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Adelaide, Dec 20   India could suffer a whitewash in their ongoing Test series against Australia after their stunning eight-wicket defeat in the first Test in Adelaide, according to former Australia captain Ricky Ponting. The second Test…

New Delhi, Dec 20  Ajinkya Rahane needs to stamp his leadership in the Indian team and the players have to shut off the outside world to recover from the heavy loss they suffered during the first Test in Adelaide against Australia,…

Adelaide , December 20 Australian pacer Pat Cummins said that the sideways movement on offer at the Adelaide Oval helped the pace attack of his side to challenge the defence of Cheteshwar Pujara. India stumbled to an eight-wicket…

Lahore , December 20  : Days after announcing his decision to retire from international cricket, Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir opened up on the reason as to why he chose to take this decision at the age of 28. Earlier this week, a…

Barcelona , December 20 Barcelona striker Lionel Messi has equalled Pele's record of scoring most goals for a single club across all competitions. Messi achieved the feat against Valencia in La Liga on Saturday. With the goal in…

Buenos Aires, Dec 19   Argentina's Ciudad de La Plata stadium has been renamed Diego Armando Maradona stadium in memory of the late Argentine football legend, officials said. Maradona died last month after suffering a heart attack at his…

New Delhi , December 19  India pacer Mohammad Shami has been ruled out of the series after suffering a fracture on his arm. He retired hurt while batting in the second innings at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday after he was hit on…

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) , December 20  The cold weather in the Kashmir valley couldn't distract cycling enthusiasts of Srinagar from participating in "Fit India Cyclothon 2020", organised by the district administration, in…

Zurich, Dec 18   India moved two places to 53rd on the FIFA rankings for women's international football, the sport's global governing body announced on Friday. India gained from Belarus's fall to 56 from 53, which is the biggest drop by…

New Delhi , December 18  Boxing Federation of India (BFI) on Friday said that the Delhi High Court did not grant any stay on the emergent meeting called by the federation's President for extending the term of office bearers from…

Goa , December 18   NorthEast United FC slumped to their first defeat in their Indian Super League (ISL) season 7 campaign as they went down 0-1 to Jamshedpur FC at the Tilak Maidan Stadium, here on Friday. Aniket Jadhav's strike…

Centurion, Dec 18   Two members of the South African team have returned positive Covid-19 results in their scheduled first round of testing ahead of the team's entry into the bio-secure environment for their Test series against Sri Lanka,…

Moscow, Dec 18   Russia's reaction to the ban from competing in international competitions, including the 2020 and 2022 Olympics, for the next two years is "negative" but the country is relieved that its athletes can now participate, a…

Kathmandu, Dec 17  Former Australia cricketer Dav Whatmore was on Thursday appointed as head coach of Nepal. The former batsman, who played seven Tests for Australia in the 1979, had previously served in coaching capacity in almost all…

London, Dec 17 Extensive trials for concussion substitutions in football will begin from January 2021, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) said. The IFAB made the declaration in its Annual Business Meeting by video…

Leipzig , December 17   RB Leipzig on Thursday announced the signing of Dominik Szoboszlai, who has put pen to paper on a four-and-a-half-year contract. "Midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai joins RB Leipzig. The 20-year-old joins from…

Abu Dhabi , December 17 The Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) has announced that the UAE men's team will play Ireland in a four-match ODI series in January. The matches will be played on January 8, 10, 12 and 14 at the Zayed Cricket…

Adelaide , December 17 : Australia spinner Nathan Lyon on Thursday praised "world-class" pacer Mitchell Starc and said the bowler is an X-factor for the hosts. Starc looked a completely different character with the second new…

Adelaide, Dec 17  Cheteshwar Pujara on Thursday admitted that three quick wickets towards the end of the first day of the first Test has given Australia a 'little bit of advantage' but added that India are still in a decent position. He…

Adelaide , December 17   India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara reckons that Australia spinner Nathan Lyon, who is just nine wickets away from his 400th Test scalp, has improved as a bowler in the last four or five years. Pujara played…