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Dubai: Star batter Smriti Mandhana and all-rounder Deepti Sharma were Friday named in the ICC women's ODI Team of the Year 2024 but none of their male counterparts found a place in the men's side that was dominated by Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Afghanistan. The...

Melbourne: Adam Griffith has been appointed as Cricket Australia's new national pace bowling coach. The former Tasmania first-class cricketer will work with the country’s men’s teams, focusing on the development and preparation of pace bowlers, said Cricket Australia (CA) Friday. Griffith transitions to this role...

Melbourne: An injured Novak Djokovic quit because of a torn muscle in his left leg after dropping the first set of his Australian Open semifinal against Alexander Zverev Friday. Djokovic lost the opener 7-6 (5) and immediately walked around the net to concede the match...

New Delhi: The sixth round of the Ranji Trophy had increased in anticipation due to Indian Test team stars like captain Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill joining their respective state teams. The star quartet playing in the Ranji Trophy came after...

Melbourne: World Cup-winning former captain Michael Clarke has become the 64th player to be inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame, the sport's governing body in the country announced Thursday. The induction ceremony took place at the Sydney Cricket Ground Wednesday. "Over 8600 Test...

Bhubaneswar: The first ticket of the second One-Day International (ODI) match between India and England to be played at Barabati Stadium February 9 was bought by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) working president Pankaj Mohanty, secretary Sanjay Behera and Apex Council...

Bengaluru: Diego Mauricio scored off two penalties while Jerry Mawihmingthanga struck the winner as Odisha FC returned to winning ways after four matches with a 3-2 triumph over Bengaluru FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 season at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here Wednesday...

Kolkata: The jury is still out on his coaching methodology as far as traditional formats are concerned but India's young T20 stars, including opener Abhishek Sharma gave a thumbs up to embattled Gautam Gambhir after the hosts blitzed past England by seven wickets in the...

Kolkata: Abhishek Sharma smashed a blistering 34-ball-79 in an exhibition of breathtaking power-hitting on the back of a disciplined bowling effort, as India outplayed England by seven wickets in the first T20I here Wednesday. India now lead the five-match series 1-0. On a day when...

New Delhi: The Indian cricket team will adhere to the dress code set by the ICC during the upcoming Champions Trophy, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said Wednesday, rejecting speculation that the Board had objected to host Pakistan's name on the side's official jersey. The Champions...