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Shreyas Iyer on Friday became the 16th Indian batter to make a hundred on his Test debut, joining an illustrious list which includes the legendary Lala Amarnath, Gundappa Viswanath, and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly among others. The…

Kanpur, Nov 25 (UNI) Unconquered half-centurions Shreyas Iyer and Ravindra Jadeja resisted Kayle Jamieson's strikes and helped India reach 258 for 4 at stumps on Day 1 of the first Test match against New Zealand at Green Park in Kanpur on…

Moscow, Nov 25 (UNI/Sputnik) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing over the alleged human rights violations in China, media reported. The idea of a diplomatic…

World number one Novak Djokovic says Serbia will use the bitter memory of their Davis Cup Finals defeat in 2019 as motivation to lift the trophy for a second time this year. At the inaugural Davis Cup Finals in Madrid two years ago,…

The parade of European powers advancing to the Champions League knockout stage Wednesday was disrupted by Sporting Lisbon completing a stunning turnaround to join them. Manchester City and Real Madrid are back in the round of 16 after…

Veteran Pakistan batsmen Muhammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik will skip next month’s T20 home series against the West Indies, a Cricket Board (PCB) source said. Hafeez and Malik have both informed the Pakistan team captain Babar Azam and…

India are the clear underdogs in their four-nation women’s tournament opening match against mighty Brazil but head coach Thomas Dennerby on Wednesday said his side will fight “till the last whistle”. India play world number seven Brazil…

Kanpur, Nov 24 (UNI) For many in Team India, taking a sweat revenge over New Zealand for their loss in the finals of the ICC World Test Championship could be a dream to live on, but for some of them, it is battle royal to keep intact their…

Bali, Nov 24 (UNI) Indian star badminton players PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth and B Sai Praneeth advanced to second round of the Indonesia Open Super 1000 here on Wednesday. Olympic double medallist Sindhu came from behind 17-21, 21-17,…

Former India opener Wasim Jaffer feels that Tamil Nadu batter Shahrukh Khan has the ability to represent India, if he can keep improving over the next couple of years and play some impactful knocks in the Indian Premier League. With…

As the morning nip gave way to midday sun, the stadium slipped into a siesta. The tired policemen stumbled onto their chairs, the groundsmen sprawled onto the grass beside the fence, and scattered officials broke for lunch. Outside the…

The Iran judo federation’s appeal against a four-year ban from international events for refusing to let its athletes face opponents from Israel was heard on Tuesday. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said the Iranian appeal against an…

Chennaiyin FC pulled off a hard fought 1-0 win over Hyderabad FC in their opening match of the Indian Super League here on Tuesday. Vlagyimir Koman (66th minute) scored from the spot to give Chennaiyin a crucial lead, eventually sealing…

In one of the most bizarre dismissals you’ll ever see on a cricket pitch, Sri Lankan allrounder Dhananjaya de Silva knocked the bails off the stump with his bat while trying to save the ball from bouncing back on the wickets in the first…

Chelsea won the Champions League and England reached the European Championship final, but no Englishmen are on the shortlists for FIFA’s annual awards published on Monday. Jorginho, a double European champion with Chelsea and Italy, was…

Canceled games, players in quarantine and arguments over vaccine mandates. Sports in Germany are facing a winter of disruption as the country endures a fourth wave of rising coronavirus infections. Bundesliga powerhouse Bayern Munich…

Spanish striker Igor Angulo struck twice in the space of three minutes as Mumbai City FC began their Indian Super League title defence in style with 3-0 win against FC Goa here on Monday. Angulo continued from where he left last season…

London, Nov 22 (UNI/Xinhua) Manchester City claimed an easy win at home to Everton to keep in the race for the Premier League title along with Chelsea and Liverpool. Although Pep Guardiola's side lost Kevin de Bruyne to Covid-19 in the…

Real Madrid kept its momentum from before the international break by winning its fourth game in a row and getting back to the top of the Spanish league. Madrid cruised to a 4-1 win over 10-man Granada on Sunday after dominating from the…

Kolkata, Nov 21 (UNI) The New Team India Head Coach Rahul Dravid on Sunday said it feels good to complete 3-0 whitewash against New Zealand, but the team needs to be realistic as it was not easy for the Blackcaps to play a World Cup final…