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New Delhi: On the day he turns 54, former Indi captain Sourav Ganguly expressed his deep gratitude on being named as the latest inductee into the prestigious ICC Hall of Fame, describing it as a ‘huge honour’ to be in the list alongside some of...

Dubai: India's Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma retained the top two positions in the latest ICC Men's T20I Batting Rankings, even as several England players made significant gains following the hosts' dominant start to the five-match series against India. England, who hold a 2-0 lead...

Cairo: Egyptian Football Federation (EFF) has reportedly approached governing body FIFA, lodging a formal protest against the decisions of referee Francois Letexier after their team suffered a dramatic 3-2 defeat against defending champions Argentina in Atlanta Tuesday. Egypt appeared close to a historic upset after...

Mumbai: On former India captain Sourav Ganguly’s 54th birthday on Wednesday, National Award-winning actor dropped the first look of the cricketer’s upcoming biopic DADA: The Sourav Ganguly Story, which will hit the screens May 14 next year. Wishing Ganguly a happy birthday, Rajkummar dropped the...

Atlanta: Lionel Messi did it yet again at this year's World Cup. Argentina great scored once while inspiring his team to an improbable 3-2 victory over Egypt Tuesday despite trailing by two goals with only 11 minutes to play. The defending champions will next face...

By Manoj Kumar Jena, OP Balangir/Bhubaneswar: Sometimes, obsession can drive people to extremes. Whether it is wealth, career, appearance or material possessions, an obsession with any one thing can either help someone achieve wonders or, when taken too far, become a drawback. But for 19-year-old...

Nottingham: Indian batters produced one of their worst performance in recent times, surrendering meekly to England's tearaway quicks Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue's hostile spells in a record 125-run loss in the third T20 International here. Archer (3/29 in 3 overs) and Tongue (4/28 in...

New Delhi: Tributes poured in from across the cricketing world after former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran passed away in India Tuesday following a prolonged illness. The 38-year-old, one of the pioneers of Afghanistan cricket, died a day before his 39th birthday after battling stage...

New Delhi: Former Afghanistan fast bowler and one of the country's cricketing pioneers, Shapoor Zadran, passed away in India Tuesday following a prolonged illness, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed. He was 38 and would have turned 39 Wednesday. Zadran, who represented Afghanistan in 44...

New York: France star Kylian Mbappe Monday condemned a Paraguayan senator over racist remarks she made following Paraguay's loss to France in the round of 16 at the World Cup. Mbappe called Celeste Amarilla, a senator from Paraguay's Liberal Radical Party, a "despicable woman" who...