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Chennai, Feb 8 (UNI) Local stars Washington Sundar once against exhibited his batting skills, while off-spinner R Ashwin grabbed six wickets on an action packed day, as India set a daunting target of 420, were 39 for one at close on the…

Rawalpindi , February 7 George Linde's maiden career five-for followed by one of South Africa's best batting performances of their tour to Pakistan thus far helped them reach stumps on day four of the second Test in an encouraging…

New Delhi , February 7  After West Indies defeated Bangladesh by pulling off the fifth-highest successful fourth-innings chase in Test history, cricketers, from past and present, praised the team's efforts, especially debutant Kyle…

Doha , February 7  Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski said that if his club wins the FIFA Club World Cup, they would complete "one of the biggest historical achievements in all of football". Bayern Munich are aiming to complete a…

Chennai: Cheteshwar Pujara has called on teammate Rishabh Pant, who hit 91 on the third day of the first Test, to be more selective and sensible with his shots. "I am happy with the way overall he (Pant) is playing. He still has to learn…

Chennai, Feb 6 (UNI) Star all-rounder Ben Stokes on Saturday has hailed Joe Root for his stellar 218-run knock, saying that he is the England's greatest-ever player of spin bowling and half of the team's batsmen can't tackle the spinners…

Riyadh , February 6 Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma ended up missing the cut by one shot in the Saudi International at the Royal Greens Golf and Country Club. Shubhankar, who shot one-under 69 in the first round, completed his second…

Abu Dhabi , February 6  Najibullah Zadran's breezy cameo of an unbeaten 45 runs off just 16 balls and opener Paul Stirling's quick 26 runs from nine balls helped Team Abu Dhabi post an impressive 124 for 6 and down Qalandars by 21 runs…

Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and spinners R Ashwin, Shahbaz Nadeem, and Washington Sundar were the sufferers as England took full advantage of the reprieves to pile up 555 for eight wickets in the first two days at the MA Chidambaram Stadium…

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) , February 6  Despite scoring a mammoth score of 555/8 against India in the first Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday, England all-rounder Ben Stokes said that visitors are in no mood of declaring…

Chennai: England batsman Joe Root on Saturday became the second skipper to hit three successive 150-plus runs after Australian legendary batsman Sir Don Bradman. Root achieved the feat in the first Test against India at the MA…

Abu Dhabi , February 6   Delhi Bulls captain Dwayne Bravo, Waqas Maqsood and Nyeem Young destroyed the strong Northern Warriors batting to restrict them to 97 for 7 and place their team in the final of the Abu Dhabi T10 at the Abu Dhabi…

New Delhi, Feb 5  The Indian Women's League (IWL) will be held before May this year, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) said after a virtual meeting of its league committee on Friday. "...the committee unanimously felt that despite…

Chennai, Feb 5  England captain Joe Root proved that he belonged to the same category as India captain Virat Kohli, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson, and Australia's Joe Root by scoring a century in his 100th Test, said former England…

New Delhi , February 5   Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar's son, Arjun, has registered for the IPL 2021 Player Auction, set to take place in Chennai on February 18. Arjun has registered for the auction at a base price of INR 20…

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) , February 5   England skipper Joe Root wants the team to make the most of their "impressive" start in the first innings of the first Test against India and is even targeting a total of 600-700 runs in the innings.…

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) , February 5  Skipper Joe Root might be the batting mainstay for England but India pacer Jasprit Bumrah on Friday said the focus will be on getting all seven wickets on day two of the first Test. Root, playing his…

New Delhi , February 4 : Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports said it has asked the National Sports Federations (NSFs) to comply with the provisions of the Sports Code and carry out requisite amendments in their constitutions and…

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) , February 4 : Shardul Thakur and Washington Sundar's 123-run partnership in the first innings of the fourth Test against Australia at The Gabba had glued the fans to their television sets, and India skipper Virat…

Chennai, Feb 4 (UNI) India captain Virat Kohli on Thursday confirmed that Rishabh Pant will keep wickets in the opening test against England, beginning here on Friday. The 23-year-old Pant was instrumental with the bat in India’s historic…