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Mohali, March 4 (UNI) Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant took the game away from Sri Lanka by smashing a sterling 96 to help the host reach 357 for 6 at stumps on Day 1 of the first Test at the IS Bindra Stadium, here on Friday. Pant was…

Mohali, March 4 (UNI) India reached 109/2 at lunch on Day 1 of the first Test against Sri Lanka at the IS Bindra PCA Stadium here on Friday. Virat Kohli, who is playing his 100th Test match, joined Hanuma Vihari in the middle after…

Mohali, March 4 (UNI) Former India captain Virat Kohli, who is at the tip of playing his 100th Test match, was felicitated with a specially made Test cap on Friday. The prized memento was given to him by his childhood hero and now team…

Mumbai, March 3 (UNI) Western Railway's Shooter Ruchita Vinerkar brought laurels to the country at the ongoing ISSF Shooting World Cup in Cairo. Vinerkar was part of the women's team event of 10 meter Air Pistol team that won a gold after…

Mumbai, Mar 2 (UNI) Indian skipper Rohit Sharma, former skipper Virat Kohli, wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant and opening batter Prithvi Shaw all took to social media to cheer for the Indian women's cricket team ahead of their World Cup…

Cairo, March 1 (UNI) Indian shooting prodigy Saurabh Chaudhary on Tuesday clinched a gold medal in the Men's 10M Air Pistol beating Michael Schwald of Germany 16-6 here. In the medal final, Saurabh finished on top with 42.5 and the…

Rio de Janeiro, Mar 1 (UNI/Xinhua) Brazilian football great Pele has been discharged from hospital after recovering from a urinary tract infection, the medical staff treating him said on Monday. The 81-year-old suffered the infection after…

Dharamsala, Feb 27 (UNI) India whitewashed Sri Lanka in the T20I series, with Shreyas Iyer playing a match-winning unbeaten knock of 73 to hand the visitors a 6-wicket defeat in the third and final game here on Sunday. Chasing the…

Dharamsala, Feb 26 (UNI) Shreyas Iyer's unbeaten knock of 74 off 44 balls sealed India's T20I series-clinching victory by seven wickets against Sri Lanka at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium (HPCA) here on Saturday. Along…

Bhubaneswar, Feb 26 (UNI) India enjoyed a magnificent comeback after they went 1-4 down to Spain with 15 minutes left of their match. But somehow the host nation drew on every reserve of energy to score four goals, including a dramatic…

Kanpur, Feb 26 (UNI) International Master Koustav Chatterjee of West Bengal held top seed Grandmaster B Adhiban of PSPB to a creditable draw in the third round of the 58th Senior National Chess Championship at Ganges Club here on…

St. Petersburg, Feb. 26: Owing to the Russia-Ukraine crisis at its peak, several international sports bodies have cancelled their events in Russia that were to be held in Putin’s territory. St Petersburg lost its Champions League final…

Lucknow, Feb 24 (UNI) India took a 1-0 lead with a thumping 62-run victory over Sri Lanka in the first of the three-match T20 International series at the Ekana Stadium here on Thursday. Sri Lanka suffered an early blow while chasing a…

LUCKNOW, FEB 21: Rahul Dravid Coach of Indian Cricket Team arrives Chowdhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow on Monday for the first T20 match between India and Sri Lanka, scheduled on Thursday at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana…

Kolkata, Feb 20 (UNI) After being dropped from India Test squad for the upcoming two-game series against Sri Lanka, Wriddhiman Saha stated that he was told he wouldn't be considered and the head coach Rahul Dravid suggested him to…

Dharamshala, Feb 19 (UNI) Cricket lovers will experience the thrill of international games at Dharamshala, with India and Sri Lanka scheduled to play two T20Is on February 26 and 27. Online sale of tickets for matches began through…

Mumbai, Feb 19: Rohit Sharma has formally been named as Team India's new Test skipper as BCCI introduced the squad for the upcoming Tests versus Sri Lanka. Rohit Sharma will lead Team India in the upcoming Test collection in…

Kolkata, Feb 18 (UNI) Bhuvneshwar Kumar's excellent penultimate over handed India an eight-run victory over West Indies in second T20I thriller at the Eden Gardens here on Friday. With the win, India also take an unassailable lead 2-0…

Kolkata, Feb 16 (UNI) An all-round India defeated West Indies by 6 wickets in the first T20I here at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday. India got off to a flying start while chasing a moderate 158-run target. Skipper Rohit Sharma smashed…

Ahmedabad, Feb 11 (UNI) Shreyas Iyer's responsible 80 off 111 balls coupled with bowlers' brilliance helped India beat West Indies by 96 runs in the inconsequential third ODI here at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday. With the…