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Dubai: Australia great Ricky Ponting has likened Ben Stokes' match-winning abilities to Mahendra Singh Dhoni's on-field demeanour, saying the England skipper is far ahead of his contemporaries in pressure situations just like the Indian legend used to be. Stokes almost single-handedly carried England to a...

Jeddah: Roberto Firmino signed for Al-Ahli to become the latest star to head to Saudi Arabia's lucrative Pro League. The Brazil striker left Liverpool at the end of last season after a trophy-filled eight-year spell, which saw him lift every major club title. Now, at...

Sao Paulo: Brazil has appointed a new national team coach. Sort of. Fernando Diniz has been hired as head coach of Brazil's national team on a 12-month contract that will be due to expire when Carlo Ancelotti's deal with Real Madrid ends. Executives at the...

Leeds: England vice-captain Ollie Pope was Tuesday ruled out of the remainder of the Ashes series after dislocating his right shoulder during the second Test at the Lord's and will now undergo a surgery in coming days. The 25-year-old batter had hurt his shoulder when...

Bengaluru: Goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu made the difference once again as he saved a crucial penalty kick in the summit clash to help India beat Kuwait 5-4 in the shootout and clinch SAFF Championships title for the ninth time here Tuesday. After five rounds of...

New Delhi: Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar has been appointed as chairman of senior men's selection panel on recommendations of the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), BCCI secretary Jay Shah announced Tuesday. That Agarkar will become chairman of the selection committee was first reported by PTI...

New Delhi: Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar's appointment as chairman of senior selection committee seems to be a mere formality after he appeared for a virtual interview Tuesday with Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) headed by Ashok Malhotra. It is understood that BCCI wants to get...

New Delhi: A court here Tuesday sought a response from the "victim" and the complainant on the final report filed by Delhi Police seeking cancellation of a case against BJP MP and outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for alleged sexual harassment of the...

Bengaluru: Indian women's hockey team skipper Savita Punia Tuesday said they are no more intimidated by top-ranked opponents and playing stronger sides instead brings out "a different kind of energy" in her teammates. After finishing a creditable fourth at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and a...

New Delhi: Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu slipped three places to drop to the 15th spot in the latest women's singles BWF World rankings issued Tuesday. Sindhu, who dropped out of the elite top 10 in April this year, now has 51,070 points from 13...