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Lahore: The cricket boards of Pakistan and Sri Lanka are locked in a financial dispute over who should bear the additional $3-4 million burden incurred due to the shifting of the Asia Cup to the island nation last year. With the BCCI unwilling to send...

New Delhi: Iconic New York New Jersey Stadium has been confirmed as the venue for the FIFA World Cup 26 final July 19, 2026, the world soccer’s governing body FIFA announced as the schedule of the showpiece event revealed. The 104-game tournament featuring 48 teams...

Visakhapatnam: Indian batter Shubman Gill won't take the field Monday after hurting his right index finger on the second day of the second Test against England here. The 24-year-old, who was the top-scorer for India with a 147-ball 104 in the second innings, suffered the...

Bhubaneswar: Title contenders Odisha FC bagged three points with consummate ease when they brushed aside city-mates Sports Odisha 3-1 in the Indian Women's Football League (IWL) at the Capital Football Arena in Bhubaneswar Sunday. The winners led 2-0 at halftime. On paper, the match was...

Visakhapatnam: India's questionable batting approach left the door ajar for England's bazballers to go for a record yet achievable 399-run target in the second Test here Sunday, the hosts once again allowing their fearless opponents to come back into the game. Like the series opener,...

Bhubaneswar: Netherlands men's hockey team arrived in Bhubaneswar Sunday ahead of the crucial cluster of matches for FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24 in India. The FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24 (men) is scheduled to take place at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar from February 10...

Al Rayyan: Alireza Jahanbakhsh's last-minute penalty gave Iran a 2-1 win over Japan Saturday and a place in the Asian Cup semifinals for just the second time since 2004. Iran will next play tournament host Qatar, which beat Uzbekistan 3-2 in a penalty shootout following...

Barcelona: After spending a year in a Spanish jail, Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves will go on trial this week for allegedly sexually assaulting a young woman at a Barcelona night club. Alves, a former Barcelona player, is accused of sexually assaulting the woman on...

Bhubaneswar: World's top-ranked side Netherlands is relishing the challenge of facing India and Australia during the FIH Hockey Pro League to prepare for the Paris Olympics, said Dutch skipper Thierry Brinkman Sunday. The Netherlands men's hockey team arrived here Sunday to participate in the Pro...

Visakhapatnam: Shubman Gill struck a timely century (104) as India reached 227 for six at tea for an overall lead of 370 runs on the third day of the second Test against England, here Sunday. Gill banished an ordinary runs of scores to make 104...