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Mumbai: Former India cricketer and ex-head coach Ravi Shastri believes that Rohit Sharma's team has the upper hand in the upcoming Asia Cup game against Pakistan. However, he acknowledged that Babar Azam-led side has significantly improved and has "closed the gap" with the Indian team...

New Delhi: Friday, it was all green for the stocks of TV18 Broadcast Ltd. and Network18 Media and Investments Ltd. There was a good reason behind their stocks witnessing a jump: Viacom18 Media Pvt Ltd. acquiring the BCCI media rights, comprising international and domestic games,...

Berlin: Borussia Dortmund's supporters experienced a roller-coaster of emotions. While the transfer of Germany's top striker, Niclas Fullkrug, from Werder Bremen might have ignited euphoria, the mood dampened hours later with the draw of the 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League group stage. Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan,...

New Delhi: Two-time World Cup winner and ICC Hall of Famer, former Australia captain Lisa Sthalekar, has revealed the first five players she would pick if she were selecting a dream XI for this year's ICC Men's Cricket World Cup which includes two India star-...

New York: Carlos Alcaraz passed his first true test of the 2023 US Open, defeating spirited South African Lloyd Harris 6-3, 6-1, 7-6(4). Alcaraz received a second-set retirement from Dominik Kopefer (ankle) in his opening match, but got the opportunity to stress test his game...

Kandy: With the clash between the archrivals generating so much interest, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have offered a special deal for the much-anticipated contest between India and Pakistan here September 2. The fans are encouraged to take advantage of this limited-time offer for the...

New York: Last year's finalist Ons Jabeur of Tunisia pulled off another close call at this year’s US Open, staging a third-set comeback to hold off rising Czech teenager Linda Noskova 7-6(7), 4-6, 6-3 in a gripping second-round encounter. The Tunisian had survived two tight...

New Delhi: Buoyed by his World Cup silver medal, GM R Praggnanandhaa is confident of Indian team's chances of winning gold at the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou. India's new chess sensation was felicitated by Sports Minister Anurag Thakur at his residence Friday.  Feels India...

Zurich: Another race, another win for triple world champion Noah Lyles. Lyles won the 200 meters in 19.80 seconds at the Diamond League meet in Zurich Thursday in his first race since the world championships in Budapest, Hungary, where he picked up gold medals in...

Zurich: Newly-crowned world champion Neeraj Chopra was not at his best but still finished second with a final round throw of 85.71m in the men's javelin event of the Diamond League Meeting here Thursday. The 25-year-old Chopra, also the reigning Olympic champion, produced three legal...