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Melbourne: Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley Tuesday said he will step down from the role at the end of the ongoing season (2024-2025) after five years in the job. Hockley, who served CA for 13 years, had taken over as its chief executive following the...

Colombo: The onus will be on Indian batters, particularly the talismanic Virat Kohli, to follow the path laid down by skipper Rohit Sharma and tactfully counter the spin challenge in the third and final ODI here Wednesday to avoid their first series defeat to Sri...

Paris: Indian grappler Nisha Dahiya was left sobbing in acute pain after she lost her quarterfinal bout against North Korea's Pak Sol Gum 8-10 in the women's 68 kg freestyle category at the Paris Olympics here Monday. Leading 8-1 at one point in time with...

Paris: Lakshya Sen's hopes of winning an Olympic medal on Games debut went up in smoke after he lost in three games to Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia in the bronze playoff here Monday. The 22-year-old from Almora squandered a one-game advantage as world number 7...

Chateauroux (France): The Indian shooting duo of Maheshwari Chauhan and Anant Jeet Singh Naruka fought tooth and nail before missing out on a bronze medal by a whisker in the skeet mixed team event, finishing fourth at the Paris Olympics here Monday. Maheshwari and Naruka...

Paris: Star player Manika Batra led from the front as India prevailed over higher-ranked Romania 3-2 in a thrilling tie and made a memorable entry into the quarterfinals of the women's table tennis team competition at the Paris Olympics here on Monday. Leading 2-0, India...

New Delhi: Former England cricketer Graham Thorpe has died at the age of 55, said the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). Thorpe played 100 Tests for England between 1993 and 2005, amassing 6,744 runs, including 16 centuries, at an average of 44.66. "There seem...

Paris: Novak Djokovic secured the elusive Olympic gold medal, defeating Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the Paris Olympics to complete the career 'Golden Slam.' The Serbian legend, already a record-holder with 24 major titles, won 7-6(3), 7-6(2) in straight sets. This victory cements...

Paris: India's key defender and first rusher Amit Rohidas will miss Tuesday's Olympic men's hockey semifinal against Germany after the country's appeal against his one-match suspension, for being red-carded in the quarterfinal, was rejected by the international body FIH. This means India will have only...

Paris: American sprinter Noah Lyles secured the Olympic men's 100m title, narrowly edging out Jamaica's Kishane Thompson by a mere 0.005 seconds at the Paris 2024 Games. Lyles surged past his rivals in the final metres, clocking a personal best of 9.79 seconds. Thompson, making...