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New Delhi: Incumbent Rohan Jaitley comfortably defeated former India cricketer and Lok Sabha MP Kirti Azad to be elected as the President of the Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) for a third successive term. The 35-year-old Rohan, son of former Union Minister late Arun...

Brisbane: Ravindra Jadeja made a doughty unbeaten fifty as India reached 180 for six when rain stopped play during the post-lunch session on the fourth day of the third Test here Tuesday. Jadeja (52) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (9) were at the crease when skies...

Brisbane: Australia were dealt a big blow Tuesday as pacer Josh Hazlewood sustained calf soreness and will undergo scans to assess the severity of the injury. The 33-year-old managed just one over before leaving the field early on day four of the third Test against...

Stavanger (Norway): The youngest-ever world champion, Gukesh Dommaraju will take Magnus Carlsen, the world's highest-rated player, in a highly-anticipated contest at next year's Norway Chess. The tournament will take place in Stavanger from May 26 to June 6, 2025. Gukesh, 18, has achieved remarkable success...

Sydney: Former Australia pacer Jason Gillespie Monday slammed the PCB, revealing that he stepped down as Pakistan's Test head coach after being "completely and utterly blindsided" by the country's cricket board. Gillespie, whose contract was set to expire in 2026, resigned last week and he...

Brisbane: The Indian batters' inability to grind it out against a relentless Australian pace attack in testing conditions left the team precariously placed at 51 for four at the end of a rain-marred day three of the third Test here Monday. On a stop-start day,...

Brisbane: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has urged Virat Kohli to draw inspiration from Sachin Tendulkar’s iconic innings in Sydney in 2004 to overcome his recent struggles with deliveries outside the off-stump. Kohli, who started the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia with a century in...

Brisbane: Atrocious shot selection by the top-order batters, including Virat Kohli, left India reeling at 48 for four at tea on a rain-marred day three of the third Test against Australia here Monday. Left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc struck twice and Josh Hazlewood once as India...

Bengaluru: Mumbai cricketer Simran Shaikh became the costliest player of the Women's Premier League mini-auction 2025, being bought by Gujarat Giants for Rs 1.90 crore even as veteran India player Sneh Rana went unsold here Sunday. On a day when five teams competed to fill...

Cuttack: India's Rithvik Sanjeevi Satish Kumar capped off an impressive week by claiming his maiden BWF Super 100 title after defeating compatriot Tharun Mannepalli in the men's singles final at the Odisha Masters in Cuttack Sunday. The 21-year-old, who won the Telangana International Challenge last...