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New Delhi: Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has predicted that the hosts will clinch the upcoming five-match Ashes series 3-2 over England despite it being a close-fought contest. Although Australia have retained the Ashes since 2018 and have been beaten by England in only four...

Dhaka: Bangladesh stalwart Mushfiqur Rahim has joined an elite group of cricketers by scoring a century in his 100th Test appearance. Rahim, the first Bangladeshi to reach the milestone of 100 Test matches, produced a gritty 106 off 214 balls to put his side in...

New Delhi: Cricket Australia announced Thursday that tickets for Day 1 of the Ashes opener in Perth have sold out. Additionally, the allocation of tickets for the opening day of the remaining four Test matches in the series has also been exhausted. The first of...

Mumbai: Gill will travel with the side to Guwahati Wednesday, with a final decision on his participation for the second Test against South Africa starting Saturday to be taken accordingly. On day two’s play in the first Test at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, after...

New Delhi: New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell has replaced Rohit Sharma as the top-ranked batter in the latest update to the ICC Men’s ODI rankings, while India pacer Jasprit Bumrah continues to hold the pole position in the Test bowlers rankings. Mitchell has become the first...

Bengaluru: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probing the tragic stampede case, which claimed 11 lives during the IPL victory celebration by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) team, has completed the probe regarding the incident and is preparing to submit a chargesheet against the RCB franchise,...

Washington: Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was at the White House as President Donald Trump hosted a glitzy dinner to honour Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The soccer star was seated near the front of the East Room, not far from where the president...

New Delhi: World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the Davis Cup Finals in Italy due to a swollen hamstring, the Spaniard said Tuesday. Alcaraz worsened the injury during the ATP Finals, where he fell to Jannik Sinner in Sunday’s championship match. His decision...

New Delhi: India’s upcoming home series against Bangladesh, comprising three ODIs and three T20Is in December as part of the ICC Future Tour Programme, is reportedly set to be postponed due to significant political developments in Bangladesh. Although specific dates and venues had not been...

Dubai: Pakistan star batter Babar Azam has been fined 10 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the third ODI against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi Sunday. The former captain was found to have breached Article...