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Australia take four spinners, six quicks to India for test series

Uncapped spinner Todd Murphy was perhaps the most surprising addition to the squad that dominated South Africa on home soil to round out Australia's home summer.

‘Days of England & others playing dead cricket are gone,’ says former captain Mike Atherton

Atherton also said England’s entertaining brand of test cricket will be difficult to imitate because other teams do not boast of a similar group of swashbuckling batters.

Croatia undone by ‘true Messi’ performance, says coach Dalic

A vintage performance from Argentina skipper Lionel Messi took the game away from Croatia, coach Zlatko Dalic said after his side were beaten 3-0 by the South Americans on Tuesday.

Legendary tennis coach Nick Bollettieri who mentored 10 world number ones dies at 91

Bollettieri dropped out of law school to become a coach, shaping the careers of top names, including Andre Agassi, Serena and Venus Williams, Monica Seles and Maria Sharapova.

Ecuadoreans celebrate team’s perfect start to World Cup in historic win against host Qatar

Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso joined the festivities with his country 'making history'. The game marked the first time a host nation had been beaten in a World Cup opener.

Iran’s basketball team the latest to protest country’s hijab laws on international platforms

The basketball team refused to sing the national anthem during a match in the capital city. It comes days after the national water polo team did the same. The protests began 16 Sep

SKY storm ensures India beat Zimbabwe by 71 runs, sets up semi-final vs England — Key Takeaways

India had already mathematically qualified for the Men’s T20 World Cup semifinals due to Netherlands beating South Africa, but needed to defeat Zimbabwe to top the table.

South Africa taking nothing for granted at T20 World Cup, batsman Aiden Markham says

The Proteas are targeting a first limited overs World Cup triumph. On Sunday, they chased down India’s modest target of 134 by 5 wickets with 2 balls to spare.

Woman coach found hanging at P T Usha’s athletics academy hostel in Kerala

The woman, 27, had joined Usha School of Athletics, the brainchild of sprint legend P T Usha, one and half years ago and was giving training to students in the field events.

‘We respect each other’s game,’ Suryakumar enjoys growing partnership with Kohli

Calling it 'very good camaraderie', batsman Suryakumar explained that if he was getting boundaries from one end, Kohli would try to rotate and keep the intent to look for good shots.

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Tejaswi Yadav’s govt job promise in Bihar tells us about the real problem in India—unemployment

India's playing catch up in AI & green tech. It would gain more by focusing on manufacturing to fix the job crisis.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.