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Brasilia: Brazilian soccer legend Pele has been hospitalised for a colon tumor treatment, Sao Paulo's Hospital Albert Einstein said Wednesday. The three-time World Cup winner had surgery to remove a colon tumor in September, with the hospital saying at the time that he would also...

New Delhi: The fastest man on earth, Usain Bolt, is eyeing a career in cricket and is keen to play in the T20 Leagues like Jamaican superstars such as Chris Gayle and Andre Russell. Tapping into Bolt's ambition to play T20 cricket, the Jamaican legend...

Dubai: Senior India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin climbed a rung to second while his teammate and opener Mayank Agarwal, along with New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel also made huge progress in the ICC Test Rankings issued Wednesday. Agarwal's Player of the Match effort in the second...

Brisbane: England captain Joe Root won the toss, opted to bat and lost opener Rory Burns on the very first delivery of the Ashes series, a late swinging yorker from Australia paceman Mitchell Starc. It set the tone for the opening two sessions Wednesday, which...

New Delhi: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has been ruled out for the next two months and is likely to miss much of the home International summer due to a recurring elbow injury. New Zealand coach Gary Stead said  Tuesday that Williamson's left elbow is...

Bhubaneswar: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has seen many highs as well as lows during his tenure with the team. During his tenure, Team India lost in the finals of a number of ICC limited overs tournament and also in the summit clash of...

New Delhi: Out of favour India all-rounder Hardik Pandya has decided to skip Vijay Hazare Trophy (National ODIs). This is because Hardik Pandya is undergoing an extensive rehabilitation programme in order to regain his bowling fitness. The Vijay Hazare Trophy starts Wednesday. “The Baroda Cricket...

Johannesburg: Pacer Sisanda Magala and wicketkeeper-batsman Ryan Rickelton are the new faces in South Africa’s 21-member squad for the three Test series against India. The South Africa squad was announced Tuesday. The first of the three-Test series against India begins December 26 at Centurion.         Pacer...

Johannesburg: Indian shuttler Aman Farogh Sanjay claimed a second successive men's singles title with a hard-fought win over second seed Robert Summers in the finals of the South Africa International Future Series here. Aman, ranked 300, showed tremendous grit as he recovered from the opening...

New Delhi: Former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo feels that India has given him exposure to be the brand he is currently. He added that the love from the people in India has resulted in the country becoming very close to his heart. Apart from...