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Durban: Australia turned the highest Twenty20 total at Kingsmead into a 111-run win over South Africa. Made to bat first, Australia put up 226-6 then bowled out South Africa for 115 in 15.3 overs. New captain Mitch Marsh led with a 22-ball fifty in an...

Pallekele: Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will be eager to shake off modest ODI form and spate of injuries to key players as they seek to start their Asia Cup campaign on a winning note when they face each other here Thursday. Sri Lanka, who won...

Chennai: Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha will take a step further as an administrator as she will be contesting the upcoming Commonwealth Games Federation elections for the post of vice-president. Wednesday, the CGF announced the list of candidates shortlisted for the upcoming polls...

Chennai: The multiple battles against Pakistan in Asia Cup will test the character and personality of the players in the Indian team, feels all-rounder Hardik Pandya. India gets their Asia Cup campaign underway against arch-rivals Pakistan in Pallekele Sunday. Both teams can play each other...

Multan: Skipper Babar Azam hit a delightful 151 while Iftikhar Ahmed smashed his maiden ODI century to power Pakistan to 342 for six against Nepal in the Asia Cup opener here Wednesday. Babar (151 off 130) was involved in two crucial partnerships after a sedate...

Chennai: Indian chess prodigy and runner up of the recent World Chess Championship FIDE, R Praggananda Wednesday met the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and his son and state Sports Minister Udayanidhi Stalin. The parents of the chess wizard, Ramesh Babu and Nagalaskhmi and...

New Delhi: The 2023 Wanda Diamond League will host its 11th competition of the season in Zurich, with World Champion Neeraj Chopra looking to continue his hot form. Long jumper Murali Sreeshankar will also be seen in action. This will be the third Diamond League...

New Delhi: All-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin stated Pakistan as the strongest contender for the Asia Cup 2023 and a favorite alongside India. While talking on his YouTube channel, Ashwin said Pakistan’s success depends much on skipper Babar Azam, and wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan's performance. "If Babar Azam...

Multan: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam won the toss and elected to bat in the opening match of the Asia Cup against Nepal here Wednesday. The Pakistan skipper said there is no extra pressure of playing at home and the payers just want to enjoy "our...

Salalah (Oman): Maninder Singh and Mohammed Raheel scored four and three goals respectively as the Indian men's hockey team hammered Bangladesh 15-1 in their Asian Hockey 5s World Cup Qualifier campaign opener here. Maninder struck in the 10th, 18th, 28th, and 30th minutes while Raheel...