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Rawalpindi: Experienced top-order batter Fakhar Zaman Saturday said Pakistan's long wait for an ICC trophy could end next year in the 50-overs World Cup to be hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia. Fakhar told the media here that the Pakistan players have had long...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi felicitated the Indian men's and women's hockey teams for their historic gold medal triumph at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan and announced a combined cash reward of Rs 5.61 crore for the players and support staff. The...

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians and Mahela Jayawardene have mutually agreed to end their association as head coach, with the five-time Indian Premier League champions preparing for a change in leadership ahead of the next season. The decision follows a disappointing 2026 campaign in which the franchise...

Chennai: It's official! One of India's top music directors Anirudh Ravichander is to wed Kavya Maran, the daughter of Sun Group Chairman Kalanidhi Maran and the owner of the IPL franchise SunRisers Hyderabad, in November this year. The news of the music director's wedding was...

New Delhi: Former Sri Lanka fast bowler Chaminda Vaas is set to take over as Delhi Capitals’ fast bowling coach as the franchise reshapes its coaching staff ahead of the next IPL season. Earlier this month, the franchise officially parted ways with its existing coaching...

New Delhi: Pacers Akash Deep and Anshul Kamboj were Friday named in the India squad for the two Test series in New Zealand. Akash Deep recently returned to action after recovering from a stress fracture. Akash Deep last played in the 2025 tour of England...

Bengaluru: Veteran pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar was Friday added to India's squad for the series-deciding fifth and final T20I against the West Indies as cover for Arshdeep Singh, who has sustained a shoulder injury. The final match of the series, which is currently locked at 2-2,...

Bengaluru: Star Indian women's cricket team batter Jemimah Rodrigues has been named Friendship Ambassador by Switzerland Tourism to engage with the new generation of Indian travellers. Rodrigues is currently recuperating from a high-grade right hamstring strain that forced her to skip the Asia Cup and...

Rome: Kylian Mbappe became the youngest player with 100 Champions League appearances when he reached the century mark at age 27 in Real Madrid's match at Roma. And he celebrated the mark by scoring a first-half equaliser in Madrid's 4-3 win. Lionel Messi had set...

Hyderabad: Keemo Paul's 5 for 41 followed Shai Hope's first-innings 102 not out as a clinical West Indies beat India by 24 runs in the fourth T20I to level the five-match series 2-2 Wednesday. The fifth and final T20I will be played Saturday at Bengaluru's...