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NEW DELHI: Surya­kumar Yadav will captain India in their five-match T20 International series against Australia, leading a squad with just three members of the team that lost the World Cup final. India went into Sunday’s World Cup final in front of nearly 100,000 fans in Ahmedabad undefeated in the lead-up games of the tournament and favourites to capture the one-day …

RIO DE JANEIRO: The fierce rivalry between Brazil and Argentina will hit fever pitch when Lionel Messi’s world champions face the struggling hosts in a mouth-watering South American World Cup qualifying clash in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday. Five-time World Cup winners Brazil will rely on their fans in a sold-out Maracana stadium to give them an extra boost to …

BENGALURU: A record 1.25 million fans attended matches during the 13th edition of the World Cup, which concluded on Sunday with Australia beating hosts India for their sixth title, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Tuesday. A total of 1,250,307 fans watched the Oct 5-Nov 19 showpiece event from the stands, surpassing the previous mark of 1.016 million set …

ISLAMABAD: Stephen Constantine had admitted Pakistan were the underdogs but the head coach was baffled by the way his charges crumbled against Tajikistan on Tuesday. The 61-year-old had just overseen his side being overrun in a 6-1 thrashing in their second Group ‘G’ match in the second round of Asian qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup here at the …

TURIN: Novak Djokovic claimed yet another record on Sunday with his seventh ATP Finals title, sweeping aside local hero Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-3 in Turin and leaving tennis fans wondering when he will relinquish his tennis dominance. Djokovic came into the Finals at the end of an age-defying year which has brought three Grand Slams, taking his total to an …

NEW YORK: A set of six jerseys that Lionel Messi wore during Argentina’s victorious 2022 World Cup run will be auctioned in December, Sotheby’s announced Monday, estimating their value at more than $10 million.   This undated photo provided by Sotheby’s courtesy of Sam Robles photography shows Lionel Messi’s worn shirt from the match against France on December 18 during …

DOHA: Ticket revenues for the Asian Cup 2023 in Qatar are to be donated to support Palestinian relief efforts, the football tournament’s local organising committee announced on Monday, as Israel’s bombardment of Gaza continued. “We have decided to donate ticketing revenue generated from the Asian Cup in Qatar to much-needed relief efforts in Palestine,” the committee’s chairman said without giving …

LAHORE: Former cha­m­­pions Quetta Gladi­ators will make the first pick in the player draft for the ninth edition of the Paki­stan Super League (PSL), the country’s cricket board announced on Monday. Karachi Kings and two-time champions Islamabad United will have the second and third picks. The fourth and fifth picks will be done by Peshawar Zalmi and last season’s runners-up …

ONCE Australia turned up the heat, the Indian juggernaut came to a stop. Hearts broken, the dream of the Indian nation turned into a nightmare as the biggest game in world cricket came to an end. India had felt it was their birthright to win their home World Cup at the colossal stadium named after Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his own …

Former Pakistan cricket bowlers Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal were appointed as bowling coaches on Tuesday as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) continues its overhaul of the team management after the team’s first round knockout in the World Cup 2023. According to a press release, former pacer Gul has been appointed the fast bowling coach while Ajmal will coach the spinners. “Their inaugural assignments …