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Canberra: Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and National Selection Panel (NSP) Thursday named the men’s squad for the Prime Minister’s XI match against Pakistan in Canberra. Nathan McSweeney will captain a strong squad that features six test-capped players-- Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Todd Murphy, Jimmy...

Melbourne: Afghanistan star Rashid Khan will miss the Big Bash League, starting December 7, due to a back injury that requires surgery. His team Adelaide Strikers announced Thursday that Rashid will undergo a minor operation. England's Harry Brook too will be unavailable for the team....

Visakhapatnam: Suryakumar Yadav will have to suppress the massive disappointment of a World Cup final defeat somewhere in the deeper confines of his heart while leading a sprightly bunch of 'Gen-Next' stars against a strong Australian side in a five-match T20 International series, starting here...

Shenzhen: Star Indian shuttlers Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth suffered contrasting defeats to bow out of the China Masters badminton tournament -- the season's last BWF Super 750 event -- here Wednesday. World No. 17 Sen, who won the Canada Open this year, went down...

Mumbai: Legendary coach Arsene Wenger Wednesday said the AIFF-FIFA academy in Bhubaneswar will help Indian football achieve its goals in the coming years. The first-ever AIFF-FIFA Talent Academy was launched here Tuesday by Odisha chief minister Naveen Pattnaik and Wenger. The first batch will comprise...

Karachi: Pakistan great Javed Miandad feels Sarfaraz Ahmed was better suited to lead the Test team in Australia than newly appointed Shan Masood. “It is clear that Sarfaraz is a very seasoned cricketer and has done well as captain before for Pakistan and if he...

Dubai: Virat Kohli's brilliant run in the just-concluded World Cup has helped him jump one place, to third, in the latest ICC ODI Players' Rankings for batters, which is being led by his junior teammate Shubman Gill. Kohli (791 rating points) scored a tournament-best 765...

Bhubaneshwar: As the stage is set for Season 2 of Ultimate Kho Kho (UKK) Season 2, young talents from the country have dominated the players draft with six franchises selecting 145 players, including an impressive 33 within the age range of 16 to 18 years...

Visakhapatnam: Right-arm seamer Mukesh Kumar, who made his international debut across all formats earlier this year during the West Indies tour, has set his sights on a long stint with the Indian team starting with the upcoming T20I series against Australia. New-look India will clash...

United Nations: India did not participate in voting on a UN General Assembly resolution on building a peaceful and better world through sport and recognising the role of sports in preventing and countering terrorism and violent extremism as well as promoting human rights. The 193-member...