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Dec 29: India moved within two wickets of an emphatic victory in the third Test after reducing Australia to 258 for eight at the close of day four on Saturday. Having set a mammoth victory target of 399 shortly before lunch, Virat Kohli`s team attacked with precision and intensity to leave the home side on life support at the end of a muggy and overcast day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The

London, Dec 29: England coach Gareth Southgate and his captain Harry Kane have been rewarded in Queen Elizabeth II's New Year honors list on the back of the team's surprise run to the World Cup semifinals. Away from soccer, Geraint Thomas, who won cycling's Tour de France in July and was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year earlier this month, gets an OBE, while former England cricket captain

Melbourne, Dec 28: Cricket Australia on Friday warned a section of the MCG crowd after it emerged that Indian cricketers were subjected to racist chants in the ongoing third Test, a media report has claimed. According to 'ESPNCricinfo', CA received several complaints of racial taunts directed towards Indian players and fans during the first two days of the third Test. The four-Test series tied 1-1

Melbourne, Dec 28: Pacer Jasprit Bumrah had Australia's batsmen tied up in knots with his immaculate line and length, giving India the decisive advantage that withstood a second innings batting collapse in the third cricket Test here Friday. Called a "genius" on air by Australia's former captain Michael Clarke, Bumrah's career-best figures of 6/33 in 15.5 overs also made him the first bowler from

Dec 28: Australia's limited overs skipper Aaron Finch insists the divisive David Warner will be welcomed back "with open arms" despite ongoing fallout on Friday from tell-all ball-tampering interviews by Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft. Bancroft and Smith have caused a storm by opening up in recent days over the scandal as they re-emerge into public life, with their comments widely interpreted as

Melbourne, Dec 27: The redoubtable Cheteshwar Pujara produced yet another classy hundred and combined with captain Virat Kohli (82) to put India in command on the second day of the third Test against Australia here Thursday. The scoring rate was a shade better than the overnight effort, which fetched them 215/2, and India declared at 443/7 before Australia responded with 8/0 in six overs. Pujara

Dec 27: Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday snapped former captain Rahul Dravid's long-standing record of most runs scored by an Indian in a calendar year overseas, adding another feather to his illustrious cap. By scoring a blistering knock of 82 on day two of the third Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Kohli now has 1,138 runs to his name. Dravid held the record

Melbourne, Dec 27: Cameron Bancroft should have approached support staff when he was asked to ball tamper, said former Australia coach Darren Lehmann as an “isolated” David Warner was urged to give his side of the story. Both Bancroft and Steve Smith have given bombshell interviews in recent days as they re-emerge into public life after the scandal in South Africa in March. On Wednesday, Bancroft

Melbourne, Dec 26: Riding on debutant Mayank Agarwal's 76 and Cheteshwar Pujara's unbeaten 68 runs innings, India scored 215 runs for the loss of two wickets in 89 overs on the opening day of the third Test of four-match series here at MCG on Wednesday. At the time of stumps, Virat Kohli (47) and Pujara were at the crease. So far, they added 92 runs for the third wicket partnership. Earlier, Virat

Dec 26: Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli combined to frustrate Australia for an entire session as India controlled proceedings at 215 for two at the close of a grinding opening day of the third Test on Wednesday. Pujara raised his 21st Test half-century to be 68 not out at stumps, with Kohli on 47 as the Australian bowlers endured a day of toil on a toothless Melbourne Cricket Ground wicket after