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Gros Islet (St Lucia): Sri Lanka concluded their tournament campaign with a dominant performance, dismantling the Netherlands by 83 runs to record their only win in the Group D match of the T20 World Cup at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium. The Dutch team, harbouring...

Lauderhill: In what turned out to be a thrilling conclusion to their T20 World Cup campaign, Pakistan secured a nerve-wracking three-wicket victory over Ireland in Group A match of T20 World Cup, guided by the crucial contributions of Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi. Despite making...

Kingstown (St Vincent): Bangladesh successfully defended 106, the lowest total ever defended in the men's T20 World Cup, to beat Nepal by 21 runs Monday (as per IST) at the Arnos Vale Ground, sealing progression to the Super Eight stage of the tournament. Putting into...

New Delhi: Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain lost to China's Li Qian to settle for a silver medal in the women's 75kg contest at the Grand Prix Usti nad Labem in the Czech Republic. The Paris Olympic-bound Borgohain lost by a 2-3 split...

Antalya (Turkey): Ankita Bhakat outplayed Gabrielle Monica Bidaure of Philippines to enter the quarterfinals of the Final Olympic Qualifier here Sunday, and the effort also helped her seal an individual quota in women's archery for next month's Paris Games. Ninth seed Ankita cruised to a...

Bengaluru: A resolute hundred by vice-captain Smriti Mandhana helped India survive a top-order wobble and post a competitive 265 for eight against South Africa in the first women's ODI here Sunday. Mandhana (117, 127b, 12x4, 1x6), who made her sixth ODI ton, and Deepti Sharma...

Bengaluru: India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and elected to bat first against South Africa in the opening One-day International here Sunday. India have given leg-spinner Asha Sobhana her maiden ODI cap, while all-rounder Annerie Dercksen is making her debut in the 50-over format...

North Sound: England defeated Namibia by 41 runs (DLS method) in a rain-hit Group B match of the T20 World Cup late Saturday (IST) at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium to keep their hopes alive in the tournament. Harry Brook's 47 off 20 helped the...

Lauderhill (USA): Inclement weather hindered India's hopes of reinforcing their preparation for Super Eight through a match against Canada here Saturday, but they will travel to the Caribbean as a confident unit after a robust T20 World Cup group stage campaign. India's final Group A...

Antalya (Turkey): Indian men's archery team followed its women compatriots in failing to secure an Olympic quota from the Final Qualifier and will now have to rely on rankings to qualify for the quadrennial showpiece slated next month. A day after Indian women suffered a...