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Pallekele: Unbeaten fifties by captain Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill powered India to the Super Fours stage of the Asia Cup with a 10-wicket thrashing of Nepal in their Group A match at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Monday. After Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Siraj...

New York: Zheng Qinwen routed last year's U.S. Open runner-up Ons Jabeur 6-2, 6-4 Monday to move into the quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows for her deepest run ever in a Grand Slam tournament. Zheng, who is seeded No. 23, becomes the first Chinese player to...

Changzhou (China): Fresh from winning his maiden World Championships bronze medal, HS Prannoy will spearhead India's campaign alongside Lakshya Sen, who will strive to regain top form before the Asian Games, at the China Open Super 1000 Tournament, beginning here Tuesday. There will be no...

Pallekele (Sri Lanka): Fearless Nepal batsmen exploited a well below-par effort by Indian bowlers to the hilt to post a competitive 230 in their Asia Cup match here Monday. Aasif Sheikh (58 off 97 balls), Kushal Bhurtel (38 off 25 balls) and Sompal Kami (48...

Pallekele (Sri Lanka): Play resumed in the Asia Cup match between India and Nepal after an interruption of about one hour here Monday. Sent into bat, Nepal were 178 for six in 37.5 overs when the heavens opened up. Opener Aasif Sheikh made 58 off...

Amritsar: For the first time in 17 years, two senior BCCI office-bearers --- president Roger Binny and vice-president Rajeev Shukla -- travelled to Pakistan and reached Lahore Monday after crossing the Attari-Wagah, honouring the PCB's invitation to watch Asia Cup there. The last time an...

Pallekele (Sri Lanka): Rain interrupted the Asia Cup match between India and Nepal here Monday. Sent into bat, Nepal were 178 for six in 37.5 overs when the heavens opened up. Opener Aasif Sheikh made 58 off 97 balls, while Kushal Bhurtel scored a 25-ball...

New York: World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz eased past Daniel Evans 6-2, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to book his spot in the fourth round of the US Open. Despite his loss, the Briton became the first player to take a set from Alcaraz in this year's...

Rome: Inter Milan maintained their flawless record in Serie A, overpowering Fiorentina 4-0 while Juventus secured a 2-0 victory against Empoli on the road. Inter, having started the new season with two wins and no goals conceded, saw coach Simone Inzaghi deploy a 3-5-2 formation...

New York: The WTA Monday announced that Aryna Sabalenka will become the new women's singles World No.1 when the rankings are released September 11 following the completion of the US Open. The 25-year-old will be the 29th woman to capture the WTA World No.1 ranking,...