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Dubai, May 1: The Virat Kohli-led India continued to sit at the top of the latest ICC Test Team Rankings, ahead of South Africa and Australia. Not only that, with the results from 2014-15 being removed from the equation and those from 2015-16 and 2016-17 being weighted at 50 per cent, India have actually stretched their lead over South Africa from four to 13 points. For India, who played four

Pune, May 1: Shane Watson and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni hit belligerent half-centuries as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat Delhi Daredevils (DD) by 13 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday. Watson survived a close lbw television referral off Trent Boult's first ball to smash 78 off 40 balls, and Dhoni hit his third unbeaten half-century in the tournament, 51 off 22 balls, in Chennai's

Sydney, May 1: Cricket Australia on Tuesday appointed an ethics guru to review the sport's culture in the wake of the cheating scandal that has rocked "the gentleman's game". The governing body said it wanted to ensure there was never a repeat of the conduct during the third Test against South Africa in March that tarnished Australian cricket's reputation. "We understand and share the

Apr 30: Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde was delighted that his side "finally" wrapped up a 25th La Liga title with four matches to spare, after a Lionel Messi hat-trick secured a thrilling 4-2 victory for Barcelona at Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday. Valverde's men completed a league and cup double after thrashing Sevilla 5-0 in last week's Copa del Rey final, regaining the Spanish crown from Real

Bengaluru, Apr 30: Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli said they didn't deserve to win against Kolkata Knight Riders and blamed the entire team's sloppy fielding for their six-wicket loss which has jeopardised their IPL campaign. RCB slumped to their fifth defeat in seven games after failing to defend 176 against KKR last night. "If we look back, we didn't deserve to win. I don't think

Sydney, Apr 30: Australian cricket chiefs are still trying to convince reluctant India to play a day-night Test in Adelaide this year after releasing their international playing schedule on Monday. Cricket Australia have scheduled the opening Test of the four-Test India series in Adelaide from December 6-10, with hopes it will be a pink ball match following concept successes against New Zealand

Pune, Apr 29: Rohit Sharma led from front as Mumbai Indians chased down a tricky target against Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Saturday at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, in Pune. Mumbai who were lying at the eighth place in the eight-team points table before the match against CSK won by eight wickets to keep their campaign alive in the T20 league. Chasing a

New Delhi, Apr 28: After clinching a thrilling victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League (IPL) clash, Delhi Daredevils skipper Shreyas Iyer has revealed that it was not his decision to drop former skipper Gautam Gambhir from the Playing XI. Iyer took over the reins of the captaincy after Gambhir stepped down from his position following Delhi's disastrous start to the

Wuhan, Apr 28: Ace Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and HS Prannoy will look to book their place in the finals of the Badminton Asia Championships when they play their respective last-four clashes here on Saturday. Yesterday, London Olympic bronze-medallist showcased a rich vein of form as she thrashed unseeded Korean Lee Jang Mi 21-15, 21-13 in a one-sided quarter-final clash of the women's singles

Kathmandu, Apr 28: India has won the South Asian Under-12 Qualifying Tennis Tournament and defeated host Nepal in the finals in Lalitpur on Friday. Indian girls defeated host Nepal by 2-0 in the final in Lalitpur today. In the first match India's Durganshi easily defeated Aaza Regmi of Nepal in the straight sets by 6-0, 6-0. "It was a great experience to watch these kids play and there is so much