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Mumbai: Former England captain Nasser Hussain has hailed skipper Rohit Sharma as the "real hero" for changing the culture of this Indian side by playing "fearless cricket" in the ongoing World Cup. India faced the flak for playing timid cricket during the last two T20...

Mumbai: As Mohammed Shami walked back to the top of his run-up, Virat Kohli geed the fans at the Wankhede Stadium to go full throat with their chants – Shaamii! Shaamii! They obliged merrily. It was a visible validation of Shami's status in this World...

Kolkata: South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in the second semifinals of the World Cup at the Eden Gardens here Thursday. For South Africa, spinner Tabraiz Shamsi came in for pacer Lungi Ngidi in their only change,...

Felcsut (Hungary): Granit Xhaka set a Switzerland record by playing in a 119th game for the men's national team. Xhaka captained the team in a 1-1 draw against Israel in a European Championship qualifying game in Felcsut, Hungary. Israeli teams are playing “home” international games...

Felcsut: A European Championship qualifying game between Switzerland and Israel ended with a 1-1 draw, a match that brought the Israeli team to Hungary after all scheduled games in Tel Aviv were postponed due to the Israel-Hamas war. The match was one of two “home...

Mumbai: Actor-producer Anushka Sharma Thursday said she is grateful to watch her husband, "God's child" Virat Kohli grow from strength to strength while being honest to himself and to the sport of cricket. Virat became the first batter in the history of the game to...

Mumbai: Shubman Gill said missing a hundred did not matter to him as long as his team posted a winning total against New Zealand in the World Cup semi-final Wednesday. India won comprehensively against a plucky New Zealand by 70 runs and stormed into the...

Buenos Aires: Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni has moved to allay fears about the fitness of Lionel Messi, ensuring he will be ready for the Albiceleste's World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil. Messi, 36, has not played since October 21, when his Inter Miami team...

Berlin: UEFA and Adidas unveiled the official match ball for Euro 2024 Wednesday at Berlin's Olympiastadion. The ball is named "Fussballliebe", German for "love of football". Illustrations of each of the tournament's stadiums appear on the ball alongside the name of each host city, reports...

Kolkata: Lance Klusener on his haunches at Edgbaston and a completely shattered AB de Villiers in Auckland are some of the most poignant pictures of South Africa's World Cup semi-final heartbreaks but come Thursday, Temba Bavuma's warriors would be determined to shed their eternal chokers...