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Mumbai: Former skipper Nasser Hussain feels reliance on statistics rather than reading the conditions has led to England's downfall in the ongoing World Cup, adding that the reigning champions don't look like a side that can defend its title. England fell to a 229-run loss...

London: Manchester United legend and a member of England’s 1966 FIFA World Cup-winning team Sir Bobby Charlton passed away at the age of 86 in the early hours of Saturday. A full tribute to Charlton will be paid at Wembley Stadium when England play Malta...

Madrid: Sevilla ejected a fan from its Spanish league match against Real Madrid and filed a complaint with police after the spectator allegedly displayed “xenophobic and racist behavior,” with Vinícius Júnior once again the target. In a statement Sevilla did not specify what the behavior...

Mumbai: For a nation that has never won the 50-over World Cup despite producing some of the best players and teams, South Africa look determined to go the distance in this edition, shedding the 'chokers' tag. With one 400-plus and another near-400 total to their...

Mumbai: The cricketing world might be in awe of Marco Jansen's blistering 42-ball 75 against England, but the South African is firm about progressing further in his journey as an all-rounder, and he is banking on his experience as an ‘opener.' South Africa's humongous 229-run...

Chennai: Head coach Jonatha Trott is hopeful Afghanistan can keep their World Cup campaign alive by pulling off a win against an under-pressure Pakistan, having come agonisingly close to defeating them earlier this year. The 42-year-old added that the passionate rivalry between the two teams,...

Dharamshala: Suryakumar Yadav and Mohammed Shami come into India’s playing eleven as captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl first against New Zealand in a top-of-the-table clash of the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup at the HPCA Stadium Sunday. Both teams...

Dharamsala: Flying into the hilly terrain without their balancing figure Hardik Pandya, a frighteningly dominant India's World Cup campaign will start all over again with Sunday's blockbuster clash against an ambitious New Zealand. A freak ankle injury had ruled Pandya out of the big game...

Lucknow: Composed half-centuries from top-order batter Sadeera Samarawickrama and opener Pathum Nissanka helped Sri Lanka cruise to a five-wicket victory against the Netherlands in their World Cup match here Saturday. This is Sri Lanka's first win in the tournament after having lost their three previous...

Hangzhou: Ace shuttlers Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam kickstarted their Para Asian Games campaign with a win. Pramod Bhagat defending his Asian medal Gold started his campaign with an easy win over Chinese Taipei’s Hsing Chih Huang. The game lasted 31 minutes and Pramod looked...