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New Delhi: Former Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and England left-arm speedster Harry Gurney has decided to retire from cricket following a shoulder injury. Gurney, 34, was part of KKR in 2019, and had picked up seven wickets in eight…
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New Delhi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is reportedly considering expanding the T20 World Cup to 20 teams from its current number of 16. While the 2021 tournament, which is currently scheduled to be held in India, will remain…
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New Delhi: Seven elite athletes, including Olympic-bound race-walkers Sandeep Kumar and KT Irfan, have tested positive for Covid-19. "Reports of weekly Covid-19 tests conducted last weekend by SAI have revealed that seven athletes tested…
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New Delhi:  India have retained the top spot in the International Cricket Council's (ICC) annual update of the Test rankings. India are on 121 rating points while second-placed New Zealand are on 120. England overtook Australia to take…
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Hanover:  The French Open hopes to welcome around 118,000 fans for the upcoming tennis Grand Slam in Paris, if all goes well, organizers said on Wednesday. Organizers said that a little more than 5,000 fans would be allowed on the Roland…
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New Delhi: Former India pace bowler RP Singh's father died on Wednesday due to Covid-19. In a message on Twitter, the 35-year-old Singh, who hails from Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh, said: "It is with deepest grief and sadness we inform…
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Chennai: Arjuna award-winning veteran Indian table tennis player Venugopal Chandrasekhar died at a private hospital in Chennai due to Covid-19 related complications on Wednesday. He survived by his wife Mala and 20-year-old son C.…
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New Delhi: Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin should both be playing in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand for their prowess with the bat as much as their ability to take wickets, said Pragyan Ojha. Ojha…
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Manchester: Manchester City were on Tuesday crowned 2020-21 Premier League champions after Leicester City's 2-1 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford here. This is their third title in the last four years. The result means that Pep…
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Colombo: India are to tour Sri Lanka for a short cricket series in July, but increasing Covid-19 cases in that country could worry Indian cricket board. The island nation recorded 2,568 cases on Tuesday. According to official numbers…
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New Delhi:  Colombo's R. Premadasa Stadium will host all the matches in India's upcoming limited overs series against Sri Lanka. Indian cricket board president Sourav Ganguly earlier said that India are set to travel to Sri Lanka in July…
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London: Even as the Indian cricket board hopes to complete remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL), possibly at an overseas destination, the English board has put its foot down in favour of international cricket, ruling out the…
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New Delhi: India captain Virat Kohli on Monday announced that he has got a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine and urged his followers to get inoculated as soon as they can. Kohli, 32, posted a picture of himself getting the jab on his…
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New Delhi: Piyush Chawla's father has passed away due to Covid-19 related symptoms, the leg-spinner announced on his Instagram page on Monday. "With deepest grief, we announce that my beloved father, Mr Pramod Kumar Chawla, left for the…
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New Delhi: Delhi Police has issued a look out notice against Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar, who has been absconding since May 4 after a wrestler died in a brawl at Chhatrasal Stadium. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, North West…
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