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Johannesburg [South Africa], Sept.6 : Uncapped Andile Phehlukwayo has been named in the 16-man South Africa squad for the upcoming ODI series against Australia, starting from September 30 in Centurion.Confirming the news, CSA selection committee conven…

Johannesburg [South Africa], Sept.6 : World number five Rory McIlroy ended his 16-month long title drought by notching up a two-stroke victory over England’s Paul Casey in the Deutsche Bank Championship in Norton, Massachusetts.The Northern Ireland sta…

Wellington [New Zealand], Sept.6 : New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham, who played his last international match against Australia in November last year, has been recalled in the 15-man Test squad for the upcoming tour to India.Meanwhile, fast bowler …

London [England], Sept.6 : Midfielder Gareth Bale scored twice as Wales kicked off their World Cup qualifying campaign with a thumping 4-0 win over Moldova in their Group D clash at the Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday.Striker Sam Vokes put his side ahe…

Madrid [Spain], Sept.6 : Spain kicked off their World Cup qualifying campaign on a winning note as they crushed Liechtenstein 8-0 in the opening Group G clash in Leon on Tuesday.Spain remained dominated throughout the match, with Diego Costa, David Sil…

New York [USA], Sept.6 : Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Czech Republic partner Barbora Strycova stormed into the quarterfinals of the US Open with a straight sets victory in the women’s doubles event here on Tuesday.The seventh-seed Indo-Czech p…

New York [USA], Sept 5 : Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna and his Canadian partner Gabriela Dabrowski crashed out of the mixed doubles US Open event as they lost a thrilling quarterfinal match against the pair of Robert Farah and Anna-Lena Gronefeld at …

Bloemfontein [South Africa], Sept 5 : Former South Africa fast bowler Lindsay Tuckett, who was the world’s oldest surviving Test cricketer, has passed away at the age of 97 in Bloemfontein.Tuckett, who made his debut in the tour of England at Trent Bri…

New Delhi [India], Sept.5 : Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has revealed that he still gets nightmares about veteran Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, whom he describes as ‘arch-nemesis’ from his playing days.”My arch nemesis when I was playin…

Buenos Aires [Argentina], Sept.5 : Argentina talisman Lionel Messi has revealed that his son, Thiago, has little interest in the game in which his father has arguably become the greatest of his generation.The 29-year-old Barcelona superstar has an envi…