Hobart: With barely three weeks to go for the Ashes series, Tim Paine relinquished Australia's Test captaincy in a bombshell announcement Friday, which has shaken the Australian cricket establishment to the core. In a hurriedly-convened press conference in Hobart, a tearful Paine, who was recovering...
Bali (Indonesia): India's PV Sindhu reached the women's singles quarter-finals of the 2021 Indonesia Masters badminton tournament, beating Spain's Clara Azurmendi in three sets here Thursday. Sindhu, the 26-year-old two-time medallist at the Olympic Games and a World Champion, lost the first game but powered...
Guadalajara (Mexico): Garbiñe Muguruza said earlier in the week that playing at Mexico was like playing at home. After winning the WTA Finals title, it certainly looked that way. The 28-year-old Spaniard beat Anett Kontaveit 6-3, 7-5 to win WTA Finals title on Wednesday for...
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil): The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) has suspended Uruguayan referee Andres Cunha and video assistant Esteban Ostojich for "serious errors" in Argentina's home World Cup qualifier against Brazil. The decision relates to an incident in which Argentina defender Nicolas Otamendi struck...
Jaipur: Outstanding knocks from Rohit Sharma (48), Suryakumar Yadav (62) and a timely boundary by Rishabh Pant (17*) helped India register a five-wicket win over New Zealand in a thrilling T20 encounter, taking 1-0 lead in the three-match series at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here...
Jaipur: Martin Guptill and Mark Chapman's entertaining half-centuries took New Zealand to 164 for six against India in the opening T20 International here Wednesday. Guptill (70 off 42) and Chapman (63 off 50) ensured New Zealand were well placed for a 180 plus total on...
Jaipur: India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl in the first T20 International against New Zealand here Wednesday. India have handed debut match to Venkatesh Iyer while Shreyas Iyer is back after missing the recent T20 World Cup. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak...
Dubai: India's KL Rahul dropped a spot to sixth but Virat Kohli retained his eighth place in the latest ICC men's T20I rankings issued Wednesday. Rahul, who scored three consecutive half-centuries in India's last three matches at the recently-concluded T20 World Cup, has 727 points....
New Delhi: "Indian cricket is in safe hands," gushed BCCI president Sourav Ganguly as his former illustrious teammates, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman are now set to "give their all" in two influential positions. Dravid was appointed head coach of the Indian team while Laxman...
Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Wednesday announced the appointment of a working group to review cricketing activities in Afghanistan and the status of the Afghanistan Cricket Board in light of the recent governmental changes in the country. The group comprises ICC Deputy Chairman Imran...
Police used water cannons, lobbed tear gas shells, and lathi-charged job aspirants as they breached barricades multiple times on 10...
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The defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, signed in Mecca on the principle that an attack on one...
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By Aakar Patel There was a remarkable exchange in the Delhi High Court this week. The government was asked why...
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By Dilip Cherian How an Education Ministry worthy wins a new post will be a tale told later. But for...
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