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Dubai: Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana won the toss and elected to bat against India in their Women's T20 World Cup match here Sunday. India have made one change to their side with off-spinner Sajeevan Sajana replacing medium pacer Pooja Vastrakar, who is troubled by a...

Mumbai: Indian women's rugby team clinched a silver after going down to Philippines 5-7 in the final of the Asia Rugby Emirates Sevens Trophy in Kathmandu. The Shikha Yadav-led side reached the summit clash after thrashing Guam 24-7 in the semifinal to top the table....

Srinagar: West Indies great Chris Gayle picked legendary cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the most successful captain for India, adding that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have also done their jobs well as the Indian skippers. Dhoni captained India in a whopping 200 ODIs and...

Multan (Pakistan): England captain Ben Stokes won't play in the first test against Pakistan because he's still recovering from a torn hamstring. The opener of the three-test series begins Monday in Multan, where Ollie Pope will take charge of his first overseas test. Stokes had...

New Delhi: Ahead of the T20I series between India and Bangladesh starting in Gwalior Sunday, left-handed batter Rinku Singh opened up about his God’s plan tattoo, saying the link of it is with the five sixes he hit against Yash Dayal in an unforgettable finish...

Bengaluru: Hockey India, Friday, announced the return of the Hockey India League after a seven-year hiatus which will feature eight men’s teams and six women’s teams, marking the first standalone women’s league in the country that will run concurrently with the men’s competition. The league...

Lucknow: Mumbai, added another chapter to its storied legacy by winning the Irani Cup for the 15th time against Rest of India (RoI) Saturday at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. Ajinkya Rahane’s team secured the title by virtue of a first-innings...

St John's (Antigua): Andre Russell, Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, and Akeal Hosein, opted out for personal reasons as West Indies announced a refreshed T20I squad for their upcoming three-match white ball series against Sri Lanka. In their absence, the team will test new talent and...

Bhubaneswar: World’s largest volleyball tournament, in collaboration with KIIT, KISS and FIVB featuring over 5,000 players, was inaugurated Friday by FIVB President Ary S Graça. US Consul General in Hyderabad Jennifer Larson, FIVB General Director Fabio Azevedo, KIIT and KISS founder Achyuta Samanta, KIIT VC...

Jammu: India Capitals came agonisingly close but couldn’t cross the finish line in their fifth match of the Legends League Cricket (LLC) 2024, narrowly missing by five runs against Konark Suryas Odisha in a low-scoring thriller at the Maulana Azad Stadium here Friday. After winning...