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Gros Islet( St Lucia): A superlative batting display led by Nicholas Pooran powered West Indies to a 104-run win over Afghanistan in their final Group C match of the T20 World Cup. With both teams assured of a Super 8 berth, it was the two-time...

Bhubaneswar: “Project mode, not programme mode” were the words of Sports and Youth Services Minister Suryabanshi Suraj while sharing the vision of newly-formed governments in the state during his first visit to Kalinga Stadium here Monday. Suryabanshi held a review meeting with Sports Secretary Vineel...

New Delhi: Pakistan captain Babar Azam and five other players including Mohammad Amir, Imad Wasim, Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan, and Azam Khan have decided to spend their holidays in London before returning to Pakistan after their disastrous T20 World Cup campaign. The six players will...

Lauderhill: Pakistan white-ball skipper Babar Azam has expressed his willingness to make a decision about his future as captain only after a thorough review with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after significant scrutiny following the team's early exit from T20 World Cup 2024. Pakistan ended...

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...