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No runs, no worries for Australia's test opener Marcus Harris

Just as well Marcus Harris has a friend in high places Australia cricket coach Justin Langer.

Pro Kabaddi League: Defending champions Bengal Warriors defeat UP Yoddha

UP Yoddha narrowly missed the winning flight against defending champions Bengal Warriors in their opening game in the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) on Wednesday.

Ganguly shouldn't have spoken on Virat Kohli captaincy issue: Vengsarkar

Virat Kohli in a media conference said that no one from BCCI told him not to quit T20 captaincy, contrary to Ganguly's claims

India beat arch-rivals Pakistan 4-3 to win ACT hockey bronze medal

India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan 4-3 in a pulsating third-fourth place play-off match to win the bronze medal at the Asian Champions Trophy men's hockey tournament

PKL 8: Nitesh Kumar to lead UP Yoddha for 2nd consecutive season

Nitesh Kumar will lead UP Yoddha in upcoming Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) season, which is scheduled to kick off from December 22 in Bengaluru, the GMR group owned franchisee confirmed on Thursday.

Tamil Thalaivas won't disappoint fans in PKL this time: Coach Udayakumar

The Tamil Thalaivas haven't had a great time in the three seasons of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) they have been part so far

PKL: I always tell my players to be fearless, says Haryana Steelers' coach

The Pro Kabaddi, which is returning after two years, will be held in a secure bio-bubble at the Sheraton Grand in Bengaluru

It's all a bit friendly, get nasty: Vaughan's advice to England

England are being "too nice" and need to "get nasty" against Australia in the Boxing Day Test to fight back in the ongoing Ashes series, feels former skipper Michael Vaughan.

World Athletics president mulls adding meet in China in state-of-track talk

With track and field adding another Diamond League event in China, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe addressed the human rights issues in the country during his state-of-the-sport Zoom meeting.

Eddie Nketiah treble, Patino debut goal as Arsenal advances in cup

Even after scoring a hat trick for Arsenal, Eddie Nketiah was momentarily upstaged by another academy graduate. It's not often a teenager scores on his debut

Gashimov Memorial chess: Anand ends Rapid event with two more defeats

The former world champion Indian lost to Fabiano Caruana of USA 0.5-1.5 in his first match of the day

Pakistan cricketer Abid Ali hospitalised after pain in chest

Abid twice complained of chest pain while batting for Central Punjab against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the Quaid-e-Azam trophy match

Japan stun India 5-3 to set up title clash against Korea in ACT hockey

In the other semifinal of the day, South Korea beat Pakistan 6-5 in a thrilling contest

Matchday: Arsenal hosts Sunderland in League Cup; Barca at Sevilla

A look at what's happening in European soccer on Tuesday

Premier League plays on, urging 16% of players unvaccinated get jabbed

Premier League clubs decided against pausing the season despite 10 fixtures being postponed in the previous week due to the most widespread coronavirus outbreaks to date across squads.

FIFA touts billions to be gained from biennial World Cups

FIFA is making a financial pitch to win support for biennial World Cups.

Gashimov Memorial chess: Anand beats Mamedyarov for first win

Earlier in the day, Anand had lost 0.5-1.5 to Sergey Karjakin in the fifth round

Rafael Nadal positive for virus after returning from Abu Dhabi

Nadal said he is enduring unpleasant moments but hopes to improve little by little

ACT hockey: Confident India start as overwhelming favourites against Japan

India would start as overwhelming favourites against Asian Games gold winner Japan in the semifinal of the Asian Champions Trophy men's hockey tournament

Tiger Woods & son's 11 straight birdies fall short of Daly duo

Tiger Woods might not be ready for tour-level golf. He can still deliver quite a show.