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Birmingham: Australian middle-order batter Travis Head feels left-handed opener Usman Khawaja getting his first Test century in England on day two of first Ashes Test here, has lifted a huge weight off his shoulders. Saturday, Australia were struggling after losing David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, and...

Bhubaneswar: Indian long jumper and Commonwealth Games medalist Murali Sreeshankar stole the show on the penultimate day of the 62nd National Inter State Senior Athletics Championship and qualified for the Budapest World Athletics Championship, here Sunday. In his opening preliminary round jump, Kerala's 24 years...

New Delhi: Former wrestler and BJP leader Babita Phogat has refuted the claims of Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik and her grappler husband Satyawart Kadian of helping them in getting permission from the police for the protest against accused outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief...

New Delhi: Senior India batter Ajinkya Rahane will be plying his trade for the English county side Leicestershire in division two, after finishing his two-Test assignment with the Indian team against the West Indies. Rahane, a former India captain, recently made a successful comeback to...

New Delhi: Olympic Games medallist Sakshi Malik Sunday accused BJP leader and former Commonwealth Games gold medallist grappler Babita Phogat of trying to use the wrestlers for selfish motive and weaken their protest. Sakshi and her husband Satyawart Kadian had also posted a video Saturday...

Brussels: The rebuilding of Belgium looks well on track under Domenico Tedesco, even without Kevin De Bruyne. For his third match in charge, the new coach fielded a very offensive team to take on Austria in a qualifier Saturday for next year's European Championship. Although...

Lisbon: Cristiano Ronaldo was hugged by a fan and Portugal smothered Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-0 for a third win in as many qualifiers for the 2024 European Championship Saturday. Midfielder Bruno Fernandes scored twice and set up Bernardo Silva to break the deadlock in minute...

Barcelona: Brazil sent a message against racism by swapping its bright yellow shirts for an all-black look during a friendly against Guinea in Barcelona Saturday. Brazil said this was the first time its outfield players have worn black shirts. They changed back to yellow for...

Montreal: Max Verstappen won the 25th pole of his career and moved one step closer to tying the late Ayrton Senna for Formula One victories as the two-time reigning world champion overcame wet conditions in Saturday qualifying at the Canadian Grand Prix. Verstappen, who has...

Bhubaneswar: Delhi's Tejaswin Shankar claimed a gruelling decathlon title to secure Asian Games berth, while 100m champion Jyothi Yarraji of Andhra Pradesh added 100m hurdles title to her kitty on the third day of the 62nd National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championship here Friday. On another...