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Karachi: Pakistan pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi may be rested for the third and final Test against Australia in Sydney to manage his workload following the angry backlash the PCB faced after Khurrum Shahzad suffered a serious rib cage injury. Pakistan lost the opening Test...

Tarouba (Trinidad): The West Indies sealed their recent resurgence with a decisive four-wicket win over England in the fifth and final T20I, securing the five-match series 3-2. It was the third T20I series the Caribbean side have won on the trot following recent successes in...

Sydney: Australia batter Usman Khawaja has been reprimanded by the International Cricket Council for wearing a black armband in support of Palestinians in Gaza during the first cricket test against Pakistan. ICC regulations prevent cricketers from displaying messages of political, religious or racial causes during...

Christchurch: Captain Kane Williamson and bowler Kyle Jamieson have been withdrawn from New Zealand's T20I squad to take on Bangladesh at home later this month. The duo will be replaced by young gun Rachin Ravindra and Jacob Duffy. Mitchell Santner, who has led the team...

Geneva: World champions Argentina firmly held onto their world No. 1 position at the end of 2023, as FIFA announced the year-ending men's world rankings. Argentina regained top spot in April and have held the lead since then, despite the other nine placings in the...

Paarl (South Africa): Sanju Samson carved a well-measured maiden ODI hundred as India posted a challenging 296 for eight against South Africa in the series-deciding third match here Thursday. Samson (108 off 114 balls) found a perfect sidekick in the patient Tilak Varma, who struck...

New Delhi: Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja has received a reprimand from cricket's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), over his armband protest during the First Test. Khawaja, an opening batsman, wore a black armband during Australia's 360-run victory in Perth, defying the ICC's move...

Mumbai: Seamer Pooja Vastrakar and off-spinner Sneh Rana showed enough craft to exploit a pitch offering variable bounce to bundle out Australia for a modest 219 in their first innings on the opening day of the one-off Test here Thursday. In their first essay, India...

New Delhi: Rio Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik Thursday announced her retirement from the sport, protesting against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh loyalist Sanjay Singh winning the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) election for the top job, here. Sanjay, a close associate of outgoing WFI chief...

New Delhi: Indian women's hockey team captain Savita Punia Thursday said her third consecutive FIH Goalkeeper of the Year Award is a testament to her progress on the right path. Savita won the recognition for the third successive time Tuesday. "This acknowledgment serves as positive...