing room as the ‘best phase of his life’. The former India fielding coach has said the ‘bad days’ actually turned out to be ‘wonderful coaching opportunities’. R Sridhar was an integral part of...

Brisbane: Joe Root set a record for most runs in a calendar year by an England Test batter. He shared an unbroken 159-run stand with Dawid Malan on Friday to lead a rally in the Ashes series opener against Australia. Joe Root was unbeaten 86...

Brisbane: Joe Root set a record for most runs in a calendar year by an England test batter and shared an unbroken 159-run stand with Dawid Malan Friday to lead a rally in the Ashes series opener against Australia. Root was unbeaten on 86 and...

New Delhi: The Karachi police have chalked out a security plan for the scheduled three Twenty20s and three One-day internationals between Pakistan and West Indies starting at the National Stadium in Karachi December 13, The News reported. The plan was devised in a meeting presided...