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Allrounder Dwayne Bravo announced Thursday he will retire from internationals after West Indies plays its last T20 World Cup game against Australia this weekend weekend. Defending champion West Indies was eliminate from semifinal…

Named for the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna after winning a historic gold in the Tokyo Olympics, star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Wednesday said he would continue to work hard to bring more laurels for the country. The…

Hours after the we published a report that Sjoerd Marijne, who had coached the women’s hockey team at the Tokyo Olympics, is yet to be paid his final salary by the Sports Authority of India and a cash reward promised by UP, the sport’s…

“Who do you see as the next Indian white-ball captain?” That was one of the questions for Rahul Dravid, who was appointed the new head coach of the Indian team. Dravid’s first choice was Rohit Sharma for his experience, followed by KL…

India’s vice-captain Rohit Sharma made no bones about the fact that some of the “decision making” during the first two games of the ongoing T20 World Cup against Pakistan and New Zealand was a result of fatigue that has set in after being…

Olympic bronze-winning Indian men’s hockey team captain Manpreet Singh was on Tuesday added to the list of Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna awardees, taking the total number of this year’s winners to an unparalleled 12, with the ceremony…

Cristiano Ronaldo scored two, including a stoppage-time equaliser, as Manchester United came from behind twice to earn a 2-2 draw away to Atalanta in the Champions League on Tuesday. The 36-year-old Ronaldo has now scored five goals in…

Opener Mohammad Rizwan continued his scintillating form with a blistering 79 as a thoroughly professional Pakistan stormed into the semifinals of the T20 World Cup with a 45-run thrashing of Namibia here on Tuesday. From scoring only 12…

Berlin, Nov 3 (UNI/Xinhua) Robert Lewandowski provided a brace and paved the way for Bayern Munich's 5-2 victory over Benfica in Group E at the fourth round of Champions League's group stage on Tuesday. Both sides staged a lively opening…

Five-time Asian medallist Shiva Thapa (63.5kg) stood just one win away from becoming the first Indian male boxer to claim two world championship medals after he advanced to the quarterfinals of the ongoing edition in Belgrade. The…

Group 1 England: With their 26-run win over Sri Lanka, England have all but sealed their semifinal spot. Even if South Africa or Australia tie with them on points, England’s superior run rate (+3.183) should see them through. South…

T20 World Cup, England vs Sri Lanka Highlights: Opener Jos Buttler smashed a magnificent unbeaten 101 to set up England’s 26-run win over Sri Lanka in their Group 1 Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup here on Monday. Buttler continued his…

Indian boxers Nishant Dev (71kg) and Sanjeet (92kg) made the quarterfinals following impressive victories but four others, including Asian silver-medallist Deepak Bohria (51kg), bowed out of the AIBA Men’s World Championships after losing…

DUBAI: India's superstar cricketers were pummelled on a second-straight Sunday as a disciplined New Zealand firmly pushed them towards the exit door with an easy eight-wicket victory in the ICC T20 World Cup here. The defeat that puts…

ABU DHABI: Afghanistan defeated minnows Namibia by 62 runs in their Super 12 group 2 match to keep semi-final hopes alive at the ICC T20 World Cup here on Sunday. Opting to bat, Mohammad Shahzad (45) and Hazratullah Zazai (33) added 53…

DUBAI: After their demoralising defeat to England, Australia would need to quickly pick themselves up as they face Bangladesh in almost a must-win match in the T20 World Cup. Australia have won two of their three matches and will now…

MELBOURNE: Newly appointed team Abu Dhabi's assistant coach for the upcoming Abu Dhabi T10 league and former England wicket-keeper batter Sarah Taylor said a woman coach is not frowned upon these days anymore. Taylor became the first…

LONDON: Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo has said that the criticism of the club does not bother him as he has been playing for more than 18 years. Ronaldo's comments came after Manchester United defeated Tottenham Hotspur 3-0…

Based only on the numbers, you can tell there was a lot that was done right in terms of getting our athletes ready for the Olympics and Paralympics. Probably a lot more care and effort was put into welcoming them back with exhausting and…

In the end all the boos were for Nuno Espirito Santo as Tottenham fans chanted: “You don’t know what you’re doing.” Joy had returned for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Manchester United, for now at least. After collecting one point from…