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Dubai: India's Deepti Sharma made a big jump of 10 places to 23rd among batters on the back of her strong showing in the ongoing ODI series against England, while compatriot Smriti Mandhana maintained her top spot in the latest ICC rankings released Tuesday. England...

New Delhi: Karun Nair is set for a homecoming to Karnataka ahead of the upcoming domestic season, three years after his last appearance for the state team. Nair's switch back to Karnataka marks a significant turnaround in his domestic career. After being sidelined by Karnataka...

Manchester: England Monday replaced off-spinner Shoaib Bashir with slow left-arm orthodox bowler Liam Dawson as their only change in the playing eleven for the fourth Test against India which starts here July 23. England lead 2-1 in the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, having won the first...

Manchester: India pacer Mohammed Siraj confirmed Monday Jasprit Bumrah's participation in the fourth Test beginning at Old Trafford Wednesday. Bumrah, who has been earmarked to play in three Tests out of five due to workload management, had missed the second Test at Edgbaston that India...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday upheld an order rejecting the appeals of the BCCI and Byju's co-founder Riju Raveendran, seeking the withdrawal of insolvency proceedings against his company. A bench comprising Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan dismissed the appeals filed by the...

Karachi: As uncertainty looms over this year’s Asia Cup T20 tournament, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is staring at a potential financial setback, with significant revenue losses likely if the event doesn’t proceed as planned. The Pakistan Cricket Board is expecting to earn an estimated...

Dubai: The International Cricket Council has announced the global winners of the 2024 ICC Development Awards across seven categories. Launched in 2002, the Development Awards celebrate the innovation and initiative of the game’s Associate Members, “leading the growth of the sport around the world". The...

Las Vegas: World no. 1 Magnus Carlsen avenged his previous defeat to India's Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa, clinching a 3-1 victory in a closely contested four-game match Sunday (IST). After a chaotic first-round loss to Praggnanandhaa, the world number one ground down the Indian star to force...

Birmingham: The much-anticipated India vs Pakistan clash at the ongoing World Championship of Legends (WCL) has officially been called off, following strong objections from Indian players and a principal tournament sponsor. The decision was announced by the tournament organisers, who issued a formal apology for...

New Delhi: Former India coach Ravi Shastri said tweaking ‘front-foot’ technique has helped KL Rahul to be more productive with the bat against England, and hoped that the senior batter will continue at the top of his game for the ‘next three or four years’....