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Kolkata: Seeking a revival of fortunes, Bangladesh and Netherlands will have one last chance to keep their slender semifinals hopes alive when they clash with each other as the World Cup finally arrives at the hallowed Eden Gardens here Saturday. As the sports-crazy city awakens...

Dharamsala: An upbeat Australia will look to maintain their winning momentum and extend their dominant record against New Zealand in the World Cup, when the Trans-Tasman rivals face each other in a block-buster clash here Saturday. Australia bounced back from a poor start -- defeats...

Chennai: South Africa took the first giant step towards shedding the eternal chokers tag as they pushed Pakistan towards the World Cup exit door winning a humdinger of a contest by solitary wicket here Friday. This is South Africa's first World Cup win against Pakistan...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday announced a cash award of Rs 2 crore for badminton player from the state Pramod Bhagat for his outstanding performance at the Asian Para Games. Bhagat has clinched gold in para badminton men's singles event. He also clinched...

Chennai: Skipper Babar Azam and Saud Shakeel struck fine fifties before Tabraiz Shamsi snapped up four wickets to help South Africa bowl out Pakistan for 270 in a World Cup match here Friday. Opting to bat, Babar made a 65-ball 50, while Shakeel scored a...

Hangzhou: Teenaged armless archer Sheetal Devi Friday became the first Indian woman to win two gold medals in a single edition of the Asian Para Games by claiming the top honours in the women's individual compound event here. It is a hat-trick of medals for...

Chennai: Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and elected to bat against South Africa in their must-win World Cup clash here Friday. Pakistan, who are coming off defeats in their last three games, need to win all their remaining fixtures and also hope for...

Hangzhou: In a thrilling display of skill and determination, renowned para-badminton player from Odisha Pramod Bhagat won a gold medal in the men's single SL3 category at the ongoing Para Asian Games, here Friday. The victory marks a historic milestone for Pramod as he completed...

Bengaluru: Sri Lanka produced a dominant performance to beat England by eight wickets here on Thursday at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, wrapping up the win with 24.2 overs of their chase to spare. The result means that England's defence of their World Cup...

Chennai: His captaincy on line after a hat-trick of defeats, Babar Azam will be keen to find some inspiration and that exclusive piece of Pakistani magic when his team squares off against a formidable South Africa in a do-or-die game of the World Cup here...