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Islamabad: The Pakistan Cricket Board Thursday inked an agreement with Saudi Arabia to build a modern cricket stadium in Jeddah. The agreement was signed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi and Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation (SACF) chief Saud bin Mishal bin Mohammad...

Los Angeles: ICC Chairman Jay Shah hailed the inauguration of the LA Knight Riders Cricket Ground in Los Angeles as a significant step in cricket’s global expansion, describing it as 'a key milestone' in the sport’s return to Olympic Games. The state-of-the-art venue, developed by...

Colombo: India's two-Test series against hosts Sri Lanka will be played in Galle and Colombo from August 15 to 27, home board SLC announced Thursday. The series is part of the World Test Championship. The first Test will be played at the Galle International Stadium...

Seattle: Belgium overturned a two-goal deficit and scored from the penalty spot deep into extra time to beat Senegal 3-2 Wednesday in the biggest comeback of the World Cup so far. Senegal held a 2-0 lead with just 5 minutes of regulation time remaining, but...

Mexico City: Sebastian Beccacece has stepped down as coach of Ecuador following World Cup elimination. The 45-year-old Argentine confirmed it after Tuesday night's 2-0 defeat to host Mexico. "My contract has to end with the end of the World Cup. For us, we are leaving...

Dubai: Dashing India wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan has displaced teammate Abhishek Sharma from the top spot in the latest ICC men's T20I batting rankings released Wednesday. The rise to the top for Kishan (876 ranking points) comes on the back of his consistent form at the...

Mexico City: The 40-year wait is over. Mexicans had learned to live with defeats in the knockout stages of the World Cup. On seven occasions, El Tri fans were left heartbroken at this stage. Not anymore. Julian Quinones and Raul Jimenez scored within a nine-minute...

Mexico City: Ecuador's Piero Hincapie became the second player to be issued a red card at the World Cup under FIFA's new rule that calls for a player to be sent off for covering their mouth during a confrontational exchange with an opponent. Hincapie was...

East Rutherford: Kylian Mbappe put France ahead with a brilliant crossover step in the 45th minute and then added a second-half goal to break a World Cup knockout round scoring record, and Les Bleus beat Sweden 3-0 Tuesday to set up a round of 16...

  Bhopal: Cricketer Shashank Singh Tuesday denied allegations of assaulting a man employed at his family's residence in Bhopal, claiming the complainant had falsely projected himself as a cook and suggesting that an attempt was being made to implicate his family. The statement came a...