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Colombo: Sri Lanka's head coach Chris Silverwood Thursday stepped down from the role following the team's dismal outing in the ongoing T20 World Cup, the SLC announced. Former captain Mahela Jayawardene resigned from the post of consultant coach Wednesday. “Being an international coach means long...

Frankfurt: A goal and a point each was enough as Slovakia and Romania drew 1-1 in the UEFA EURO 2024 Group E game here, with both teams qualifying for the last 16 – Romania as group winners and Slovakia in third place Wednesday. A Razvan...

Stuttgart: Belgium are through to the round of 16 at UEFA EURO 2024 after finishing as Group E runners-up with a 0-0 draw with Ukraine, whose hopes of progress ended with the goalless ending here Wednesday night. Both teams made a nervy start at the...

Tarouba (Trinidad): South Africa exorcised their agonising semifinal jinx through an exceptional spell of pace bowling as they walloped an emotionally drained Afghanistan by nine wickets to enter their first-ever T20 World Cup final here. They will face the winners of the second semifinal between...

Georgetown (Guyana): India skipper Rohit Sharma Wednesday said his team is focussed on staying calm and keeping things simple in the high-pressure T20 World Cup semifinal against England here, acknowledging that it has battled a fear of failure in the past. The Indian team would...

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: Harmanpreet Singh was Wednesday named captain and Hardik Singh his deputy as Hockey India announced a 16-member squad, including Odisha's Amit Rohidas, for next month's Paris Olympics, featuring five Games debutants and a handful of seniors from the previous edition. India, who...

New Delhi: Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq accused India of ball tamparing during the Super 8 match against Australia Monday. Inzaman said it’s not possible for the ball to reverse swing in the 15th over of the game indicating that "some serious work had been done"...

Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has named former middle-order batsman and chief selector Muhammad Wasim as the head coach of the women's team for the Asia Cup in July. Wasim, who was the chief selector during Ramiz Raja's tenure as the PCB Chairman, will...

New Delhi: Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President PT Usha Wednesday pitched for the inclusion of yoga in the Asian Games programme as the country seeks to raise the popularity of the exercise form. In a letter to Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) President Raja Randhir...

East Rutherford (USA): Lautaro Martinez scored off a rebound in the 88th minute, giving defending champion Argentina and Lionel Messi a 1-0 victory over Chile that guaranteed them a berth in the Copa America quarterfinals. Messi's corner kick led to a shot blocked by goalkeeper...