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Mumbai: England won the toss and elected to bowl against South Africa in a crucial World Cup match here Saturday. England will be bolstered by the return of all-rounder Ben Stokes, while Gus Atkinson and David Willey have replaced Chris Woakes and Sam Curran. South...

Bengaluru: Australian batter David Warner has credited 'IPL stint' for his prolonged ODI success after he smashed his 163 run in the ICC World Cup match against Pakistan Friday. Warner believes that he has become even more adept at accelerating through his innings, and credits...

Bengaluru: After a thundering victory over Pakistan, Australia is back on the winning track with 2 wins in 4 games in the ICC Men's ODI World Cup. The Australian opening pair of David Warner and Mitchell Marsh recorded the highest opening partnership of 259 for...

Lucknow: Having a caused a major upset, the Netherlands will have a spring in their stride when they take on a struggling Sri Lanka in the World Cup here Saturday. The Netherlands, who stunned South Africa in Dharamsala for their first World Cup win against...

Mumbai: Reeling from upsets in their previous outings, a formidable South Africa will have an upper hand against a faltering England when the two teams meet in a World Cup match here Saturday. Having recorded the highest total of this competition (428/5) previously, South Africa...

Odense (Denmark): Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu showed glimpses of her old self, dishing out a compact game to storm into the semifinals of Denmark Open Super 750 tournament with a comfortable win over World No. 19 Supanida Katethong here Friday. The two-time Olympic medallist,...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday announced a cash incentive of Rs 10 lakh each for the seven athletes from Odisha who will be participating in the Asian Para Games in China's Hangzhou. Among these seven athletes is paralympic gold medalist Pramod Bhagat, a badminton...

Bengaluru: Openers David Warner and Mitchell Marsh struck blazing centuries as Australia scored 367 for 9 in their World Cup match against Pakistan here Friday. For Pakistan, pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi grabbed five wickets. Warner smashed a 124-ball 163, while Marsh scored 121 off 108...

Bengaluru: Australia's smashing duo of David Warner and Mitchell Marsh Friday became only the fourth opening pair to notch centuries in a World Cup match. The two achieved the feat during the game against Pakistan on their way to breaking a plethora of other records...

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians have officially appointed former Sri Lanka pacer Lasith Malinga as their bowling coach, the Indian Premier League franchise said Friday, promptly filling the void left by the departure of Shane Bond. The 40-year-old Malinga, who played for the five-time champions in his...