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Bengaluru: India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and elected to bat first against South Africa in the opening One-day International here Sunday. India have given leg-spinner Asha Sobhana her maiden ODI cap, while all-rounder Annerie Dercksen is making her debut in the 50-over format...

North Sound: England defeated Namibia by 41 runs (DLS method) in a rain-hit Group B match of the T20 World Cup late Saturday (IST) at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium to keep their hopes alive in the tournament. Harry Brook's 47 off 20 helped the...

Lauderhill (USA): Inclement weather hindered India's hopes of reinforcing their preparation for Super Eight through a match against Canada here Saturday, but they will travel to the Caribbean as a confident unit after a robust T20 World Cup group stage campaign. India's final Group A...

Antalya (Turkey): Indian men's archery team followed its women compatriots in failing to secure an Olympic quota from the Final Qualifier and will now have to rely on rankings to qualify for the quadrennial showpiece slated next month. A day after Indian women suffered a...

Budva (Montenegro): Millwall's goalkeeper, Matija Sarkic, has passed away at the young age of 26. The Montenegro international reportedly fell ill at his apartment Saturday. “Millwall Football Club is completely devastated to announce that Matija Sarkic has passed away at the age of 26. Everyone...

New Delhi: After the match between co-host USA and Ireland got washed out due to unrelenting rain in a Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, Florida, Pakistan were eliminated from the ongoing T20 World Cup. The Pakistani cricket community, which had been holding...

Gros Islet: Off-spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman has been ruled out of the T20 World Cup due to a finger injury with batter Hazratullah Zazai replacing him in the Afghanistan squad. The 23-year-old Mujeeb, who has injured his right index finger, has played only one of...

Kingstown (St Vincent): Nepal came within a whisker of achieving its best-ever win in cricket, losing by one run to powerhouse South Africa here. Nepal needed two runs from the last ball of the match to win, one run to match South Africa's modest total...

Tarouba (Trinidad): New Zealand put up a clinical performance to notch a comprehensive but a consolatory nine-wicket win over minnows Uganda in the T20 World Cup here. Left-arm pacer Trent Boult (2/7) and fellow veteran quick Tim Southee (3/4) wrecked havoc as Uganda folded up...

New Delhi: Indian team travelling reserves Shubman Gill and Avesh Khan will return from the ongoing T20 World Cup home after the match against Canada, according to report. The duo travelled to Florida with the rest of the team as backups in case of any...