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London: World No 1. Carlos Alcaraz is brimming with confidence after escaping a stern challenge from Nicolas Jarry at Wimbledon and wants to face Novak Djokovic in the potential final. On Centre Court, the Spaniard battled back from a break down in the fourth set...

Dhaka: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and elected to bowl first against Bangladesh in the first T20I at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, here Sunday. The venue is hosting international women's matches after 11 years. India have handed debuts to all-rounder Minnu Mani...

London: England beat Australia by five wickets via DLS method in a rain-affected third and final T20I to win the series 2-1 at Lord's and keep their slim hopes of winning the multi-format Women's Ashes 2023 alive, here on late Saturday night. Teenager Alice Capsey...

Calgary (Canada): Commonwealth Games Gold medalist Lakshya Sen stormed into the men’s singles final of Canada Open 2023 badminton tournament after defeating Japan's Kenta Nishimoto in straight games 21-17, 21-14 in the semifinal, here. The conditions were a bit tough at Calgary but Sen negotiated...

Bengaluru: After a bright start to his career, Prithvi Shaw has now slipped down the India pecking order but the Mumbai youngster Saturday said he is banking on his natural "aggressive" game to score runs and earn his place back in the national side. Shaw...

New Delhi: A 36-member aquatics squad including former bronze medallist Virdhawal Khade will represent India at the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou in September-October. The Swimming Federation of India (SFI) Saturday announced the squad which includes 21 in swimming, three in diving, and 13 members...

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a 14-member committee, headed by Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, to consider the country's cricket team’s participation in the World Cup to be held in India in October. The committee, after going through all the relevant factors, will...

Alur: West Zone Saturday entered the Duleep Trophy final on the back of a crucial first innings lead after their semifinal clash against Central Zone ended in a draw. The summit clash between West and either South Zone or North Zone will be held at...

New Delhi: Legendary cricketer Sourav Ganguly, who is considered as of the greatest Indian captains of all time, turned 51 Saturday and wishes have poured in from across the cricketing community with BCCI and its office bearers former teammates and current cricketers wishing 'Dada' on...

Karachi: Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has formed a high-level committee, headed by Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto, to decide on the national cricket team's participation in the 2023 ODI World Cup in India. The committee will explore and discuss all aspects of Pakistan and India...