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Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has made padel a mandatory training component at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore, requiring players to participate in 40-minute sessions on alternate days to boost agility, reflexes, and fielding-specific movement. The new ruling has been passed by senior...

Sydney: Former Australia opener David Warner Wednesday pleaded guilty to a drink-driving charge in a Sydney court and will be sentenced later this year. Warner, who currently serves as the captain of the Sydney Thunder franchise in Australia's domestic T20 Big Bash League (BBL), did...

Rosario (Argentina): Lionel Messi arrived back in Argentina Tuesday for a few days of rest following the World Cup final loss to Spain. Messi's private jet landed near his hometown of Rosario from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at 6:27 am. Although many fans were waiting with...

Madrid: Spain's national football team was welcomed by nearly 2 million fans as it celebrated winning a second World Cup with an open-top bus parade through central Madrid before a jubilant gathering at the city's landmark Plaza de Cibeles. Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra...

East Rutherford (USA): This is how good Spain was at the World Cup: Not even Lionel Messi had any answers. And when it was over, Spain walked off with the trophy. Messi simply walked off in tears. Spain is back atop the soccer world for...

London: Rohit Sharma's 138 and half-centuries from Virat Kohli (74) and Shubman Gill (77) went in vain as England beat India by 27 runs in the third ODI and sealed a 2-1 series win Sunday. After conceding a mammoth 387 for three, India finished at...

Miami: Bukayo Saka scored a hat-trick as England held off a stunning France fightback to claim a 6-4 victory in a madcap Miami thriller Sunday, securing third place for their best World Cup finish since their sole title triumph in 1966. In a match of...

London: Ben Duckett made mincemeat of an inexperienced Indian bowling attack with a fabulous 141 as England posted a mammoth 387 for 3 in the series-deciding third ODI, riding on a 192-run opening stand between the centurion and Jacob Bethell Sunday. Jasprit Bumrah's absence due...

New Delhi/Puri: Fresh off scripting history as the first Indian shuttler to conquer the prestigious Japan Open, double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu expressed deep gratitude and spiritual joy, dedicating her monumental victory to Lord Jagannath. Sindhu defeated home favourite Akane Yamaguchi to win the Japan...

Tokyo: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu produced a vintage display of attacking badminton to outclass local favourite Akane Yamaguchi in straight games, clinching her maiden Super 750 title at the Japan Open in Tokyo Sunday. The 31-year-old became the first Indian to win the Japan...