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New Delhi: India skipper Rohit Sharma penned a special note for outgoing head coach Rahul Dravid, and said he is lucky to work with ‘absolute stalwart’ of the game and happy to clinch the ICC trophy -- the only thing missing from The Wall's arsenal...

Dubai: Hero of India's victorious T20 World Cup campaign, Jasprit Bumrah added another feather to his hat when he was Tuesday named the 'ICC Men's Player of the Month for June'. It was double delight for India as women's team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana was also...

Harare: Ahead of the third T20I against Zimbabwe, the Indian team and their families along with support staff have visited a wildlife sanctuary here to spend some time away from the game. The Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) official 'X' handle shared...

New Delhi: After the T20 World Cup title win, the three senior players including Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah will likely be rested for the upcoming Sri Lanka tour later this month, says a report. India is scheduled to play three T20Is and...

Mumbai: Olympics medallist Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal has launched a Badminton Pros academy here at Monte South in Byculla. The Badminton Pros academy and pay-to-play sports facility located within the 12.5-acre Monte South campus, will be managed by leading sports operator Hotfut Sports and will...

Sydney: David Warner has declared his international career a "closed chapter" but at the same time, the Australian batting great won't mind padding up in the Champions Trophy next year should he be selected, something that has been described as an "emergency option" by his...

New Jersey (USA): Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni has confirmed that Lionel Messi will be fit to play against Canada in the Copa America semifinal Wednesday. Messi's fitness was in doubt after the striker missed the last group-stage match against Peru due to thigh complaint....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday announced an incentive of Rs 15 lakh each for hockey player Amit Rohidas and javelin thrower Kishore Jena who will be representing India in the Paris Olympics. The CM expressed hope that the incentive will inspire the...

New Delhi: India's Veer Chotrani lost a five-game thriller 2-3 to Pakistan's Muhammad Ashab Irfan in the final of the Kanso Open squash, a USD 9000 PSA Challenger Tour event in Houston. Fourth seed Chotrani, ranked 106 in the world, rallied to level twice but...

New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor sparked the BJP's ire with his recent X post, criticising the BCCI for its "arrogance" in sending a squad without top players for the ongoing T20I series in Zimbabwe. Tharoor's remarks followed India's first defeat to Zimbabwe in the...