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Santos: Brazil's all-time leading scorer Neymar has officially confirmed his retirement from international football, bringing the curtain down on a career that spanned more than 16 years with the national team. The 34-year-old gave an update on the decision after Santos secured a 4-2 victory...

Mumbai: Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar paid heartfelt tribute to his childhood coach late Ramakant Achrekar on Guru Purnima, saying he always has "one more 'thank you' left to say" to the man who played a defining role in shaping him as a cricketer and human...

Dubai: India's dominance in the latest ICC rankings was underlined Wednesday as Shubman Gill regained the No. 1 spot among ODI batters, while 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi emerged as the biggest mover in the T20I batting charts after a breakthrough series against Zimbabwe. Fresh off India's...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the removal of certain online content allegedly infringing the personality rights of former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh, while making it clear that it would not grant a blanket injunction against future content at this stage. Passing an...

Kolkata: Ryan ten Doeschate has been appointed as the head of cricket strategy for Kolkata Knight Riders after his tenure ended with the Indian team as its assistant coach. Ten Doeschate and fielding coach T Dilip are no longer associated with the Indian team as...

Glasgow: Weightlifter Harjinder Kaur and long-distance star Gulveer Singh emerged as India's standout performers, pushing themselves to the limit to clinch hard-fought silver medals, while three Indian boxers punched their way into the semifinals to guarantee the country more podium finishes at the Commonwealth Games...

New Delhi: The contracts of assistant coach Ryan Ten Doeschate and fielding coach T Dilip have ended and the BCCI isn't handing them any further extensions, secretary Devajit Saikia told Tuesday. The BCCI will announce the name of a new fielding coach for the tour...

New Delhi: Persistence has finally paid off for Madhya Pradesh all-rounder Saransh Jain. After spending more than a decade proving his worth in India's domestic circuit, the 33-year-old has earned his first senior India call-up for the upcoming two-Test series against Sri Lanka, replacing the...

Paris: Zinedine Zidane is France's new coach, replacing Didier Deschamps at the helm of the team he led to glory as arguably its greatest ever player. French Football Federation president Philippe Diallo announced Zidane's appointment at the FFF headquarters in Paris Tuesday, saying he has...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi lavished praise on Sharmila Dhankar for her historic gold medal at the Commonwealth Games and extended his best wishes for a para-athlete for her future endeavours. Sharmila won the gold medal in the women’s shot put F57 event, with...