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New Delhi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Thursday announced the men’s and women’s nominees for the ICC Player of the Month awards, with players from Ireland, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies confirmed to be in the running. South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj,...

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed "heartiest congratulations" to para-athletes Dharambir and Pranav Soorma and praised their "unstoppable spirit" for winning medals in the men's club throw event at the Paris Paralympics. Dharambir and Pranav won gold and silver medals,...

New Delhi: Pakistan have been dropped two places in the ICC Men's Test Team Rankings, falling to eighth position following a 0-2 series defeat at home to Bangladesh. This is Pakistan's lowest rating points in the Test rankings since 1965, excluding a brief period when...

New Delhi: Former India captain and head coach Rahul Dravid is all set to become Rajasthan Royals (RR) head coach ahead of IPL 2025. Dravid’s tenure as India men’s head coach came to an end after the side won 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup win...

Paris: Sachin Sarjerao Khilari won the silver medal in the men's shot put - F46 event with an Asian record of 16.32m, here at the State de France Wednesday. Khilari finished behind Canada’s Greg Stewart, who registered a best throw of 16.38, his season’s best....

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday congratulated India para-athletes Mariyappan Thangavelu, Sharad Kumar, Sundar Singh Gurjar and Ajeet Singh for their medal-winning performances at the Paris Paralympics. Sharad clinched the silver medal in men's high jump T63 with the best jump of 1.88m; setting...

Paris: India surpassed its Tokyo 2020 tally to hit the 20-medal mark for the first time in the history of the Paralympic Games and the count is expected to increase Wednesday with the country's para-athletes continuing their hunt for medals. After Deepthi Jeevanji pocketed bronze...

Dubai: Pakistan's first-ever series loss to Bangladesh has resulted in Shan Masood's team slipping down to the eighth position in the ICC Test rankings besides hitting a historic low of lowest rating points since 1965. Pakistan was thrashed by 10 wickets in the first Test...

Paris: Indian para-sprinter Deepthi Jeevanji won her maiden bronze in the women's 400m T20 category in the ongoing Paris Paralympics here Tuesday. Deepthi clocked the timing of 55.82 seconds at the Stade de France to finish behind Ukraine's Yuliia Shuliar (55.16 secs) and Turkiye's world...

Dubai: The third World Test Championship (WTC) final will be played at the iconic Lord's between June 11 and 15 next year, announced the International Cricket Council Tuesday. The ICC has marked June 16 as the reserve day, if required. "The ICC World Test Championship...