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Melbourne: The 2024 Australian Open singles entry list was announced Thursday, with former champions Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka plotting their return at Melbourne Park in January. The singles entry will be headlined by world No.1s Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek. World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka...

Kuala Lumpur: Spain were superb on the wings and played a close-knit game to crush India 4-1 in a pool match of the FIH junior men's hockey World Cup here Tuesday. Spain are leading Pool C with six points from two wins, while Korea are...

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Thursday formed an eight-member committee led by its president Roger Binny to accentuate the growth of the Women's Premier League (WPL). Binny will be the chairperson of the panel while BCCI secretary Jay Shah...

New Delhi: India’s senior fast-bowler Mohammed Shami, along with Australia’s ODI World Cup-winning duo of Travis Head and Glenn Maxwell have been shortlisted for the ICC Men's Player of the Month award for November 2023. Shami topped the wicket-taking charts at the 2023 Men’s ODI...

Rome: Anti-doping prosecutors in Italy requested a maximum four-year ban for Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba Thursday after the World Cup winner tested positive for testosterone. Pogba opted not to make a plea bargain with Italy's anti-doping agency, meaning the case will be tried before the...

Surat: Former pacer S Sreesanth Thursday alleged that ex-India teammate Gautam Gambhir called him a "fixer" during a Legends League Cricket match here. The two World Cup-winning players were involved in a heated exchange during an Eliminator match between Indian Capitals and Gujarat Giants here...

New Delhi:  England captain Jos Buttler has said he was 'fed up' with his poor form and that it was time to return to being 'the player that I know I am' by putting up a quality batting effort. Buttler struggled for form throughout the...

Canberra: Cricket Australia (CA) issued an apology Wednesday after a racist term was displayed on the scoreboard during Day 1 of Pakistan's four-day warm-up Test versus Prime Minister's XI at the Manuka Oval. One ticker that caught people's attention on opening day read "P*I" rather...

Mirpur (Bangladesh): A hectic opening day has been followed by an uneventful second morning with persistent rain preventing any play before lunch Thursday in the second cricket Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand. A total of 15 wickets fell on Day 1, giving Bangladesh a...

Dhaka: New Zealand Cricket announced a 13-member squad for their upcoming 3-match ODI series against Bangladesh which will be played from December 17 to 23. In place of the rested Kane Williamson, Tom Latham has been chosen the ODI team's captain. Ahead of a busy...