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Leeds: Ben Duckett top-scored with 149 as England beat India by five wickets in the first Test of the five-match series for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy here Tuesday. Resuming at 21 for no loss on the fifth and final day, England remained unscathed in the first...

Leeds: Players from India and England wore black armbands and observed a minute's silence in the memory of former spinner Dilip Doshi before start of day five of the first Test here Tuesday. Doshi, a former India spinner who took 113 wickets in 33 Tests,...

Leeds: After India vice-captain Rishabh Pant became the first Indian wicketkeeper to score centuries in both innings of a Test match Monday, former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar lauded the wicketkeeper-batter's batting feats, saying by end of the five-match series Pant could surpass ex-skipper and coach Rahul...

New Delhi: Reflecting on his eventful tenure as BCCI President, Sourav Ganguly has revealed that he expected a ‘certain kind of toughness and stubbornness’ from the then Board secretary and current ICC chairman Jay Shah, but was left impressed with his ‘honesty’ and resolve to...

Mumbai: Actor Suniel Shetty expressed his pride after his son-in-law, cricketer KL Rahul, scored a century against England during the Test match at Headingley Stadium in Leeds. Taking to social media, Shetty wrote, “Proud of you, son,” in a heartfelt tribute. Suniel took to Instagram,...

Leeds: The flamboyant Rishabh Pant Monday became only the second wicketkeeper in the game's history to score two hundreds in each innings of a Test match during the series opener against England here. Before Pant, Zimbabwe's former stumper Andy Flower made 142 and 199 not...

Mumbai: Out-of-favour India batter Prithvi Shaw has written to the Mumbai Cricket Association seeking a transfer ahead of the upcoming domestic season. Shaw has been out of the red ball set-up for some time, even as he has played white ball cricket, but his off-field...

Antwerp (Belgium): The Indian men's hockey team edged past Belgium 4-3 to register its first win in the European leg of FIH Pro League in Belgium Sunday, ending a run of seven successive losses. With the scores tied at 3-3 with just two minutes left...

Gudari: Despite winning gold medals in national-level weight lifting competitions in Delhi and Kolkata, 30-year-old Birendra Sabar from Kadama village in Rayagada district continues to battle poverty, awaiting government support to pursue his athletic ambitions. Set to compete in a major weight lifting tournament in...

Leeds: Jasprit Bumrah provided an early breakthrough for India, but Ben Duckett (53 batting) and Ollie Pope (48 batting) took England to 107/1 at tea on the second day of the first Test here Saturday. The hosts now trail by 364 runs. Bumrah had Zak...