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Ahmedabad: India enjoyed some eventful gains on an uneventful day of cricket as they made the World Test Championship (WTC) final for the second time in a row and are on the verge of clinching the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the fourth successive time, with the...

Melbourne: Former Australian pace bowler Michael Kasprowicz has labelled the pitch for the Ahmedabad Test as "bat-a-thon" and criticised the pace bowlers, led by Mitchell Starc, for not bowling enough bouncers and toe-crushers. Kasprowicz, who played 38 Tests and was part of the Australian side...

Karachi: Former Pakistan Test captain Rashid Latif has accused the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) of trying to create a divide in the national team, and said their designs won't work against a "united" side. Reports suggest that skipper Babar Azam and Muhammad Rizwan, among others,...

Madrid: Still mired in controversy over its payments to the company of a former refereeing committee official, Barcelona restored its lead over Real Madrid to nine points in the Spanish league Sunday after a late VAR decision went its way. Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 1-0...

New Delhi: India Monday qualified for the prestigious World Test Championship (WTC) final after New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka by two wickets in a thrilling last-ball finish in the Christchurch game. India will play Australia in the WTC final at The Oval from June 7....

Mumbai: Former Australia cricketer Mel Jones said Mumbai Indians' convincing eight-wicket win over UP Warriorz in the Women's Premier League (WPL) sent out a statement to other teams that they possess the ability to win from any position. In Sunday's match, uncapped left-arm spinner Saika...

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians (MI) registered their fourth win in a row, beating UP Warriorz (UPW) by eight wickets in Match 10 of the Women's Premier League (WPL) at the Brabourne Stadium, here Sunday. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur (53*) led from the front and Nat Sciver-Brunt and...

Ahmedabad: Virat Kohli had a disarming smile at the end of it all. He had just dispatched a Nathan Lyon delivery towards mid-wicket for a single. The 40-month wait is over and Kohli has finally got his 28th Test hundred. There were no clenched fists,...

Mumbai: Skipper Alyssa Healy struck her second Women's Premier League (WPL) half-century, while Tahlia McGrath too scored a strokeful fifty as UP Warriorz made 159 for 6 against Mumbai Indians at the Brabourne Stadium Sunday. While the Australian wicketkeeper-batter scored a 46-ball 58, McGrath made...

London: The BBC's sports coverage faced a second day of disruption Sunday as several members of its staff refused to work in solidarity with star football host Gary Lineker, who was taken off air over a tweet criticising the British government's migration policy. In a...