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Dublin: The third T20I between India and Ireland was Wednesday abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain at Malahide. The result also means that India won the three-match series 2-0. No play was possible at the venue Wednesday as rain fell steadily, and the...

Dubai: Two years after winning a historic bronze medal, Parmjeet Kumar made more history Wednesday, becoming the first Indian to win a gold at the Senior level in the World Para Powerlifting Championships, emerging victorious in the men’s 49kg Total event in the 2023 event...

New Delhi: Former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh considers Yuzvendra Chahal as the best limited-over spinner in the country currently and said the selectors erred in not picking him for the Asia Cup to be held in Pakistan and Sri Lanka from August 30. Chahal failed...

Melbourne: Afghanistan's star leg-spinner Rashid Khan has withdrawn his boycott threat of Australia's Big Bash League and made himself available for the 2023-24 season of the T20 franchise tournament. Rashid had threatened to boycott BBL in January this year following Australia's decision to withdraw from...

Cincinnati: Lionel Messi had two assists and converted a penalty kick as Inter Miami rallied from a two-goal deficit and beat MLS-leading Cincinnati 5-4 in penalties in a U.S. Open Cup semifinal. Cincinnati jumped to a 2-0 lead before Messi set up a pair of...

Baku(Azerbaijan): Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa drew the second classical game of the final of the FIDE World Cup against world No 1 Magnus Carlsen here Wednesday. The two players settled for a quiet draw in 30 moves after one-and-a-half hours of play in game two....

Dubai: India batter Shubman Gill Wednesday moved up one spot to reach the fourth position in ICC rankings for batters in ODI cricket, while pacer Jasprit Bumrah and spinner Ravi Bishnoi also made gains in the shortest format. In the latest ODI rankings released by...

Johannesburg: South Africa have become the latest country to provide equal pay across genders, after they announced their male and female cricketers would receive the same match fees for international matches. The Proteas join New Zealand and India as countries to have previously revealed pay...

New Delhi: After initially reporting the passing of Zimbabwean cricketer Heath Streak on X, his former teammate Henry Olonga later posted a second update asserting that the cricket legend is alive. Olonga in his new post said that rumours of Streak's death were greatly exaggerated...

New Delhi: As the Election Commission battles urban and youth apathy towards voting, cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar was Wednesday appointed as a 'national icon' of the poll panel to encourage greater voter participation in elections. Tendulkar was made the national icon as the EC gears...