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Indore: Batting in India demands unwavering focus and patience, and that is what Australia would aim to do in the third Test after "going away" from their plans in Delhi, said Steve Smith Tuesday. Smith will captain Australia here in the absence of Pat Cummins...

Indore: India skipper Rohit Sharma kept the KL Rahul versus Shubman Gill debate open on the eve of the third Test, saying former's removal as vice-captain doesn't indicate anything and the management will continue to back the players with "potential". Rohit and Gill batted in...

Wellington: New Zealand had to fight really hard against an "incredible" England to reverse the momentum in the hard-fought second match, Kane Williamson said Tuesday after his side pulled off one of the greatest Test victories. Following-on after conceding a 226-run lead at Basin Reserve,...

Wellington: England captain Ben Stokes feels blessed to be involved in a dramatic and high-quality game of cricket that his side lost by just one run, saying the enjoyment of being part of the thriller has outweighed the disappointment of losing the second Test. New...

Dubai: India, by virtue of finishing inside the top-three in their group in the recently concluded Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa, are among the eight automatic qualifiers for the 2024 edition of the tournament scheduled in Bangladesh. The top-three teams in each of...

Melbourne: Former Australian pacer Michael Kasprowicz wants his side to play to its strengths and go for a three-pronged pace attack in Mitchell Starc, Cameron Green and Scott Boland for the third Test against India at Indore beginning Wednesday. Australia had gone into the second...

Buenos Aires: World Cup winner Lionel Scaloni will remain as coach of Argentina to the end of the 2026 World Cup. The Argentine Football Association and Scaloni confirmed the deal Monday. They didn't elaborate. The 44-year-old Scaloni and AFA president Claudio Tapia met in Paris...

Paris: World Cup champion Lionel Messi edged Kylian Mbappé again, this time to take FIFA's best men's player award. The best women's player was Spain's Alexia Putellas for a second straight year. After steering Argentina to World Cup glory in an epic final against Mbappé's...

Wellington: New Zealand completed a dramatic fightback on the last day to beat England by one run Tuesday and become only the fourth team in history to win a cricket Test after being forced to follow-on. On a day of constant twists and turns, Joe...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday received the 'Best State for the Promotion of Sports' award at the Sportstar Aces 2023 held in Mumbai. The state won this prestigious award for the fourth time. The recognition comes as a result of the state's unique...