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Bengaluru, Nov 25: Most of the eyes will be focused on Bengaluru FC captain Sunil Chhetri when he makes his 150th appearance for the club against bottom-placed Delhi Dynamos in the Indian Super League here Monday. Chhetri has been the mascot for Bengaluru FC and has been with the champion side since inception. He has been the face of Bengaluru's campaigns all along and, just like the last clash

Sydney, Nov 25: Skipper Virat Kohli's half century (61) not out and Krunal Pandya's brilliant bowling spell 4/36 guided India towards 6 wicket victory in the third and final Twenty20 against Australia and levelled the series 1-1 here on Sunday at Sydney Cricket Ground. Left-arm spinner and all-rounder Krunal Pandy struck 4/36 restricting Australia to 164/6 in the allotted 20 overs. Chasing a

Dubai, Nov 25: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday announced the squad of the Women’s World T20, based on the performances during the 16-day tournament held across Providence, Gros Islet and North Sound in West Indies. Three players each from Australia and India, two from England and one each from Pakistan, New Zealand, and West Indies have been named as the playing eleven, which was

Peshawar, Nov 24: At least seven persons were killed in an exchange of fire between two groups of people following a dispute over a cricket match among children in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, authorities said on Saturday. The incident happened at a police post in Abbottabad district where the rival parties had come to register a case against each other after their children

New Delhi, Nov 24: M C Mary Kom Saturday became the most successful boxer in the history of Women's World Championships by winning her sixth gold medal with an unanimous 5-0 result over Ukraine's Hanna Okhota here. The 35-year-old Mary Kom beat her opponent in the 48kg category without breaking a sweat. She now has an incredible six gold and one silver in the tournament. With this gold,

Melbourne, Nov 24: The second T2O International between India and Australia was called off due to intermittent rain on Friday, undoing the visitors' good work with the ball and denying them an opportunity to level the three-match series. India were naturally disappointed at not getting a go at the target which was revised thrice due to rain. Australia had scored 132 for seven in 19 overs when the

North Sound, Nov 23: The decision to drop a player of Mithali Raj's calibre backfired during India's humiliating semi-final loss to England in the World T20 but skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said that she has "no regrets" as it was decision taken keeping team's interests in mind. Indian batting collapsed as they managed only 112 with eight wickets falling for 24 runs as the visibly upset veteran's

North Sound, Nov 23: Reigning ODI World Champions England beat India by eight wickets to enter the final of the ICC Women’s World T20 on Friday. England will meet Australia in the final after the Southern Stars demolished hosts and last edition’s winners West Indies by 71 runs. Batting first, India collapsed to 112 in 19.2 overs with opener Smriti Mandhana scoring 33 off 24 balls. For England

New Delhi, Nov 22: Five-time World Champion Mary Kom (48kg) crushed Kim Hyang Mi of North Korea via unanimous decision to storm into the final in the Women’s World Boxing Championship here at KD Jahdav Hall of the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here on Thursday. The legendary boxer outclassed her North Korean opponent with a unanimous 5-0 win to assure her place in the grand finale and inch closer

Melbourne, Nov 22: Stung by a narrow loss in the opening encounter, India will like to reassess their playing combination while aiming for a swift turn-around when they take on Australia in the second T20I in Melbourne on Friday. The hosts took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, which comprise three back-to-back matches in a short span of five days. Having won seven consecutive bilateral T20