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New Delhi, Sept 14: Languid strokeplay might make his batting look easy but Indian batsman Rohit Sharma says making an international comeback after a six-month injury-forced layoff is easier said than done. Rohit was out of competitive cricket for six months (from October 2016 to April 2017) after a major hamstring injury. But since his comeback in ODIs during the Champions Trophy, he has scored

Lima, Sept 14: The International Olympic Committee named Paris and Los Angeles as hosts for the 2024 and 2028 Olympics on Wednesday, crowning two cities at the same time in a historic first for the embattled sports body. Loud applause rang out at the Lima Convention Centre shortly after the IOC membership voted to approve a deal hashed out in July which arranged for Paris to be given 2024 and Los

Madrid, Sept 14: Cristiano Ronaldo wasted no time in showing Real Madrid what they have been missing during his five-game domestic suspension, by scoring twice as the holders began their Champions League defence with a routine 3-0 win over APOEL Nicosia on Wednesday. Ronaldo, banned for pushing a referee after being sent off in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup, opened the scoring after just

New Delhi, Sept 13: No World XI squad could be completed without Indian players, who presently are among the best players in the world. Such was the opinion of former ICC preseident Ehsan Mani who admitted being disappointed on not seeing Indian players taking part in the ongoing T20 series in Pakistan. In an interview with Indian Express, Ehsan said that he understands that the Men in Blue are

Lahore, Sep 12: Pakistan beat the World XI by 20 runs in an exciting finish to the first Twenty20 match in Lahore on Tuesday, celebrating the return of international cricket to the country amid tight security. It is only the second time Pakistan has hosted an international match since a 2009 terror attack on the Sri Lankan team bus, also in Lahore. Pakistan's total of 197-5 saw one-drop batsman

Lahore, Sept 12: In what could be the resumption of international cricket in Pakistan, a World XI side landed in Lahore on Monday for a Twenty20 series against the hosts. Unprecedented security greeted the side, to be led by South African captain Faf du Plessis, at the Allama Iqbal International Airport. Since the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team in 2009, no top Test team has come to

Chennai, Sept 12: Being dropped from Australia’s Champions Trophy squad then missing out on a national contract days later may have felt a bit like losing a match after being smashed for consecutive sixes on the final two balls for seasoned ‘death bowler’ James Faulkner. Faulkner’s double-blow in April was a stunning reversal for the all-rounder who was feted as man-of-the-match in the 2015 World

New York, Sept 11: Rafael Nadal described the year 2017 as "one of the best of his career" on Sunday after winning a third US Open and 16th Grand Slam. World number one Nadal defeated South Africa's world number 32 Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in a brutally one-sided final during which he did not face a break point. Nadal also claimed an unprecedented 10th French Open in June after finishing

New Delhi, Sep 10: The fast bowling duo of Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami today returned to a 15-member India squad for the first three of the five-match ODI series against Australia. The selectors have chosen to rest leading spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, as per the BCCI's rotation policy, for the first three games of the series starting September 17 in Chennai. The only change

New York, Sep 10: Sloane Stephens gave the United States something to smile about after dominating her opponent, Madison Keys to take the U.S. Open title on Sunday. The 24 year-old player took only 61 minutes to knock down her good friend and opponent by 6-3 6-0 after sitting out 11 months because of foot surgery. Stephens played a wonderfully composed match making only six unforced errors