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Mumbai: Mahendra Singh Dhoni watched from across the pitch as his heir apparent Rishabh Pant showed spunk and style in a tricky situation, guiding India to a comfortable seven-wicket victory against New…

Mumbai:The 31-year-old Indian opener became the third batsman to hit 100 sixes in T20 Internationals, joining Guptill and Windies cricketer Chris Gayle. Rohit Sharma overtakes Martin Guptill as leading run scorer in…

Melbourne: Former captain Ricky Ponting has been appointed as an assistant coach of the Australian men’s team for the 50-over World Cup set to take place in England later this year, the…

New Delhi: Olympic and World Championship silver medallist PV Sindhu has signed a whopping four-year sports sponsorship deal of Rs 50 crore with Chinese sports brand Li-Ning. The record deal comes after…

BARCELONA: Winger Malcom’s second half strike secured Barcelona a 1-1 draw with Real Madrid to leave the Copa del Rey semifinal evenly poised after the first leg. Brazilian Malcom, who started in…

Wellington: Smriti Mandhana remained an unstoppable juggernaut with a record-smashing half-century but the Indian women’s cricket team failed to make it count, going down by 23 runs in the opening T20 International…

Karachi: Former Test leg-spinner Abdul Qadir sees a lot of similarities between India skipper Virat Kohli and ex-Pakistan captain and now Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying both inspired their team-mates by leading…

Wellington: Kuldeep Yadav is firmly ahead of veteran Ravichandran Ashwin in the pecking order as India’s frontline spinner on foreign soil, head coach Ravi Shastri asserted, citing his five-wicket haul against Australia…

Madrid: Former Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has accepted a one-year prison sentence for defrauding the Spanish state of 3.3 million euros ($3.77 million), a Spanish court filing showed on Tuesday, although…

Mumbai: Former Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni might be considered as one of the best finishers in the world but he is equally a master when it comes to standing behind the…