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Mirpur: India defeated Bangladesh by eight runs in the second women's T20 International to take a series-winning 2-0 lead in the three-match contest here Tuesday. Opting to bat, India could manage to post 95 for 8 in their stipulated 20 overs with Shafali Verma top-scoring...

Washington: A group of players across the globe asked FIFA late last year to increase the prize money for this summer's Women's World Cup. There had been pleas from the women to boost those funds before, but this time it was different. The players not...

Mirpur: Off-spinner Sultana Khatun claimed a career-best 3/21 as Bangladesh grounded a star-studded India to a below-par 95 for eight in the second T20I of their three-match series, here Tuesday. This was India's lowest total against Bangladesh in the women's T20I. Eyeing an unassailable 2-0...

New Delhi: Top police and local administration officials from Gautam Buddha Nagar police administration visited the Buddh International Circuit Monday to discuss high-level security and traffic arrangements for the forthcoming MotoGP Bharat to be held from September 22 to 24. A crucial tri-party meeting was...

London: Tunisia's sixth-seeded Ons Jabeur got the better of two-time former champion Petra Kvitova while second seed Aryna Sabalenka got the better of Ekaterina Alexandrova as both of them advanced to the ladies' singles quarterfinals here Monday. In a Centre Court encounter between the top...

Dubai: New Zealand star Suzie Bates returned to the top five while India captain Harmanpreet Kaur made it back to the top 10 in the latest ICC Women's T20I batting rankings, released Tuesday. Bates, a formerly top-ranked batter, has advanced three places to reach fifth...

Roseau/Dominica: The Indian team is set to hit the transition button with much-anticipated debut of Yashasvi Jaiswal in the two-Test series against a wounded West Indies, which is searching for a road to redemption. While the hosts, after their shock elimination from the ODI World...

London: Former Australia cricketer Ian Healy reckoned that David Warner was not good enough in the third Test at Headingley but he still wants the 36-year-old veteran to open alongside Usman Khawaja in the fourth Test in Manchester, starting from July 19. Warner was dismissed...

New Delhi: Houlihan Lokey, Inc, the global investment bank, Tuesday issued the IPL Brand Valuation Study 2023, its inaugural report into the business enterprise and brand values of the Indian Premier League (IPL). With a brand value of $212 million, growing year-on-year at 45.2 per...

London: Former captain Nasser Hussain has expressed his intention to persuade Joe Root to assume the No.3 for England in the ongoing Ashes 2023 series as the hosts face a selection headache when it comes to the spot. The No. 3 position was filled by...