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On football field I’m Cristiano Ronaldo in my head, says Virat Kohli

Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli will be leading All Heart FC against the All Stars team in Celebrity Clasico on Sunday and in a video generated by the Star Sports Football on their official Twitter account, Kohli is seen talking about the goalkeeping options that he has and also about his fa

I am sure we will be able to send our best team to Pakistan, says SLC chief

Once the ongoing ODI series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka concludes the two teams are set to lock horns in a three-match T20 series. However, the fate of the final match, which is scheduled to be held in Lahore, looms in doubt as Lankan players have expressed strong reluctance to tour Pakistan.

Babar's ton, Malik's 81 take Pakistan 1-0 up

Pakistan reasserted their dominance in the UAE with a crushing win in Dubai over a Sri Lanka side that has seen ODI wins excruciatingly hard to come by in 2017. A century from Babar Azam - back playing his most favoured format - and a blistering 81 from Shoaib Malik saw Pakistan set Sri Lanka a stif

Confident India face stern Pakistan test on Sunday

Two easy wins garnered, a confident India would face its toughest test in the event when it takes on arch-rivals Pakistan in the much-anticipated clash of the Asia Cup hockey tournament, in Dhaka on Sunday. Rated as favourites to win the title, the Indians have been impressive so far, beating Jap

India vs Australia 3rd T20I: Match called off due to poor condition of outfield

Hyderabad: The third and final Twenty20 International (T20I) match between India and Australia was called off due to the poor condition of the outfield of the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here on Friday. The three-match series was tied at 1-1. The first match was won by India by nine wicket

It was one of the great days in sport: Yuvraj Singh on six sixes

One of India's best ever limited overs' champion Yuvraj Singh looking back at his World T20 heroics called his six sixes as 'one of the great days in sport'. The cricket world only last month celebrated the tenth anniversary of Yuvraj's onslaught in Stuart Broad's 19th over of the India-England T

South Africa's Kagiso Rabada leapfrogs Ravichandran Ashwin to reach career-best 3rd spot in Test rankings

Kagiso Rabada's third ten-wicket haul has helped him grab career-best third position on ICC Test ranking for bowlers, it was confirmed on Wednesday (October 11). Rabada's rise meant R Ashwin slipped one spot to fourth while Rangana Herath moved to the fifth position. There was no change at the to

Clinical India Maul Japan 5-1 In Asia Cup Hockey Opener

Title favourites India produced an impressive performance to outclass Japan 5-1 in their opening campaign at the 10th edition of the men' Asia Cup hockey tournament, here on Wednesday. In their first tournament under a new coach, India meant business and found the net in each quarter, twice in the t

‘Thank God for Lionel Messi,’ says relieved Argentina

A nation exploded with relief on Tuesday as Lionel Messi single-handedly dragged his Argentina team into next year’s FIFA World Cup finals with a spellbinding hat-trick in Quito. “Messi is E.T. He’s from another planet. He’s not from this world,” Marco Mouras, a 28-year-old Brazilian said in a cr

Australia cricketer Usman Khawaja hits out at racism in Australian sports

Sydney: Test batsman Usman Khawaja has said being racially vilified when he was growing up in Sydney led him to support other countries rather than back Australian sports teams. The Pakistan-born 30-year-old said in a blog post that racial abuse was widespread on the playing field during his juni

David Warner Wants Aussies to Play Aggressively in Guwahati

Guwahati: Staring at yet another series defeat, Australia's stand-in-skipper David Warner has said they are not demoralised and insisted on playing "Aussie brand of cricket" to bounce back in the three-match T20I series against India. Having suffered a 1-4 defeat in the five-ODI series, Australia

Not writing myself off from 2021 World Cup: Mithali Raj

New Delhi: India’s inspirational women’s cricket captain Mithali Raj is open to playing a fifth World Cup in 2021 provided form and fitness don’t let her down. The 34-year-old, who led India to the final of the 2017 edition, had earlier said that the tournament that took place in England in June-

India out to clinch series on Guwahati's T20I debut

Australia may not have expected to turn up and blow India away across the limited-overs leg of their tour but, a month in, many of their worst fears for the tour have been realised. Not only are they struggling for confidence having won just a solitary international game, they've had to ship out tal

Kuldeep Yadav dismisses talk of replacing Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja

The success of India’s new spin duo Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal has given the Virat Kohli-led side fresh options as the permutation and combination continues to find the right mix with an eye on the 2019 ICC World Cup. Yadav and Chahal’s entry into the side happened during the Sri Lanka aw

Usman Khan named Mohammad Amir's replacement for Sri Lanka ODIs

As a like for like replacement, left-arm pacer Usman Khan Shinwari has been added to the Pakistan squad for the five-match ODI series against Sri Lanka after Mohammad Amir was ruled out due to a stress injury on his right shin. Amir picked up the injury during the opening day's play of the day-night

Diwali: Yuvraj Singh’s appeal against using firecrackers in tune with Supreme Court

Hours before Supreme Court banned the sale of firecrackers in Delhi ahead of Diwali, India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh had appealed to his fans to celebrate the festival keeping the environment in mind. In a video shared on his social media page, Yuvraj recalled the trouble he had last year when he

Uruguay doctor plays down Suarez knee injury

Montevideo : Striker Luis Suarez does not need immediate surgery to remove a cyst from his right knee, according to Uruguay football team doctor Alberto Pan. Suarez, who has scored just twice in eight matches for Barcelona this season, is not risking long-term damage by playing with the injur

Sania Mirza-Shuai crash out of China Open

Beijing: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Chinese partner Peng Shuai were knocked out of the China Open women’s doubles semi-finals here on Saturday. After comfortably winning the first set, the Indo-Chinese duo slumped to a shocking 6-2, 1-6, 5-10 defeat at the hands of Swiss star Martina H