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Ranchi: Odisha and Bengal beat Maharashtra and Mizoram in their respective matches on the sixth day of the National Women's Hockey League 2024 (Phase 1) in Ranchi Monday. In the opening game of the day, Bengal beat Mizoran 1-0 in a keenly-contested battle. Despite Mizoram's...

Sylhet: India continued their dominant run against Bangladesh with a 56-run win via Duckworth-Lewis method in the rain curtailed fourth women's T20 here Monday. A late start and then over an hour-long delay due to persistent rain and hail meant that the contest had to...

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians won the toss and opted to field against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their do-or-die IPL match here Monday. The five-time champions also handed a debut to 23-year-old all-rounder Anshul Kamboj, replacing pacer Gerald Coetzee. As for the visitors, the 2016 champion brought back...

Dubai: Pakistan’s left-arm fast-bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi, Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus and UAE skipper Muhammad Waseem have made it to the shortlist for ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for April 2024. Afridi earns the nomination for his wicket-taking endeavours in the side’s drawn...

New Delhi: Star Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah Monday wrote a heartfelt post for his wife Sanjana Ganesan on her birthday. Bumrah, who is currently playing for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2024, came up with a loving caption as he shared wishes for his...

Port of Spain: The T20 World Cup, to be co-hosted by the USA and West Indies, has received a terror threat, Trinidad's Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has revealed but asserted that "extra effort in national security preparations and response readiness" will be put in...

New Delhi: The Indian men's and women's relay teams have qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics after finishing second in their respective heats Sunday night at Nassau’s Thomas A Robinson Stadium in Bahamas. The Indian quarter milers grabbed the opportunity with both hands during the...

Lucknow: Sunil Narine's sparkling fifty and a collective effort by the bowlers fashioned Kolkata Knight Riders' 98-run win over Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL here Sunday. Deciding to bowl first didn't go as per plan for LSG as KKR became the first team to...

Lucknow: Kolkata Knight Riders made 235 for six against Lucknow Super Giants in an IPL match here Sunday. Sunil Narine top-scored for KKR with 81 off just 39 balls. Naveen-Ul-Haq took three wickets for LSG. Brief scores: Kolkata Knight Riders: 235 for 6 in 20...

Lucknow: Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul won the toss and elected to bowl against Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League match in Lucknow Sunday. LSG have replaced injured pacer Mayank Yadav with Yash Thakur. KKR, on the other hand, are unchanged. The...