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Debutant Iyer, gritty Saha set up an intriguing final day

Kanpur: Debutant Shreyas Iyer showed his ice-cool temperament under pressure to stand tall with a fine half-century which placed India in a commanding position...

I only had 12 minutes to get set for the game: Bharat

Kanpur: India's substitute wicket-keeper batter Srikar Bharat said he just had 12 minutes to get ready after being asked to get behind the stumps...

India vs New Zealand, 1st Test Day 3: Axar takes five to bowl out NZ for 296, India take 63 runs lead

KANPUR: Axar Patel continued his golden run in favourable home conditions, grabbing another five-wicket haul to put India in the driver's seat after New...

Saha out with stiff neck issue, Srikar Bharat keeps wickets

KANPUR: Veteran India wicket-keeper and team's oldest player Wriddhiman Saha didn't take the field at the start of day three in the first Test...

NIFF Youth Football League: SCFA, Sopore FA emerge victorious

SRINAGAR: Sports Council Football Academy (SCFA) Sringar and Sopore FA won their matches in the on going NIFF Youth Football League 2021 played here...

PV Sindhu loses in semifinals of Indonesia Open

BALI: India ace PV Sindhu's impressive campaign at the Indonesia Open Super 1000 tournament came to an end after she went down in three...

Southee, openers bring NZ back in the game as visitors reach 129 for no loss

KANPUR: Tim Southee bowled an incisive morning spell to take five wickets which was then brilliantly complemented by openers Will Young and Tom Latham...

With Johannesburg, Pretoria among venues, concerns about India’s tour of SA amid new COVID variant’s rise

KANPUR: The new COVID-19 variant, which threatens to wreak havoc in South Africa, has led to considerable concerns about India's tour of the Rainbow...

PV Sindhu fights her way into Indonesia Open semifinal

BALI: India's two-time Olympic medal-winning shuttler P V Sindhu came back from a game down to beat South Korea's Sim Yujin and enter the...

Kanpur Test: Day 1: Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja put India on top

KANPUR: Debutant Shreyas Iyer was guts, aggression and flair rolled into one during an unbeaten knock of 75, which was nothing short of a...

Moment to cherish’: Shreyas Iyer receives his India Test cap from Gavaskar

KANPUR: Iconic former captain Sunil Gavaskar on Thursday presented debutant Shreyas Iyer with India Test cap here, continuing head coach Rahul Dravid's push to...

Real Kashmir beat Indian Arrows by 3-0 in IFA Shield opener

KOLKATA: Real Kashmir FC opened the IFA Shield tournament on a dominant note by thrashing Indian Arrows 3-0 at the East Bengal Stadium, Kolkata,...

PV Sindhu cruises into Indonesia Open quarterfinals

BALI: Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu registered a comfortable straight-game win over Germany's Yvonne Li to cruise into the women's singles quarterfinals of the...

NIFF Youth Football League: Kashmir Avengers FA, DP Dhar win their matches

SRINAGAR: DP DHAR and Kashmir Avengers FA won their matches in the ongoing NIFF Youth Football League 2021 played hereat Synthetic Turf Football Stadium...

1st Test: All eyes on Rahane as ‘second string’ India take on gutsy NZ

KANPUR: A captain battling existential crisis, a veteran pacer about to be phased out and a white-ball maverick trying to earn his red-ball stripes...

KL Rahul moves to fifth spot in ICC T20I rankings

DUBAI: India opener KL Rahul gained a slot to occupy the fifth spot while middle-order batter Suryakumar Yadav galloped 24 places to the 59th...

Ronaldo fires Manchester United into Champions League last 16

VILA REAL: Cristiano Ronaldo's excellent goal helped Manchester United begin life after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with a 2-0 victory over Villarreal on Tuesday and...

India vs New Zealand: KL Rahul ruled out Test series, Suryakumar Yadav added to squad

KANPUR: Senior India opener KL Rahul was on Tuesday ruled out of the two-Test series against New Zealand due to a muscle strain in...

You may find us playing three spinners, says NZ coach Gary Stead

KANPUR: New Zealand coach Gary Stead has hinted that if the conditions demand, the visiting side may field three specialist spinners against India in...

NIFF Youth Football League: Anantnag FA holds J&K Bank FA to goalless draw

SRINAGAR: In the ongoing NIFF Youth Football League 2021 at Synthetic Turf Football Stadium Srinagar three matches were played on Tuesday. In first match of...

1st Test: Rain forces early end on Day 3 as West Indies avoid follow-on

GALLE (Sri Lanka): Rain forced an early end with the West Indies reaching 224/9 after avoiding the follow-on on Day three of the first...

Reinstating Steve Smith as Australia captain will only add to the circus, says Ian Healy

MELBOURNE: If Steve Smith is reinstated as captain of the Australian Test squad for the upcoming Ashes following Tim Paine's exit after the sexting...

India vs New Zealand: Good series win but we are also quite realistic, says Rahul Dravid

KOLKATA: Newly-appointed India chief coach Rahul Dravid says the 3-0 result over New Zealand augurs well for the team in the long-run but at...

Ashwin is always an attacking option for a captain, says Rohit Sharma

KOLKATA: Ravichandran Ashwin is "always an attacking option" in the middle overs of a T20I match when a team needs wickets, India captain Rohit...

‘Venkatesh Iyer’s bowling important going forward’

KOLKATA: Captain Rohit Sharma was on Sunday pleased to see up and coming all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer returning with tidy figures as India completed an...

Shahrukh Khan delivers Mushtaq Ali Trophy for TN in style

NEW DELHI: M Shahrukh Khan smashed a dramatic last ball six to help Tamil Nadu defend the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 title with...

Two-year T20 World Cup cycle important for growth of cricket: ICC

Dubai: The ICC on Monday asserted that a two-year T20 Word Cup cycle is important for the growth of the game as it is...

Shahrukh Khan delivers Mushtaq Ali Trophy for TN in style

NEW DELHI: M Shahrukh Khan smashed a dramatic last ball six to help Tamil Nadu defend the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 title with...

A bowler needs to be brave, confident in shorter formats, says Adil Rashid

ABU DHABI: The advent of T10 cricket and the employment of unconventional shots are throwing fresh challenges at the bowlers and England leg-spinner Adil...

Better bats, smaller boundaries reducing bowlers to virtual bowling machines: Ian Chappell

NEW DELHI: The ludicrous combination of better bats and smaller boundaries is reducing bowlers to virtual bowling machines, says the legendary Ian Chappell, calling...

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