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Karachi, July 26 : Describing batsman Joe Root as a `world-class player`, England skipper Alastair Cook has admitted that batting with the former had encouraged a ‘blocker like him’ to go for the shots in their crushing second Test victory over Pakista…

New Delhi, July 25 : Fire Birds trounced Ice Divas 22-13 to make it to the finals of the Women’s Kabaddi Challenge here at Thyagaraj Sports Complex on Monday.A terrific defensive performance laid the foundations of Fire Birds victory as they scored 12 …

New Delhi, July 25 : Fire Birds trounced Ice Divas 22-13 to make it to the finals of the Women’s Kabaddi Challenge here at Thyagaraj Sports Complex on Monday.A terrific defensive performance laid the foundations of Fire Birds victory as they scored 12 …

London, July 25 : England bounced back in the four-Test series in a resounding fashion, beating Pakistan by 330 runs in the second match to level the series 1-1 at Old Trafford in Manchester on Monday.Chasing a mammoth target of 565, Pakistan were bund…

New Delhi, July 25 : Meraj Sheykh’s heroic performance went in vain as Dabang Delhi KC lost 31-32 to Patna Pirates in a closely fought encounter clash of the fourth season of the Pro Kabaddi League here at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex on Monday.Pardeep…

Melbourne, July 25 : Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has refused to be drawn into the row over spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan’s decision to join Australia’s coaching staff in the three-Test series against the Steve Smith-led side starting on Tuesday…

New Delhi, July 25 (ANI-Newsvoir): “Aston Villa Football Club, one of the most successful football clubs in the history of English Football, plans to expand globally and India is one of the countries where Aston Villa not only want to have an Indian Su…

New Delhi, July 25 : Describing Narsingh Yadav’s positive doping test as ‘unfortunate’, Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Monday declared that the embattled grappler will be able to rejoin the Rio-bound Indian contingent only if the National Anti Dop…

Pallekele (Sri Lanka), July 25 : Australia captain Steve Smith on Monday received the ICC Test Championship mace and USD 1 million in prize money for leading his side to the number-one ranking on the Test Team rankings on the annual 1 April cut-off dat…

Sonipat, July 25 : Indian wrestler Sandeep Tulsi Yadav, who has also been tested positive for a banned steroid after Narsingh Yadav, on Monday expressed hope that the Rio-bound wrestler would get his name cleared in the next few days and head to the Su…