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Mumbai: It was Hindi film superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s 58th birthday Thursday and a slew of personalities were seen attending the celebration. However, it was the former India captain MS Dhoni who took the spotlight. Dhoni was in Mumbai to attend his friend SRK’s birthday...

New Delhi: Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar said that India have become a ruthless side and this "onslaught" will continue for the rest of the World Cup after India handed Sri Lanka a historic 302 runs defeat Thursday. Akhtar looked pleased after Shami clinched his...

Bengaluru: Pakistan have been going through a difficult World Cup campaign and their Director of Cricket Mickey Arthur Friday attributed one part of the rough ride to the heightened security around players, largely confining them to the hotel rooms. Pakistan, who have lost four of...

Mumbai: Individual milestones don't take precedence in a stage like World cup, said Shreyas Iyer, hoping to get a hundred for India in the coming matches after smashing a 56-ball 82 against Sri Lanka here. India's huge total of 357 for 8 against Sri Lanka...

New Delhi: Most of the top guns including Sunil Chhetri, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and Sandesh Jhingan figured in the 28-member probable announced by Indian football team head coach Igor Stimac Friday for the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. This is for the first two matches of...

Lucknow: The Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards won the toss and elected to bat against Afghanistan in their World Cup match here Friday. Afghanistan brought in Noor Ahmad in place of Naveen Ul Haq, while Netherlands made three changes, replacing opener Vikramjit Singh with Wesley Barresi...

New Delhi: New Zealand pace spearhead Matt Henry was Friday ruled out of the World Cup with a torn right hamstring and has been replaced by Kyle Jamieson. The 31-year-old sustained the injury during New Zealand's match against South Africa in Pune on Wednesday and...

Johor Bahru (Malaysia): The Indian Junior Men's Hockey Team is set to compete against World Number 2 Germany in the semi-finals of the 11th Sultan of Johor Cup 2023, Friday. The defending Champions, India, have displayed remarkable resilience throughout the tournament and are yet to...

Lucknow: They have outlived tags like 'minnows' and 'giant-killers' with their lion-hearted performances but spirited Afghanistan's quest to reach the next level starts in earnest against an equally inspirational Netherlands in a World Cup match between the two teams here Friday. Starting as favourites on...

Mumbai: India became the first team to qualify for the World Cup semifinals after beating Sri Lanka by a massive 302 runs here Thursday. Mohammed Shami (5/18) and Mohammed Siraj (3/16) ran through the Sri Lanka batting line-up as the Islanders were bundled out for...