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Sarfraz accepts mistake, says he's learnt a lesson from unsavoury episode

Sarfaraz, who is Pakistan's permanent captain in all three formats, has been forced to return home after the ICC had imposed a four-match ban on him for making racially motivated comments

India vs New Zealand: Blackcaps pick two uncapped players for 3 T20Is

Regular skipper Kane Williamson is named captain of the 14-strong squad after skipping the one-off T20 against Sri Lanka

Balls of different weights, 'blind-fold' catching improved India fielding

While the 'blindfold technique' was specifically used in England for red-ball cricket, a simulation machine called ' Teammate' was used in Australia for slip-catching

India vs New Zealand: Shubman, Khaleel want to be as fit as Virat, Rohit

Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav, who has been with the Indian team for close to two years, also echoed the views of Gill and Ahmed

ICC T20I World Cup: India to face SA in opener; here's the full schedule

India's opening match will take place in Perth on October 24 while the tournament will get underway from October 18 with qualifying rounds in South Geelong

Indian women's Hockey team holds Spain to 1-1 draw after losing first game

Having lost 2-3 to Spain in their opening match on Saturday, the Indian team put up a spirited performance in a high-voltage second encounter in Murcia

Novak Djokovic crushes Rafael Nadal to lift seventh Australian Open Title

The Serbian world number one dominated the Spanish second seed to win his 15th Grand Slam title in just 2hr 4min on Rod Laver Arena

Saina enters Indonesia Masters final

Eighth seed Saina will now face either Spain's three-time World Champion and reigning Olympic champion Carolina Marin

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Anish Giri is on 6.5 and Anand is sharing third-fifth on 6 points with Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren

International Weightlifting Federation lifts ban on medalist Sanjita Chanu

The IWF Hearing Panel will render its decision on the athlete's case in due course

Australian Open 2019: Rafael Nadal to take on Stefanos Tsitsipas in semis

On day nine of the Australian Open, the fairytale runs of Stefanos Tsitsipas and Danielle Collins were also extended as they too swept into the last four

In pictures: Serena's triumph and other court battles at Australian Open

Serena Williams knocks out Simona Halep to reach Australian Open quarter-finals

ICC World Cup 2019: Bumrah's yorker will be key in death overs, says Akram

A lot of it Akram believes could be attributed to tennis ball cricket, which helps aspiring bowlers perfect their yorkers.

Chappell ranks Dhoni over Bevan, says he is still world's best ODI finisher

Dhoni has often been criticised for his slow innings but the former India skipper silenced the doubters when he unleashed a massive six at Adelaide to seal the third ODI and the series 2-1

India vs New Zealand 2019: Indian team reaches Auckland for 5 ODIs, 3 T20Is

The Indian team will leave for Napier on Monday morning where the first ODI will be played on Wednesday

Tsitsipas knocks defending champion Federer out of Australian Open 2019

The NextGen Finals champion beat Federer, who is 17 years his senior, 6-7 (11-13), 7-6 (7/3), 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) on Rod Laver Arena

Australian Open: Frances Tiafoe 'excited' for Nadal challenge in quarters

Tiafoe is the youngest American to reach the Australian Open quarters since 20-year-old Andy Roddick who had advanced into the semi-final of the tournament back in 2003

20-time Grand Slam champion Federer can't get past Australian Open security

A video showing Federer stopped by a security guard in a hallway outside a locker room at the Grand Slam tournament made the rounds on Twitter on Saturday

Serena Williams's practices add a wrinkle: A top men's player

Williams has practised with men throughout her career, usually employing a man as a full-time hitting partner

Dommaraju Gukesh's journey to becoming India's youngest grandmaster

The first thing Gukesh does on waking up is check on the games and the results of ongoing tournaments