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Just as the ball was jammed out for the winning run, Virat Kohli trudged from cover, head down, and glum. He snapped out of his reverie to shake hands with the players, slowly walked towards the stumps, and flicked the LED-lit bail off its…

Mahendra Singh Dhoni walks the talk when he speaks about having an uncluttered mind while doing the finishing job for Chennai Super Kings, something he did with elan on Sunday against Delhi Capitals to take his team to the record ninth IPL…

India got a much needed respite in the form of a Sunil Chhetri goal which enabled them to beat Nepal 1-0 and stay alive in the SAFF Championshiops. This was a massive three points for India which got the Blue Tigers back in the reckoning…

On Sunday, Deontay Wilder felt the weight of the world champion on his shoulders, and crumbled. The American summed up his defeat to Tyson Fury best. “I did my best, but it wasn’t good enough tonight. I’m not sure what happened,” he said…

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GOLD COAST: Indian women's T20I team captain Harmanpreet Kaur wants her players to take more responsibility as the side seeks to become a dominant force in the limited overs formats. India lost to Australia by four wickets in the second…

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday named former skipper Shoaib Malik as replacement for Sohaib Maqsood for the ICC men's T20 World Cup 2021. Maqsood has been ruled out of the showpiece event due to a lower back injury and…

NEW DELHI: Veteran India goalkeeper P R Sreejesh wants to compete at the Paris Olympics but said on Saturday a lot will depend on his fitness and performance in the run-up to the 2014 Games. The 33-year-old from Kerala was recently given…

CALIFORNIA: The duo of Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov moved into the second round of the men's doubles event at the ongoing Indian Wells Masters here in California on Friday. The Indo-Canadian pair defeated the team of Hubert Hurkacz…

Try they did, and win they did by a margin of 42 runs, but in the end, it was always a bridge too far for Mumbai Indians, even by their penchant for shocks and surprises, to cross. They posted the highest total of an unusually low-scoring…

The Chennai Super Kings management is confident that the 2021 IPL is not going to be MS Dhoni’s swansong as a cricketer and the team captain would play at least one more season before waving goodbye in front of ‘home’ fans at Chepauk. “I…

Barcelona will play at another stadium for up to a year when the club starts its planned modernization of Camp Nou stadium, president Joan Laporta said Friday. Laporta said that he wants to begin the long-delayed overhaul of Camp Nou in…

Dubai, Oct 8 (UNI) A last-ball six from Srikar Bharat (78 not out off 52 balls) helped Royal Challengers Bangalore clinch a thrilling seven-wicket win over table-toppers Delhi Capitals in Match 56 of IPL 2021 here on Friday. Despite the…

Once Kolkata Knight Riders had posted the highest total, 171/4, by any team at Sharjah in this year’s Indian Premier League, the game was over. Rajasthan Royals, devoid of inspiration, fight and proper planning, never looked to be good…

As Anshu Malik lay on the mat disconsolate, holding her left elbow and shoulder after the loss by fall against Helen Maroulis in the women’s 57 kg final in the world wrestling championships at Oslo, her American opponent commiserated her,…

Rahul runs out of luck Rahul Tewatia tried everything literally in what had looked a losing cause from pretty early on as the Rajasthan batting didnt even take off. There was no respectability in their lowest total of the season, but…

Kylian Mbappe redeemed himself with a goal and an assist as France came from two goals down to beat Belgium 3-2 Thursday and reach the Nations League final. Theo Hernandez scored the last-minute winner to complete the comeback and send…

Devdutt Padikkal tapped a Rashid Khan delivery to cover and ran without looking at his partner. Glenn Maxwell responded and it was misjudgement on both batsmen’s part. Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Kane Williamson swooped on the ball and ran…

With just four more games to be played in the group stage, the Playoffs scenario for this year’s IPL has become simpler. Delhi Capitals, Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore are already through to the last four. Also, after…

Bhuvi, the AB, Virat slayer The wicket of Virat Kohli and muting AB de Villiers’s bat; not a bad night out for Bhuvneshwar Kumar. He targeted Virat Kohli’s old lbw problem with a perfect nipbacker early in the chase. He then returned for…