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Paris: A little more than four years ago, in the first round of a tiny clay-court tournament in the Czech Republic, 95th-ranked Iga Swiatek lost in three sets to 106th-ranked Karolina Muchova. That was the only time they've ever played each other, although they are...

Bhubaneswar: Captain Hassan Maatouk led by example with two assists as higher-ranked Lebanon opened their Intercontinental Cup campaign with a 3-1 victory over Vanuatu here Friday. Lebanon found the net through Nader Matar (59th minute), Hassan Kourani (72nd), and Karim Darwich (85th), while John Wohale...

London: Australia were 23 for one in their second innings at tea on the third day of the World Test Championship Final against India here Friday. Usman Khawaja (13 batting) and Marnus Labuschagne (8 batting) were at the crease. Mohammed Siraj was the lone wicket-taker...

New Delhi: Stepping up its probe into sexual harassment allegations against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief, the Delhi Police Friday took a woman wrestler to his office here to recreate the sequence of events that led to the alleged crime. It may be...

London: India were all out for 296 in their first innings, giving Australia a massive lead of 173 runs on the third day of the World Test Championship (WTC) final here Friday. For India, comeback man Ajinkya Rahane compiled a neat 89 off 129 balls...

New Delhi: International referee Jagbir Singh Thursday claimed that he has been a witness to Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's inappropriate behaviour towards female grapplers on several occasions since 2013. Brij Bhushan is currently under scrutiny after top Indian wrestlers, including Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, and...

London: Ajinkya Rahane stood tall amid the ruins in his comeback game as he showed remarkable skill and courage against a hostile Australian pace attack to take India to 260 for six at lunch on day three of the World Test Championship Final here Friday....

London: Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh reckons the current team has not shown the fearlessness that one needs to win ICC titles and fielding four seamers in the World Test Championship final was a bit "too much". Having come short in ICC knockout games on...

Paris: The preparations for next year's Olympics and the participation of contingents from Russia and Belarus in Paris 2024 were the main topics of discussion when International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach met French President Emmanuel Macron here. While both leaders expressed their full support...

London: Former Australia captain Steve Waugh said India made a huge mistake by leaving out Ravichandran Ashwin from the playing eleven for the World Test Championship (WTC) Final at The Oval, saying he would have selected the ace off-spinner for his batting, let alone for...