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Lausanne: Returning to action after a one-month injury lay-off, Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will seek his second straight podium finish of the season at the Lausanne leg of the Diamond League in a star-studded field Friday. The 25-year-old Indian superstar had made a...

Busan: India stormed into the final of the Asian Kabaddi Championship after registering a narrow 33-28 win over Iran at the Dong-Eui Institute of Technology Seokdang Cultural Center, here Thursday. With a win over Iran, India stood strong on top standing. This was India’s fourth...

New Delhi: Important issues like the Indian teams' participation in the Asian Games and sponsorship and media rights will be discussed in the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) Apex Council meeting, which is likely to take place July 7. As per the...

London: England vice-captain Ollie Pope is unlikely to resume fielding Thursday after injuring his shoulder while saving a boundary during the opening day of the second Ashes Test at the Lord's. Wednesday, Pope had dived to stop a boundary off Marnus Labuschagne's outside edge but...

London: Nasser Hussain, the former captain of England, has strongly criticized Ben Stokes and his teammates, characterizing their performance on the opening day of the second Ashes Test at Lord's as lacking energy and enthusiasm. Australia enjoyed a strong start to the second Ashes Test...

Manchester: In an offseason when Lionel Messi and Karim Benzema have already made moves, Declan Rice is turning into one of the biggest stories of the transfer window. Arsenal appears to be closing in on a deal worth up to a reported 105 million pounds...

New Delhi Sourav Ganguly finds it extremely baffling that Ajinkya Rahane has been handed Test vice-captaincy after spending nearly 18 months on the sidelines as the former India skipper demanded "consistency and continuity" in the selection process. Rahane, 35, was out of favour for one-and-a-half...

London: Australia enjoyed a strong start to the second Ashes Test as they ended day one on 339/5 against hosts England at Lord’s, here Wednesday. David Warner (66), Travis Head (77) and Steve Smith (85*) all scored half-centuries on the opening day as Australia put...

London: Indian Premier League franchise Rajasthan Royals is all set to offer a lucrative multi-year contract to England's limited over skipper Jos Buttler, British newspaper 'Telegraph' reported Thursday. With most of the IPL franchises owning part or full stakes in various private T20 leagues, there...

Manchester: Kai Havertz completed a move across London by joining Arsenal from Chelsea in a deal reportedly worth 65 million pounds ($82 million). Arsenal said the Germany international had joined on a “long-term contract.” The 24-year-old forward becomes Mikel Arteta's first signing of the summer...