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Mumbai: South Africa stand-in skipper Aiden Markram believes the soon-to-retire wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock is a "free-spirited guy" who should be allowed "to fly". The explosive lefthander smashed 174 off 140 balls, his third century in five innings, to propel South Africa to 382/5 against...

Hangzhou: Sumit Antil, the reigning Paralympic and world champion, clinched a gold medal while improving his own world record in the men's javelin F64 event at the Asian Para Games, here Wednesday. Sumit pocketed the gold with a remarkable throw of 73.29 meters, setting new...

New Delhi: Hardik Pandya, the fast-bowling all-rounder and vice-captain, is likely to miss India's next two ICC Men's Cricket World Cup matches, as the all-rounder is recovering from an ankle injury, he sustained during the match against Bangladesh in Pune. India is scheduled to take...

Riyadh: Cristiano Ronaldo scored two second-half goals as Saudi Arabia's Al-Nassr beat Al-Duhail of Qatar 4-3 in the Asian Champions League. Al-Nassr has nine points from three games in Group E, three clear of Persepolis after the Iranian team defeated Tajikistan's Istiklol 2-0. Ronaldo's backheel...

Mumbai: South Africa's bowlers came up with a clinical performance after opener Quinton de Kock struck his third century in five matches, a 140-ball 174, while Heinrich Klassen blasted a 49-ball 90 to help them beat Bangladesh by 149 runs in the ICC Men's ODI...

Bhubaneswar: Super Cup champions Odisha FC revived their AFC Cup campaign with a 6-1 demolition of Maziya Sports & Recreation of Maldives at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar Tuesday. After defeats against Mohun Bagan Super Giant and Bashundhara Kings, Odisha finally got points on the...

Mumbai: Opener Quinton de Kock struck his third century in five matches, a 140-ball 174, while Heinrich Klassen nearly got his second ton in a row before getting out for 90 as South Africa posted a massive 382/5 in 50 overs in Match 23 of...

New Delhi: Cricketing fraternity, including Kapil Dev and Virender Sehwag, attended the last rites of legendary Indian spinner Bishan Bedi here Tuesday. Bedi died here Monday after a prolonged illness. He was 77. The big names of Indian cricket including World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev,...

New Delhi: Sarabjot Singh locked the Paris Olympics quota by winning a bronze medal in the men's 10m air pistol while Sainyam clinched the gold in the junior women's event at the ongoing Asian Shooting Championship in Changwon, Korea Tuesday. Sarabjot shot 221.1 in the...

Mumbai: South Africa stand-in skipper Aiden Markram elected to bat after winning the toss in their World Cup match against Bangladesh here Tuesday. Bangladesh skipper Shakib-Al-Hasan returned to the side, replacing Tawhid Hridoy. South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma, on the other hand, is yet to...