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Lausanne: The Indian men's hockey team will take on New Zealand in its opening match of the Paris Olympics on July 27, according to the schedule announced Wednesday. India, the Tokyo Olympics bronze medallists, are in Pool B and will take on Argentina July 29,...

Dubai: Australia's Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon have narrowed the gap with ace Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah in the latest ICC Men's Test Player Rankings following their exceptional performance in the opening game against New Zealand. With India pace spearhead Bumrah leading the way on...

Christchurch: Kane Williamson Wednesday rubbished the suggestion made by former batter Ross Taylor that ace New Zealand pacer Neil Wagner was "forced to retire" before the start of the two-Test series at home against Australia. Wagner made an emotional announcement of his international retirement on...

Dharamshala: Fast bowler Mark Wood replaces Ollie Robinson in England's playing XI for the fifth and final Test of the five-match series against India, starting from March 7 here at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium. Wood coming in for Robinson is the only change in...

New Delhi: Medal winners in all Khelo India competitions will now be eligible for government jobs as per a revised criteria, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said Wednesday. Thakur said the move is in keeping with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "vision of a robust sports ecosystem,...

Dharamsala: No praise is enough for Ravichandran Ashwin, said India captain Rohit Sharma Wednesday as he lauded the senior off-spinner ahead of his 100 Tests, calling him a "rare" talent who has contributed consistently to the team's success. The fifth and final Test against England,...

Busto Arsizio (Italy): World Championships bronze medallist Nishant Dev started his campaign at the 1st Olympic Boxing Qualifier with an exciting 3-1 win against British pugilist Lewis Richardson but the seasoned Shiva Thapa lost here on Wednesday. Competing in the men's 71kg category, Nishant didn't...

San Sebastian (Spain): Kylian Mbappe struck twice as Paris Saint Germain beat Real Sociedad 2-1 to wrap up a comfortable aggregate (4-1) victory over Real Sociedad and book their place in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals. The capital club's attack tallied six total shots in...

Paris: Star Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the second round of French Open Super 750 badminton tournament with a hard-fought straight-game win against Malaysia's Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi here Tuesday. Satwik and Chirag, ranked world no. 1,...

Wellington: New Zealand's former star batter Ross Taylor has suggested that fast bowler Neil Wagner's retirement was "forced", hinting at the possibility of unrest in the Kiwi camp. Told that he would not be picked in the XI in the series against Australia, Wagner recently...