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Pune: Australia skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bowl against Bangladesh in their World Cup match here Saturday. Australia made two changes, resting Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Starc and replacing them with Steve Smith and Sean Abbott in their playing XI. For...

Ahmedabad: Rassie van der Dussen's unbeaten 76 and a 47-ball 41 by opener Quinton de Kock helped South Africa overcome Afghanistan, powered by a fine 97 not out by Azmatullah Omarzai, by five wickets in the ICC Men's ODI World Cup here Friday. With this...

Fort Lauderdale: Lionel Messi held the Ballon D'Or over his head as fireworks lit up the sky to bring a pregame ceremony to a close. And with that, Inter Miami got to celebrate the game's greatest player one more time in 2023. Messi was on...

Pune: Having sealed a semifinal berth, a dominant Australia will look to continue their rampaging run when they face a Shakib Al Hasan-less Bangladesh in their final assignment before the knockout stage of the World Cup here Saturday. The five-time champions have been simply unstoppable,...

Kolkata: Nothing less than a miracle will help Pakistan as they face a near-impossible task of making the semifinals by winning with an unthinkable margin, while a charged-up England will look to qualify for the Champions Trophy when the two sides clash in the World...

Ahmedabad: Calmness of Rassie van der Dussen and the fire of Gerald Coetzee helped experienced South Africa overcome a spirited resistance from Afghanistan to carve out a five-wicket win in their last league game of the World Cup here Friday. Set a target of 245,...

Kolkata: Indian star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant will be back in action from the next IPL season, Delhi Capitals director of cricket Sourav Ganguly has said. Pant, the Delhi Capitals skipper, had a close shave after his car hit a divider and caught fire in a...

Ahmedabad: Young all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai left a lasting impression with an unbeaten 97-run knock, lifting Afghanistan to 244 after a batting collapse in their World Cup match against South Africa here Friday. Continuing his good run in the tournament, Omarzai faced 107 balls while hitting...

New Delhi: The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) in their recent meeting approved proposals of multiple athletes to train abroad -- clearing proposals among others for javelin thrower Annu Rani, archer Dhiraj Bommadevara, shuttlers HS Prannoy and...

Madrid: Atletico Madrid Thursday announced that Diego Simeone has signed a new contract that will keep him at the club until June 2027. If the Argentinian sees out the new deal, it will mean he has spent 15 years as coach at the club where...