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London: Australian cricketer Nathan Lyon was told by his skipper Pat Cummins not to bat with a significant calf strain in the ongoing second Test against England but the veteran spinner ended up doing that to "support" his teammates. Lyon, playing in his 100th consecutive...

New Delhi: The venues that missed out on getting games for the ODI World Cup will get an out-of-turn opportunity to host 50-over games in the upcoming home season. BCCI secretary Jay Shah floated the idea of World Cup venues letting go of their turn...

Harare: West Indies captain Shai Hope Saturday questioned the attitude and preparedness of his players after their shocking exit from the race to qualify for the World Cup in India. The two-time former title winners will not feature in the 50-over World Cup for the...

Harare: The West Indies will not be part of the upcoming ODI World Cup for the first time in the history of the tournament after being eliminated from the Qualifiers - a result that plunged country's cricket to an unimaginable low, Saturday. Coming into the...

London: Chelsea has signed Senegal forward Nicolas Jackson on an eight-year contract from Spanish side Villarreal. The 22-year-old scored 13 goals in 38 appearances for the La Liga side last season, including nine in the final eight league games. Jackson is the Blues' second summer...

New Delhi:  After winning the Lausanne Diamond League, Olympic Champion Neeraj Chopra Saturday said that he was far from his best and was indeed quite nervous about his comeback after a month-long break. Due to a muscle strain, he sustained while training last month, the...

Bangalore: North Zone drove their dominance over the last four days to its logical conclusion, mowing down North East Zone by 511 runs to book their berth in the Duleep Trophy semifinals here Saturday. Chasing a mammoth 666 to win, North East were bundled out...

Barcelona:  Barcelona has reached a deal with defender Samuel Umtiti to end his contract two years in advance, the club said. The French defender was under contract with Barcelona through the end of the 2025-26 season. He played on a loan at Italian club Lecce...

Lausanne: Berihu Aregawi ran the fifth-fastest men's 5,000 metres in track history Friday to beat Olympic champion Joshua Cheptegei at the Athletissima meeting. Aregawi raced clear of Cheptegei over the last two laps to win a compelling duel in 12 minutes, 40.45 seconds. The 22-year-old...

Lausanne: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra continued his tremendous form as he came back from a one-month injury lay-off to clinch the top spot in the Lausanne leg of the Diamond League, his second straight win of the season in the prestigious one-day meeting series, here...