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Hamilton, Mar 2: New Zealand have posted their highest Test match score in the ongoing Test match between New Zealand and Bangladesh. The Kiwis posted 715 runs on the board for the loss of six wickets on the third day of the first Test against Bangladesh. Kane Williamson, the captain of New Zealand completed his second double century and now he has nearly 900 runs in the eight Tests New Zealand

Hyderabad, Mar 1: Mahendra Singh Dhoni has suffered an injury scare during the Indian team's net session on the eve of the ODI series opener against Australia here on Saturday. Dhoni sustained an injury on his right forearm while taking throwdowns from team's support staff member Raghavendra. The former India captain had a long batting session at the nets and like all first team players was taking

St George's, Mar 1: Chris Gayle said he is reconsidering his decision to retire after this year’s World Cup after the West Indies’ opener’s record-breaking feats in the ongoing one-day series against England. The 39-year-old smashed a 97-ball 162 in a losing cause in Wednesday’s fourth game, and has now struck 305 ODI sixes and a record 506 in all internationals. Gayle, who also became only the

Bengaluru, Feb 28: The harrowing time that he faced in the wake of a chat show controversy has "humbled him a little bit", feels opener KL Rahul, who now values his India cap more than ever before. Both Rahul and Hardik Pandya were provisionally suspended for their loose comments on women during a popular chat show. Their bans were later revoked pending inquiry. The off-field controversy erupted

Mumbai, Feb 27: The series already in the bag, a confident India will look to complete a whitewash when they take on a beleaguered England in the third and final women's One-day International here Thursday. The Mithali Raj-led outfit had thrashed the reigning World Champions by 66 runs in the opening ODI and then followed it up with a dominating seven-wicket win in the second game to seal the

Dubai, Feb 26: Sanath Jayasuriya, former chief selector of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), has been banned from all forms of cricket for two years for breaching two counts of the International Cricket Council (ICC) anti-corruption code. The conviction of Jayasuriya is the latest part of a much broader ICC Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) investigation into corruption in cricket in Sri Lanka. The ACU recently

Dubai, Feb 26: Roger Federer began his charge for a 100th career title by dispatching Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 on a windy centre court in the first round of the Dubai Championships. Second seed Federer had to deal with a tricky opponent and strong gusts at the Aviation Club in front of nearly 5,500 fans at the Aviation Club, needing all three sets to make it past the opening round. The

Visakhapatnam, Feb 25: Jasprit Bumrah defended his under-fire colleague Umesh Yadav for not being able to defend 14 runs in the final over of the T20 against Australia, calling it a one-off day when his execution at the death went haywire. Bumrah got India back into the match with a superb 19th over where he gave away only two runs and Yadav had defend 14 in order to stop Australia from reaching a

Sydney, Feb 25: A controversial Australian newspaper cartoon of Serena Williams which was blasted as racist and sexist did not breach media standards, the country's press watchdog ruled on Monday. Melbourne Herald-Sun illustrator Mark Knight's caricature in September showed a butch and fat-lipped Williams throwing a temper tantrum at last year's US Open after losing to Naomi Osaka. It sparked

New Delhi, Feb 24: Committee of Administrators chief Vinod Rai on Sunday said the sporting community "needs to ostracise Pakistan" for fomenting terror activities just like South African was banned from international cricket due to the country's policy of apartheid. There had been calls to boycott India's June 16 World Cup group league game against Pakistan in Old Trafford in the wake of Pulwama