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Hangzhou: Shafali Verma bullied an inexperienced Malaysian attack with a sparkling 39-ball-67 as India entered the semi-final of the women's cricket event at the Asian Games by virtue of better ICC rankings after Thursday's quarter-final was abandoned due to rain. The match was reduced to...

Johannesburg: Fast-bowlers Anrich Nortje and Sisanda Magala have been ruled out of South Africa squad for the upcoming Men’s ODI World Cup 2023 in India due to injuries, said Cricket South Africa (CSA) Thursday. Their replacements in the 15-player World Cup squad are all-rounder Andile...

Hangzhou: Battered by hosts China in their opening match after playing without any training session, India will be up against a tricky Bangladesh side in their must-win group match in the Asian Games football competition here Thursday. A rag-tag Indian team reached here late Monday...

Toronto: A day after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged India's involvement in the killing of a prominent Sikh separatist leader, the Canadian media reported that Ottawa's Five Eye allies were not keen on taking sides though they have said that the claims should be...

New Delhi: The Indian men's hockey team is undergoing a philosophy shift, moving away from the traditional attacking style of play with new head coach Craig Fulton emphasising on having a sound defense. Defence has always been the Indian team's weakness. Playing with an attacking...

New Delhi: India fast bowler Mohammad Siraj has re-grabbed the number one position among bowlers in the latest update to ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings after his sensational haul of 6-21 against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup final at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo....

Christchurch: Experienced fast bowler Tim Southee will undergo surgery this Thursday on the thumb he dislocated and fractured in the fourth and final ODI against England, the New Zealand Cricket Board (NZC) said Wednesday. The veteran seamer broke and dislocated his right thumb while attempting...

Paris: Striker Kylian Mbappé continued his scoring spree and right-back Achraf Hakimi also found the net as Paris Saint-Germain opened its Champions League campaign with a 2-0 home win against Borussia Dortmund Tuesday. Mbappé's penalty put PSG ahead in the 49th minute following a video...

New Delhi: Former cricketer Saba Karim weighed in on Ravichandran Ashwin’s return to India’s ODI squad. “I think Rohit Sharma looks at Ravichandran Ashwin as a match-winner and he’s very clear in the kind of approach he wants to portray in white ball cricket. Now...

Bhubaneswar: Indian Deaf Cricket Association (IDCA) T-20 National Cricket Championship for Deaf will kick-start from September 25 in Bhubaneswar, with 19 teams taking part in a seven-day tournament. Teams divided into four different groups will play a total of 42 matches with each other before...