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New Delhi: Yashasvi Jaiswal presented a heady cocktail of patience and flair on debut but India's expected series win over West Indies will not serve as an accurate parameter to judge where the team stands five months before its next assignment in South Africa. The...

New Delhi: India will get to fine-tune their World Cup preparations with a three-match ODI series against Australia besides playing eight T20 Internationals and five Tests against England during the 2023-2024 home season. The first ODI against Australia will be in Mohali September 22 with...

Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Tuesday handed a two-match suspension to India women's team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur for her boorish behaviour during the third ODI against Bangladesh. Harmanpreet was penalised for her outburst in Dhaka last week when she shattered the stumps after being...

Hamilton: Goalkeeper Gaelle Thalmann shielded Switzerland to a 0-0 draw against Norway Tuesday at the Women's World Cup, as the Norwegians played without star striker Ada Hegerberg because of injury. Ada Hegerberg was initially listed to start, but the team announced during the match that...

Dubai: India's Harleen Deol and Jemimah Rodrigues made substantial gains in the ICC women's player rankings for batters released Tuesday, following their impressive performances in the recently-concluded series against Bangladesh. India and Bangladesh shared the honours after the third and final ODI of the series...

New Delhi: Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain have accepted Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal's world-record bid of 259 million pounds for star forward Kylian Mbappe. Saudi Arabian side have permission to speak to Kylian Mbappe after making a world record 259m pounds (300 million euros)...

Wellington: With its first goal at its first FIFA Women's World Cup, the unfavored Philippines achieved its first win Tuesday, shocking host New Zealand 1-0 in a Group A match, made contentious when a potential equalizer was disallowed. New Zealand achieved its first World Cup...

Brisbane: Having the FIFA Women's World Cup on home soil has given Australia's team the confidence it can contend for the title even without star striker Sam Kerr on the field. The Chelsea forward and Australian captain missed the Matildas' opening game last week because...

Lahore: Left-arm spinner Anoosha Nasir and right-handed batter Shawaal Zulfiqar Tuesday got maiden call-ups in Pakistan's senior women's squad for the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games in China. According to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) media release, Anoosha and Shawaal have been rewarded for their strong performances...

Tokyo: Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy will face each other at the pre-quarterfinals of the men's singles event at the Japan Open 2023 badminton tournament after winning their respective Round of 32 matches, here Tuesday. Former World No. 1 Srikanth, currently ranked 20th,...