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Skipper KL Rahul needs game time, push the limits in remaining ODIs

Skipper KL Rahul would hope to get some valuable batting time as the Indian team is expected to recalibrate its goals to create some challenge for itself in the remaining two ODIs against Zimbabwe

FTX Crypto Cup: Chess prodigy Praggnanandhaa records four wins in a row

Indian prodigy R Praggnanandhaa defeated world No.6 Levon Aronian a 3-1 in the fourth round to notch up his fourth consecutive win in the FTX Crypto Cup, the American finale of Champions Chess Tour

US Open winners to get $2.6 mn, total player compensation surpasses $60 mn

The US Open singles champions will receive USD 2.6 million this year, with total player compensation for the Grand Slam tournament surpassing USD 60 million for the first time.

Madison Keys knocks No.1 Iga Swiatek out of Western & Southern Open

American Madison Keys upset No. 1 Iga Swiatek 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Western & Southern Open quarterfinals

Elon Musk's tweet joking about buying Manchester United causes stir

Elon Musk caused a stir by tweeting that he was buying the English football team Manchester United whose current owners are opposed by many fans then saying several hours later that it was a joke

At French Open, Swiatek loses set, extends match win streak

The loss of one set by a player is normally not the stuff of headlines at a Grand Slam tournament. That did constitute news at the French Open, because the player was No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek

ICC appoints Pakistan's Wasim Khan as its General Manager-Cricket

The ICC on Friday appointed Wasim Khan, the former chief executive of Pakistan Cricket Board, as its General Manager - Cricket to succeed Geoff Allardice.

Novak Djokovic withdraws from ATP Cup in Australia

Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the ATP Cup in Australia ahead of the first Grand Slam tournament of the season, organizers said Wednesday.

India players warm up ahead of 1st Test vs South Africa with footvolley

The Indian cricket team is gradually increasing its training intensity as it adapts to the higher altitude ahead of the first Test against South Africa, here from December 26

Harmanpreet's double strike hands India 3-1 win over Pakistan in ACT hockey

Harmanpreet scored a brace as Olympic bronze-medallists India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan 3-1 to register their second consecutive win

Casper Ruud joins Djokovic, Medvedev and Zverev in ATP Finals semis

A year ago, Casper Ruud had just cracked the top 30 in the rankings.

Sania Mirza wins in women's double final of Ostrava Open

Sania Mirza won her first title of season as she and her Chinese partner Shuai Zhang beat pair of Kaitlyn Christian and Erin Routliffe in the women's doubles final of the Ostrava Open here on Sunday.

Track coach Alberto Salazar's 4-year doping ban upheld by CAS

Alberto Salazar received no relief from the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which upheld his four-year ban for a series of doping-related violations that had long been pursued by American regulators

IPL founder Lalit Modi faces $7-mn High Court case in UK: Report

The London-based founder of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Lalit Modi, is facing an approximately $7-million legal challenge in the High Court in England

Team GB win double gold at Olympic sailing; Italy, Brazil also top podium

Great Britain won two sailing gold medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Tuesday on a day when four events were decided at the Enoshima Yacht Harbor.

Australia's Jessica Fox wins first Olympic women's canoe slalom gold

Australia's Jessica Fox has made Olympic history at the Tokyo Games as the first gold medalist in women's canoe slalom

British Open back in a bubble after Covid-19 cancellation

As tradition goes at the British Open, it might feel as though nothing has changed.

Argentina trusting Messi to find answer to Ospina's Colombia

Argentina will continue to trust that Lionel Messi finds a way to overcome Colombia goalkeeper David Ospina at Man Garrincha Stadium in Brasilia to return to the Copa America final.

F1 champion Hamilton signs 2-year extension with Mercedes

Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton will stay with Mercedes through the 2023 season after signing a two-year contract extension, the team said Saturday.

Some fans. No fans. Tokyo undecided as games open in 3 weeks

Banning all fans from the Tokyo Olympics is still an option with the games opening during a pandemic in just three weeks, Seiko Hashimoto, the president of the Tokyo organizing committee, said Friday.