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Dharamsala: Defending champions England's nine-wicket loss to New Zealand in their World Cup opener would have given Jos Butter the jitters, and the skipper would like his teammates to make a strong comeback when they take on Bangladesh here Tuesday. The loss against New Zealand...

Lahore: PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf Monday met Foreign Secretary Syrus Sajjad Qazi to discuss the delay in visa issuance to Pakistani fans and journalists for the ongoing World Cup in India. According to a PCB statement, Ashraf also requested the Foreign Secretary to take up...

New Delhi: Pakistani presenter Zainab Abbas, part of the ICC digital team covering the ODI World Cup, Monday left India after facing backlash on social media over her alleged anti-India posts in the past but the sport's governing body insisted that she left the country...

Hyderabad: Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, and Tom Latham defied the sluggishness of the pitch to construct well-paced fifties and lead New Zealand to a healthy 322 for 7 against Netherlands here Monday. After being asked to bat first, Young (70 off 80 balls) and Ravindra...

New Delhi: Shubman Gill was Monday ruled out of India's next World Cup fixture against Afghanistan here Wednesday as he remains under medical supervision in Chennai. The Indian team Monday travelled from Chennai to Delhi but Gill, who also missed the World Cup opener against...

London: It wasn't the greatest game — or the prettiest goal — that the Emirates Stadium has seen, but the roar of celebration was among the loudest it has ever heard. Perhaps the pendulum has finally swung Arsenal's way in the fight for Premier League...

Dharamsala: England captain Jos Buttler made a scathing assessment of the HPCA Stadium outfield, terming it as "poor" ahead of their World Cup match against Bangladesh here Tuesday. Buttler's observation came after Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott too had expressed his displeasure over the outfield at...

Chennai: A few years ago, when Kuldeep Yadav got clobbered in white ball cricket, everyone told him what his problem was: slower through the air and the lack of pace off the surface to trouble batters. But no one told the 29-year-old left-arm wrist spinner...

Bengaluru: Uttam Singh was appointed captain while Rajinder Singh will serve as his deputy as Hockey India Monday announced a 20-member Indian junior men's team for the Sultan of Johor Cup to be held from October 27 to November 4 in Malaysia. The 11th edition...

Hyderabad: Netherlands won the toss and elected to field against last edition's runners-up New Zealand in their World Cup match here Monday. Netherlands will be searching for a win on the day after losing their tournament opener against Pakistan, while New Zealand will look to...