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Reece James to miss England squad for FIFA World Cup 2022

James, who had established himself as Gareth Southgate’s first-choice right wing-back at international level, limped off during Chelsea’s 2-0 Champions League win at AC Milan on Tuesday. “Following the knee injury sustained in our away match against AC Milan, Reece…

Bowlers guide India women’s team to win 7th Asia Cup title defeating Sri Lanka in final

Spinners and Renuka Thakur gave a stellar show in restricting Sri Lanka to 65/9, before Smriti Mandhana smashed an unbeaten 25-ball fifty to help India clinch their seventh Women’s Asia Cup title, outplaying Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the…

Neymar goes on trial ahead of 2022 Qatar World Cup

A month before the World Cup begins in Qatar, Brazilian superstar Neymar goes on trial in Spain over alleged irregularities in his transfer to Barcelona nearly a decade ago. The trial opens in Barcelona on Monday following a years-long legal…

All-round performance guide Pakistan victory against New Zealand in the T20 tri-series

Pakistan, thriving on an all-round show, especially the pace bowling of young Naseem Shah (2/38) and Haris Rauf (2/22), defeated hosts New Zealand by five wickets at the Hagley Oval to clinch the Tri-series title on Friday, and look set…

West Indies tour of Pakistan 2023 set to be postponed as per reports

The proliferating Twenty20 leagues seems to be having an impact on bilateral tours and could lead to the postponement of West Indies’ three-match T20 tour of Pakistan early next year. The tour is likely to be held in 2024. With…

Fans will be facing long Queues at Qatar World Cup

Qatar World Cup organisers on Wednesday warned fans to brace for “congestion” in the first two weeks of the tournament when the peak number of supporters will be packing the Gulf state’s capital. Private cars will be banned from many…

T20 WC 2022: Shaheen Afridi fit to play the event

Pakistan’s spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi will be fit and available for the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia, three months after injuring his right knee, the country’s cricket board said on Tuesday. The 22-year-old injured his knee during the first Test…

IND vs WA XI: Suryakumar, Arshdeep shine as India won practice game by 13 runs

Suryakumar Yadav and Arshdeep Singh were the star performers for India in defeating Western Australia XI by 13 runs in the first practice match at the WACA Stadium on Monday. After making 158/6 in their 20 overs, with Suryakumar top-scoring…

Novak Djokovic wins Astana Open 2022 title

World No.7 Novak Djokovic clinched the Astana Open men’s singles title after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 in the final, here on Sunday. It was the ninth consecutive match victory for the fourth seed Djokovic, who won the title a…

India women’s defeated Bangladesh by 59 runs in Asia Cup 2022

Shafali Verma hit her first T20I fifty since March 2021 and picked two wickets with her off-spin while stand-in captain Smriti Mandhana came out all guns blazing to set up India’s 59-run thrashing of hosts and defending champions Bangladesh in…