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Auckland: Captain Kane Williamson and experienced bowler Tim Southee will join an exclusive group of players to be selected for four or more ICC Men’s Cricket World Cups after being confirmed in the New Zealand squad for the 2023 tournament Monday. The experienced squad for...

Kokrajhar: Aphaoba Singh converted a penalty to help a young Odisha FC defeat I-League franchise Rajasthan United 2-1 for their first win of the Durand Cup, here Friday. It's now a three-way battle for the top spot in group F with Odisha, Rajasthan United, and...

New Delhi: India Friday said the Pakistani cricket team will be treated just like any other squad participating in the upcoming ICC World Cup in the country. India is hosting the tournament from October 5. "The Pakistan cricket team will be treated just like the...

New Delhi: Following his defeat to Daniil Medvedev in the semi-final of the US Open, 20-year-old Carlos Alcaraz of Spain has decided to withdraw from the Davis Cup in Valencia next week. He will be replaced in the team by Albert Ramos Vinolas as Spain...

Colombo: Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill gave a masterclass in aggressive batsmanship with sublime half-centuries that took India to 147 for 2 against Pakistan here Sunday before the skies opened up to force their Asia Cup Super 4 match into the reserve day. The reserve...

Colombo: India batter Shreyas Iyer was Sunday ruled out of the marquee Asia Cup match against Pakistan due to a back spasm. Shreyas Iyer had made a comeback from a back surgery in India's Asia Cup opener September 2. It was his first competitive game...

Colombo: Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and opted to bowl first against India in their Asia Cup Super 4 match here Sunday. Pakistan are playing an unchanged side while India made two changes to the playing XI. In a forced change, batter KL...

Dalian (China): Despite a courageous display, India fell short in the crucial league match against China in the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers, succumbing to a 96th-minute goal by Naibijiang Mohemati here Saturday. In a game of fine margins, India had fought back from a...

Dubai: Australia’s win in the second ODI over South Africa in Bloemfontein gave them the No. 1 place in the ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings. Days after Pakistan had toppled them from the No. 1 place in the Men’s ODI Team Rankings, Australia reclaimed their...

Indonesia: The young Indian shuttler, Kiran George won the Indonesia Masters Super 100 men's singles title Sunday, defeating Japan’s Koo Takahashi in two straight games, here. Ranked No. 50, the Indian shuttler defeated Takahashi ranked 82, with a scoreline of  21-19, 22-20. Earlier, Kiran also...