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Hamilton: India clinched the five-match T20I series 3-2 despite suffering a seven-wicket defeat to New Zealand in the final game Sunday. Ishan Kishan (61 off 32 balls) and skipper Shreyas Iyer (50 off 23 balls) struck explosive half-centuries, but New Zealand pacers, led by Adam...

Hamilton: Skipper Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan rediscovered their form with well-paced fifties but pacer Adam Milne-led New Zealand managed to keep India down to a below par 191 for eight in the fifth and final T20I Sunday. India, who enjoy an unassailable 3-1 lead...

New Delhi: Pacer Auqib Nabi was Saturday added to India's squad for the first three ODIs against New Zealand after Prasidh Krishna was ruled out of the five-match series with a hamstring injury. Nabi was already in the squad for the fourth and fifth ODIs,...

Sriharikota:  The GSLV-F18 mission successfully deployed the NVS-03 navigation satellite into its intended orbit, leading ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan to express satisfaction with the mission's precise outcome as he announced plans for five more launches, including the uncrewed 'Gaganyaan G' mission, within this financial year....

Astana: Manisha Bhanwala scripted history Friday, becoming the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Wrestling World Championships and only the second wrestler from the country to achieve the feat after Sushil Kumar, who claimed the men's 66kg title in 2010. Manisha...

Mumbai: Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh believes that not regularly picking players like Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in the ODI squad does not do "justice" to their immense talent. "I would love to see him (Abhishek) in the ODIs, to be honest,...

Auckland: Centurion Glenn Phillips and Michael Bracewell gave India a taste of their own medicine with blazing knocks as New Zealand registered a massive 259 for seven in the fourth T20 International here Friday. It was the highest T20I total against India by any team....

Auckland: Glenn Phillips was at his destructive best, scoring a sensational 107 as New Zealand posted a mammoth 257 for seven in the fourth T20I against India here Friday. Phillips' 49-ball innings was studded with six fours and 10 sixes. Michael Bracewell contributed a 25-ball...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has asked the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to decide two show-cause notices issued to grappler Vinesh Phogat in two weeks. Justice Amit Mahajan, in an order passed October 29 on Phogat's petition, said a sportsperson has to be...

Auckland: India skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and invited New Zealand to bat first in the fourth T20I Friday. India, who have sealed the five-match series 3-0, made two changes to their playing XI. Ishan Kishan, who has recovered from a right adductor strain,...