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Dublin, Dec 1: For the first time 12 nations will head into Sunday's qualifying draw for Euro 2020 with the extra incentive of playing on home soil should they make it to the 24-team tournament in two years time. Amsterdam, Baku, Bilbao, Bucharest, Budapest, Copenhagen, Dublin, Glasgow, London, Munich, Rome and Saint Petersburg are the 12 cities that will host matches across the continent to

London, Nov 30: Wicket-keeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim has become the second Bangladeshi player, after Tamim Iqbal, to achieve the milestone of scoring 4,000 Test runs. The 31-year old achieved the feat on Day One of their ongoing second Test against West Indies when he played a back foot shot off legspinner Devendra Bishoo's delivery in the 65th over. Iqbal, on the other hand, had reached the

New Delhi, Nov 30: The feud between senior India woman cricketer Mithali Raj and Ramesh Powar is heading towards an end without any intervention from the administrators with the coach's three-month interim tenure ending Friday. With the conclusion of Powar's term, fresh applications will be invited by the BCCI for the job and in all likelihood, the former India spinner will not be considered even

Sydney, Nov 30: Former Australian batsman Dean Jones doesn’t foresee the current team beating India in the upcoming Test series and feels the hosts will be better off without “provoking” opposition skipper Virat Kohli. Australia are a depleted unit in the absence of Steve Smith and David Warner, providing India their “best” chance of winning a maiden Test series Down Under. “If India don’t win

Sydney, Nov 30: India suffered a big injury scare Friday when young batting phenomenon Prithvi Shaw rolled his ankle trying to take a catch against a Cricket Australia XI and had to be carried off. The 19-year-old, who scored a sparkling debut century in the first Test against the West Indies in October, landed awkwardly near the Sydney Cricket Groundboundary in attempting to catch a big hit from

London, Nov 29: Barcelona striker Lionel Messi has overtaken Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal to reclaim the record of being the top goal scorer in the Champion League for one club. Messi's goal against PSV Eindhoven Football club in the 61st minute of their Champions League clash took the striker's total goal figures for Barcelona to 106. Ronaldo, on the other hand, had scored record 105 goals

New Delhi, Nov 29: Responding to the India women's team coach Ramesh Powar's report to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), wherein he had accused Mithali Raj of being selfish and putting her interest first over the team, the India ODI skipper on Thursday stated that she was deeply saddened and hurt by the aspersions cast on her. "I'm deeply saddened & hurt by the aspersions cast on

New Delhi, Nov 29: Ramesh Powar, the India women’s team coach, alleged ODI skipper Mithali Raj of ignoring her role and batting for own milestones in the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 at West Indies. In his e-mailed report on India’s performance, addressed to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) CEO Rahul Johri and General Manager cricket operations Saba Karim

New Delhi, Nov 28: A sixth world title added to her cabinet, ace Indian boxer M C Mary Kom Wednesday said she is now aiming for a gold in the Olympics. The 36-year-old claimed her sixth gold at the world event, making her the most successful boxer in the tournament's history with an overall tally of seven medals. "I have a medal in Olympics (a bronze in 2012), but gold is something I dream for. I

Sydney, Nov 28: Michael Clarke and Simon Katich famously clashed physically in the dressing room when they were Test players and this week they have become embroiled in a verbal disagreement over Australia's commitment to be less aggressive on the pitch. Clarke joined a chorus of former players who have criticised the new ethos propagated in the wake of March's ball-tampering scandal, saying