New Zealand were denied a clean sweep of the series against Sri Lanka, losing the final ODI by 20 runs.
The Indian paddlers marched steadily in the preliminary rounds in the individual events of the SAF Games.
India bowled England out for 218 and cruised to 135/1 in their robust reply to seize early control of the fifth and final test.
India Under-19 completed their domination of Sri Lanka with another emphatic result -- a victory by an innings and 147 runs in the second 'Youth Test' in Hambantota, on Friday.
Pakistan batsman Bazid Khan is set to become the third generation of a cricket family to play in Tests.
The Pakistan captain has criticised Bangladesh for adopting a negative strategy in the Test arena.
The winners and runners-up will represent Asia in the World Youth Chess Championship.
The defending champion blanked John Loh Ei Loong of Malaysia to stay on course for a clean sweep in Group D in the World Under-21 snooker championship.
Yashasvi Jaiswal's dream season just got better as he single-handedly seized the initiative from England with a sizzling century, putting India in complete control.
Ross Taylor says New Zealand's ODI side can deal with pressure situations a lot better than the Twenty20 one and that was precisely why they could knock down a big target in the series-opener against India, in Hamilton, on Wednesday.
The Sri Lankan denied India a golden sweep in the pool, winning the 50m butterflystroke at the SAF Games.
The India ace won the individual and team gold medals in 50m free pistol at the Saf Games.
The Indian junior archers capped a stunning show by winning eight gold, four silver and two bronze medals to top the medals tally at the Asia Cup Stage 2 at Sulehmaniya, Iraq on Wednesday.
After restricting India to 186 for 6, New Zealand scored 187 for 8 in the allotted 50 overs in the the fifth and final match.
Under fire, Dhoni's men will look to plug all loopholes as the in-form Bangla tigers aim for a clean sweep
He also said that the BJP and Shiv Sena will go by what was "pre-decided" between them on sharing of power.
Images from India's first T20I against Australia in Visakhapatnam on Thursday.
Zhang Yining whipped North Korea's Kim Hyang-mi to win the women's table tennis final and give China its 100th gold medal since joining Olympic competition in 1984.
A confident Indian team arrived in Kingston, Jamaica for the second Test starting from Saturday against hosts West Indies. India, who secured a thumping victory in the first Test, were invited by the High Commission of India in Kingston on July 28.
Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, VVS Laxman and tennis sensation Sania Mirza were among sports personalities to express their views on social media.
Mithali Raj played a captain's knock to guide India Women to a consolation four-wicket win over England
Images from Day 6 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Friday.
Dinesh Chandimal-led Sri Lankan squad,on Wednesday arrived for their six-week tour of India, which starts here with the first of the three-Test series, beginning on November 16.
While Ronaldo, a three-time winner, has been ever-present in the final three since the award was created in 2011, centre back Van Dijk makes his first appearance after helping Liverpool win the Champions League title last season.
Images from Day 4 of the third Test between Australia and New Zealand in Sydney on Monday.
A look at the XI Best Spells of the league stages of IPL 2024.
Hosts England dominated the proceedings to take control at the end of Day 1 over visitors Ireland at Lord's.
The boxers hardly broke a sweat while scooping all the seven gold medals up for grabs, while the shooters ended their campaign with an outstanding tally of 25 gold medals to ensure India's reign at the top remained unchecked in the 12th South Asian Games in Guwahati on Monday. On the penultimate day of competition, the Indian was perched at the top with 289 medals (173 gold, 86 silver and 30 bronze).
India women registered the biggest victory in terms of runs in the history of women's Test cricket.
Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Tuesday, Day 5.
England impressively chased down an imposing target to beat South Africa by nine wickets
While the Samajwadi Party largely banks on its Muslim-Yadav support base, the Bharatiya Janata Party is trying to counter it with the Modi-Yogi combo in the state assembly polls.
I have been working on my power-hitting, says Washington Sundar
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