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Bengaluru: Rain of varying intensity washed out the first session of the opening Test between India and New Zealand here Wednesday. Even the toss, which was scheduled at 9 AM, could not take place as rain came down relentlessly over the city from morning. There...

New Delhi: Lionel Messi's sensational show spurred Argentina to return to winning ways in FIFA World Cup 26 qualifying. The 37-year-old registered his 10th international hat-trick and two assists as they crushed Bolivia 6-0. Messi produced a performance for the ages for La Albiceleste, who...

Bengaluru: Toss in first Test between India and New Zealand has been delayed due to persistent rain at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium Wednesday. Incessant rains in Bengaluru had earlier hampered the teams' preparations on the eve of the series opener. “A wet start to Day...

Bengaluru: Heavy rain Tuesday morning has forced the Indian team’s practice session to be washed out on the eve of the opening Test against New Zealand. The training session, scheduled for 11:15 was cancelled due to continuous heavy rainfall, with no signs of easing. New...

Bengaluru: New Zealand right-arm pacer Ben Sears has been ruled out of the upcoming three-Test series against India due to a knee injury. The opening Test begins here Wednesday. Sears's departure to India was delayed after he experienced pain in his left knee during New...

Multan: A fit-again England captain Ben Stokes and pacer Matthew Potts replace Chris Woakes and Gus Atkinson in England’s playing eleven for the second Test against Pakistan at Multan, starting Tuesday. Stokes returns after missing England’s last four Test matches due to a hamstring tear,...

New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has extended a hero’s welcome to India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson upon his return to Thiruvananthapuram after his scintillating performance in India’s record-breaking T20I victory against Bangladesh in Hyderabad. Tharoor, a long-time supporter of Samson, felicitated the wicketkeeper-batter during a...

Melbourne: Australia suffered a blow ahead of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy as the star allrounder Cameron Green opted to have an operation on a stress fracture in his lower back, which will sideline him for up to six months. Green hurt his back during Australia's...

Melbourne: Pat Cummins has been named captain of Australia's 14-man squad that was announced Monday for the home ODI series against Pakistan, starting November 4 at the MCG. Cummins will play his first 50-over match for his country since the victorious ICC Men's Cricket World...

Sharjah: Captain Harmanpreet Kaur struck an unbeaten 54 but India's nine-run loss to six-time champions Australia took her side's fate for a semifinal spot out of their hands in the women's T20 World Cup here on Sunday. With Australia marching into the semifinals undefeated, the...