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Canberra: Australia won the toss and chose to field first against India in the first T20I here at the Manuka Oval. The BCCI has confirmed that Nitish Kumar Reddy has been ruled out of the first three T20 Internationals. The all-rounder, who was recovering from...

Keonjhar: Nine-year-old girl Baishnavi Gupta of this district has brought laurels to the state by winning a gold medal in the junior category of the 16th National Kudo Championship held in Surat, Gujarat, recently. The remarkable success of Baishnavi, a student of Class IV of...

Srinagar: In a major push to strengthen cricketing facilities in Jammu and Kashmir, BCCI Infrastructure Committee chairman Rohan Jaitley and BCCI president Mithun Manhas met Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday to chalk out a roadmap for developing world-class infrastructure and nurturing young talent in the...

Dubai: India batter Smriti Mandhana has cemented her position as the top batter in women's ODIs rankings with a scintillating 109 against New Zealand and 34 not out against Bangladesh in a home ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, propelling her to a career-best rating. Smriti...

Saint Louis: Reigning world champion Gukesh Dommaraju avenged his loss to Hikaru Nakamura in the Checkmate: USA vs India exhibition match, showcasing his composed style as he secured a well-deserved victory over the American grandmaster at the Clutch Chess: Champions showdown here Tuesday. Nakamura had...

Canberra: Indian T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav shared his thoughts on the importance of having Jasprit Bumrah on the side and stated that the pacer has been ‘raising his hand’ to take up responsibilities whenever required. Bumrah was rested for the recently concluded ODI series and...

New Delhi: India's ODI vice-captain Shreyas Iyer, who suffered a ruptured spleen and rib cage injury during the third ODI against Australia, has been shifted out of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a Sydney hospital and is now in a stable condition, easing concerns...

New Delhi: The England and Wales Cricket Board provided an update on Sophie Ecclestone, saying that the spinner suffered a minor injury to the joint next to her collarbone. England are preparing for their 2025 Women's ODI World Cup semifinal against South Africa, set to...

Kochi : The controversy surrounding Lionel Messi’s proposed visit to Kerala has taken a new turn, with Congress MP Hibi Eden alleging that the event is part of a dubious business deal involving serious financial irregularities. He called for a comprehensive probe into the transactions...

Johannesburg: Temba Bavuma has made a return as South Africa’s Test captain for the upcoming two-match series against India happening next month, following his recovery from a left calf strain sustained during the England tour in September. While Bavuma will sit out of South Africa’s...