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New Delhi: Australian cricketer Nathan Lyon is adamant that the old rivals five-time champions Australia and Two-time winner and hosts India will meet in ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023 final in Ahmedabad November 19. Both the teams have recorded a string of victories over...

Changwon: Anish Bhanwala delivered a bronze and a Paris 2024 Olympics quota place, the Shooting squad’s 12th overall, competing in the men’s 25m rapid-fire pistol discipline at the ongoing Asian Shooting Championship, here Monday. According to information received here, Anish shot 588 to qualify in...

London: Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola heaped praise on Bernardo Silva after the Portuguese star’s stellar performance in the 3-0 win over Manchester United in the derby, calling him an "incredible player" for the club. Bernardo exhibited brilliant form throughout the Manchester derby at Old...

Mexico City: Max Verstappen split the Ferrari front row of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz at the start to snatch the lead of the Formula One Mexico City Grand Prix by the first corner, then drove off to his record 16th victory of the season....

Pune: Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and elected to field against Sri Lanka in their ICC World Cup match here Monday. Noor Ahmad made way for Fazalhaq Farooqi in the Afghanistan playing XI. Sri Lanka replaced Kusal Janith Perera and Lahiru Kumara with...

Lucknow: Asked to set a total for the first time in the ongoing Men’s ODI World Cup, India huffed and puffed their way to 229/9 on a tough two-paced pitch. Reaching that total which looked competitive yet below-par at the halfway stage was made possible...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police has arrested Right to Information (RTI) activist-turned-politician Pradip Pradhan in connection with a mental harassment case filed by sprinter Dutee Chand in 2021. The Mahila police station under the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate Police Sunday arrested Pradhan, who is also the secretary of...

Pune: Emboldened by back-to-back wins, a tenacious Sri Lanka will have to tide over the injury-enforced absence of lead pacer Lahiru Kumara when they face a spirited Afghanistan in a battle for survival in the World Cup here Monday. Kumara was ruled out of the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Sunday felicitated Odisha gymnast Pranati Nayak, with a cash award of Rs 23 lakhs. Nayak has been facilitated for her remarkable accomplishments at the 37th National Games in Goa. According to a press release issued by the Chief Minister’s...

Lucknow: Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami breathed fire in their magical opening spells after Rohit Sharma's rearguard 87 on a challenging pitch as India hammered England by 100 runs for their sixth straight win in the World Cup here Sunday. The emphatic win would not...