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SYDNEY: Australia coach Justin Langer claims there is a worldwide problem with ball-tampering, partly due to unresponsive pitches, while vowing it will never happen under his watch. The former Test opener, appointed

PARIS: Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Paris Masters guaranteeing Novak Djokovic’s return to the world number one spot. Announcing his withdrawal at a hastily arranged press conference Nadal said: “My abdominal

London: Former India wicketkeeper-batsman Farokh Engineer has urged Pakistan’s captain-turned-Prime Minister Imran Khan to use his political clout and restore bilateral Test cricket between the arch-rivals. Since the 2008 Mumbai attacks, bilateral

NEW DELHI: India’s batting legend Rahul Dravid was on Thursday officially inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame minutes before the fifth and final ODI of the series between India and West

KUALA LUMPUR: FIFA President Gianni Infantino said that football’s governing body is looking into the possibility of increasing the number of teams at the 2022 World Cup and sharing the hosting rights

London : The International Cricket Council (ICC) suspended Sri Lankan bowling coach Nuwan Zoysa for breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. He was charged by ICC with three counts of breaching the ICC

Mumbai : Five-time world champion Mary Kom has been named as the brand ambassador of the upcoming 10th edition of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Women World Championship. The Olympics bronze-medallist, who

Mumbai : Former Indian skipper and Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) President Sourav Ganguly has written to The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) questioning the handling of sexual harrassment

Mumbai : Former Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has revealed he remains emotionally damaged by the South Africa ball-tampering scandal and continues to have counselling more than seven months after his teary

New Delhi : A dominant NorthEast United FC scored two late goals to beat Delhi Dynamos 2-0 in their Indian Super League football match in New Delhi. The home side failed to