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Colombo: India batter Shreyas Iyer was Sunday ruled out of the marquee Asia Cup match against Pakistan due to a back spasm. Shreyas Iyer had made a comeback from a back surgery in India's Asia Cup opener September 2. It was his first competitive game...

Colombo: Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and opted to bowl first against India in their Asia Cup Super 4 match here Sunday. Pakistan are playing an unchanged side while India made two changes to the playing XI. In a forced change, batter KL...

Dalian (China): Despite a courageous display, India fell short in the crucial league match against China in the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers, succumbing to a 96th-minute goal by Naibijiang Mohemati here Saturday. In a game of fine margins, India had fought back from a...

Dubai: Australia’s win in the second ODI over South Africa in Bloemfontein gave them the No. 1 place in the ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings. Days after Pakistan had toppled them from the No. 1 place in the Men’s ODI Team Rankings, Australia reclaimed their...

Indonesia: The young Indian shuttler, Kiran George won the Indonesia Masters Super 100 men's singles title Sunday, defeating Japan’s Koo Takahashi in two straight games, here. Ranked No. 50, the Indian shuttler defeated Takahashi ranked 82, with a scoreline of  21-19, 22-20. Earlier, Kiran also...

Colombo: Sri Lanka continued their dominance of Bangladesh as they beat the Tigers in the Super 4 stage of the tournament by 21 runs, and, for the second time in the Asia Cup 2023 here Saturday. This win wasn’t easy as Sri Lanka first struggled...

New York: American teenager Coco Gauff stormed back from a set down to defeat World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka and capture her first major on home soil at the US Open. Gauff claimed her first major title by prevailing 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 over No.2 seed Sabalenka...

Colombo: Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and elected to field against Sri Lanka in their Asia Cup Super 4 contest at the R Premadasa Stadium, here Saturday. While Sri Lanka retained their playing XI, Bangladesh made one change as Afif Hossain was...

Colombo: Hardik Pandya doesn't mince words when he says that as a multi-skilled cricketer, his workload is twice and at times even thrice compared to a specialist batter or bowler. Pandya's 87 largely contributed to India's score of 266 all out in the opening rain-affected...

New Delhi: Sridharan Sriram, the former India left-arm spinner, has joined Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) as the assistant coach for the upcoming season, the franchise said on Saturday. LSG had earlier appointed Justin Langer as their new head coach, replacing Andy Flower. “Sriram's appointment completes...