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Karachi: Muhammad Hafeez, Director of the Pakistan team, revealed that Shaheen Shah Afridi approached him with a request to take a break from the third and final Test against Australia at Sydney, contrary to the belief that it was the team management's decision to rest...

New Delhi: Ace spinner Ravichandran Ashwin rebutted former England captain Michael Vaughan's claim of India being an “underachieving team”, saying they have been one of the best travelling sides in contemporary cricket. During a panel discussion in Fox Sports recently, Vaughan had said the Indian...

Madrid: Real Madrid easily handled fourth-division club Arandina 3-1 and moved into the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey. Joselu, Brahim Díaz, and Rodrygo scored for the defending Copa champions, who also finally debuted young Turkey international Arda Güler after a series of...

Cuttack: Odisha Juggernauts scored a narrow 30-27 victory over Gujarat Giants at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium here Saturday, becoming the third team to make it to the semifinals of Ultimate Kho Kho Season 2. Odisha Juggernauts won an encounter that was too close to...

Hyderabad: Formula E has announced the cancellation of the Hyderabad E-Prix, alleging a contract breach by the new Telangana government. The second Formula E race in India was slated to be held February 10. Formula E has alleged a breach of contract by the Municipal...

London: England wicketkeeper batter Johnny Bairstow feels if India opt for turning pitches during the five-Test series later this month, "it will negate bit of their strength in their seam attack". England had lost the Test series 1-3 to India on spin-friendly tracks during their...

Sydney: After signing off from Test cricket by making 57 to lead Australia to an eight-wicket victory over Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground, veteran opener David Warner said in his farewell speech that he hopes the young kids out there can follow in his...

New Delhi: Bengal captain Abhimanyu Easwaran has been named as the captain of the India ‘A’ team for the two-day warm-up fixture & first multi-day game against England Lions to be held later this month. India ‘A’ will play a total of 3 multi-day matches...

Melbourne: India will field two women and two men in two of the best-known Australian amateurs events this month. The Indian Golf Union named the World No. 50 Avani Prashanth and Heena Kang among women and Sandeep Yadav and Rohit in the men’s section. The...

New Delhi: Legendary India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar believes having the senior duo of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be of immense advantage to the team in the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, adding that the duo are still great fielders and will be...