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New Delhi: India's reigning world champion D Gukesh climbed to a career-high number three ranking, while compatriot R Praggnanandhaa broke back into the top 10 in the latest FIDE classical ratings released Saturday. The 18-year-old Gukesh, who has been in sublime form ever since he...

Karachi: England skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and elected to bat against South Africa in their final Champions Trophy group B match here Saturday. This marks Buttler's final appearance as England's white-ball captain after he stepped down following their early exit from the tournament....

Lahore: Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in a crucial Group B Champions Trophy match here Friday. Both Afghanistan and Australia are unchanged for this contest, the winner of which will qualify for the semifinals. Australia were forced...

New Delhi: Hockey India Friday announced that the 15th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2025, which will take place from March 1 to 12 at the Tau Devi Lal Hockey Stadium in Panchkula, will have a new format featuring a promotion and relegation system,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha FC will play Mohammedan SC at the Kalinga Stadium in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 Friday. The home side has been defeated and drawn twice in their last five games, hampering their chances to make it to the top-6. They are at...

Rawalpindi: Pakistan's campaign in the Champions Trophy ended on a winless note after their match against Bangladesh was called off without a ball being bowled due to incessant rain here Thursday. The match was effectively a dead-rubber, with both teams already out of contention after...

Rawalpindi: The Champions Trophy match between hosts Pakistan and Bangladesh here Thursday was called off without a ball being bowled due to incessant rain. Hosting an ICC tournament for the first time in 29 years, Pakistan thus ended their disastrous campaign without registering a single...

New Delhi: Former England captain Kevin Pietersen was Thursday appointed mentor of Delhi Capitals ahead of the upcoming IPL season. The 44-year-old thus returns to the side he captained in 2014. This marks Pietersen's first coaching assignment in the IPL, where he featured in as...

Rawalpindi: The toss of the dead rubber between Pakistan and Bangladesh in the Champions Trophy was delayed due to intermittent rain here Thursday. Rain had forced the abandonment of the game between South Africa and Australia here on Tuesday. Both Pakistan and Bangladesh are out...

Dubai: After defeating Pakistan, India is set to face New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Sunday, March 2, at the Dubai International Stadium. According to reports, Rohit Sharma did not take any throwdowns during practice as he is nursing a sore hamstring. Instead,...