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Christchurch: Experienced pacer Trent Boult has been recalled to New Zealand's T20I setup as the BlackCaps named a 14-man squad for the three-game series, starting from February 21 at Sky Stadium in Wellington. Josh Clarkson and Rachin Ravindra have been selected in the squad led...

Rourkela: Their morale hitting rock-bottom after slumping to their fourth defeat, India await another tough contest in the women's FIH Pro League when they take on the undefeated Netherlands here Wednesday. It has been rough sailing for the Indian women's hockey team of late. After...

New Delhi: Wrestling's world governing body Tuesday lifted the provisional suspension on India but directed the national federation to provide written guarantees that there would be no discriminatory action against the protesting trio of Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, and Sakshi Malik. The suspension was imposed...

Rajkot: England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Tuesday issued a statement on the visa issue with spinner Rehan Ahmed, who was stopped from exiting Hirasar Airport in Rajkot due to insufficient paperwork upon arrival from Abu Dhabi with the rest of the English team after...

Dhaka: Bangladesh veteran Tamim Iqbal has been excluded from Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) central contract list amid uncertainties surrounding his international career. Having retired briefly from international cricket back in July 2023, only to be persuaded back by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and declared himself...

Karachi: Several high-profile international cricketers have pulled out of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) due to the overlapping of dates with other franchise-based tournaments and many cricket boards denying permission to their players to compete in domestic T20 competitions. The PSL begins in Lahore on...

New Delhi: India's oldest Test cricketer and former captain Dattajirao Gaekwad died Tuesday due to age-related ailments. Gaekwad, who was the father of former India opener and national coach Aunshuman Gaekwad, was 95. He breathed his last early this morning after battling for life in...

New Delhi: The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 begins in Kirtipur Thursday with Namibia, the Netherlands and hosts Nepal featuring in the first of 24 tri-series that will take four teams to the brink of qualifying for the 2027 ODI World Cup which...

New Delhi: England encountered another visa complication during their India tour when the leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed was stopped from exiting Hirasar Airport in Rajkot due to insufficient paperwork upon English team's arrival from UAE after a mid-series break. Due to a long break between the...

Rourkela: The Indian women’s hockey team failed to take advantage of an early lead and a narrow 1-2 loss to China, starting on a disappointing note in the Rourkela leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24 at the Birsa Munda Stadium here Monday. The...