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Chennai: Indian Super League (ISL) club Chennaiyin FC have roped in talented defenders Ankit Mukherjee and Bijay Chhetri on multi-year deals to bolster the team's defence ahead of the upcoming season. Ankit, who plays right back has one goal from 38 ISL appearances to his...

New Delhi: Veteran wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik feels that Ravichandran Ashwin should be made captain of India for the Asian Games 2023 if the off-spinner is not part of the ODI setup and BCCI decides to send a 'B' team for the event in Hangzhou, China...

New Delhi: Record six-time Asian Championships medallist Shiva Thapa, Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain and two-time World Champion Nikhat Zareen will spearhead the Indian boxing squad for the 19th Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou, China from September 23 to October 8, 2023....

London: Rishi Sunak, Britain's first Indian-origin Prime Minister, has spoken of the "sting" of racism that he experienced growing up in the UK during a special appearance at the England versus Australia Ashes Test match at Lord's Cricket Ground in London. The 43-year-old cricket lover...

London: A day after pulling out before her semifinal match in Bad Homburg, World No.1 Iga Swiatek set aside concerns over her health and is gearing up for Wimbledon. Swiatek had a difficult night in Bad Homburg, Germany, last week, where she withdrew from the...

Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has written a letter to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the interior and the foreign ministry to seek an official clearance to travel to India for the ODI World Cup, set to be held later this year. According...

Harare: West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder appealed fellow cricketers to shun "territorial" mindset and come together "as a region" for the good of the sport after the team failed to qualify for the ODI World Cup in India. The two-time former title winners will not...

Harare: Four teams remain in contention to qualify for the ODI World Cup in India following the shock exit of two-time champions West Indies at the ongoing Qualifier. Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Scotland, and the Netherlands are in the race to secure two qualifying spots for...

London: Former Arsenal and Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas announced his retirement from soccer at the age of 36 -- nearly 20 years after making his debut for Arsenal as a 16-year-old. The 2010 World Cup winner made the announcement on Twitter Saturday, one year into...

London: Australian cricketer Nathan Lyon was told by his skipper Pat Cummins not to bat with a significant calf strain in the ongoing second Test against England but the veteran spinner ended up doing that to "support" his teammates. Lyon, playing in his 100th consecutive...