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Shah Alam: The Indian men's team felt the absence of star doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty as it suffered a narrow 2-3 loss to China in the Badminton Asia Team Championships group tie here Thursday. Star shuttlers HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen...

Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has terminated the central contract of fast bowler Haris Rauf that dates from December 1, 2023, following his refusal to join Pakistan’s Test squad for the recent tour of Australia. Additionally, Rauf has been barred from obtaining a No...

Rajkot: Despite getting tons of runs in domestic cricket, Sarfaraz Khan had been ignored season after season. All that changed Thursday with Sarfaraz Khan making his debut in Test for India and getting an impressive half century. His father Naushad Khan had lost all hope...

Bangalore: Tennis player  Ramkumar Ramanathan said Thursday that the Indian Davis Cup team are well-equipped to tackle the challenge of Sweden even if the hosts choose to play on clay courts in the September tie. The Indian Davis Cup team will travel to Sweden, hoping...

Rajkot: Captain Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja slammed centuries under pressure in a 204-run partnership as India recovered from a jittery start to pile 326 for 5 on the opening day of the third Test against England here Thursday. England pacer Mark Wood (3/69) removed...

New Delhi: Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia Thursday urged world governing body UWW to reimpose suspension on Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), saying reinstating the Sanjay Singh-led body has again put wrestlers under "threat and harassment". The United World Wrestling (UWW) Tuesday lifted the provisional suspension...

Rajkot: Skipper Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja dropped anchor on a benign track to lead a robust recovery for India, steering the hosts to 185/3 at tea on the first day of the third Test against England here Thursday. With Rohit (97 batting) bringing up...

Rajkot: Emotional scenes unfolded at Rajkot's Niranjan Shah Stadium before the start of the third Test between India vs England third Test when Right-handed batter Sarfaraz Khan received his Test cap legendary leg-spinner Anil Kumble. As Kumble presented Sarfaraz with his Test cap at Rajkot,...

Rajkot: India captain Rohit Sharma rode his luck to slam an unbeaten fifty, to lead a fightback for the hosts after being reduced to 33/3 on day one of third Test against England at the Niranjan Shah Stadium here Thursday. At lunch, India reached 93/3...

Paris: Kylian Mbappe and Bradley Barcola scored second-half goals to give Paris Saint-Germain a resounding 2-0 win over Real Sociedad in the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie. The first 45 minutes were quiet Wednesday night, with PSG registering four total...