India, led by a young Kapil Dev, shocked the cricketing world as they upset the mighty West Indies in the final to win their first World Cup.
'Leading into pre-season I really wanted to give the Ashes a crack but, in the end, I haven't had the preparation I would have liked heading into the coming season.'
Shardul Thakur allayed concerns over his fitness, saying he has been under bowled in the IPL
The Padma Vibhushan for this year has been awarded to a total of seven prominent personalities, while 16 have been given the Padma Bhushan, 118 have been given the Padma Shri on the 71st Republic Day this year, they said.
Playing in their first home game of the season, KKR clinched a crushing 81-run win over RCB.
The death of the 81-year-old former England keeper was announced by his former club Stoke City on Tuesday.
Images from the 2022 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on Sunday.
Vaishali, sister of the Indian chess prodigy and GM R Praggnanandhaa, scored impressive victories over Mariya Muzychuk (Ukraine) and Russia's Valentina Gunina on the opening day of the Blitz championship.
Archer spent 17 months on the sidelines with back and elbow injuries
Ajit Mishra, vice president, research, Religare Broking, answers your stock market queries.
Round-up of Ranji matches played on Tuesday.
Middle-order batsman Ollie Pope, who top-scored for England in his comeback Test, reckons that they may have to slog to get wickets on a pitch that has much less assistance compared to first day in the fourth Test, when they dismissed India for a paltry 191.
Kohli gets 'Spirit of Cricket' gong; Stokes is ICC Cricketer of the Year.
He urged the force to "ensure proactive pre-emptive measures to ensure safety and security at all levels" in view of the forthcoming G-20 Summit.
Novak Djokovic has been unbeaten at Wimbledon since retiring with an elbow injury against Tomas Berdych in the 2017 quarter-finals.
Spain and Sweden enter the semifinals of the Women's World Cup.
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New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has released veteran opener Martin Guptill from his central contract
The bus was carrying pilgrims from outside Jammu and Kashmir to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine. Katra is the base camp for the pilgrims visiting the famous shrine atop Trikuta hills.
Spanish and French media reported on Tuesday that Real Madrid had made a 160-million-euro ($187.81-million) bid for the 22-year-old World Cup winner, who scored 42 goals in all competitions for PSG last season and has reportedly said he wants to move to Spain.
A hoped-for fight to the finish for the year-end number one ranking at next month's ATP World Tour Finals in London will likely be a coronation for Rafael Nadal, who is virtually guaranteed ending 2017 top of the pile.
IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Sunday
Kaur is the only Indian to feature in the best XI of WBBL despite some quality performances by the likes of Smriti Mandhana, who became the first from the country to hit a century in the league with a record-equalling 114 not out.
Tiger Woods won the Masters for the fifth time on Sunday to land his 15th major title and first since 2008.
Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain kickstarted her campaign on an impressive note by notching up a thrilling win at the 12th edition of the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Istanbul on Monday.
The superintendent of Taloja jail has just been transferred. Does that signal a more human phase in prison for the Bhima Koregaon accused? asks Jyoti Punwani.
Scores of PTI workers and policemen suffered injuries in the violent clashes. So far, no casualty has been reported.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Friday.
Real are on 81 points with four games to go. They are 17 points ahead of nearest rivals Sevilla.
Nitu beat Italy's Erika Prisciandaro, a former Youth World Championship bronze-medallist, 5-0, while Zareen outpunched Ukraine's Tetiana Kob, a three-time European Championships medallist, 4-1.
Abdullah, the Lok Sabha MP from Srinagar, is the first Jammu and Kashmir chief minister to be booked under the PSA.
Images from UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday.
Goals from Memphis Depay, Luuk de Jong and the returning Ansu Fati helped Barcelona claim a much-needed 3-0 home victory over Levante in LaLiga on Sunday.
Ashish Kumar continued his brilliant form at the 2022 Thailand Open international boxing tournament as he entered the finals alongside India's three other pugilists in Phuket on Wednesday.
'My bench mate at school was Shashi Kapoor and we were together from KG right up to the 10th standard.'
India have finished as the best-performing nation in the sport in the 1990, 2002, and 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Thursday, Day 7.
The sides will next head to Bengaluru for the deciding fifth T20 on Sunday.
His first throw of 88.39 metres earned him automatic qualification for the final.
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