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Indore: Invited to bat, Afghanistan posted a competitive 170 against India in the second T20I here Sunday. Gulbadin Naib was the most successful batter for Afghanistan as he smashed a 35-ball 57, which had four hits to the fence and four sixes. Najibullah Zadran (23),...

Hamilton: New Zealand overcame the loss of its captain in an innings that faltered late to beat Pakistan by 21 runs in the second Twenty20 International Sunday, taking a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. The Black Caps failed to build on the foundation of...

Kuala Lumpur: India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty faltered at the finishing line to end their dream run at the Malaysia Open Super 1000 with a narrow loss in the men's doubles final against World No. 1 Chinese Liang Wei keng and Wang Chang here...

Melbourne: World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz has said that Novak Djokovic’s historic record in Melbourne serves as motivation for him and made it clear his overriding goal for the fortnight was not limited to one match at a time. Alcaraz remains arguably 10-time champion Djokovic’s...

Doha: Talismanic Indian forward Sunil Chhetri has urged his teammates to look forward and focus on the match against Uzbekistan after the 0-2 loss to heavyweights Australia in their AFC Asian Cup opener. The Blue Tigers put up a gritty show to hold the Asian...

Ranchi: Manuela Urroz scored twice as Chile thrashed Czech Republic 6-0 in their second Pool A match of the FIH Women's Qualifier here Sunday, keeping themselves alive in the race for the Paris Olympics qualification. World no.15 Chile had earlier lost 0-3 to Germany Saturday....

Sydney: Veteran Australia batter Shaun Marsh announced that he will retire from professional cricket after Melbourne Renegades play their final game of the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL) season against Sydney Thunder. Marsh follows his Renegades' team-mate and former Australia captain Aaron Finch in retiring...

Ranchi: Before the start of the women's FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers India's head coach Janneke Schopman had listed quick and smart thinking, making the right decisions, and strong mental and physical framework as areas that they had worked on for the tournament. But when it...

Bengaluru: Indian Men’s Hockey team commenced their journey from Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) to Cape Town in the wee hours of Sunday morning for their tour of South Africa, scheduled from January 22 to 28. Indian men's team, ranked third in the world, will take...

Indore: Indian cricket icon Virat Kohli Sunday opened up about the mutual admiration he shares with Serbian tennis legend Novak Djokovic in a heart-warming tale of cross-sport camaraderie. It all started when Kohli reached out to the record 24-time Major champion on social media with...