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The win put New Zealand top of the World rankings and kept alive their chances of making the World Test Championship final

Wagner's right foot fractured during New Zealand's first innings but he bowled 21 overs in Pakistan's first innings and 28 in the second for a match haul of four wickets.

India's win was built on a first-innings century by stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane on their way to 326 in reply to Australia's 195, with young debutant Shubman Gill also excelling with the bat.

Magnificent turnaround of fortunes as Rahane's men jolt Aussies to level Test series 1-1

Hyderabad: G Praneet Kumar slammed 188 in Income Tax’s big score of 461 for 9 in 87 overs against Jai Hanuman on the first day of the three-day Group A A-1 league match on Tuesday Brief scores: Group-A: BDL 138/9 in 41.4 overs (Hima Teja 58 no, Vidyanand Reddy 6/23) vs Deccan Chronicle 136/1 in […]

The third Test is to be held from January 7

Hyderabad: D Ranjit Kumar Reddy took 6 for 20 to star in Gadwal Gladitors’s five-wicket win over Warangal Warriors in the Telangana Cricket Association-conducted Kakatiya Cup in Warangal on Tuesday. Brief scores Bhadradri Sailors 153/8 in 20 overs (I Devan 47, Miskin 4/31) bt Palamur Pirates : 97/7 in 20 overs (Pashupati 31); Warangal Warriors […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad FC will be back in action with their second game in four days when they face FC Goa at the Tilak Maidan in Vasco, on Wednesday. Having dropped to eighth in the points table after back-to-back losses, HFC will aim to end the year with a positive result. FC Goa are fresh from […]

Melbourne: The Australian cricket team was fined 40 per cent of its match fee and penalised four ICC World Test Championship points for maintaining a slow over-rate against India in the second Test, which concluded here on Tuesday. ICC match referee David Boon imposed the sanction after Tim Paine’s side was ruled to be two […]

Kusal Perera hit 64 and Wanindu Hasaranga made 59 before Sri Lanka were bowled out for 180 shortly after lunch

Bumrah has now taken 76 wickets in 16 Tests at an average of 20.68

Argentinian Mauricio Pochettino is widely reported to be the favourite to become the next PSG coach

Shastri lauded the entire team with special praise for resilient debutants Shubman Gill and Mohammed Siraj after the 36 all out nightmare in the opening Test in Adelaide

"I want to give credit to the debutants Siraj and Gill, the character they showed after the Adelaide loss was great to see," Rahane said

Smith has been enduring a horror run in the ongoing Test series against India, failing to play any knock of significance so far

Morant had risen to try to block a jump shot by Brooklyn's Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot and turned his left ankle when he landed and hopped off the court

Chasing a mere 70 to win, India overhauled to target in 15.5 overs with more than four sessions to spare

Siraj got the wicket of Cameron Green in both the innings while he had Marnus Labuschagne (in first innings) and Travis Head and Nathan Lyon (in second innings)

Hyderabad: Kesariya Balam, Urvasi, Star Babe & Soloist worked well when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Monday morning. SAND 600m: Red Snaper (G Naresh) (From 1000/400) 44, eased up. 800m: 2y-(Sedgefield/Sarvagnya) (RB) & Hashtag (Ajit Singh) 1-0, 600/46, former shaped well. Keystone (Koushik) 1-2, 600/46, moved well. Gusty Look (Rohit […]

Hyderabad: K Sai Krishna’s five-wicket haul went in vain as Khammam Lions lost to Gadwal Gladiators in a low-scoring in the TCA – Kakatiya Cup in Warangal on Monday. Brief scores: Palamur Pirates 100/6 in 20 overs (V Vinay Kumar Goud 54 not out) bt Adilabad Arrows 85 in 16.3 overs (J Ganga Prasad 33, […]

Federer, a huge favourite with the Melbourne crowds, hasn't missed the Australian Open since his debut in 2000, winning the trophy six times

An experienced player, Alberg has played professionally in the top-flights for Panionios in Greece, Elaziğspor Kulubü in Turkey, CSKA Sofia in Bulgaria and Philadelphia Union in the USA

Dhoni bagged the award for calling back England batsman Ian Bell after a bizarre run out in the Nottingham Test in 2011

The key is to remain patient and hit one area consistently, said Siraj