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Bhubaneshwar, Dec 7: Hosts India produced a spirited performance to stun Olympic silver medallist Belgium in the shoot-out and progress to the semifinals of the Hockey World League (HWL) final after both the teams were locked at 3-3 at the end of regulation time, here today. Warming the bench for most part of the match, goalkeeper Akash Chikte dished out a superb performance to hand India their

Dec 7: Philippe Coutinho's hat-trick inspired Liverpool to score seven in their win over Spartak Moscow on Wednesday as they joined Sevilla, Shakhtar Donetsk and Porto in qualifying for the Champions League last 16. That quartet completed the line-up on the final night of group-stage action that was also notable for another Cristiano Ronaldo goals record in the competition. The Portuguese

New Delhi, Dec 6: The third cricket Test between India and Sri Lanka ended in a draw after the visitors reached 299 for 5 and the two captains agreed to call off the match on the fifth and final day here today. Brief Scores: India: 536/7d and 246/5d Sri Lanka: 373 and 299/5 in 103 overs (Dhananjaya de Silva 119, Roshen Silva 74; Ravindra Jadeja 3/81).

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 6: A cricket match between India and Sri Lanka may sound nothing new. But, prisoners of the sub-continent playing cricket against jail officials of the island nation will surely be the first of its kind in the history of the two countries. If everything goes as planned, Kerala will host such a unique match next month, official sources said. Jail DGP R Sreelekha has

New Delhi, Dec 6: The Indian Premier League's Governing Council on Wednesday cleared the decks for M S Dhoni's return to Chennai Super Kings, which will make a comeback to the league in the 2018 edition after serving a two-year suspension. The IPL Governing Council, after a meeting here, allowed CSK and Rajasthan Royals, which was also banned for alleged spot-fixing and betting, to retain the

New Delhi, Dec 6: Dhananjaya de Silva put India's victory on hold as he smashed a gritty century to reduce his side's target to just 184 runs at tea of the fifth day of the third and the final Test at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium here on Wednesday. Resuming at yesterday's score of 31-3, de Silva tested Indian bowlers as he produced a calm and composed performance to notch a 119-run knock

Russia was banned on Tuesday from the 2018 Winter Games by the International Olympic Committee over its state-orchestrated doping programme, but clean Russian athletes will be allowed to compete under an Olympic flag. The sanction was the toughest ever levelled by the IOC for drug cheating and came just 65 days ahead of the Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. In announcing the decision, IOC

New Delhi, Dec 5: India hurtled towards their ninth successive series victory as they left Sri Lanka precariously placed at 31 for three and staring at another humiliation in the third and final Test here today. The visiting Lankans were set an improbable victory target of 410 to level the three-match series. It will be a miracle if Sri Lanka manage to make it. The 16 overs that they batted during

New Delhi, Dec 5: India declared their second innings at 246 for five on the fourth day of the third and final cricket Test against Sri Lanka here today. India set Sri Lanka a target of 410 for victory. Brief Scores: Sri Lanka: 373 all out India: 536/7d & 246 for 5 decl in 52.2 overs (Shikhar Dhawan 67, Virat Kohli 50, Rohit Sharma 50 not out).

New Delhi, Dec 5: BCCI's rotation policy might do what Sri Lankan team's complaints of poor air quality could not -- keep international cricket away from Delhi at least till 2020. Delhi's viability as an international sports venue has been called into question after Sri Lankan players complained of breathing problems due to smog and continued to wear anti- pollution masks in the ongoing third Test