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San Juan (Argentina): Argentina and Brazil maintained their unbeaten records in South America's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying tournament with a goalless draw here Wednesday (IST). With captain Lionel Messi playing in a deeper midfield role, the Albiceleste dominated possession but rarely troubled goalkeeper Alisson...

Dubai: BCCI President Sourav Ganguly Wednesday has been appointed as the chair of the ICC Men's Cricket Committee. Ganguly, the former India captain, succeeds his former team-mate and India captain Anil Kumble, who stepped down after having served the maximum of three three-year terms. The...

Dunedin: Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum reckons Tim Southee, the stand-in captain for the T20I series against India, has got great leadership qualities. He added that Southee has a warm personality and got the ability to work with the players, who in turn respect...

Jaipur: After the T20 World Cup knock out, Team India has a good chance to avenge the World Cup defeat in a three-match T20 series with New Zealand. The first match of this series will be played in Jaipur today. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson...

London: English cricketer Azeem Rafiq has recounted the 'institutionally racist' English cricket culture before the parliamentary committee room during his nearly decade-long stay at county side Yorkshire between 2008 and 2018. The off-spinner, who moved from Pakistan to the UK in 2001 and played a...

Bhopal: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar Tuesday paid a surprise visit to Sevania village in Madhya Pradesh's Sehore district to attend a programme organised by the NGO, 'Parivaar'. The NGO runs 'Kuteer' (day boarding education-cum-meal programme) for children in the age-group of 4 to 14 in...

Kampala: Following multiple explosions near their team hotel, the chief coach of Indian para badminton team, Gaurav Khanna, on Tuesday said that the whole contingent is 'safe and healthy'. The local police earlier had said that suicide bombers targeted Kampala, killing at least three people...

Dubai: India will host three ICC events in 2024-31 cycle while Pakistan has been awarded the hosting rights of the 2025 Champions Trophy. The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board Tuesday confirmed the 14 host countries of the global men's white ball events from 2024-2031 and...

Jaipur: India's new T20 captain Rohit Sharma Tuesday said instilling a sense of security in players will be his priority and he will not stop hand-holding them even if they fail in a few games while trying to perform specific roles for the team. Ahead...

Jaipur: Rohit Sharma, made his India debut under Rahul Dravid’s leadership back way in 2007. He remembers that moment vividly and is hoping to create many more happy memories in their new partnership. Since that debut in an ODI against Ireland, Rohit Sharma has gone...