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Aug 16: Australian vice-captain David Warner is expected to be fit for the upcoming Bangladesh tour after retiring hurt when he was struck in the neck by a bouncer during a warm-up match. The opener was hit by a Josh Hazelwood delivery in a chilling blow Tuesday that saw him drop to his knees and let go of his bat, with captain Steve Smith rushing from slips to check on his deputy. Appearing

Ahmedabad, Aug 16: With Pro Kabaddi League(PKL) entering the inter-zone match phase, Zone A team Puneri Paltan outclassed Zone B side Bengal Warriors 34-17 to maintain their second position in the group standings. Puneri Paltan combined well to pull off an all-round performance with key performances from defenders Sandeep Narwal (7 points) and Girish Ernak (4 points) along with raider GB More (6

Mumbai, Aug 15: After completing a 3-0 Test series whitewash against Sri Lanka, the Indian men?s cricket team celebrated the occasion of 71st Independence Day by hoisting the national flag in Kandy. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) posted a video on its official Twitter account wherein Indian skipper Virat Kohli was seen walking up to the tri-colour with new head coach Ravi Shastri

Dubai, Aug 15: Openers Shikhar Dhawan and Lokesh Rahul today attained career-high positions in the ICC Test Player Rankings after figuring in an important partnership that helped India defeat Sri Lanka by an innings and 171 runs in the third Test to complete a 3-0 rout of the home side. Left-hander Dhawan, who top-scored with 119 in the final Test in Pallekele, has moved up 10 places to 28th

New Delhi, Aug 14: Like in life, miracles do happen in sport but Indian cricket's 'fighterman' Yuvraj Singh may not be seen again in a blue jersey, something he had made his own for the better part of the last 17 years. The national selectors yesterday did not name the 36-year-old for the ODI series in Sri Lanka, a tough but fair call, indicating their mindset going into the 2019 World Cup in

Pallekele, Aug 14: Before Sunday’s hundred, Hardik Pandya’s highest score in first-class cricket was 90 and he doesn’t even remember the last time he managed a three-figure score. “I scored in Under-19… I am 24 now, no (I am) 23,” he said when asked if had scored a hundred before. “So some four-five years back, I scored my hundred. Actually I don’t remember when I scored the hundred,” he laughed

Pallekele, Aug 14: An authoritative India today completed a 3-0 clean sweep of Sri Lanka with an innings and 171-run annihilation in the third and final Test, bringing to an early end to one of the most lopsided series in recent years. None of the three matches lasted five days, with the final one being the shortest, lasting just two and a half days. With Sri Lanka resuming the day at 19 for one

Pallekele, Aug 13: India were 487 all out in their first innings after lunch on day two of the third Test against Sri Lanka here today. Hardik Pandya raced to his maiden international century off 86 balls as India reached 487 for nine at lunch on day two of the third Test against Sri Lanka here today. At the break, Pandya was unbeaten on 108 (93 balls, 8 fours and 7 sixes) while Umesh Yadav was

London, Aug 13: Usain Bolt ended his illustrious career in agony after he injured himself while running the last lap of the 4x100m relay race at the World Championships here. Bolt, who was anchoring the Jamaican team, limped after running a few meters and fell down on the ground in pain, holding his head with both hands in dejection. Great Britain won the gold while the United States and Japan

Pallekele, Aug 12: Opener Shikhar Dhawan smashed his sixth Test hundred before Sri Lanka struck thrice as India reached 253 for three at tea on the opening day of the third cricket Test here today. At the break, India skipper Virat Kohli (11) and Ajinkya Rahane (3) were at the crease. Dhawan (119) and KL Rahul (85) shared a solid partnership of 188 runs to better the highest opening stand against