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Dubai: India's Ajinkya Rahane and ‘go to man’ Shardul Thakur climbed to the 37th and 94th positions respectively among batters in ICC Test rankings. Indian ace spinner Ravichandran Ashwin continues to maintain his top spot among Test bowlers despite not featuring in the World Test...

Bengaluru: Adversity brought the best out of Indian junior hockey team skipper Uttam Singh, who braved years of neglect and poverty but didn't lose hope to finally shine bright and bring smiles to his parents' faces. Born to a modest family, Uttam grew up in...

Seoul: Lionel Messi and his World Cup-winning Argentina teammates are all set to draw almost 70,000 fans for a friendly match against Australia in Beijing. With tickets starting at around $80 for Thursday's game, local supporters are excited to see Messi and continue the World...

Jakarta: Commonwealth Games champion Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen stormed into the second round of the men's singles at the Indonesia Open World Tour Super 1000 event with a straight game win over Zii Jia Lee of Malaysia here Wednesday. Lakshya, a world championship bronze medallist...

Madrid: Brazil will make another attempt to hire Carlo Ancelotti despite the coach's intention to remain with Real Madrid next season. Ednaldo Rodrigues, president of the Brazilian soccer confederation, said Tuesday he hopes to meet with Ancelotti or his staff in the next few days...

New Delhi: Investigators in the wrestlers vs Brij Bhushan case will soon submit chats, videos and statements of over 150 witnesses in court as the probe is nearing its final stage, a Delhi Police source said Wednesday. According to the source, police have collected several...

Wellington: Black Caps all-rounder Michael Bracewell is set to be sidelined for six to eight months after rupturing his right achilles while batting for the Worcestershire Rapids in the English T20 Blast. The reigning ANZ Men's ODI Player of the Year will undergo surgery in...

New Delhi: There is no imminent threat to Rohit Sharma's Test captaincy but the stylish Mumbaikar will need to rake up some significant numbers in West Indies to prevent a question mark over his leadership in the traditional format. Rohit will lead Indian in the...

Kolkata: Mohun Bagan extend their ISL-winning head coach Juan Ferrando for one more year, the Mariners announced Tuesday. The Spaniard, who joined the side in December 2021 replacing Antonio Lopez Habas, guided them to their maiden ISL title after they defeated Bengaluru FC 4–3 on penalties....

New Delhi: Senior India hockey players cannot take their place in the side for the upcoming Asian Games for granted after the success of the junior women’s team in the Asia Cup in Japan recently, chief coach Janneke Schopman said Tuesday. The junior women’s team...