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Pallekele (Sri Lanka): Fearless Nepal batsmen exploited a well below-par effort by Indian bowlers to the hilt to post a competitive 230 in their Asia Cup match here Monday. Aasif Sheikh (58 off 97 balls), Kushal Bhurtel (38 off 25 balls) and Sompal Kami (48...

Pallekele (Sri Lanka): Play resumed in the Asia Cup match between India and Nepal after an interruption of about one hour here Monday. Sent into bat, Nepal were 178 for six in 37.5 overs when the heavens opened up. Opener Aasif Sheikh made 58 off...

Amritsar: For the first time in 17 years, two senior BCCI office-bearers --- president Roger Binny and vice-president Rajeev Shukla -- travelled to Pakistan and reached Lahore Monday after crossing the Attari-Wagah, honouring the PCB's invitation to watch Asia Cup there. The last time an...

Pallekele (Sri Lanka): Rain interrupted the Asia Cup match between India and Nepal here Monday. Sent into bat, Nepal were 178 for six in 37.5 overs when the heavens opened up. Opener Aasif Sheikh made 58 off 97 balls, while Kushal Bhurtel scored a 25-ball...

New York: World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz eased past Daniel Evans 6-2, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to book his spot in the fourth round of the US Open. Despite his loss, the Briton became the first player to take a set from Alcaraz in this year's...

Rome: Inter Milan maintained their flawless record in Serie A, overpowering Fiorentina 4-0 while Juventus secured a 2-0 victory against Empoli on the road. Inter, having started the new season with two wins and no goals conceded, saw coach Simone Inzaghi deploy a 3-5-2 formation...

New York: The WTA Monday announced that Aryna Sabalenka will become the new women's singles World No.1 when the rankings are released September 11 following the completion of the US Open. The 25-year-old will be the 29th woman to capture the WTA World No.1 ranking,...

Madrid: A late penalty from Robert Lewandowski secured a 2-1 victory for FC Barcelona against Osasuna in La Liga. Lewandowski netted the winning goal after minimal contact from Osasuna defender Alejandro Catana, who received a red card following a VAR review, reports Xinhua. Barcelona initially...

New York: Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko maintained her clean sheet against Iga Swiatek, ending the World No.1's US Open title defense with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory in the fourth round. Swiatek's loss Sunday means World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka will overtake the Pole and ascend to...

Zurich: Switzerland Tourism felicitated their 'Friendship Ambassador' Olympic and World champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra for his achievements. The 25-year-old Chopra became only the third javelin thrower in history to hold both the Olympic and World Championships crowns after winning the worlds title in Budapest...