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The IOC Session unanimously approved the proposal at its virtual meeting on Thursday, said a statement.

The 38-year-old has so far scored 6,974 runs in ODI cricket at an average of 50.53; 2,364 runs in T20Is at 37.52 and 663 runs in Test cricket at 51.00.

I would definitely like to play as an opener. It is where I naturally thrive. Getting the team off to a good start and winning matches for the team is what I am most comfortable doing.

Brathwaite, who has previously led the team in seven Tests whilst deputising for Holder, including the recent 2-0 Test series win away to Bangladesh, becomes the 37th Test captain of the West Indies.

Georgia's Basilashvili played aggressively throughout the encounter from the baseline to rush Federer and earn a 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 victory. Basilashvili saved seven of 10 break points, including a match point at 4-5 in the decider

India square-off against well-rounded England in the first match at Motera today.

After losing the series-opener by eight wickets, Indian women crushed South Africa by nine wickets to draw parity.

Hyderabad: Ganga Singh Rathod (114) and Ishaan Sharma (l02) slammed centuries in the A1 three-day cricket league on Thursday. Brief scores Group-A: Deccan Chronicle 253 & 183 lost to Union Bank of India 262 & 176/6 in 38.2 overs( Amol Shinde 38 no, M A Khader 56 no). Group-B: Gemini Friends 257 & 218/6 bt […]

Hyderabad: SV Aditya Varma hit 193 as WMCC scored 360 against PKMCC in the A 2 division two-day league match on Thursday. Brief Scores: Group-1 PB: Shalimar 104 in 34.3 ovrers (R Yashwanth 5/43, Krithvik Swaraj 3/31) lost to Rakesh XI 105/4 in 28.1 overs; Crown CC 90 in 24.3 overs (B Pranav Reddy 6/45) […]

Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar is making a comeback into the side after being on the sidelines for more than one year due to injury.

Shaw had earlier scored three tons, including a double - 105 not out against Delhi, 227 not out against Puducherry and 185 not out against Saurashtra.

In a tweet from his official handle, Chhetri said he would soon be back on the football field.

Group E includes FC Goa, who became the first Indian club to directly qualify for the group stage of Asia's premier club competition by virtue of finishing at the top of the table in the Indian Super League (ISL).

"Feels good to be back. I'm happy to be standing here regardless of if I won or lost. But obviously winning feels better," the 20-time Grand Slam champion said in the on-court interview after the match on Wednesday.

Hyderabad: City Of Blessing pleased when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Thursday morning. SAND 600m: Kapell Bruke (Deepak Singh) 48, moved freely. Best Buddy (Nakhat Singh) 47, handy. Sheldon (Kiran Naidu) & Mystery (Santhosh Raj) 47.5, pair handy. 800m: Jarvis (A Joshi) 1-3, 600/46, moved freely. Ulysses (K Mukesh) 1-3, 600/47, moved […]

"I feel that Virat Kohli is a class batsman, he's an outstanding batsman and with depth and quality in the Indian batting line-up, I think he should go and express himself," Laxman said on Star Sports.

Messi missed the penalty against Paris Saint-Germain as the LaLiga giants played out a 1-1 draw in the Champions League second-leg clash of the round-of-16 fixture on Wednesday (local time).

Tremlett himself has impressed everyone with his body transformation after putting on muscles. The pacer posted a picture praising Sachin’s fitness at the age of 47.

Former England spinner Graeme Swann compared him to former Indian captain MS Dhoni. "Eoin Morgan is going to have a good series.

French striker Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring as he converted the penalty in the 30th minute of the game. The lead did not last long as Messi's 37th-minute strike squared-off things for the visitors at Parc des Princes.

With this win, City has further strengthened its position at the top of the standings with 68 points from 29 matches. The side is now 14 points ahead of the second-placed Manchester United.

Going into World Cups, you probably look at hosts nations one specially as strong as India who are going to be favourites for that tournament, Buttler added.

Varun Chakravarthy was selected because he recovered from his shoulder injury that ruled him out of the Australia series.

' I have to bat in a similar fashion, make sure I give the team a start’