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Hasan Mahmud congratulated by teammates after taking the wicket of Australia’s Steve Smith during their cricket Test match in Darwin, Australia | Photo Credit: AAP Image via AP Hasan Mahmud took a career-best haul of 6-55 to help bowl out Australia for 198 on the opening day of the Top End Test cricket series against…
Xavi Hernández. File | Photo Credit: AP Spain great Xavi Hernandez was hired as the Netherlands coach on Wednesday (August 12, 2026), becoming the first foreign-born leader of the national team in nearly 50 years. Also read | FIFA World Cup 2026: Morocco defeats Netherlands on penalties to reach Round of 16 Xavi was a…
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PSG’s Marquinhos lifts the trophy during celebrations at the end of the UEFA Super Cup football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa in Salzburg, Austria, on August 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Goals from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Desire Doué helped Paris St Germain to retain the UEFA Super Cup with a 2-1 victory…
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Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem in action during the men’s javelin throw final of the Commonwealth Games 2026, in Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland, on July 31, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan’s Olympic gold-medallist javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem will skip the Diamond League meet in Lausanne this month to focus on preparing for another international event and…
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Rayo’s Pep Chavarria and Crystal Palace’s Ismaila Sarr during the Europa Conference League final soccer match between Crystal Palace and Rayo Vallecano in Leipzig, Germany, on May 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Chelsea have signed Spanish left back Pep Chavarria from Rayo Vallecano on a deal until 2031, the Premier League club said on…
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This Independence Day, India would launch a fresh quest for relevance in Test cricket. Having lost at home to New Zealand and South Africa in the past, Shubman Gill’s men no longer sport an invincible air in their backyard. Now having flown past Palk Strait, the two-Test series commencing against Sri Lanka at Galle on…
Formula One newcomers Cadillac replaced their team boss after half a season on Wednesday with Marcin Budkowski replacing Graeme Lowdon with immediate effect in what they presented as a planned move. Budkowski, a 49-year-old Polish-French engineer, has held positions at a number of teams including Ferrari and McLaren as well as the governing FIA. Briton…
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England’s Joe Root. File | Photo Credit: Action Images via Reuters The midnight curfew imposed on the England men’s cricket team has been scrapped under newly appointed captain Joe Root. The restriction was put in place by England managing director Rob Key after controversial late-night incidents on the winter tours of New Zealand and Australia….
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Niroshan Dickwell | Photo Credit: The Hindu Wicketkeeper-batter Niroshan Dickwella returned to Sri Lanka’s red-ball set up after three years, while off-spinner Keshara Nuwantha earned his maiden call-up as the hosts named a 16-member squad for the first Test against India. Dickwella, who last played a Test against New Zealand in 2023, is in line…
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Matthew Hayden. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden has backed India’s Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill to handle the challenges facing the team in the longer format, saying the skipper is “a wonderful young man and a good leader” despite India’s indifferent start to the ongoing World Test…