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Jun 5: Former Australian captain Steve Smith admitted he cried for four days after a ball-tampering scandal in South Africa that rocked the sport, as he told children "it's okay to show emotion". Australian cricket's golden boy was left devastated by the fall-out, breaking down at an emotional press conference on his return to Sydney after being sent home in disgrace. Along with David Warner, he

Mumbai, Jun 5: Captain Sunil Chhetri couldn't have written a better script for his 100th international game as he struck twice to power India into the final of the the Intercontinental Cup with a convincing 3-0 win over Kenya here on Monday evening. Chhetri controversially earned a penalty and broke the deadlock in the 68th minute while Jeje Lalpekhlua doubled the home team's lead with his pile

Kuala Lumpur, Jun 4: Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur delivered a solid all-round performance as the Indian women's cricket team defeated Thailand by 66 runs in the Asia Cup T20 tournament on Monday. Put in to bat, India posted 132/4 in the designated 20 overs before restricting Thailand to 66/8 to record a second successive big win and stay at the top of the points table in the six-nation tournament. The

Mumbai, Jun 4: In the wake of Sunil Chhetri's impassioned plea, fans are set to throng the Mumbai Football Arena here on Monday, as tickets for India's Intercontinental Cup game against Kenya were sold out. On Saturday, India skipper Chhetri had posted an emotional video, urging fans to come and support the team for what will also be his 100th international match. "Yes, the tickets have been sold

Dehradun, Jun 4: Leg spinner Rashid Khan carried his lethal IPL form into international cricket as Afghanistan outplayed Bangladesh by 45 runs in the opening T20 of the three-match series here tonight. Rashid came to bowl in the 11th over and put his team in a strong position straightaway by removing the experienced Mushfiqur Rahim (20) and Sabbir Rahman (0) off his first two deliveries

Liverpool, Jun 4: Neymar scored on his return to action after three months out through injury as Brazil warmed up for the World Cup with a 2-0 friendly win over Croatia at Anfield on Sunday. The most expensive player in the world has been sidelined since February 25, when he fractured a metatarsal and sprained his ankle playing for Paris St Germain in a French league match against Olympique de

Middle East, june 4: Tunisian footballers have devised a clever plan of breaking their Ramadan fasts during recent World Cup friendlies. In both of their games this week, Tunisian goalkeeper Mouez Hassen went down early in the second half complaining of an "injury" as medical staff rushed onto the pitch. During their first match against Portugal and while 2-1 down, Hassen appeared to injure

Kuala Lumpur, Jun 3: As many as six Malaysia batters fell for a duck as India bundled them out for just 27 to register a resounding 142-run victory in their opening Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup match here on Sunday. Opting to bat, India scored 169/3 in their allotted 20 overs, riding on senior player Mithali Raj's unbeaten 97 off 69 balls, and then shot the home side out in just 13.4 overs in a

Jun 3: Sunil Chhetri, one of the greatest footballers that India has produced, today made an impassioned plea to all the fans of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo -- "abuse us, criticise us but please come to watch the Indian national team play." With less than two weeks left for World Cup football to begin and broadcasters urging fans of the 'beautiful game' to profess their love for

New Delhi, Jun 2: Indian weightlifter Sanjita Chanu today said she will challenge the provisional suspension imposed on her for allegedly failing a dope test, insisting that she is innocent. "I am innocent, I have not taken any banned substance. I will challenge this with the help of the national federation," Sanjita told PTI. Sanjita, who had won a gold in the women's 53kg category in the recent