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India hockey player Birendra Lakra was on Tuesday accused of involvement in the murder of his childhood friend Anand Toppo by the father of the deceased. Anand was found dead in the Olympian’s f...

Australia can expect a trial by spin when Pat Cummins and his men lock horns with Sri Lanka in a two-Test series in Galle beginning on Wednesday. The picturesque stadium is where Sri Lankan spin stalw...

Ukraine’s Anhelina Kalinina said she will use her prize money from Wimbledon to help rebuild her parents’ home after it was bombed during the Russian invasion. Kalinina said her parents a...

Rafael Nadal made a stuttering but rousing return to the grass on Tuesday, beating 41st-ranked Francisco Cerundolo 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in Wimbledon’s first round to begin his campaign for a third...

Bengal have been a formidable outfit in red-ball cricket ever since Arun Lal’s appointment as their head coach. Runners-up in the 2019-20 Ranji Trophy, Bengal finished as semi-finalists in the r...

Not many years ago, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) had toyed with the idea of recruiting Chandrakant Pandit as coach for the senior team. Pandit had then just won his second successive Ranji ...

The Irish bowling was below par, serving plenty of freebies on a ground not too big either. But that takes no credit away from Sanju Samson (77 off 42 balls) and centurion Deepak Hooda (104 off 57 bal...

India will be touring New Zealand for a white-ball series comprising three T20Is and as many ODIs after the T20 World Cup in Australia, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Tuesday.  The series wil...

England’s aggressive style of play in their 3-0 series sweep over New Zealand has garnered a lot of attention, with most crediting the change in approach to new coach Brendon McCullum. The New Z...

Moeen Ali played three of the four Tests of the unfinished India-England series last year. Nine months later, the all-rounder will watch from the commentary box as the home team battles to square the ...