Manchester United stuns Manchester City with 2-1 win
mad Diallo struck a 90th-minute winner as Manchester United staged a stunning late comeback to beat Manchester City 2-1 in the Premier League. Four-time defending champion City led the Manchester derby 1-0 going into the 88th minute at the Etihad Stadium. But the game was turned round in dramatic fashion as...
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Batters botch up again; India in trouble at 51/4 on rain-marred day
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Titas Sadhu says being accustomed to conditions helped her excel in opening T20I against West Indies
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India to host maiden World Athletics Continental Tour event on August 10 next year
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Siraj is getting stick from ‘saints’ of Australian cricket, writes sarcastic Sunil Gavaskar
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India needs to get better with old ball between overs 50-80, accepts bowling coach Morkel
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New Zealand leads England by 340 runs in the 3rd test
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Money isn’t the reason I play chess: Gukesh on being ‘new multi-millionaire’
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Head dominates Indian attack for back-to-back centuries
India’s nemesis Travis Head smashed his second hundred in as many games to help Australia gain a distinct advantage in the third Test here on Sunday. Australia, who were put under pressure by India in the morning session, gathered 130 runs in the afternoon without the loss of a wicket. Head (103...
Last three years have been the hardest I've experienced in my career: Steve Smith
Australian star batter Steve Smith on Sunday said the last three years have been the most challenging of his illustrious career, thanks to Kookaburra changing their ball in 2020 by adding extra lacquer on a reinforced seam. Lacquer is a plastic layer that hardens the ball while a reinforced seam makes...
New Zealand wastes good start, finishes at 315-9 on Day 1 of 3rd test against England
New Zealand steadily squandered a good start, slumping from 172-2 to 231-7 before rallying to 315-9 at stumps Saturday on the first day of the third test against England. Mitchell Santner hit the last ball of the day for six to reach his fourth test half century and was 50 not...
Amir announces retirement from international cricket
Controversial Pakistan left-arm pacer Mohammad Amir bid adieu to international cricket on Saturday, months after coming out of retirement to play in the T20 World Cup. Amir, who was banned from cricket for five years between 2010 and 2015 on spot-fixing charges and was briefly jailed for his crime, had retired...
Gillespie resigned as Pakistan's Test coach over selection dispute
Jason Gillespie decided to step down from his role as Pakistan's red-ball coach after not being consulted on the selection of the national squad for the upcoming two-Test series in South Africa. A well-informed source, familiar with the developments, revealed that some officials in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had created...
1st T20I: Under-fire Harmanpreet's India face gritty West Indies
Her poor leadership under constant scanner, a beleaguered Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur will need to quickly pick up pieces from the Australia series debacle as hosts take on West Indies in the opening game of the three-match WT20I series starting here on Sunday. India have won each of their last eight...
Assam govt not taking initiative to identify sporting talents, says Bhogeswar
Assam's first Arjuna Awardee sprinter Bhogeswar Baruah has criticised the state government's sports policy, saying it is not taking enough initiatives to identify and nurture talent in rural areas. "It is sad to say that there is no production of sports persons anywhere in Assam. Earlier, we used to organise camps...
