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Bhubaneswar: As India men's hockey team gears up for the Asian Champions Trophy, which will kick off on December 14, captain Manpreet Singh and vice-captain Harmanpreet expressed confidence about the team's prospects in Dhaka where they will defend the title. "We are in pretty good...

Houston (US): Ace Indian paddler Manika Batra reached the women's and mixed doubles quarter-finals at the World Table Tennis Championships Finals 2021, here. Batra and her mixed doubles partner G Sathiyan came from two games behind to beat China's Wang Manyu and USA's Kanak Jha...

New Delhi: Punjab Kings, who didn't have a great outing last season, may not retain any of their players, ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 mega auctions, a report said. While most franchises are looking to retain their key players ahead of the...

Bali: Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu's campaign at the 2021 Indonesia Open came to an end after she lost to Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon in the women's singles semi-finals, here Saturday. Two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu lost 21-15, 9-21, 14-21 to world no 8 Ratchanok in a...

Kanpur: Left-arm spinner Axar Patel's fifth five-wicket haul in just his seventh Test innings helped India bowl out New Zealand for 296 in day three of the first Test at the Green Park Stadium here Saturday. Apart from Patel's 5/62, Ravichandran Ashwin (3/82), Ravindra Jadeja...

Kanpur: India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and on-field umpire Nitin Menon were seen arguing over allegedly obstructing the vision of the latter during the first session of day three in the first Test against New Zealand Saturday. The incident happened during the 77th over when Ashwin...

Kanpur: The left-arm spin duo of Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja helped India stage a comeback in the second session of day three in the first Test at the Green Park Stadium. At tea, New Zealand are 249/6 in 118 overs and trail India by...

Kanpur: After being made to toil on day two of the first Test at the Green Park Stadium, India were rewarded with scalps of Will Young and New Zealand captain Kane Williamson in the first session of day three Saturday. At lunch, New Zealand are...

Kanpur: KS Bharat, India's second wicketkeeper-batter in the Test squad against New Zealand, has taken up wicket-keeping duties on day three of the first Test at the Green Park Stadium. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) tweeted that first-choice wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha...

Bhubaneswar: Malaysia produced a magnificent defensive display to cause a big display by holding strong contenders Belgium to a 1-1 draw even as six-time champions Germany and the Netherlands claimed their second victories of the event and joined France in the quarter-finals of the FIH...