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The 27-year-old missed a large part of Pakistans cricket with a shoulder injury since June but regained full fitness after surgery in Britain

Ubaidullah Rajputs indefinite ban arrives after he represented India in a private match in Bahrain, also wrapping Indias jersey around his shoulders

Host board Cricket Australia (CA) were left millions of dollars out of pocket, having to refund tickets for a confirmed sell-out crowd on day three at the 100,000-seat stadium and for another large crowd for day four.

The French midfielder first threaded the pass for City's opener before striking an 83rd-minute winner from a set-piece to secure their eighth straight victory across all competitions.

The upcoming edition of the ICC Mens U19 World Cup will feature 16 teams divided into four groups, followed by the Super Six stage, semifinals, and the final in Harare

The visitors performance so far has been below-par and uninspiring; the Women in Blue, after three successful chases, may want to give their batters a chance to take guard first

The 27-year-old says he wants to repay the trust shown by Hockey India by winning the title; he sheds light on the importance of making the juniors comfortable tactically; the midfielder has high hopes of India winning the upcoming World Cup

Gill, who was recently dropped from the T20 World Cup squad, has been out of action for a while due to an impact injury to his right foot

Though he warmed the bench for the larger part of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Lad is back in the team for the Vijay Hazare Trophy

Batting great Alistair Cook said Englands recent results had masked deeper issues, creating an illusion of progress

Suryavanshi slammed 190 runs off 84 deliveries, studded with 16 fours and 15 sixes, for Bihar against Arunachal Pradesh in a Vijay Hazare Trophy Plate group match in Ranchi

Australia lost six wickets in the session for 94 runs after resuming on four for no loss. Number four batter Steve Smith was 16 not out, with all-rounder Cameron Green on six

Morocco and neighbouring Algeria were the only teams to have their group-stage tickets sell out, but again on Friday there were empty seats for the host nations match against Mali in the near 70,000-capacity Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat

Goutham overcame Serbian GM Indjic Aleksandar with black pieces, before getting the better of one of the top Indian GM Aravindh Chithambaram with white and then outmanoeuvreing Azerbaijan's Radjabov Teimour

Rajasthan's Bhavesh Shekhawat rounded off the podium, claiming bronze with a total of 24 hits

As the worlds third-best chess player at the moment also the third-highest-rated player in history Caruana has lofty standards. Its perhaps why the 33-year-old says he isnt happy with his 2025, despite winning big events. In this chat, he also speaks about the Global Chess League, the Candidates, Indias young prodigies and the origin of his fascination with tennis.

In its bid to win the formats pinnacle event back to back, the team management has resorted to a last-ditch reshuffle at the top. Dropping the Test and ODI captain is a tacit admission that the think tanks strategy was not quite in order. But despite the drastic measure and T20I skipper Suryakumars poor form, the squad has the batting muscle and bowling venom to defend its title

The latter scores his second consecutive ton as the two forge a match-winning partnership of 223;AparajithandAkhilhelp Kerala post a competitive total; Madhya Pradesh edges outTN

They have thus won the five-match series 3-0 with two games in hand

The side amasses 331 for seven thanks to Tamores brilliant unbeaten 93; Musheer (55), Sarfaraz (55) and Mulani (48) also chip in with crucial knocks; Yuvrajs 96-ball 96 goes in vain as the team goes down by 51 runs

CRICKET | Openers Mokhade and Rathod set up the platform with a century-plus stand before Dubey leads the bowling effort; Limbanis five-for highlights Barodas four-wicket win over Bengal

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After investigations, he was discharged from the hospital. The doctors examined him, and all reports were normal. He suffered a concussion, but is now doing fine, a team source confirmed

Defending champions RCB bolstered their squad by securing Iyer, Jacob Duffy and Mangesh Yadav, among others during the auction held on December 16 in Abu Dhabi

Harmanpreet Singh and Hardik Singh are eyeing good performances in the Hockey India League, beginning early next year, to fine-tune their skills and build confidence ahead of a busy international season

Steve Smith looked to have weathered the storm, but he was cleaned up on nine by Tongue, who knocked back his middle stump to leave England's Barmy Army of fans in full voice.

The 2025-26 ISL season was put on hold in July due to disagreements over renewing the Master Rights Agreement

England lost each of the first three tests to allow Australia to retain the Ashes in just 11 days of on-field action

Rajpal explained that the choice was influenced by the need for a deuce-court specialist in the doubles pairing

As Jeev won his maiden IGPL title, Pukhraj Singh Gill, despite finishing T-12th, won the IGPL Order of Merit by a razor thin margin over Aman Raj and Gaganjeet Bhullar

Chelsea is fourth in the league, trailing third-placed Villa by seven points

Freed up in the mind and more driven than he has ever been, the flamboyant batter will be chomping at the bit, hoping for a chance to light up the international scene once more