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Galle, Jul 14: Sri Lanka off-spinner Dilruwan Perera took six wickets in the second innings for a match-haul of 10, as the hosts registered a thumping 278-run win over South Africa inside three days of the opening test on Saturday. South Africa were all out for 73 in their second innings, the worst for them in Sri Lanka. They were bundled out for 126 in the first innings on Friday, their previous

Moscow, Jul 14: Croatian soccer fan Dubravko Flegar was so keen to support his team in the World Cup that he tried to drive to Russia, only to be turned back when he attempted to cross into annexed Crimea. As a result he missed his team`s quarter final on July 7 but Croatia`s successful run all the way to a final against France given him time to re-draw his travel plans and finally make it to

London, Jul 14: To say that Kevin Anderson won this interminable Wimbledon semifinal, and that John Isner lost it, didn't really seem fair. To Anderson, anyway. They had played on and on, through 6 1/2 hours of ho-hum hold after ho-hum hold, during the second-longest match in the history of a tournament that began in 1877, all the way until the never-ending serving marathon did, finally, end at 26

Moscow, Jul 14: FIFA president Gianni Infantino thanked the Russian people and government on Friday for what he described as the "best World Cup" ever. Sporting a FIFA volunteers' jacket, Infantino told reporters in Moscow that Russia's infrastructure and welcome allied to the quality of football and success of VAR (the video assistant referee system) had contributed to the success of the

New Delhi, July 13: President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have applauded Hima Das, who recently became the first Indian woman to win gold at IAAF World U-20 Athletics Championships. Taking to social media, President Kovind congratulated sprinter Das for her performance and said it is a "very proud" moment for Assam and India. "Congratulations to our sensational sprint star

Nottingham, Jul 13: Kuldeep Yadav took six wickets as India overpowered England in the first one-day international at Trent Bridge on Thursday. The left-arm wrist-spinner returned career-best ODI figures of six for 25 as England were dismissed for a mere 268 after India captain Virat Kohli sent them in to bat. Rohit Sharma, to the delight of the many India fans in a sun-drenched capacity crowd of

London, Jul 12: Tennis ace Serena Williams on Thursday entered the Wimbledon final after defeating Germany's Julia Gorges 6-2, 6-4 in the semi-final. Williams is now just one win away from getting the record-breaking 24th grand slam title. "It's crazy. I don't even know how to feel, you know, because literally, I didn't expect to do this well in my fourth tournament back. I just feel like when I

Nottingham, Jul 13: India beat England by 8 wickets in the first One Day International (ODI) at Trent Bridge here. Rohit Sharma's searing century (an unbeaten 137) helped India walk to the victory with nearly 10 overs to spare. He completed his century off just 82 balls. Skipper Virat Kohli scored 75 runs. The Kohli-Rohit duo added 177 runs in 25.1 overs. India chased the target of 269 in only 40

Nottingham, July 12: England scored 82 runs for the loss of three wickets at the end of 15 overs in their first match of the ongoing ODI series against India at Trent Bridge on Thursday. Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow scored 38 each, while Joe Root departed early at 3. Kuldeep Yadav took all of the 3 wickets. The match started with India winning the toss and electing to field first as they play

Moscow, Jul 12: Croatia defeated England in Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium by 2-1 in extra-time to reach their first-ever FIFA World Cup final. All credit goes to prolific goalscorer Mario Mandzukic for scoring the goal in the second period of extra-time. In the first five minutes of the game, Kieran Trippier gave England the lead with a fabulous free-kick.which somehow opened an account for the match