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England's Scrivens named ICC Women's Player of the Month for January
46 days agoDubai, Feb 13 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced England's Grace Scrivens as the winner of the ICC Women's Player of the Month awards for Janua....

Shubman Gill named ICC Men's Player of the Month for January
46 days agoDubai, Feb 13 (IANS) India's Shubman Gill, who hammered a magnificent double hundred against New Zealand last month, has been named the ICC Men's Player of the Month for Janua....

I made the selector's job bit tougher, says Scott Boland amid selection squeeze
46 days agoNew Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Australia pacer Scott Boland believes that his performance has convinced Australia's selectors to retain him for the second Test of the Border-Gavaska....

IND v AUS Series: Teams have optional training at Nagpur ahead of second Test
46 days agoNagpur, Feb 13 (INAS) The Australian cricket team had a practice session at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium at Jamtha here on Monday, opting to utilise the extr....

WPL Player Auction: Smriti Mandhana bags INR 3.4 crore deal with Royal Challengers Bangalore
46 days agoMumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana bagged a huge deal of INR 3.4 crore with the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the first set of Womens Premier Leag....

I almost lost an opportunity to make it for Khelo India this year, says KIYG medallist Gymnast Mann Kothari
46 days agoNew Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Young Indian gymnast Mann Kothari, who had a medal-winning performance in his debut Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) in Madhya Pradesh, revealed how he ....

Women's T20 World Cup: Did speak about Virat Kohli's extraordinary knock at the MCG, reveals Jemimah Rodrigues
46 days agoCape Town, Feb 13 (IANS) Talismanic batter Virat Kohli's unforgettable heroics at the MCG were mentioned before the Indian team took the field against Pakistan in the Women's ....

Golf: Scheffler wins Phoenix Open, regains World No. 1 ranking from McIlroy
46 days agoScottsdale (USA), Feb 13 (IANS) Scottie Scheffler successfully defended his WM Phoenix Open title at TPC Scottsdale to regain the No. 1 spot in the world. It was his first win....
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La Liga: Barcelona beat Villarreal to move 11 clear; Depay strikes for Atletico
46 days agoMadrid (Spain), Feb 13 (IANS) FC Barcelona opened an 11-point lead over Real Madrid at the top of the La Liga table thanks to a 1-0 win away to Villarreal.

Women's T20 World Cup: Samarawickrama, De Silva steer Sri Lanka to win over Bangladesh
46 days agoCape Town, Feb 13 (IANS) Harshitha Samarawickrama and Nilakshi de Silva's ice-cool hundred partnership steered Sri Lanka to a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh as they continue....

Lynn's heroics help Adani Gulf Giants claim title in inaugural ILT20
46 days agoDDubai, Feb 13 (IANS) Chris Lynn's stubborn unbeaten 72 backed by Gerhard Erasmus's elegant 30 runs and Shimron Hetmyer's timely and aggressive unbeaten 25 runs helped Adani G....

Sunrisers Eastern Cape beat Pretoria Capitals, emerge champions of inaugural SA20
46 days agoJohannesburg, Feb 13 (IANS) The Sunrisers Eastern Cape have been crowned champions of the inaugural SA20 after beating Pretoria Capitals in the final.

ISL 2022-23: Second half changes were crucial for us, says Chennaiyin FC coach Brdaric
47 days agoChennai, Feb 13 (IANS) Chennaiyin FC head coach Thomas Brdaric was satisfied with his team's performance as the Marina Machans secured a 2-0 win against East Bengal FC in the ....

Asian Indoor Athletics Championships: Jyothi Yarraji, Jeswin Aldrin set national records to win silver medals
47 days agoAstana (Kazakhstan), Feb 12 (IANS) India's Jyothi Yarraji and Jeswin Aldrin continued their national record-breaking spree and won silver medals in women's 60m hurdles and men....

Women's T20 WC: Chemistry within England squad is bringing best out of everyone, feels Ecclestone
47 days agoPaarl (South Africa), Feb 12 (IANS) Spin sensation Sophie Ecclestone feels the chemistry within the England squad is helping to bring the best out of everyone at the ongoing I....

Table Tennis: Chinese teenager Lin stuns Ovtcharov to claim WTT Contender Amman title
47 days agoAmman (Jordan), Feb 12 (IANS) China's Lin Shidong lifted his first-ever men's singles trophy at a World Table Tennis (WTT) Series event, upsetting Germany's Dimitrij Ovtcharov....

ISL 2022-23: Chennaiyin FC end eight-game winless streak with victory over East Bengal FC
47 days agoChennai, Feb 12 (IANS) Chennaiyin FC put their eight-game winless streak in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2022-23 to rest after a comfortable 2-0 win over East Bengal FC at th....

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur inaugurates new sports infrastructure in SAI NCOE Lucknow
47 days agoLucknow, Feb 12 (IANS) Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur on Sunday inaugurated a 300-bedded hostel, an upgraded wrestling hall with state-of-the-art facilities in line with ....

Prime Volleyball League: Bengaluru Torpedoes register convincing 4-1 win over Mumbai Meteors
47 days agoBengaluru, Feb 12 (IANS) Bengaluru Torpedoes registered a convincing 4-1 win over Mumbai Meteors in the ongoing Prime Volleyball League at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium, here....

