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John's: West Indies picked uncapped allrounders Sherfane Rutherford and Matthew Forde in a 15-man squad to face visiting England in one-day internationals next month. There were also recalls for wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich, who played his only ODI in 2019, and opening batter Kjorn Ottley, who...

Bhubaneswar: Four years ago in a 2022 World Cup Qualifiers outing against Qatar, a gritty India survived a wave of attacks to hold the powerhouse of Asian football to a goalless draw in Doha. The man who guided India from the sidelines was Head Coach...

Shenzhen: Indian shuttlers, including comeback man HS Prannoy, will eye a good show at the China Masters -- the season's last BWF Super 750 event -- beginning here Tuesday, in pursuit of valuable ranking points in the race to the Paris Olympics. Prannoy, who lost...

Bhubaneswar: India will take inspiration from their famous goal-less draw against Asian champions Qatar four years ago when they face the same opponents in a 2026 FIFA World Cup second-round qualifiers match here Tuesday. Their confidence boosted after the 1-0 away win against Kuwait November...

New Delhi: Legendary coach Arsene Wenger says "it's possible" to develop Indian football "in the very short time" and he cannot imagine the sport evolving without the involvement of the Asian country. The encouraging words from the former Arsenal manager came ahead of the Indian...

New Delhi: Crestfallen after losing the World Cup trophy match Sunday night, the Indian cricket team had the country's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to offer his commiserations. The heartbreaking defeat left a few Indian cricketers in tears while others just went into a shell. Modi...

Ahmedabad: Australia’s middle-order batter Marnus Labuschagne said his mindset while batting alongside Travis Head during their successful chase of 241 in the Men’s ODI World Cup final against India was to bat as if it was a Test match. Australia were 47/3 at the end...

Valladolid: Spain midfielder Gavi was substituted in the first half after suffering a potentially serious right-knee injury during a 3-1 win over Georgia in their final European Championship qualifying game. The 19-year-old Barcelona player was in tears when he limped off the field in the...

Bengaluru: An expressionless Virat Kohli gave a quick handshake and hug to an equally expressionless Shubman Gill before going to collect his runners-up medal. It was the most poignant moment of a teary Sunday night for the Indian cricket team. It, perhaps, was the most...

Dubai: Rohit Sharma was Monday named the captain of the ICC's Team of the Tournament after the conclusion of the World Cup, with a total of six Indians including the Player of the Tournament, Virat Kohli, featuring among the XI. India lost the summit clash...