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Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Thursday announced fixtures for the much-anticipated international home season of Team India for 2024-25. The international home season will kick off in September with a two-match Test series against Bangladesh, followed by a three-match T20I...

Bengaluru: Teenage fast-bowler Shabnam Shakil has been added to India’s squad for all three formats in the ongoing multi-format series against South Africa by the Women’s Selection Committee, said the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Thursday. India has an unassailable 2-0 lead...

New Delhi: Former India pacer David Johnson passed away Thursday in Bengaluru at the age of 52. Born October 16, 1971, in Arasikere, Karnataka, Johnson made his mark in the mid-1990s when he debuted for India against Australia in October 1996. His introduction to the...

Hambantota (Sri Lanka): West Indies captain Hayley Matthews will miss the third and final ODI against Sri Lanka due to illness. Due to the same reason, Matthews missed the second ODI of the series in Hambantota as West Indies lost the game by five wickets...

Fort Lauderdale (USA): Ian Fray and Leo Campana each scored in the opening 22 minutes, and short-handed Inter Miami beat the Columbus Crew 2-1 Wednesday night without Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez. Miami (12-3-5) played without Messi, Suárez and midfielder Matías Rojas due to international...

Harare: Zimbabwe Cricket said Wednesday it had appointed South African Justin Sammons as its new men's head coach. Sammons was a former batting coach with his home country's national team, the Proteas. Dave Houghton resigned as Zimbabwe's head coach last year after the country failed...

Cologne (Germany): “Shaq” did it again. At the age of 32 and having left top-flight European soccer behind to play in MLS, Xherdan Shaqiri is back on the international stage and back scoring again. His stunning first-half strike secured a 1-1 draw for Switzerland against...

Stuttgart: Goals from Jamal Musiala and Ilkay Gundogan ensured hosts Germany became the first team to confirm their place in the knockout stage of Euro 2024 with a comfortable win against Hungary Wednesday. Germany, who had started their campaign with a 5-1 win against Scotland,...

Bengaluru: India clinched a last-ball victory over South Africa Women, securing the series 2-0 with a match to spare in the second ODI by 4 runs at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. The match was marked by a record four centuries and a massive total of 646...

Hamburg (Germany): Klaus Gjasula turned hero from villain in the same match as he scored a late equaliser to cancel out his own goal earlier in the match as Albania fought back to hold Croatia to a 2-2 draw in a Group B match of...