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Kolkata: A-League winning centre forward Australia's Jason Cummings has inked a three-year contract with reigning Indian Super League champions Mohun Bagan, the club announced Wednesday. It's a transfer from one Mariners to another for the 27-year-old A-League Championship winning striker. At the Central Coast Mariners,...

Munich: Bayern Munich and Qatar Airways said Wednesday they are ending a sponsorship deal which caused tension between the German soccer champion and its fans. Bayern and the Qatari state-owned airline said in a joint statement that the sponsorship “ends by mutual agreement 30 June...

New Delhi: The Arun Jaitley Stadium will be undergoing a major renovation, worth Rs 20 to 25 crore, for the five matches it hosts during the ODI World Cup in October-November. The venue, which hosted the second Test between India and Australia earlier this year,...

London: Two protestors from the Just Stop Oil group ran onto the field at Lords and briefly disrupted play about five minutes after the start of the second Ashes cricket test between England and Australia Wednesday. The environmental activists tried to spread orange powder on...

Wimbledon: Carlos Alcaraz — not four-time defending champion Novak Djokovic — and Iga Swiatek were seeded No. 1 for Wimbledon Wednesday, as expected, because the All England Club adhered to the ATP and WTA rankings. Alcaraz overtook Djokovic atop the men's standings Monday. Djokovic has...

London: England chose to bowl first against Australia on a green strip under cloudy skies at Lord's in the second Ashes test Wednesday. “The overheads have played a massive part in this,” England captain Ben Stokes said. “The wicket looks like it's got plenty of...

Dubai: Following their impressive performances in the group stage of the Men's ODI World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe, all-rounder Sikandar Raza and West Indies wicketkeeper-batter Nicholas Pooran have made big gains in the latest men's player rankings for the format. Raza jumped seven places to...

London: All-rounder Danielle Gibson Wednesday earned her maiden England T20I call-up after being named in the 16-member squad for the three-game series in the Women's Ashes against Australia. Danielle earned the T20I call-up after being with the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup team as...

Dublin: After playing five T20Is against the West Indies to conclude an all-format tour in August, India will fly directly to Ireland to play a short three-match series in the shortest format of the game later in the month. As per a statement from Cricket...

Bengaluru: Sunil Chhetri scored a stunning goal but a late own goal by India helped Kuwait fight back to draw 1-1 in the final Group A clash of the Bangabandhu SAFF Championship 2023 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here Tuesday. In what was a high-tempo...