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London: Tottenham missed the chance to return to the top of the Engish Premier League after a dramatic end to their game away to Wolverhampton Wanderers condemned them to their second defeat in a week. Injuries and suspensions after Monday's 4-1 defeat at home to...

Kolkata: England's star-studded batting line-up saved their best for the last as half-centuries by Ben Stokes, Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow powered the 2019 champions to 337 for 9 against a beleaguered Pakistan attack in final World Cup league game here Saturday. Premier all-rounder Stokes,...

Pune: Star all-rounder Mitchell Marsh displayed his six-hitting prowess on way to a magnificent 177 not out as Australia warmed up for the semifinals with an eight-wicket thrashing of Bangladesh in the World Cup here Saturday. Set a target of 307, Australia rode on Marsh's...

Pune: Towhid Hridoy slammed a fifty as Bangladesh produced their best batting effort to post a competitive 306 for 8 against Australia in their final World Cup match here Saturday. The 22-year-old Hridoy smashed a 79-ball 74, studded with five fours and two sixes, but...

Kolkata: England skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in their World Cup match here Saturday. Pakistan's semifinal hopes all but disappeared as they will have to chase down England's total with 284 balls to spare in order to take...

Ahmedabad: Over a million fans have attended the ongoing cricket World Cup with the tournament on track to become one of the most attended ICC events in history. With six games to go, the millionth fan came through the turnstiles during the match between Afghanistan...

Ahmedabad: South Africa captain Temba Bavuma is likely to be a doubtful starter for their semi-final clash in the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup after sustaining a hamstring injury in their final league match, which they won by five wickets against Afghanistan at the Narendra...

Pune: Australia skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bowl against Bangladesh in their World Cup match here Saturday. Australia made two changes, resting Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Starc and replacing them with Steve Smith and Sean Abbott in their playing XI. For...

Ahmedabad: Rassie van der Dussen's unbeaten 76 and a 47-ball 41 by opener Quinton de Kock helped South Africa overcome Afghanistan, powered by a fine 97 not out by Azmatullah Omarzai, by five wickets in the ICC Men's ODI World Cup here Friday. With this...

Fort Lauderdale: Lionel Messi held the Ballon D'Or over his head as fireworks lit up the sky to bring a pregame ceremony to a close. And with that, Inter Miami got to celebrate the game's greatest player one more time in 2023. Messi was on...