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London: Injured skipper Ben Stokes and lead pacer Jofra Archer will not be part of the fifth and final Test against India, starting here from Thursday, as England made three changes to their playing XI for the series-deciding game. The hosts lead the series 2-1...

London: India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is set to miss the series-deciding fifth Test against England, starting Thursday at The Oval, as part of workload management, with Akash Deep likely to replace him, according to a report. The 31-year-old world No 1 pacer appeared off-colour...

Kolkata: IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders Tuesday announced the departure of head coach Chandrakant Pandit, ending his two-year stint with the team following a disappointing 2025 season. Pandit, who guided KKR to their third IPL title in 2024, oversaw a sharp decline in fortunes this...

London: India head coach Gautam Gambhir was Tuesday involved in a heated exchange of words with the Oval's chief curator Lee Fortis and was heard telling him "you don't tell us what we need to do" while pointing fingers at the groundstaff. The Oval will...

Dubai: Despite India clinching a 2-1 ODI series win against England, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has dropped one place to No. 2 in the latest ICC Women’s ODI batters rankings. Dubai, July 29 (IANS) Despite India clinching a 2-1 ODI series win against England, vice-captain Smriti...

Basseterre (St. Kitts): Australia wrapped up their Caribbean tour in style with another commanding win, sealing the final T20I in St Kitts. After sweeping the West Indies 3-0 in the Test series, the Aussies maintained their dominance in the T20Is, completing a 5-0 series sweep....

New Delhi: The Indian men’s cricket team paid a visit to the Indian High Commission in London Tuesday, and captain Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir presented a signed bat to Indian High Commissioner to UK Vikram Doraiswami and Deputy High Commissioner Sujit Ghosh....

London: England legend Geoffrey Boycott has backed Indian batters Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar for choosing to continue batting late on the final day of the drawn fourth Test, saying they had ‘worked their socks off’ and fully deserved their hundreds. Drama unfolded Sunday when...

New Delhi: India should refrain from playing cricket with Pakistan in view of the ongoing tension with the neighbouring country, Arvind Sawant (SS-UBT) and Asaduddin Owaisi (AIMIM) said Monday in the Lok Sabha. The statements by the two MPs assume significance amid the upcoming Asia...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday quashed an FIR against badminton player Lakshya Sen, his family members and coach in the birth certificate forgery case. A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Aravind Kumar said the continuation of criminal proceedings against Sen was an abuse...