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Harare: 24-year-old Antum Naqvi, leading the Mid West Rhinos, etched his name in Zimbabwean cricket history by becoming the first player from a Zimbabwean team to hit a triple century at any level of representative cricket. The remarkable feat unfolded during the Rhinos vs Matabeleland...

Jakarta: India's Vijayveer Sidhu clinched a 17th Paris Games quota place for the country while clinching a silver medal in the men's 25m rapid-fire event at the Asia Olympic Qualifiers here Saturday. The 21-year-old team bronze-medallist at the Hangzhou Asian Games last year, joins senior...

New Delhi: Former Pakistan team director Mickey Arthur said playing against India for his team in the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup in Ahmedabad was extremely tough, especially in the absence of no crowd support for the visitors. In the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup,...

New Delhi: Former South African batter Dean Elgar has signed a three-year deal with Essex ahead of the 2024 county season. Elgar recently retired from international cricket after the two-match Test series against India. The 36-year-old Elgar was delighted to join Essex. “I’m thrilled to...

Patna: The district consumer commission in Bihar's Muzaffarpur has asked superstar Shah Rukh Khan and prominent footballer Lionel Messi to appear before it April 12 in a case related to an educational institution. Khan and Messi are brand ambassadors of the institution against which a...

Dhaka: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is set to have a new president after the incumbent Nazmul Hasan was entrusted with the responsibility of the Ministry of Youth and Sports following his win in the general elections. Hasan, who has been at the helm of BCB...

Manchester (England): Erling Haaland has been ruled out of Manchester City's Premier League game at Newcastle Saturday because of a foot injury, and he is likely to be out until the end of January. The Norway striker has missed the past eight games in all...

Al Rayyan: Securing a knockout round berth looks difficult but not impossible as the Indian football team takes on title contenders Australia in its opening group match of the AFC Asian Cup here Saturday. Eliminated in the group stage in their last two appearances in...

Ranchi: Putting behind the disappointment of finishing third at Asian Games, the Indian women's team will look to cash in on home advantage and secure a ticket to Paris as it faces the USA in its FIH Olympic Qualifiers opener here Saturday. Hosts India, Germany,...

Johannesburg: Ahead of the start of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup next week, Cricket South Africa took the bold decision of removing teenager David Teeger as the captain for the U19 team. The decision was taken in lieu of the pro-Israel comments that were made...