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Dubai: India opted to bowl against United Arab Emirates in their opening match of the Asia Cup here on Wednesday. The game marks the return of Shubman Gill to T20Is, and he will open alongside his Punjab teammate Abhishek Sharma. As per the team sheet,...

Dubai: Indian spinner Ravi Bishnoi and left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh moved up to the sixth and 10th spot respectively in the latest ICC T20 rankings released Wednesday. While Varun Chakravarthy remains the highest-ranked Indian bowler at No 4 spot, the trio of Bishnoi, Arshdeep and...

Abu Dhabi: Sediqullah Atal and Azmatullah Omarzai made blazing fifties while the bowlers supported them with a tidy effort as Afghanistan easily tamed Hong Kong by 94 runs to start their Asia Cup campaign on a winning note here Tuesday. Once Afghanistan survived early jitters...

Abu Dhabi: Sediqullah Atal and Azmatullah Omarzai hit fine fifties as Afghanistan posted 188 for six against Hong Kong in the Asia Cup opener at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium here Tuesday. Opting to bat, opener Atal (73 not out off 52 balls) and Mohammad Nabi...

Abu Dhabi: Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan won the toss and elected to bat against Hong Kong in the Asia Cup opener at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium here Tuesday. Afghanistan, coming off a defeat to Pakistan in the tri-series final earlier this week, brought Gulbadin Naib...

Dubai: India’s Mohammed Siraj, New Zealand’s Matt Henry and the West Indies’ Jayden Seales have been nominated for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for August 2025, following their standout bowling performances across formats. Siraj’s burst on the final day of the Test...

Hong Kong: India’s top shuttlers are set for another big week as the Hong Kong Open Super 500 begins  Tuesday, with Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty once again leading the charge following their bronze medal finish at the World Championships in Paris. Currently ranked world...

New Delhi: The ACC Asia Cup is set to begin Tuesday with Afghanistan facing Hong Kong and India beginning their campaign against the UAE on the following day. The tournament will run until September 28 and will feature eight teams that will be battling it...

Rajgir (Bihar): Indian men's hockey team Sunday beat South Korea 4-1 in the final to lift the Asia Cup trophy and qualify for next year's World Cup. Dilpreet Singh (28th and 45th minutes) struck a brace while Sukhjeet Singh (1st minute) and Amit Rohidas (50th)...

New Delhi: Indian football is showing signs of returning to normalcy as the All India Football Federation’s executive committee has confirmed that the Super Cup will be held from October 25, whilst approving the Federation’s Request for Quotation (RFQ) for selecting an agency to manage...