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Colombo: Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav will not indulge in the customary handshake with his Pakistan counterpart Salman Ali Agha during toss of their T20 World Cup clash in Colombo Sunday, maintaining the status quo since the Asia Cup in Dubai last year. "The No handshake...

Sydney: India were clinical with both bat and ball as they crushed Australia by nine wickets under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method in the first Women's T20 International to start their tour Down Under on a resounding note here Sunday. Seamer Arundhati Reddy (4/22) led an...

New Delhi: The much-anticipated India-Pakistan T20 World Cup encounter scheduled for Sunday evening has once again ignited sharp political reactions across party lines. While leaders from the BJP and its allies voiced confidence that India would secure a decisive victory, the Congress questioned the very...

Mumbai: West Indies rode on captain Shai Hope's unbeaten half-century to beat Nepal by nine wickets and qualify for the Super 8s of the T20 World Cup Sunday. Hope struck 61 not out from 44 balls with the help of five fours and three sixes...

Sydney: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to bowl against Australia in the first Women's T20 International Sunday. The toss was delayed by 15 minutes due to a drizzle. India is fielding the same XI they played in the warm-up game but...

Colombo: It’s just a match on paper, but when India and Pakistan meet at the ICC T20 World Cup, nothing is ordinary. And now, there’s a fresh twist: the weather could steal the spotlight in Colombo. Forecasts indicate warm, sticky conditions, with a strong chance...

Ahmedabad: South Africa rode on skipper Aiden Markram and Marco Jansen's batting and bowling exploits to beat New Zealand by seven wickets and all but qualify for the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup in Ahmedabad Saturday. Jansen recorded career-best figures of 4/40...

Kolkata: Veteran leg-spinner Adil Rashid returned with figures of 3/36 before Tom Banton smashed an unbeaten fifty in the middle overs to guide England to a comfortable five-wicket win over Scotland in a T20 World Cup Group C match in Kolkata Saturday. Opting to bowl...

Karachi/Colombo: Pakistan is likely to go with four specialist bowlers -- two spinners and two pacers -- in their T20 World Cup blockbuster game against arch-rivals India Sunday in Colombo, according to sources. A source close to the team said head coach Mike Hesson and...

Manama: India's Pramod Bhagat captured the men's SL3 gold medal with a commanding straight-game win over Muhammad Al Imran of Indonesia at the BWF Para World Championships here Saturday. The 37-year-old Bhagat outclassed his opponent 21-12, 21-18 in the final to claim his fourth consecutive...