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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…

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…