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Berlin, Oct 9: Midfielder Leon Goretzka netted twice as Germany routed Azerbaijan 5-1 on Sunday to make history with a perfect World Cup qualifying record of 10 wins in as many games. The reigning world champions had already sealed their ticket to Russia last Thursday with a 3-1 win over Northern Ireland and finished their qualifying campaign in Kaiserslautern with a 10th straight victory. This is

Ranchi, Oct 8: The new playing condition rules laid down by the ICC have left Indian and Australian cricketers confused after it was applied in the rain-hit first Twenty20 International here. Australian opener Aaron Finch said it was strange that the rules were "mixed and matched" for the T20I series, while his Indian counterpart Shikhar Dhawan too admitted of being "unaware" of the changes

New Delhi, Oct 8: Centenarians are expected to take life easy. But 101-year-old Man Kaur would rather throw a javelin or a shot put, hit the gym, eat like an athlete - and win a race. Dubbed the 'Miracle from Chandigarh', she shot to fame after winning the 100-metre sprint at the World Masters Games in Auckland, New Zealand, earlier this year. Kaur was recently in the news after she was denied a

Oct 8: Opener Shikhar Dhawan believes the right blend of youth and experience makes India a formidable side and it would be great if they can emulate the past success of five-time world champions Australia. After a comprehensive 4-1 victory in the ODI series, India extended their dominating run in the T20Is with a nine-wicket win over Australia in the opening game on Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in

New Delhi: Rain almost ruined the effort of Indian bowlers before letting up just in time to allow the hosts an easy nine-wicket win by D/L method in the first T20I of the five-match series in Ranchi on Saturday. Clouds opened up when India had crippled Australia, leaving them at 118/8 in the 18.4 overs. But the rain gods showed mercy five minutes before cut-off time to allow India chase a re

Oct 7: The Australian cricket team was dealt a massive blow on Saturday as captain Steve Smith was ruled out of the Twenty20 series against India due to a shoulder injury. Cricket Australia confirmed that vice-captain David Warner will stand in as captain for the three-match series. Marcus Stoinis will replace Smith in the squad for the remainder of the series. Smith will return home and is

Oct 7: Team India coach Luis Norton de Matos was 'happy with the performance but unhappy with the result' after his side's 0-3 loss to USA in their opening Group A clash at the JLN Stadium in the FIFA Under-17 World Cup on Friday. Matos accepted that there was big gap between the two teams. "We started the game but slow. There was a big occasion to get a goal in first minute but after that they

New Delhi, Oct 6: A confident India will look to extend their domination, while a hapless Australia would aim for a change of fortunes in the three-match T20 series beginning on Saturday. India dominated the limited over series against Australia with a 4-1 win to reclaim the number one ODI rankings and the hosts would be keen for a perfect finish to the T20I series. A reliable pool of bowlers in

Oct 6: India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar has got engaged to girlfriend and engineer Nupur Nagar in a private ceremony, which was attended by close friends and family, in Greater Noida on Thursday, October 5. The 27-year-old took to social media platforms to share a photograph of Nupur with himself with an emotional message on Thursday. Notably, the Meerut-based cricketer had revealed the identity of

New Delhi, Oct 5: World footballs governing body, FIFA today launched a Hindi twitter account of the U-17 World Cup, which begins here tomorrow. The U-17 World Cup, the first-ever FIFA competition to be hosted by India, launched the twitter account -- @FIFAHindi to cater to football fans in the most widely spoken language in the country. The @FIFAHindi account will offer fans real-time updates on