New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Former England batter Kevin Pietersen backed spinner Kuldeep Yadav's inclusion in India's playing 11 for the first Test against South Africa at the Eden Gardens on Friday.
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IANS) Former cricketer and current head coach of the Indian national cricket team Gautam Gambhir interacted with young football players at ITC Sonar in Kolkata ahead of Children’s Day.
Dhaka, Nov 14 (IANS) India's men's recurve team upstaged Korea in the final to win the gold medal at the Asian Archery Championships here on Friday.
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IANS) Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav picked three wickets collectively for India to keep South Africa in check as the visitors reached 105/3 in 27 overs at lunch on the first day of the opening Test at the Eden Gardens on Friday.
Kumamoto, Nov 14 (IANS) India's Lakshya Sen defeated former world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore to storm into the semifinals of the Japan Masters, a BWF World Tour Super 500 event, here at Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium on Friday.
Paris, Nov 14 (IANS) France became the second European nation to book their place at the 2026 World Cup finals thanks to a resounding victory over Ukraine.
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Fast bowler Jhye Richardson has been named in the 12-member Cricket Australia XI squad for the upcoming four-day clash against England Lions, marking the first step in plans to have him ready for the latter stages of the Ashes.
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IANS) India have welcomed back Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel into their playing eleven as South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first in the Test series opener at the Eden Gardens on Friday.
Doha (Qatar), Nov 14 (IANS) India 'A' skipper Jitesh Sharma and rival captain Irfan Khan of Pakistan feel a total of '160' would be par score at the Asia Cup Rising Stars that starts on Friday. Though they accepted that the T20 game is unpredictable, the two captains admitted that the game is in favour of batsmen, and the batters will have a field day in this event too.
Turin (Italy), Nov 13 (IANS) Australia's Alex de Minaur defeated American Taylor Fritz in a group match to keep alive his chances of advancing in the ATP Finals. De Minaur defeated Fritz 7-6(3), 6-3 to end the American's hopes in the Jimmy Connors group, though his own chances now depend on other results in the group.
