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Adelaide: Australia and West Indies have announced their playing XI for the Test series opener in Adelaide. Australia's captain, Pat Cummins, confirmed that Cameron Green would make a return, and Steve Smith, in pursuit of a new chapter in his career, will open the batting....

New Delhi: Roma has parted ways with manager Jose Mourinho following a string of disappointing results in Serie A. The decision comes after the club's 3-1 defeat to AC Milan Sunday, leaving them in ninth place in the league and without a win in their...

Bhubaneswar: Daniel Chima Chukwu scored a brace to pave the way for a 10-man Jamshedpur FC’s thrilling 3-2 win over Kerala Blasters in a Group B match of the Kalinga Super Cup at the Kalinga Stadium Main Pitch Monday. With this win, Jamshedpur FC became...

Doha: Paris Saint-Germain's Lee Kang-in scored a brace as the two-time champions South Korea beat Bahrain 3-1 in the first round of Group E at the AFC Asian Cup here Monday. South Korea broke the deadlock by Hwang In-beom in the 38th minute, but Bahrain...

Bengaluru: Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott said his bowlers will have to put pressure on Indian batters in the middle-overs for them to be competitive against the home side in the third and final T20I here Wednesday. Afghanistan are looking to score a consolation win after...

Ranchi: Sonja Zimmermann recorded a hat-trick while Jette Fleschutz and Charlotte Stapenhorst netted a brace each as Germany routed Czech Republic 10-0 to sail into FIH Women's Olympic Qualifier semifinals, here Tuesday. Zimmermann sounded the board from a field effort in the 42nd minute and...

Melbourne: Top-ranked Iga Swiatek survived an early test of her Australian Open title hopes when she beat former champion Sofia Kenin 7-6 (2), 6-2 in the first round Tuesday. Kenin, the winner in 2020, served for the first set at 5-4, but could not close...

New Delhi: India's HS Prannoy progressed to the second round of the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament with a straight-game win over Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei here Tuesday. The World No.9 Indian dished out a compact game to outwit Chen, ranked 13th,...

Melbourne: Indian tennis ace Sumit Nagal stunned world number 27 Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan in straight sets to enter the Australian Open second round for the first time in his career here Tuesday. The 26-year-old Nagal, who made it to the main draw through the...

Karachi: Young Pakistan fast bowler Abbas Afridi was Tuesday ruled out of the third T20I while hosts New Zealand lost the services of their captain Kane Williamson for the remainder of the five-match series. The Pakistan team management confirmed in a statement that a low-grade...