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Jakarta: India's Kidambi Srikanth fought hard before losing to China's Li Shi Feng in a tough three-game men's singles quarterfinal of the Indonesia Open World Tour Super 1000 event, here Friday. Srikanth lost 14-21 21-14 12-21 in one hour and nine minutes against world No.10...

Birmingham: England won the toss and opted to bat first against Australia at Edgbaston Friday in the opening match of eagerly awaited Ashes 2023 which both teams hope will be a showcase for test cricket. England captain Ben Stokes chose to bat on what appears...

Montreal: Mercedes had hoped to have an update on a contract extension for seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton by the time the series arrived at the Canadian Grand Prix. Despite ongoing talks, Hamilton said Thursday in Montreal he had no update on his future....

New Delhi: The upcoming tour of Spain will not only help "pinpoint the areas that demand immediate attention" but will also give the junior players a chance to prove themselves and make it to the Asian Games squad, feels Indian women's hockey team skipper Savita...

Enschede/Netherlands: The Spanish midfielder Rodri, whose goal in Istanbul secured Manchester City's first Champions League title Saturday played another key role as Spain beat European champion Italy 2-1 Thursday to advance to the Nations League final against Luka Modric's Croatia Sunday. “I'm thrilled with my...

Geneva: Brazil and Real Madrid star Vinícius Júnior has agreed to join a new task force to tackle racism in soccer, FIFA president Gianni Infantino. Vinícius, who is Black, has been the target of sustained racist abuse by fans in Spanish stadiums throughout the season,...

Harare/Bulawayo: Former World Champions West Indies and Sri Lanka and hosts Zimbabwe went won both their warm-up matches ahead of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualifier tournament with comfortable victories over the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Scotland and the USA respectively. Netherlands and...

Napoli: Italian champions Napoli hired Rudi Garcia as coach to replace Luciano Spalletti, who said he needed to “take a year off” after helping the club end a 33-year Serie A title drought. The well-traveled Garcia most recently coached Al Nassr, the Saudi Arabian team...

Paris: Kylian Mbappé insists he will start next season with French champion Paris Saint-Germain, and the superstar defended his decision to inform PSG by letter that he won't trigger a 12-month extension on his contract. The 24-year-old Mbappé has been in the spotlight all week...

New Delhi: Ending months of speculation around Asia Cup 2023, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Thursday announced that the tournament will be staged in a hybrid model with four games in Pakistan and nine in Sri Lanka from August 31 to September 17. The deadlock...