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New Delhi: The Indian Super League schedule was announced Thursday amid doubts over the release of a few India players by clubs for the Asian Games later this month. The league clashes with the Hangzhou Asian Games where the football competition begins September 19 and...

Chiang Mai: A Sunil Chhetri-less India conceded a late goal off a debatable penalty to miss out on their first-ever win over higher-ranked Iraq who won via penalty shootout in the Kings Cup football tournament here Thursday.       India were leading 2-1 till the 79th minute...

New Delhi: The Indian rowing, boxing, and sailing teams, that would be part of the upcoming contingent for the Hangzhou Asian Games, left for China, becoming part of the first batch of Indian contingent to leave for China. The rowing team left late Wednesday night...

The BCCI has recently announced a 15-member provisional squad for the 50 overs World Cup. As hosts, India are expected to do well in the tournament. Many are hoping against hope that India will be able to end their ICC Trophy drought for over a...

New Delhi: Two-time US Open champion Naomi Osaka said she is planning to return to professional tennis at the start of the next season in Australia. The 25-year-old Japanese has not played since the Toray Pan Pacific Open in September 2022. She stepped away from...

New York: Top seed Carlos Alcaraz lived up to his top billing as the defending champion dismantled No. 12 seed Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 to reach the US Open semifinals, at the Arthur Ashe Stadium. Both men unleashed a flurry of impressive baseline winners...

Sydney: Australian pacer Mitchell Starc is likely to feature in the IPL for the first time since 2015 after deciding to put his name in the auction ahead of the 2024 edition. The left-arm pacer, who has often prioritised national duty over IPL participation, has...

Paris: Seven-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi is back in contention for the prestigious award a year after being omitted from the nomination list, which this time doesn't include longtime rival Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi, the Inter Miami star who led Argentina to the World Cup...

Lahore: Haris Rauf picked a fiery four-wicket haul in his six overs in leading Pakistan to bowl out Bangladesh for just 193, followed by Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan slamming fifties to help Pakistan cruise to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the first match...

Lahore: Haris Rauf proved to be too quick for the Bangladeshi batters, who were also troubled relentlessly by Naseem Shah as the Shakib Al Hasan-led side was bundled out for a paltry 193, well inside 40 overs in an Asia Cup Super 4 match against...