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Birmingham: Brendon McCullum has apologised to English cricket fans for his results as the national Test coach and accepted "it's time for someone else to have a go." McCullum remained in charge of the limited-overs setup but was axed Sunday from the red-ball role he...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has protected the personality rights of India cricketer Abhishek Sharma and restrained third parties from unauthorisedly misusing his name, image, etc., for any commercial or personal gain, including for dissemination of AI-generated content and sale of merchandise. In an...

London: Off-spinner Sneh Rana picked a superb four-wicket haul as a clinical Indian team scripted history by beating England by 270 runs to clinch a victory in the historic first-ever Women’s Test match at Lord’s Monday Chasing an improbable world-record target of 457 runs, England’s...

London: Defending champion Jannik Sinner successfully kept his Wimbledon title, defeating French Open champion Alexander Zverev 6-7(7), 7-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a high-quality final at the centre court Sunday. This victory marks his second consecutive title at the All England Club and the fifth Grand...

Jakarta: Indian boxers remained a strong force at the Asian U-19 and U-23 Championships with eight of them advancing to the finals across men's and women's U-23 categories and seven others securing bronze medals after semifinal finishes in Jakarta. In the U-23 women's category, five...

Chennai: Five-time Indian Premier League champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and head coach Stephen Fleming have mutually agreed to end their 18-year association, the franchise announced Monday, bringing to a close one of the longest and most successful coaching tenures in the league's history. The...

New York: FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said the possibility of expanding the men’s World Cup to 64 teams for the 2030 edition will be formally considered after the ongoing 2026 tournament, opening the door to another major increase in the size of football’s biggest...

Birmingham: Young pacer Harshit Rana and veteran spinner Varun Chakravarthy have been ruled out of competitive cricket for indefinite period due to hamstring injuries of various degrees, while Prince Yadav and Ravi Bishnoi have been named as their replacements for India's upcoming ODI and T20I...

Cape Town: South Africa midfielder Jayden Adams has died at the age of 25, just weeks after representing his country at the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2026 in the USA, Mexico, and Canada. Adams featured in all three of South Africa’s group-stage matches at the...

Miami: Erling Haaland's World Cup campaign ended in quiet frustration  Saturday. Replaced 15 minutes before the final whistle, the Norway star striker could only watch from the sidelines as Norway crashed out, finding himself grounded by a resilient England defence. Norway's historic 2026 World Cup...