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Pau/France: Former Paris-Nice champion Luis Leon Sanchez has withdrawn from the Tour de France after a crash that left him with a broken left collarbone. The Spanish rider was involved in one of the many crashes that marred the finale of Tuesday's fourth stage of...

Dubai: Team India and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin remained number one in the latest ICC Test Rankings even as New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson replaced Joe Root as the top-ranked batter. The Indian team, which lost the World Test Championship final to Australia last month, continues...

Calgary: Indian men's doubles pair of Krishna Prasad Garaga and Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala entered the second round with a straight-game win but former Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap exited from the Canada Open badminton tournament here. World number 37 pair of Krishna and Vishnuvardhan, who...

Antigua: West Indies Test captain Kraigg Brathwaite believes their mental preparation and execution of skills on the field will hold key in the two-Test series against India beginning in Dominica July 12. West Indies cricket slumped to a new low on last Saturday when the...

Antigua: Already eliminated from ODI World Cup qualification race, the West Indies have withdrawn all-rounder Jason Holder and pacer Alzarri Joseph from the ongoing Qualifier in Zimbabwe to manage their workload ahead of all-format series against India at home, starting July 12. Two-time champions West...

Manchester: Staring straight into the camera, Mason Mount bid an emotional farewell to Chelsea fans as the England international closes in on a move to Manchester United. Mount, who was a graduate of Chelsea's famed academy, spent 18 years at the London club. Now he...

Wimbledon: On a day filled with far more raindrops than drop shots at Wimbledon — light, but persistent, showers prevented the completion, or even start, of dozens of matches — Roger Federer and Andy Murray provided the highlights. The retired Federer, who won a men's-record...

New Delhi: International stars like Babar Azam, Shakib Al Hasan, and David Miller will be part of the Lanka Premier League beginning July 30. Star Sports will telecast the league in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, and MENA (Middle East/North Africa) region...

Meerut: Former India pacer Praveen Kumar and his son reportedly met with a car accident in Uttar Pardesh's Meerut when a canter rammed into their vehicle at high speed. The accident took place late Tuesday night when Praveen was coming from Pandav Nagar. The car...

Dubai: Australia great Ricky Ponting has likened Ben Stokes' match-winning abilities to Mahendra Singh Dhoni's on-field demeanour, saying the England skipper is far ahead of his contemporaries in pressure situations just like the Indian legend used to be. Stokes almost single-handedly carried England to a...