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Johannesburg [South Africa], Nov. 23 : German tennis legend Boris Becker has backed Novak Djokovic to bounce back from a disappointing end to 2016 season.Djokovic, the former world number one, lost the first ATP World Tour Finals series title for the f…

Adelaide [Australia], Nov.23 : Australia has announced its 14-member squad for next month’s Chappell-Hadlee Trophy series against New Zealand, starting December 4.The ODI squad includes uncapped all-rounder Hilton Cartwright, a 24-year-old born in Zimb…

Melbourne [Australia], Nov. 23 : Australian skipper Steve Smith has confirmed the playing XI, which includes three debutants, for the third and final Test against South Africa to be played in Adelaide from Thursday.In the playing XI announced, fast bow…

New Delhi [India], Nov. 23 : The allegations of ball tampering leveled against Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli by a British tabloid did not hold much ground as per the specific clauses in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Rules and Regulations …

New Delhi [India], Nov. 23 : Wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel, who last appeared in Test matches in 2008 against Sri Lanka, will replace injured Wriddhiman Saha in the third Test of the ongoing five-match series against England to be played in Mohali…

New Delhi [India], Nov. 23 : The Indian contention, led by Rio Olympics silver medallist PV Sindhu, will today begin in the Hong Kong Open Super Series Badminton tournament.Brimming with confidence after clinching her maiden Super Series Premier title …

Dubai [UAE], Nov.22 : Indian skipper Virat Kohli has climbed up to the career-high fourth spot in the latest ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen after producing a Man of the Match performance during his side’s massive 246-run win over England in the s…

Johannesburg [South Africa], Nov. 22 : Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Matthew Wade, who suffers from colour blindness, has insisted that he will cope with it in the upcoming day-night Test against South Africa to be played in Adelaide with the pink bal…

Dubai [UAE], Nov. 22 : Sri Lankan fast bowler Suranga Lakmal has been fined 50 percent of his match fee for an incident involving Zimbabwe opener Chamu Chibhabha during the Monday match of the ongoing tri-series which was whitewashed in Bulawayo.In a m…

Melbourne [Australia], Nov. 22 : Former Test players Shane Warne, Michael Slater and Kevin Pietersen have been slapped with a fine of USD 300 each by the Tasmanian Police for not wearing seatbelts during a recent visit to Hobart.Last week, Warne had po…