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Jakarta, Jul 21: Indian shuttler PV Sindhu lost to Akane Yamaguchi 21-15, 21-16 in the final match of the Indonesia Open on Sunday. Olympic silver medallist Sindhu lost the match in two straight games by the world number four Japanese Yamaguchi. The 22-year-old fourth-seeded Yamaguchi had the upper hand in the match and kept the momentum in favour of her to defeat the world number-five Sindhu in

New Delhi, Jul 20: Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday made himself "unavailable" for the Indian team's tour of West Indies as speculations raged about his future. An Honorary Lieutenant Colonel in the Parachute Regiment of the Territorial Army, it is learnt that Dhoni will be spending better part of the next two months with his regiment. A top BCCI official confirmed the

London, Jul 20: England captain Eoin Morgan admitted that he is troubled with the way the 2019 World Cup ended. England and New Zealand played out a match that was tied twice -- first in regular play and then in the Super Over -- and Morgan`s side won the title on the basis of their superior tally of boundaries in the match. "I don`t think it`s fair to have a result like that when there`s very

Cairo, Jul 20: Algeria coach Djamel Belmadi lauded his side's 'incredible' Africa Cup of Nations triumph Friday as Baghdad Bounedjah's early goal earned a 1-0 victory over Senegal in the final. Bounedjah gave Algeria a dream start against Sadio Mane's Senegal, the top team in Africa, in front of a large Cairo crowd when his deflected shot looped over Senegal goalkeeper Alfred Gomis. The second

Indore, Jul 19: Amid speculation that Mahendra Singh Dhoni is contemplating retirement, former national selector Sanjay Jagdale Friday said the M S K Prasad-led selection panel should find out what was going on in the veteran wicket-keeper's mind about his future. However, Jadgale, a former BCCI secretary, asserted that Dhoni was mature enough to take a call on his retirement from limited overs

Wellington, Jul 19: England`s all-rounder Ben Stokes was nominated for the New Zealander of the Year award on Friday. Stokes, born in New Zealand, played a crucial role in England`s World Cup victory and starred for the hosts in the final match against New Zealand. The left-hander played a knock of 84 runs in the final with a total of 465 runs in the World Cup. "He might not have been playing for

London, Jul 19: Sachin Tendulkar has been inducted into the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame alongside South African pace legend Allan Donald. Joining Tendulkar and Donald in the Hall of Fame was two-time World Cup-winning Australian woman cricketer Cathryn Fitzpatrick. "It's a huge honour for me," Tendulkar said at the induction ceremony held here on Sunday night. The 46-year-old is

Dubai, Jul 18: After giving opening batsman Jason Roy his debut call-up to England`s Test side, national selector Ed Smith lauded the player, saying there has never been any doubt on Roy`s talent. Roy is all set to play the one-off Test match against Ireland at Lord`s next week and the player is likely to included to be in the side`s team for the Ashes. "I think we have all seen him grow and

Jul 18: A group of rueful New Zealand players touched down on home soil on Thursday, still coming to terms with the gut-wrenching defeat to England in the World Cup final. Pace bowler Trent Boult was among six Black Caps players making a low-key homecoming at Auckland airport, soaking up commiserations from a few fans and well-wishers. The left-armer was still haunted by the deflection off Ben

New Delhi, Jul 17: India head coach Ravi Shastri has saluted New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson for showing remarkable composure during his team's heart-breaking loss to England in the World Cup final, where the winner was decided by boundary count rule at Lord's. In a gut-wrenching final last Sunday, England were adjudged the World Cup winners on the basis of superior boundary count -- 22 fours