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New Delhi: Bangladesh Monday won the toss and opted to bowl first in their ICC World Cup match against Sri lanka which is being played amid severe pollution levels in the city. The notorious air pollution had put the match in jeopardy, forcing the ICC...

Goa/ Bhubaneswar: Odisha defeated the mighty Manipur 4-2 in the tiebreaker to become the champion of the 37th National Games Women’s Football competition at Tilak Maidan, at Vasco, Goa Sunday. The tiebreaker was applied after the two teams were locked 1-1 at the end of...

Colombo: Sri Lanka cricket board was Monday sacked by the government in the aftermath of the national team's heavy defeat to hosts India in the ongoing World Cup. The action followed a public outcry and calls by Ranasinghe to Shammi Silva-led SLC to resign after...

New Delhi: Very few cricketers have been as intensely scrutinised as Virat Kohli but even for a boss personality like him, it is tough to seclude himself from all that attention. The way an entire nation obsessively waited for Kohli's record-equalling 49th ODI century was...

Kolkata: The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) President Snehasish Ganguly Sunday presented India batter Virat Kohli with a gold-plated bat on the occasion of his birthday Sunday. Kohli made the most of his birthday by scoring an unbeaten 101 against South Africa at the Eden...

New Delhi: The notorious air pollution in the national capital has shrouded the World Cup clash between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in doubt and it remains to be seen if the health of the players takes precedence over the contest, here Monday. A thick layer...

Kolkata: Birthday boy Virat Kohli hit a record-equalling 49th ODI century while Ravindra Jadeja took a five-wicket haul as India crushed South Africa by 243 runs to record their eighth World Cup win here Sunday. Kohli, who turned 35 Sunday, struck 101 not out off...

He is an epitome of modern day cricket royalty. No cricketer in the world at present carries the ‘King’ tag with his name. Forget about the two other versions of international cricket – Tests and T20s, in the ODI format Kohli is the real ‘King’,...

Kolkata: Birthday boy Virat Kohli hit a record-equalling 49th ODI century and shared a 134-run partnership with Shreyas Iyer as India enthralled the Eden crowd, piling up 326 for five against South Africa in their ICC Men's World Cup match here Sunday. Kohli, who turned...

Kolkata: The Kolkata Police, who are investigating the Cricket World Cup 2023 match ticket black marketing case in the city, have sent a notice to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President, Roger Binny, seeking information on the process followed in online...