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Multan: England's star batter Joe Root has passed Alastair Cook to become the leading run-getter for England in Test cricket moving to 12,473 runs on the third day of the first Test against Pakistan at  Multan Cricket Stadium Wednesday. Root began the day on 32...

Dubai: Fast bowler Arshdeep Singh broke into the top 10 of the ICC men's T20I rankings following his three-wicket haul in the opening match against Bangladesh. India cruised to a 49-run victory over Bangladesh in Gwalior, with Arshdeep and Varun Chakravarthy combining for six wickets...

Auckland: Senior batter Kane Williamson is set to miss the initial part of the upcoming three-Test series in India starting October 16 due to groin strain, with New Zealand naming Mark Chapman as his cover in the 17-man squad here Wednesday. Williamson, who is dealing...

Mumbai: India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is equipped to "play in any conditions" but will need to make some mental adjustments for the upcoming tour of Australia, the legendary Brian Lara said here Tuesday. Jaiswal has established himself as a vital cog in the Test side...

Chandigarh: Olympic wrestler and Congress candidate Vinesh Phogat Tuesday won her maiden election, defeating her nearest BJP rival Yogesh Kumar from Julana assembly seat in Haryana, according to the Election Commission. Phogat defeated Kumar by a margin of 6,015 votes. The counting of votes polled...

Hyderabad: Former Indian cricket team captain and Congress leader Mohammed Azharuddin Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to alleged financial irregularities in the Hyderabad Cricket Association, official sources said. The federal agency will question him and record his...

New Delhi: Celebrated Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who missed out on a bronze medal in the 2016 Olympics by a whisker, on Monday announced her retirement from the sport after an illustrious career. The 31-year-old Dipa, who became the first female gymnast from the country...

Colombo: Former captain Sanath Jayasuriya was Monday appointed as full-time head coach of the Sri Lankan cricket team until the end of the 2026 T20 World Cup. The former left-handed opener was Sri Lanka's interim coach since early July, and after he impressed in the...

Gwalior: India registered a comfortable seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first T20I of the three-match series here Sunday. India bowled out Bangladesh for 127 and then chased down the target of 128 with 49 balls to spare. Asked to bat first, Bangladesh were in...

Dubai: Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur struck a vital 24-ball 29 as India eked out a six-wicket win over traditional rivals Pakistan in their ICC Women's T20 World Cup match here Sunday. With the ball, a disciplined India restricted Pakistan to 105 for eight but then adopted...