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Yashasvi gains big in ICC Test rankings


New Delhi: India’s young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal continues his rise in the Test rankings after scoring an unbeaten 214 in the third Test against England in Rajkot as he jumped 14 places to be placed 15th position on the updated rankings for Test batters, released by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The 22-year-old left-hander, who...

Rajkot Test loss a wake-up call for England: Vaughan


New Delhi: Former England captain Michael Vaughan believes that the heavy 434-run defeat to India in the third Test at Rajkot has to be a wake-up call for Ben Stokes and his players. In what was also Stokes' 100th Test match, England conceded a 126-run lead to India and were put under the pump in...

Super Bowl most-watched program ever in the US


New York: The longest Super Bowl game will also go down as the most-watched program in U.S. television history. According to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics, Kansas City's 25-22 overtime victory over San Francisco averaged 123.7 million viewers across television and streaming platforms. That shattered last year's mark of 115.1 million for Kansas City's last-play victory...

2nd Test: India beat England by 106 runs, level series 1-1


Visakhapatnam: Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and fast-bowler Jasprit Bumrah took three wickets each as India beat England by 106 runs in the second Test at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, to level the five-game series 1-1. England put in a brave effort to chase a record 399, but hunting down a staggering target...

Pragga now India No. 1 after beating world champ Ding Liren


New Delhi: Eighteen-year-old Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa surpassed Viswanathan Anand in live classical chess rankings after beating reigning world champion Ding Liren at the Tata Steel Masters in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. Praggnanandhaa jumped two spots to 11th overall with 2748.3 rating points, 0.3 more than Anand. He entered the fourth round of the prestigious tournament with a...

Australian Open: Djokovic propels over Popyrin to enter 3rd round


Melbourne: In a roller coaster of a match, Novak Djokovic, a 10-time champion showcased his resilience, holding off home favorite, Alexei Popyrin with a 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-3 victory in the second round of Australian Open 2924, here at the the Rod Laver Arena. The 36-year-old Serbian maestro, grappling with a wrist issue, found himself in...

Biggest sporting moments of the year


Intro: 2023 proved to be yet another year when individual athletes and teams across different sports experienced some incredible highs and heartbreaking lows. India fall at final hurdle after dream run at cricket WC Rohit Sharma-led India produced one of the best performances by any side in the group stages of an ODI World Cup, winning 10...

Vinesh Phogat to return her Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award


New Delhi: Asian and Commonwealth Games gold medalist Vinesh Phogat announced that she will be returning her Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award to the government over its support to former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. After Olympic bronze medalist Sakshi Malik announced she is quitting wrestling and Bajrang Punia returned...

IPL Auction 2024: The top sold players


New Delhi: In a historic IPL auction this week, Australian pace sensation Mitchell Starc shattered records as the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) secured his services for an unprecedented Rs 24.75 crore. Starc, making a comeback to the IPL after an eight-year hiatus, outbid fellow Australian Pat Cummins, who briefly held the new record before being...