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Playing in our backyard gives us upper hand against India: Elgar

CENTURION: South Africa are "wary" of India's overseas success but home conditions provide the hosts the edge going into the three-Test series beginning on...

3rd Ashes Test: Scott Boland to make debut for Australia

MELBOURNE: Australia will give fast bowler Scott Boland a Test debut in the third Ashes match beginning on Sunday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground...

India vs South Africa: Rahul hints India will play five bowlers, admits it will be ‘tough call’ between Rahane, Iyer

CENTURION: India vice-captain KL Rahul on Friday indicated that the team will continue with its five-bowler strategy in the first Test against South Africa...

Harbhajan retires from all forms of cricket

NEW DELHI: Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who became the first Indian bowler to grab a Test hat-trick in a memorable international career, announced retirement...

DC Budgam inaugurates playfield at Chadoora

BUDGAM: The District Development Commissioner, (DDC) Budgam, Shahbaz Ahmed Mirza Friday inaugurated a newly developed playfield at Gowharpora in Chadoora Tehsil. The playground has been...

Tamil Nadu beat Saurashtra by 2 wickets to enter Hazare final

Jaipur: Baba Aparajith smashed 122 to help Tamil Nadu eke out a two-wicket win over Saurashtra here on Friday, and enter the final of...

Indian batting line-up good enough to tackle South African pacers: Pujara

CENTURION: Middle-order batter Cheteshwar Pujara says the current India batting line-up is experienced enough to tackle lateral movement on pace-friendly tracks in South Africa...

Suspended NDTL gets back WADA recognition: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur reveals

NEW DELHI: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said that the World Anti-Doping Agency has restored the accreditation of the National Dope Testing Laboratory...

Abid Ali advised two months’ rest after angioplasty

KARACHI: Pakistan opener Abid Ali has been advised two months' rest after he underwent a second procedure for a heart condition on Thursday. The Pakistan...

Lara and Dale Steyn part of SRH’s revamped support staff

NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday named West Indies batting legend Brian Lara and South African pace great Dale Steyn as part of their...

FIH hockey rankings: Indian men to finish 2021 in third spot, women drop to ninth

LAUSANNE: Olympic bronze winning Indian men's hockey team will end the year in third spot, its highest-ever, as per the International Hockey Federation (FIH)...

Meej Pampore Stars win Kho kho tournament

PAMPORE: Meej Pampore Stars beat Khunchoo XI in the final of Kho-Kho played at Boys Higher Secondary school Pampore here on Thursday. Vice Principal Boys...

18 Indian referees selected in FIFA’s International list for 2022

NEW DELHI: As many as 18 Indian referees have been selected in the FIFA Refereeing International list for 2022, the All India Football Federation...

ICC Test Rankings: Kohli slips to No 7

DUBAI: Indian captain Virat Kohli slipped a notch to be placed seventh in the latest ICC rankings for Test batters even as Australia's Marnus...

IPL mega auction likely to be held in Bengaluru on Feb 7 and 8

NEW DELHI: The BCCI is planning to hold the two-day mega Indian Premier League auction on February 7 and 8 in Bengaluru, a senior...

IPL’s Lucknow franchise appoints Vijay Dahiya as assistant coach

NEW DELHI: Former wicketkeeper-batter Vijay Dahiya was on Wednesday roped in as the assistant coach of the new Lucknow franchise ahead of IPL 2022. The...

Australian Open confident about Nadal playing, uncertain on Djokovic

MELBOURNE: Australian Open chief Craig Tiley is confident Rafael Nadal will be at Melbourne Park for next month's Grand Slam despite testing positive for...

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Services thrash Kerala by seven wickets to storm into semis

JAIPUR: Services put up an allround show to sail into the Vijay Hazare Trophy semi-finals with a facile seven-wicket win over Kerala at the...

India among world’s top-3 dope violators

New Delhi: An uptick in the number of offenders has taken India into the top-three of the world’s biggest doping violators in a WADA...

Asian Champions Trophy: India beat Pakistan 4-3 in thriller to win bronze

DHAKA: A misfiring India were made to toil hard before getting the better of arch-rivals Pakistan 4-3 in a pulsating third-fourth place contest to...

Felt I was thrown under the bus: Ashwin on Shastri remark that hurt him

NEW DELHI: India's premier off-spinner R Ashwin has revealed that he felt like he was being "thrown under the bus" after a remark by...

Tamil Nadu crush Karnataka to reach Vijay Hazare Trophy semi-finals

JAIPUR: Tamil Nadu came up with a superb all-round performance to crush Karnataka by 151 runs to progress to the semifinals of the Vijay...

South Africa pacer Anrich Nortje ruled out of India Tests

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa pacer Anrich Nortje was on Tuesday ruled out of the upcoming three Test series against India due to a "persistent" injury. Cricket...

Pankaj Advani wins his 11th National Billiards title

BHOPAL: Ace cueist Pankaj Advani defended his national billiards title -- his 11th in the tournament -- after he defeated his PSPB teammate Dhruv...

Boxing Day Test between India and South Africa to be played without spectators: Report

JOHANNESBURG: The first Test between India and South Africa starting at Centurion on December 26 will be played without spectators as the host country's...

India squad for ICC U-19 World Cup announced Delhi’s Yash Dhull to lead

NEW DELHI: Delhi batter Yash Dhull will lead a 17-member Indian squad in the ICC Under-19 World Cup, which is scheduled to be held...

US Open champ Raducanu is BBC sports personality of the year

LONDON: U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu was voted the BBC’s sports personality of the year Sunday to cap an incredible rise throughout 2021. The 19-year-old...

New Zealand to return to Pakistan for 5 ODI, 5 T20 matches

KARACHI: New Zealand will tour Pakistan in April 2023 for 10 white-ball matches to make up for this year's abandoned limited overs series and...

ACT hockey: Confident India start as overwhelming favourites against Japan in semifinal

DHAKA: Back to their best after a slow start, defending champions and Olympic bronze-medallist India would start as overwhelming favourites against Asian Games gold...

AIFF DC suspends FC Goa’s Jorge Ortiz for two matches for “violent conduct”

NEW DELHI: FC Goa player Jorge Ortiz has been handed a two-match suspension and fined Rs 50,000 by the All India Football Federation (AIFF)...

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