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Puducherry: Bengal bowlers Akash Deep and Shahbaz Ahmed kept a tight leash on Central Zone with three wickets apiece as East Zone cantered to a six-wicket victory in a round-robin league game of the Deodhar Trophy here Monday. Left-arm spinner Shahbaz (3/30 in 10 overs)...

Sydney: After missing out on Lionel Messi, Saudi Arabian soccer team Al-Hilal made a record 300 million euro ($332 million) bid for Kylian Mbappe Monday, which could see the France striker join Cristiano Ronaldo in the oil-rich kingdom. Paris Saint-Germain confirmed the offer for its...

New Delhi: The Indian men's and women's hockey teams are determined to produce their best at the 100th Anniversary Spanish Hockey Federation - International Tournament to begin Tuesday in Terrassa, Spain. The tournament will see the Indian men's hockey team playing against formidable rivals England,...

Mumbai: Indian Super League side Mumbai City FC have roped in Bengaluru FC central midfielder Jayesh Rane on a season-long loan, until the end of the 2023-24 season, the club announced Monday. The 30-year-old versatile midfielder signed for Bengaluru FC ahead of the 2021-22 season....

Colombo: Sri Lanka's top order continued to struggle against Pakistan's quicks as Naseem Shah and Shaheen Afridi made early inroads to reduce the hosts to 79 for four at lunch on the first day of the second test at Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo. After...

Ontario: 23-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from next month's Toronto Masters, Canada's ATP Masters 1000 event, citing fatigue as the reason, the tournament organisers have announced. The Serbian has won Canada's ATP Masters 1000 event four times, tallying a 37-7 record. The...

Port of Spain: India pacer Mohammed Siraj is confident spinner Ravichandran Ashwin will prove to be more than a handful for the West Indies batters on the final day of the second Test here on Monday and help the visitors make a clean sweep of...

Port of Spain: India wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan thanked Rishabh Pant after his maiden Test fifty against West Indies Sunday and revealed both the players had a conversation at the NCA before the beginning of the series. Pant has been recovering from the horrific car accident...

Puducherry: The focus will be especially pacers, who could potentially form the core of India's white ball and A teams when the Deodhar Trophy kicks off here Monday. Over the next 11 days, a clutch of aspirants will be eager to showcase their readiness to...

Port of Spain: West Indies were all out for 255 in their first innings on day four of the second and final Test against India here Sunday. Resuming the day at 229 for 5, the home side suffered a batting collapse as they added just...