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Gros Islet (St Lucia): England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to field against South Africa in their T20 World Cup Super Eight Group 2 match here Friday. Defending champions England are perched at the top of the points table in Group 2...

New Delhi: The battle between the All-India Football Federation (AIFF) and Igor Stimac has taken a bitter turn. The former Indian national football team head coach Friday held a press conference to reveal ‘the flow of events that put us here.’ A lot of speculation...

Bhubaneswar: The newly-elected BJP-led Odisha government has pledged to continue its association with hockey, extending its sponsorship deal with Hockey India until 2036. The year 2036 holds special significance for Odisha as it marks the centenary of its establishment as an independent state in 1936,...

Johannesburg: India will be touring to South Africa for four-match T20I series, starting November 8, Cricket South Africa and BCCI said in a joint statement Friday. The series opener will be played at Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium in Durban. The next match is scheduled to take...

Frankfurt: Morten Hjulmand scored the equaliser as Denmark came back to hold favourites England to a 1-1 draw in a Group C match of the UEFA Euro 2024 here on Thursday. Hjulmand struck in the 34th minute to cancel out the goal scored by Harry...

Berlin (Germany): Jamal Musiala's culinary preferences seem to entertain the entire country of the 2024 UEFA Euro tournament hosts. Social media channels seem packed with video clips showing the 21-year-old England-bred and Bayern Munich forward enjoying so-called "Maultaschen" (filled pasta cases), a Swabian specialty. "I...

Gelsenkirchen (Germany): Spain claimed first place in Euro 2024 Group B, and a spot in the round of 16, with a narrow 1-0 but dominant win over Italy late Thursday night (as per IST) at the Arena AufSchalke, thanks to Riccardo Calafiori's own goal early...

North Sound (Antigua): Fast bowler Pat Cummins etched his name in the record books, becoming just the second Australian to claim a hat-trick in a T20 World Cup match during his team's victory over Bangladesh in the Super 8 clash Friday (according to IST) at...

Bridgetown: Surykumar Yadav’s (53, 28b, 5x4, 3x6) brilliant knock and the Jasprit Bumrah-led bowlers’ clinical show helped India defeat Afghanistan by 47 runs and start their Super 8 campaign in the T20 World Cup on a winning note here Thursday. SKY’s, as Suryakumar Yadav is...

Bridgetown (Barbados): Suryakumar Yadav made a 28-ball 53 to guide India to a challenging 181 for eight against Afghanistan in their opening Super 8s match of the T20 World Cup here Thursday. Surya hit three sixes and five fours in his knock. Vice-captain Hardik Pandya...