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New Delhi: Former Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has lent his support to KL Rahul amid the uproar over his ongoing struggles with the bat, requesting everyone to leave the 30-year-old batter alone and backing him to make a strong comeback. Rahul is going through a...

Cape Town: Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits struck unbeaten half-centuries during their unconquered 117-run opening partnership as South Africa thrashed Bangladesh by 10 wickets to reach the semifinals of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup here. The Proteas finished second in Group 1, behind defending...

Manchester: Jack Grealish might never put up the kind of cold, hard numbers that justify his status as English soccer's first 100-million-pound player. For Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, weighing up the impact of Grealish goes far beyond simply counting up his goals and assists...

New Delhi: Tata Group Tuesday bagged the title rights for the inaugural Women's Premier League beginning in Mumbai March 4. BCCI secretary Jay Shah announced the news through his official twitter handle. Tata now has the title rights of WPL for next five years. The...

Dubai: Sania Mirza closed her glorious career with a first round defeat at the WTA Dubai Duty Free Championships, losing the contest in straight sets along with American partner Madison Keys here Tuesday. Sania and Keys lost 4-6 0-6 to the formidable Russian pair of...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government felicitated Tuesday medal-winners at the Khelo India Youth Games 2022 at the Biju Patnaik Weightlifting Hall inside the Kalinga Stadium. Sports Minister Tusharkanti Behera, Chairman Hockey Promotion Council of Odisha, Dilip Tirkey and Joint Secretary Sailendra Jena were present on the...

Madrid: A Spanish court denied Dani Alves' appeal Tuesday to be freed on bail while the investigation of a sexual assault accusation against the Brazilian soccer player continues. The court ruled that Alves was a flight risk and must remain in prison during the investigation....

Dubai: India wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh Tuesday jumped 16 places to move into the top 20 of the latest ICC Women's T20I rankings for the first time after some good scores in the ongoing shortest format World Cup in South Africa. Ghosh's unbeaten knocks of 41...

Mumbai: Former India men's team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni mentored a group of aspiring under-19 women cricketers during a specially curated workshop titled 'Cricket Clinic - MSD'. The workshop was organised recently at the Wankhede stadium, where the former wicketkeeper-batter held a training session with...

New Delhi: More than 30 like-minded nations have pledged their ongoing support for a ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes competing in international competitions, including the 2024 Olympic Games. France -- hosts of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, 2021 hosts Japan, the 2026 Winter...