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‘India may not travel to Pakistan for Champions Trophy’


New Delhi: Team India may not travel to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy next year, and the venue for the event will likely get shifted or a hybrid model used, sources in the BCCI told IANS. They added that a bilateral series with the neighbours is “unlikely” in the near future. Pakistan Cricket Board...

IPL 2024: Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel help DC edge GT by 4 runs


New Delhi: Captain Rishabh Pant enthralled the home crowd by slamming an unbeaten 88 off 43 balls, while Axar Patel hit a 43-ball 66 and impact player Rasikh Salam picked a three-fer as Delhi Capitals edged Gujarat Titans by four runs in a thrilling run-fest to secure their fourth win of the tournament at...

IOC calls for Olympic Truce as Flame lit in Ancient Olympia for Paris 2024


Ancient Olympia (Greece): International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach and other IOC high officials called for world peace on Tuesday during the flame-lighting ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics in Ancient Olympia, Greece. The Olympic Flame that will be burning for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games started its journey after being ignited at the...

IPL 2024: Rajasthan beat Kolkata by 2 wickets


Kolkata: Brought in as an Impact Substitute after an injury, Jos Buttler scored a sensational counter-attacking unbeaten century to top an equally mesmerizing maiden T20 hundred by Sunil Narine as Rajasthan Royals mounted the joint-highest successful chase to prevail over Kolkata Knight Riders by two wickets in Match 31 of Indian Premier League at...

Australia expresses interest to host India-Pak bilateral series


New Delhi: Cricket Australia (CA) has expressed interest in hosting a bilateral series between India and Pakistan, should the BCCI and PCB mutually agree to matches between the two teams in future, say reports. India and Pakistan have not played a bilateral series since 2012-13 and the two nations only meet at global ICC events...

Miami Open: Bopanna-Ebden enter men’s doubles semifinal


Florida: Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna and his Australian teammate Matthew Ebden sailed into the men's doubles semifinal at the Miami Open. Top seeds Indian-Australian pair, currently ranked second in the world, needed a Match Tie-break to advance. The duo overcame Dutch-Australian pair John-Patrick Smith and Sem Verbeek 3-6, 7-6(7-4), 10-7 to reach the last...

IPL 2024: Chennai Super Kings outplay Gujarat Titans


Chennai: A dominant Chennai Super Kings came up with a clinical bowling performance after Shivam Dube hammered a 23-ball 51 while Rachin Ravindra and Ruturaj Gaikwad set a frantic pace with a whirlwind 46 each to lay a solid foundation to help them thoroughly outplay Gujarat Titans by 63 runs in Match 7 of...

IPL 2024: Players to watch out for


New Delhi: The 2024 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will once again be the place where some of the biggest names in men’s cricket will be showcasing their skills to enthrall fans. This time, the tournament will see some of its biggest names return to the competition after missing out on the last...

IPL 2024: Rishabh Pant declared fit


New Delhi: Rishabh Pant is all set to make his long-awaited return to competitive cricket as he has been granted a fitness clearance for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL), the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) issued a medical and fitness update. "After undergoing an extensive 14-month rehab and recovery process, following...