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New Zealand defeated South Africa by four wickets (Duckworth/Lewis) in the semi-final to enter their maiden cricket World Cup final at the Eden Park here on Tuesday

London: Non-European Union footballers will find it more difficult to get work permits to play in Britain as the Football Association (FA) has unveiled much stricter regulations. The new requirements state that non-EEA (European Economic Area) players will have to meet a minimum percentage of international matches played for their country over the previous 24 […]

Indian Wells (US): World No. 1 Novak Djokovic outlasted Roger Federer in three sets to lift the Indian Wells ATP title on Sunday. It’s the fourth time for the Serb to win at the BNP Paribas Open, making him the tying most prolific player here along with his final opponent Federer, who also has four […]

Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza have completed a dream first tournament together, beating Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 6-3, 6-4 to win the BNP Paribas Open women's doubles title here

Indian Wells (United States): A rematch of the Australian Open final, three-time champion Novak Djokovic advanced to his fifth BNP Paribas Open final on Saturday with a ruthless 6-2, 6-3 dismissal of Andy Murray. “I made a crucial break at the start and Andy was not at his best,” said Djokovic, who now leads head-to-head […]

Wellington: An incredible unbeaten knock of 237 from opener Martin Guptill fired New Zealand into the cricket World Cup semifinals with a massive 143-run victory over the West Indies at the Wellington Regional Stadium here on Saturday. Powered by Guptill’s double century, the Black Caps posted a monumental 393/6 in 50 overs before bowling out […]

Adelaide: Putting up an impressive show, Australia bowled out Pakistan for 213 in 49.5 overs in the third quarterfinal of the cricket World Cup at the Adelaide Oval here on Friday. Electing to bat, Pakistan struggled from the beginning. Right-handed openers Ahmed Shehzad (5) and Sarfraz Ahmed (10) lost their wickets by playing bad shots. […]

The Federation International of Football Association (FIFA) on Thursday announced that France has been awarded the hosting rights for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 ahead of South Korea

India beat Bangladesh by 109 runs to enter the cricket World Cup semi-finals at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here today

Melbourne: Opener Rohit Sharma’s 137 powered India to 302/6 in 50 overs against Bangladesh during the second cricket World Cup quarter-final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Thursday. India were in a spot of bother at 115/3 in 28 overs when Suresh Raina (57-ball 65) joined Rohit in the middle. The duo forged […]

Melbourne: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat against Bangladesh in the second quarterfinal of the cricket World Cup at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Thursday. India have gone in with an unchanged squad. Squads: India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh […]

Abu Dhabi: Discharged England captain Alastair Cook on Wednesday said his country’s early exit from the World Cup was proof that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) was wrong to sack him as one-day captain just months from the quadrennial tournament. Speaking in Abu Dhabi ahead of the Emirates T20 tournament this week, Cook […]

Melbourne: Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has termed their World Cup high-voltage quarter-final match against India on Thursday as “just another game of cricket. Asked if it is the biggest game of his cricketing career, Hasan said: “Maybe you can say that, because this is the first time we are playing in a World Cup […]

India and Pakistan are set to resume bilateral cricketing ties in December this year, Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit said here Tuesday

Beijing: With less than five months to go before the International Olympic Committee (IOC) chooses the host city for the 2022 Winter Olympics, sports officials and advisers have made their predictions about the race between Beijing and Almaty in Kazakhstan. “Both cities have the capability to host the Games. And the question is which city […]