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Lucknow: Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl first against Lucknow Super Giants in a crucial IPL match here Tuesday. MI went in with four seamers and two spinners at the Ekana Cricket Stadium. The five-time champions made one change,...

New Delhi: Barely two weeks into his new role as head coach of Indian men's hockey team, South African Craig Fulton is pretty clear about his goals -- to make the side number one in Asia and qualify for next year's Olympics in Paris. Fulton,...

New Delhi: Star India shuttler HS Prannoy climbed up two spots to achieve a career-best world number seven in men's singles in the latest BWF ranking issued Tuesday. Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand also went up two spots to become world...

London: England fast bowler Jofra Archer was ruled out of the upcoming Ashes series against Australia Tuesday because of ongoing problems with his right elbow that have limited his playing time since 2021. Archer will miss the entire summer of international cricket, England said, after...

New Delhi: Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag has backed star MI batter Suryakumar Yadav to be the permanent batter at number three for Mumbai Indians because of his brilliance against pace and spin. In a crucial IPL 2023 match, five-time champions Mumbai Indians and newbies...

New Delhi: Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri reflected on his journey from being a junior player in the national team to leading the side and also recalled how he became more responsible after receiving the captain's armband. Chhetri made his international debut for India in...

New Delhi: Legendary Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has revealed that it was a very emotional moment for him when he took the autograph from skipper MS Dhoni on his shirt during Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) last league match at the Chepauk Sunday. Despite their six-wicket...

Brisbane: Australia opener Usman Khawaja believes England's pitches are the ultimate Test for top-three batters and the only way to train for the conditions there is to work really hard and have very low expectations. Khawaja has struggled in English conditions, averaging just 19.66 from...

Leicester: Liverpool plunged Leicester closer to relegation and kept alive its own chances of finishing in the top four of the English Premier League with a 3-0 win. Curtis Jones was the unlikely scorer of the first two goals Monday before Trent Alexander-Arnold whipped an...

Madrid: Real Betis defeated Rayo Vallecano 3-1 in the Spanish league to keep alive its hopes of making it to the Champions League next season. The victory on Monday moved Manuel Pellegrini's team within seven points of fourth-placed Real Sociedad in the final Champions League...