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London: Australia will have to guard against the "thorn in their side" Cheteshwar Pujara and a "back at his best" Virat Kohli if they are to counter India in the World Test Championship final at The Oval next week, feels legendary cricketer Ricky Ponting. India's...

Auckland: Former New Zealand spinner John Bracewell believes charismatic batter Devon Conway has caught the "Kane Williamson bug" to keep learning from past mistakes and making rapid improvements in his batting technique. Conway, a late entrant into the New Zealand setup at 29, took the...

Bangkok: India's Kiran George continued his good run as he cruised into the quarterfinals of the Thailand Open Super 500 tournament, beating world number 26 China's Weng Hong Yang in straight games here Thursday. Kiran, the world number 59, took 39 minutes to beat his...

Paris: A thrilling five-set victory took a toll on Gael Monfils, whose withdrawal from the French Open handed No. 6 Holger Rune a walkover to the third round. The 36-year-old Frenchman said he has a strained left wrist and can't continue. He battled Sebastian Baez...

Buenos Aires: Italy, Nigeria, Colombia and a 10-man Brazil lineup advanced to the quarterfinals of the Under-20 World Cup. Host Argentina lost 2-0 to Nigeria in front of almost 30,000 fans in San Juan Wednesday, ending an unlikely campaign for the home team. Italy eliminated...

Hambantota (Sri Lanka): Sri Lanka has unleashed some special bowling talents ahead of big events over the years. In the case of Lasith Malinga, he was thrown into the deep end during a so-called Top End tour of Australia in 2004. In the case of...

Melbourne: As Australia begin preparations for the World Test Championship final against India, the men from Down Under would be eager to put their past struggles at The Oval behind them. In over 140 years of Test cricket in England, Australia has had one of...

Riyadh: Cristiano Ronaldo's first season in Saudi Arabia came to an end, although the star forward was absent as Al-Nassr beat Al-Fateh 3-0 to finish in second place in the league. Ronaldo, who signed for the Riyadh club in December before scoring 14 goals in...

Budapest: Five months after scoring the winning penalty in the World Cup final, Gonzalo Montiel converted the clinching spot kick for Sevilla in the Europa League final to beat Jose Mourinho's Roma. It earned Sevilla a seventh title in the competition Wednesday. The Argentina international...

Barcelona: It's been nearly a decade since there was this much hype surrounding the Spanish Grand Prix. The last time the Formula One crowd in Spain had such high hopes of celebrating a victory by Fernando Alonso — the country's biggest racing idol — was...