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Melbourne (Australia):  Carlos Alcaraz cruised into the fourth round of the Australian Open when his opponent, Shang Juncheng, retired early in the third set of their third-round encounter Saturday. The No. 2 was leading the 18-year-old 6-1, 6-1, 1-0 when Shang, who had his right...

San Salvador (El Salvador): Four days after being named FIFA's best men's player, Lionel Messi began the pre-season with Inter Miami of Major League Soccer, which played to a scoreless draw with the El Salvador national team in an exhibition on Friday night. The Argentina...

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced Saturday that the TATA Group has retained the title rights of the Indian Premier League (IPL). It added that the TATA Group will now have the title rights for the 2024-28 cycle for...

Karachi: Pakistan's former captain Shoaib Malik announced Saturday that he has married a second time to the country's popular actor Sana Javed in Karachi after getting divorced from Sania Mirza. The cricketer who was previously married to Indian tennis star, Sania, with whom he has...

New Delhi: Australia's head coach Andrew McDonald has confirmed the participation of premier fast bowlers – Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, and Mitchell Starc – for the upcoming T20I series against West Indies and New Zealand as a preparation for the T20I World Cup. The unexpectedly...

Melbourne: India's N Sriram Balaji and his Romanian partner Victor Vlad Cornea lost their second round men's doubles match to Marcelo Arevalo of El Salvador and Mate Pavic of Croatia in the Australian Open here Saturday. The Indo-Romanian combo went down 3-6 3-6 to their...

Christchurch: New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell has been pulled out of New Zealand's upcoming fifth T20I against Pakistan Sunday, as Rachin Ravindra named his replacement. Having showcased his prowess with two half-centuries in the series, Mitchell's workload management became a priority for the hosts, particularly...

Mumbai: Tilak Varma and Arshdeep Sing get called up in the India A squad for the final two four-day encounters against the England Lions in Ahmedabad as Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a 14-member squad Friday. The spotlight shifts to Rinku...

Lahore: The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) Cricket Management Committee, Zaka Ashraf, has stepped down from the post just two weeks before his extension was to expire. Zaka had been heading the CMC since July and the government gave it an extension in...

Bloemfontein: The most successful team in the Under-19 World Cup history, defending champions India will embark on a quest to add another trophy to their collection when a fresh bunch led by Uday Saharan takes on Bangladesh in their tournament-opener here Saturday. Placed in Group...