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New Delhi: The Indian U19 team will take on hosts South Africa and Afghanistan in a tri-series in Johannesburg ahead of the ICC Men's U19 World Cup in the Rainbow Nation next year. The tri-series will be played at the Old Edwardians Cricket Club in...

Jeddah (Saudi Arabia): Pep Guardiola is happy to call Manchester City the best in the world this year, but an all-time great team? That debate must wait for years if not decades. “Right now, I don't know,” Guardiola said after City cruised to its first...

New Delhi: With three weeks to go for their match against the United States in the FIH Hockey Olympics Qualifiers in Ranchi, the Indian women's hockey team is preparing in high spirits, aiming to secure a spot in next year's Olympic Games in Paris, France....

New Delhi: Bajrang Punia, after announcing the return of his Padma Shri Award following the appointment of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's aide Sanjay Singh as WFI chief, kept the award near the footpath outside PM Narendra Modi's residence. On Friday evening, Bajrang headed toward PM's...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik on Friday presented the first ticket for the Ultimate Kho Kho League Season 2 which will commence from December 24 at the JN Indoor Stadium, Cuttack. Host and defending champions Odisha Juggernauts will take on Rajasthan Warriors, here....

Mumbai: A sturdy 102-run unbeaten stand between Deepti Sharma (70) and Pooja Vastrakar (33) restored India Women's command against Australia on the second day of the ongoing one-off Test, stretching the home team's first-innings lead to 157 here Friday. India reached 376/7 in reply to...

New Delhi: Olympic medallist grappler Bajrang Punia Friday decided to return the Padma Shri award in protest over the election of Sanjay Singh, a Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh loyalist, as the president of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). Thursday, Sanjay Singh was elected as the...

Mumbai: Jemimah Rodrigues (73) struck a second successive half-century in Tests while Richa Ghosh (52) scored a fifty on debut as they shared a 113-run partnership but India Women lost three quick wickets and handed some of the advantage to Australia in the second session...

Johannesburg: Former South Africa captain Dean Elgar Friday announced his retirement from international cricket at the conclusion of the upcoming two-Test series against India, commencing in Centurion December 26. Elgar made his debut in 2012 and has played 84 Tests. The left-handed batter has scored...

Centurion: Virat Kohli has returned to India due to a family emergency but the senior batter is expected to be back in time for the first Test against South Africa, starting next week. Kohli had travelled to South Africa as part of the Indian squad...