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Following a closely contested first half, the visitors went down to 10 men shortly before the hour mark, as goalkeeper Anderson received a straight red card for a risky challenge on midfielder Alisson Castro.

The 31-year-old suffered the injury in Brazil's 2-0 loss to Uruguay in their World Cup qualifier in Montevideo last month. He is now expected to be sidelined for at least six months

Spirited Afghanistan's quest to reach the next level starts in earnest against an equally inspirational Netherlands in a World Cup match between the two teams on Friday

Sri Lanka wins the toss and opts to bowl. Sri Lanka surrenders to the Indian pace trio in the chase and gets all out for 55 runs.  

Hyderabad cricketer T Ravi Teja entered record books with the best bowling figures of 6/13 (against Chhattisgarh) in the Syed Musthaq Ali T20 tournament

Vritti finished in the second position with a timing of 18:03.88s. Bhavya Sachdeva of Delhi emerged fastest clocking a timing of 17:40.80s to win gold while Karnataka’s Shrin finished third

Hyderabad’s B Ramesh emerged winner in the men’s 4 km run at the 33rd C Devender Yadav Memorial Run organised by Athletics Coaching Academy

K Motors Arya Warriors and Team TeeOff secured victories in their respective semifinal clashes to enter the final of the Sreenidhi University Telangana Premier Golf League

Mohammed Shami (5/18) and Mohammed Siraj (3/16) ran through the Sri Lanka batting line-up as the Islanders were bundled out for 55 in 19.4 overs while chasing 358

Cricket enthusiasts and fans have flooded social media with pictures of the statue, highlighting the resemblance to the Australian batsman.

Crowd at the Wankhede stadium, where the match was played, got stunned with Shubman's dismissal and among them was his alleged girlfriend, Sara Tendulkar.

Gill, Kohli and Iyer made most of the run-scoring opportunities that were on offer at the high-scoring Wankede Stadium

The magnitude of the strike was such that it left the spectators in awe as the ball soared an astounding 106 meters

The Men in Blue remain undefeated with six victories in as many matches, while Sri Lanka has won only two out of their six games.

Twelve years on from that dream April 2011 night when a country of billions landed in a frenzy of delight, India take on Sri Lanka in another World Cup clash

K Siddeshwara Reddy scalped five wickets for 41 while Rishith Rao slammed an unbeaten 102 as their side Vijaypuri Willowmen thrashed Sutton CC by nine wickets

Chasing a target of 358, New Zealand tried their best to go for quick runs but lost Conway pretty early to a sharp catch from Aiden Markram. Rachin Ravindra and Will Young attempted to spread their arms and run fast

Vritti Agarwal bagged a bronze medal in women's 200m butterfly event after finishing third with a timing of 2:22.28s

Looking at the team's current form, India is a favourite to win against Sri Lanka and Netherlands, with the match against South Africa being the bigger challenge.

It has been created by Ahmednagar-based sculptor Pramod Kamble, who said the larger-than-life size statue stands 14 feet tall.

He achieved the feat during South Africa’s encounter with New Zealand in Pune on Wednesday.

The star batsman went to Mumbai's Marine Drive to interact with cricket fans there, wearing a hat, a pair of goggles and a surgical mask.

His three-wicket haul was crucial in ensuring Pakistan's triumph over Bangladesh in Kolkata on Tuesday which has kept his side's semi-final hopes alive.

The qualifier bounced back from an early break in both sets to secure a surprising 6-3, 6-4 win, handing Alcaraz his first opening-round defeat of 2023.