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Auckland: Young New Zealand all-rounder of Indian origin Rachin Ravindra's success in the past one year, including the ODI World Cup where he scored tons of runs, has earned him his first central contract. The 24-year-old figures in the list of 20 cricketers offered contracts...

New Delhi: Rahul Dravid, the departing head coach of Team India, has declined an additional bonus offered by the BCCI, which would have equated his reward to that received by members of India's T20 World Cup-winning playing squad. A day after India won the 2024...

Munich: Even without the mask, Kylian Mbappé was outclassed by a 16-year-old wonderkid. Mbappé ditched the vision-restricting mask that he had been wearing since breaking his nose in France's opening match but Les Bleus fell to a 2-1 loss to Spain in the semifinals Tuesday...

New Delhi: World Cup-winning opening batter Gautam Gambhir was Tuesday named as the head coach of the Indian men's cricket team, replacing Rahul Dravid at the top post. Dravid quit the post after India's recent T20 World Cup triumph in the Americas. "It is with...

New Delhi: India skipper Rohit Sharma penned a special note for outgoing head coach Rahul Dravid, and said he is lucky to work with ‘absolute stalwart’ of the game and happy to clinch the ICC trophy -- the only thing missing from The Wall's arsenal...

Dubai: Hero of India's victorious T20 World Cup campaign, Jasprit Bumrah added another feather to his hat when he was Tuesday named the 'ICC Men's Player of the Month for June'. It was double delight for India as women's team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana was also...

Harare: Ahead of the third T20I against Zimbabwe, the Indian team and their families along with support staff have visited a wildlife sanctuary here to spend some time away from the game. The Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) official 'X' handle shared...

New Delhi: After the T20 World Cup title win, the three senior players including Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah will likely be rested for the upcoming Sri Lanka tour later this month, says a report. India is scheduled to play three T20Is and...

Mumbai: Olympics medallist Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal has launched a Badminton Pros academy here at Monte South in Byculla. The Badminton Pros academy and pay-to-play sports facility located within the 12.5-acre Monte South campus, will be managed by leading sports operator Hotfut Sports and will...

Sydney: David Warner has declared his international career a "closed chapter" but at the same time, the Australian batting great won't mind padding up in the Champions Trophy next year should he be selected, something that has been described as an "emergency option" by his...