Women's T20 World Cup: India beat Pakistan by seven wickets in campaign opener
47 days agoCape Town (South Africa), Feb 12 (IANS) India produced an impressive performance to beat arch-rivals Pakistan by seven wickets in their opening match of Women's T20 World Cup ....

Premier League: Southampton sack manager Nathan Jones after three months in charge
47 days agoSouthampton (England), Feb 12 (IANS) Southampton FC on Sunday sacked manager Nathan Jones after just three months in charge of the Premier League club.

Ranji Trophy 2022-23: Pradipta Pramanik's fifer leads Bengal to final with win over MP
47 days agoIndore, Feb 12 (IANS) Left-arm spinner Pradipta Pramanik's brilliant fifer (5/51) led Bengal to the Ranji Trophy 2022-23 final with a massive 306-run win over defending champi....

Women's Premier League player auction promises start of something big for women's cricket in India
47 days agoNew Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) When Ireland and England will be facing off against each other in their Group 1 match in Womens T20 World Cup at Boland Park in Paarl, cricket enthusi....

Ind vs Aus: Jaydev Unadkat released from 2nd Test squad, to play Ranji Trophy final
47 days agoNew Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat was on Sunday released from India's squad for the second Test of the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in....

Ranji Trophy 2022-23: Vasavada guides Saurashtra to final with 4-wicket win over Karnataka
47 days agoBengaluru, Feb 12 (IANS) After his brilliant double-century in the first innings, Arpit Vasavada followed up his with a vital unbeaten 47 to guide Saurashtra to the Ranji Trop....

Australia forced to cancel practice on spin-friendly Nagpur pitch after watering of track
47 days agoNew Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) After suffering a crushing defeat, Australian team had a planned a training session on the spin-friendly Nagpur pitch, which confounded them in the Bo....

Australian sprinter Browning targeting sub-10s run within months
47 days agoCanberra (Australia), Feb 12 (IANS) Australian sprinter Rohan Browning has said he is on the brink of breaking the 10-second mark in the 100m event.

Women's T20 World Cup: Want to be aggressive, take the game on, walk towards the danger, says Nat Sciver-Brunt
47 days agoPaarl (South Africa), Feb 12 (IANS) All-rounder and England vice-captain Nat Sciver-Brunt praised her team's breezy win over West Indies in the 2023 Women's T20 World Cup and ....

Women's T20 World Cup: Rest of the world closing the gap on Australia, says Ashleigh Gardner
47 days agoPaarl (South Africa), Feb 12 (IANS) Australia's off-spin all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner insists the gap between the defending champions and other teams is closing despite their ....

Golf: Aditi Ashok finished third in Lalla Meryem Cup but leading the Order of Merit
47 days agoRabat, Feb 12 (IANS) Indian golfer Aditi Ashok finished third in the Lalla Meryem Cup with an overall score of 7 under. She finished the final round with 1 under (4 Birdie & 1....

Worry about the psychological damage that may have been done to Travis Head: Mark Taylor
47 days agoNew Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Former Australia captain Mark Taylor is worried about the psychological damage which has been done to left-handed batter Travis Head after being axed ....

'I am confident, positive and learning from my mistakes', says star shuttler PV Sindhu
47 days agoNew Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Ace Indian shuttler P V Sindhu is eager to return to attack after the forgetful beginning of the 2023 season as the stress fracture on the left foot t....

I'm sure KL Rahul will be backed for the Test match in Delhi: Sunil Gavaskar
47 days agoNew Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar has backed under fire opener KL Rahul to be in the hosts playing eleven for the second Test against Australia, s....

Women's T20 World Cup: Healy, Gardner help Australia thrash New Zealand by 97 runs
47 days agoPaarl (South Africa), Feb 12 (IANS) Alyssa Healy smashed 55 on her return from injury while Ashleigh Gardner picked a five-wicket haul as Australia thrashed New Zealand by 97 ....

Nagpur Test has exposed Australia's weakness against good spin bowling on turning pitches: Ian Chappell
47 days agoNew Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Legendary Australian cricketer Ian Chappell believes Australia's heavy defeat by an innings and 132 runs to India in the first Test at Nagpur has expo....

Wu Yinbing upsets Taylor Fritz to become first Chinese man to reach ATP tour final
47 days agoDallas, Feb 12 (IANS) Wu Yibing became the first Chinese man to reach an ATP Tour final in the Open Era, beating top-seeded American Taylor Fritz 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-4 in the Dalla....

Women's T20 World Cup: India are not that far away from winning a big one, says Ravi Shastri
47 days agoNew Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Former India men's head coach Ravi Shastri believes Harmanpreet Kaur & Co can take inspiration from the U19 Women's T20 World Cup triumph and believe ....

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Australia call up left-arm spinner Kuhnemann ahead of second Test
47 days agoNew Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann has been called up to Australia's squad to play the second Test as leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson's replacement, who ....

Scheffler chases title and World No. 1 ranking, Rahm in close chase; Korean Sungjae best Asian at sixth
47 days agoScottsdale, Ariz, Feb 12 (IANS) Scottie Scheffler, the defending champion held onto the lead at the WM Phoenix Open in a bid to successfully defend his title and regain the No....

Real Madrid beat Al Hilal to win FIFA Club World Cup
47 days agoRabat, Feb 12 (IANS) Real Madrid were crowned the FIFA Club World Cup champions in the Moroccan city of Rabat after beating Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal 5-3.