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ICC Test rankings: Kusal Perera jumps 58 places after match-winning century

Virat Kohli is leading the chart with 992 rating points ahead of Kane Williamson (897 points). In the bowlers' list, Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins has overtaken Kagiso Rabada to grab the top spot

Mathews, Thirimanne fifties hand Sri Lanka advantage, end Day 3 on 165/4

Thirimanne and Mathews both faced 94 balls each in their innings and struck eight boundaries each

T20: Evin Lewis' ton guides West Indies to a 9-wicket victory against India

India set target of 191 for loss of 6 wickets; West Indies chased it with loss of just 1 wicket

Shannon Gabriel suspended for four ODIs after exchange with Joe Root

Gabriel's remarks were in breach of the ICC Code of Conduct, for which he was also docked 75% of his match fees

Dhoni cracks the bat on the endorsement pitch, enters Rs 100-crore club

With 25 brands in the bag and his entry into the Rs 100-crore endorsers club, is Captain Cool setting up the end game?

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Magnus Carlsen won his fourth classical super GM tournament in a row with a round to spare

ISSF WC: Abhishek Verma wins gold in 10m air pistol; secures Olympic spot

Shooting in maiden International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup final, Abhishek Verma led the field throughout the men's 10m air pistol event to clinch the top spot with a total score of 242.7

BCCI recommends Bumrah, Shami, Jadeja and Poonam Yadav for Arjuna award

Poonam Yadav, is the fourth name to be nominated. She has picked up 63 wickets from 41 ODI's and 74 wickets from 54 T20 games.

Meet Claire Polosak, the first women umpire to stand in men's ODI

The 31-year-old, who is breaking new ground for women cricket officials has previously stood in 15 women's ODIs, the first one in November 2016 between Australia and South Africa

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The Grenke Chess Classic is interestingly poised

Street Child Cricket World Cup 2019: Playing for a life beyond the streets

Street children are harnessing the power of cricket to raise awareness about the challenges they face and the solutions they want

Wimbledon embraces web, plans online ballot for the public: Report

Almost a half-million people made the pilgrimage to southwest London last year to attend one of the most prestigious events on the global sports calendar

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The Shenzhen GM has just got underway and the Grenke Chess Classic starts this weekend

Return of the king: Tiger Woods clawed his way back from agony, ignominy

Physically, woods is not the same startling specimen he was a decade ago, but mentally, he can roam spaces few can fathom

Augusta Masters 2019: What is Tiger Woods when alone with himself?

There's cosmic energy at the core of Tiger Woods' win

Wanted 16-man squad for WC, excluded bunch need not lose heart: Shastri

hey (who missed out) shouldn't lose heart. It's a funny game. There could be injuries. So you never know when you could be called up, says India head coach Shastri

ICC World Cup 2019: Poor form puts Hasim Amla's WC place in jeopardy

He was due to play the final two one-day games against Sri Lanka but withdrew because his father was seriously ill.

ICC World Cup 2019: Hafeez clears Yo-Yo test, may get place in Pak WC squad

The national selectors didn't bother to call up either of the two batsmen, Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad nor left-arm fast bowler Wahab Riaz for the tests

ICC World Cup 2019: No issue with return of Smith, Warner, says Finch

Australia will play against England and Sri Lanka in the warm-ups before opening its title defence against Afghanistan at the Bristol County Ground on June 1

ICC WC 2019: Shami credits management for helping him rediscover confidence

After the 2015 edition, where Shami was the second-highest wicket-taker with 17 scalps, the fast bowler subsequently suffered from weight gain and did not play one-day cricket for two years