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Pune: Bangladesh scored 256 for eight against India in their World Cup match here Thursday. Opener Litton Das top-scored for Bangladesh with 66 off 82 balls, while Tanzid Hasan struck a brisk 43-ball-51 in a first-wicket partnership of 93 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium....

Bengaluru: Pakistan will not have injured opener Fakhar Zaman and all-rounder Salman Ali Agha available for selection for their World Cup match against Australia here Friday. Zaman is recovering from a knee injury while Agha is recuperating from a bout of fever. “Fakhar Zaman is...

Odense: Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu fought her way to the women's singles quarterfinals with a come-from-behind win over world No. 7 Gregoria Mariska Tunjung of Indonesia at the Denmark Open Super 750 badminton tournament here Thursday. A former world champion Sindhu, who had reached...

Pune: India suffered an early setback in their World Cup contest against Bangladesh when all-rounder Hardik Pandya left the field after twisting his ankle while bowling his first over here Thursday. The incident took place during the third delivery of the ninth over when Pandya...

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians, champions of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2023, have retained 13 players including skipper Harmanpreet Kaur for the next edition of the event to be held in 2024. Besides Harmanpreet, Mumbai has also retained WPL 2023's Most Valuable Player and Purple Cap...

Pune: Bangladesh stand-in-captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and opted to bat against India in a World Cup match here Thursday. Star all-rounder and skipper Shakib Al Hasan was ruled out of the game due to a quad injury. "He (Shakib) is struggling a...

Chennai: New Zealand left-arm orthodox spinner, Mitchell Santner, Wednesday, achieved a 100 ODI wickets landmark during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match against Afghanistan, here at MA Chidambaram Stadium. Heading into the match, Santner was just one scalp away from reaching the milestone of...

Chennai: Half-centuries from Tom Latham and Glenn Phillips followed by an impressive bowling display from Mitchell Santner and Lockie Ferguson, New Zealand defeated Afghanistan by 149-run in their ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match here at MA Chidambaram Stadium Wednesday. Batting first, New Zealand was...

Fort Lauderdale: Lionel Messi says he will play in Inter Miami's season finale Saturday, although the club hasn't confirmed that is the actual plan. Messi — who scored both goals for Argentina in its 2-0 World Cup qualifying win at Peru Tuesday night — wasn't...

Pune: Going by the current form of the teams, the popular pre-match prediction of India's World Cup game against Bangladesh here Thursday will be a romp for Rohit Sharma's men. But if the glossy surface is scratched, one will have to tear away that view...