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Chennai, Feb 13   No India batsman over the last 10 years has taken a top Test side's bowling apart in the first session of a Test as Rohit Sharma did against England on Saturday, though Shikhar Dhawan had hit an unbeaten 104 in the first…

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) , February 13   India Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane on Saturday said that Rohit Sharma told him how important it was to be positive on the Chepauk wicket which is being used for the ongoing second Test against…

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) , February 13   India opening batsman Rohit Sharma, who played a sensational knock on the opening day of the second Test, said he knew about the turning nature of the wicket and was mentally prepared to face the…

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) , February 13   England spinner Jack Leach on Saturday said that the Decision Review System (DRS) behaved like a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) on day one of the second Test against India at the MA Chidambaram…

Chennai, Feb 12  Visiting England spinner Jack Leach said that he felt like he never wanted to play cricket again when India's Rishabh Pant was going after him during the first Test in Chennai that Virat Kohli's team lost by 227 runs.…

Goa , February 12  Aridane Santana scored a last-gasp equalizer to help Hyderabad FC hold SC East Bengal to a 1-1 draw and dent their hopes of making it to the playoffs of the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Tilak Maidan here on…

Lahore, Feb 11  Mohammad Rizwan's unbeaten 104 helped Pakistan beat South Africa by three runs in the first T20 International at the Gaddafi Stadium here on Thursday. Rizwan became only the second Pakistani player and fifth wicketkeeper…

New Delhi, Feb 11 Talented Gujarat shooter Elavenil Valarivan, the current world number one in women's 10m air rifle, beat compatriot Apurvi Chandela's standing finals world record score to win the T3 national selection trials in the event…

Melbourne, Feb 11 (IANS) Estonia's unseeded Kaia Kanepi sent defending champion and fourth seed Sofia Kenin of America packing in the women's singles of the Australian Open on Thursday while 20-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal…

Melbourne , February 10   Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios fought hard to snatch a win from the jaws of defeat in the ongoing Australian Open on Wednesday. Kyrgios defeated France's Ugo Humbert (5-7, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4) in a match…

Wolverhampton , February 10 : Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday announced that Jonny Otto has signed a contract extension with the club. The player has put pen to paper on a contract that will keep him at the club until 2025. The…

Panaji (Goa) , February 10  Hyderabad FC head coach Manuel 'Manolo' Marquez has signed a two-year extension, the club announced on Wednesday. The 52-year-old Spaniard, who joined Hyderabad in August 2020, has signed a deal which will…

Queenstown , February 10  : England women's team began their training as a whole group for the first time since arriving in New Zealand for the upcoming ODI series against White Ferns (New Zealand's women squad) on Wednesday. The…

In six Tests, 26-year-old Yadav has bagged 24 wickets at an average of 24.13, and is still reckoned as the X-factor and a dangerous bowler for batsmen around the world. After India's embarrassing 227-run defeat at the MA Chidambaram…

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) , February 9  : After delivering a sensational spell in the first Test against India, England pacer James Anderson is eager to play in front of the fans when the two sides lock horns in the second game from…

New Delhi , February 9  Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Capitals are set to conduct the DC Junior Cricket League between February 21 to March 6, across three venues in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). Delhi…

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) , February 8   Seasoned off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin heaped praised on Ishant Sharma after the bowler on Monday became the third Indian pacer to take 300 wickets in the longest format of the game. Ishant scalped…

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) , February 8   England's fast bowling coach Jon Lewis feels that his team is in a "really strong position" in the first Test against India and they just need to do the basics right on day 5 to secure the victory.…

Chennai, Feb 8  England will look to have attacking fielders close to the bat, bank on reverse swing as well as target a spot just six-seven metres from the batsman at pavilion-end to unsettle Indian batsman, said England pace bowling…

Johannesburg , February 8  : South Africa women's coach Hilton Moreeng heaped praises on Shabnim Ismail after the all-rounder was named as the inaugural winner of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's Player of the Month for…