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North Sound, Aug 25: Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane's half centuries strengthened India's position in the first Test against West Indies, the two performing their leadership duties with aplomb here. After a career-defining 81 in the first innings, vice-captain Rahane remained unbeaten on 53 while skipper Kohli was batting on 51, as India reached 185 for three at stumps on the third day of their

Edapally, Aug 24: A fire broke out at the residence of Indian cricketer S Sreesanth in Edapally on Friday night. Sreesanth's wife and children were present in the house but they were evacuated safely. The fire broke after midnight in a room of the cricketer's residence and it was successfully doused by the fire fighting units. No injuries have been reported.

Basel, Aug 24: India's P V Sindhu stood one win away from an elusive World Championships gold medal after storming into her third successive final with a straight-game win over All England champion Chen Yu Fei here on Saturday. Sindhu, who had claimed successive silver in the last two editions of the prestigious tournament beside two bronze, was a picture of perfection as she outclassed World No

Mumbai, Aug 24: Pacer Jasprit Bumrah on Friday became the fastest Indian bowler to scalp 50 Test wickets. He achieved the feat against West Indies on day two of the ongoing first Test match at Antigua. Bumrah dismissed Darren Bravo in the 30th over of the Windies innings to register his 50th Test wicket. He had Bravo plum in front and as a result, the left-hander was adjudged leg-before wicket

St John's (Antigua and Barbuda), Aug 24: After scoring a half-century against West Indieson day two of India's ongoing first Test here, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja said that he focused on building partnerships and give his best. After being sent in to bat, India were in a spot of bother at 189/6, but Jadeja stayed out there in the middle with the tailenders to propel India to 297 runs in the first

Bengaluru, Aug 24: All-rounder Krishnappa Gowtham broke various records in the ongoing Karnataka Premier League (KPL) on Friday -- first with the bat and then while on the bowling crease. The 30-year-old went on to make 134 runs and take eight wickets in a T20 match against Shimoga Lions, which helped his side Bellary Tuskers register a 70-run win. Gowtham's century was the fastest in the history

St. John's: After bundling out India for 297, West Indies were trailing by 108 runs as they scored 189/8 at the end of play on day two of the first Test on Saturday. For West Indies, Kraigg Brathwaite and John Campbell opened the innings and stitched a brief 36 runs partnership for the first wicket. Campbell (23) was sent to pavilion by Mohammad Shami in the 8th over. Shamrah Brooks joined

Basel, Aug 23: Indian shuttler PV Sindhu defeated Tai Tzu Ying by 12-21, 23-21, 21-19 to reach in the semi-finals of the ongoing BWF World Championships here on Friday. In the first game, the world number two proved to be too good for Sindhu and the latter lost opening game by 12-21. However, after going down in the first game, Sindhu gave a tough competition to Ying and overpowered Ying to

Johannesburg, Aug 23: Former South Africa all-rounder Lance Klusener was on Friday appointed as the assistant batting coach of the national team for the three-match Twenty20 series against India in September. Cricket South Africa (CSA) also announced that former pacer Vincent Barnes will serve as the assistant bowling coach. While Justin Ontong will retain his position as the assistant fielding

New Delhi, Aug 23: The World Anti-Doping Agency or WADA has suspended the accreditation of the National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) for six months in what could be a massive blow to anti-doping movement in the country with less than a year left for the Tokyo Olympics. It is understood that National Anti-Doping Agency or NADA can still carry on with sample collection (blood and urine) but will