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Bridgetown (Barbados): Pacer Chris Woakes conceded that England took a fair call by leaving him out of the Test series against India given his record in the sub-continent. The 34-year-old was not included in England's 16-member squad for the five-match Test series, starting January 25...

Kuala Lumpur: India produced a spectacular display of grit and character to advance to the semifinals with a thrilling 4-3 win over the Netherlands in the hockey men's Junior World Cup here Tuesday. Trailing 0-2 at half-time and 2-3 in the third quarter, India exhibited...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha FC beat ten-man Bashundhara Kings 1-0 at the Kalinga stadium to advance to the Inter-Zone Semi-Final Playoff for the first time in their history. Mourtada Fall’s 61st minute header secured victory for Odisha after Asror Gafurov’s sending off in first half injury time,...

Riyadh: Al Nassr team defeated the Al Shabab 5-2 in the quarterfinals of the King Cup, the domestic tournament of Saudi Arabia, here at Al Shabab Club Stadium, securing a place in the semi-finals of the competition. Ivorian midfielder Seko Fofana opened the scoring for...

New Delhi: Bangladesh veteran Shakib Al Hasan is prepared to forgo opportunities in franchise cricket to prolong his international career in all three formats as the all-rounder is already planning to return during Bangladesh's domestic T20 tournament next month and wants to appear at next...

Fort Lauderdale (US): Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will meet in Saudi Arabia after all. Inter Miami confirmed Monday that it will take part in the Riyadh Season Cup — something that was announced by Saudi officials on Nov. 21. Inter Miami said the reports...

Kuala Lumpur: Two-time champions India will need to raise their game by a few notches while curbing complacency during their quarter-final encounter against a formidable Netherlands in the men's Junior World Cup hockey tournament here Tuesday. India won the tournament twice in 2001 in Hobart,...

Gqeberha: After a washout in the series-opener robbed the auditioning Indian youngsters of valuable game time, the think tank will be hoping for clear weather in the second T20I against South Africa here Tuesday. Even the toss could not be held in Durban Sunday and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday inaugurated India’s largest state-of-the-art Sports Science Centre at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. It is being established in partnership with Abhinav Bindra, India’s first individual Olympic gold medalist. According to a source, this facility, designed to cater to athletes across...

Dubai: India will start their campaign in the Under-19 World Cup with a match against Bangladesh January 20 in Bloemfontein, South Africa as per ICC's revised schedule, which was released Monday. The fixture had to be renewed after the tournament was shifted from Sri Lanka...