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Pallekele, Aug 14: An authoritative India today completed a 3-0 clean sweep of Sri Lanka with an innings and 171-run annihilation in the third and final Test, bringing to an early end to one of the most lopsided series in recent years. None of the three matches lasted five days, with the final one being the shortest, lasting just two and a half days. With Sri Lanka resuming the day at 19 for one

Pallekele, Aug 13: India were 487 all out in their first innings after lunch on day two of the third Test against Sri Lanka here today. Hardik Pandya raced to his maiden international century off 86 balls as India reached 487 for nine at lunch on day two of the third Test against Sri Lanka here today. At the break, Pandya was unbeaten on 108 (93 balls, 8 fours and 7 sixes) while Umesh Yadav was

London, Aug 13: Usain Bolt ended his illustrious career in agony after he injured himself while running the last lap of the 4x100m relay race at the World Championships here. Bolt, who was anchoring the Jamaican team, limped after running a few meters and fell down on the ground in pain, holding his head with both hands in dejection. Great Britain won the gold while the United States and Japan

Pallekele, Aug 12: Opener Shikhar Dhawan smashed his sixth Test hundred before Sri Lanka struck thrice as India reached 253 for three at tea on the opening day of the third cricket Test here today. At the break, India skipper Virat Kohli (11) and Ajinkya Rahane (3) were at the crease. Dhawan (119) and KL Rahul (85) shared a solid partnership of 188 runs to better the highest opening stand against

New Delhi, Aug 12: India opener Lokesh Rahul stamped his class in Test cricket with yet another half-century and joined an elite list of cricketers to hit most consecutive half-centuries. Rahul struck his seventh fifty in succession to give India another dominating start against Sri Lanka in the third and final Test at Colombo. Rahul and his opening partner Shikhar Dhawan punished Sri Lanka's

Pallekele, Aug 12: India skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the third and final cricket Test at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, here today. Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav replaced suspended Ravindra Jadeja in the Indian team, which is seeking a clean sweep of the series following colossal wins in the first two matches in Galle and Colombo. Sri Lanka have made

London, Aug 12: He had demanded that the world write one last headline about him - "Unbeatable. Unstoppable." - and at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday, Usain St Leo Bolt can still have his final sporting wish granted. Those quicksilver feet which always dealt in gold have another chance to obey his command as he seeks to bring down the curtain on his matchless sprint career and land

Kandy, Aug 11: Virat Kohli and his men stand on the cusp of history, aiming to become the first Indian team to complete a whitewash in an overseas three-Test series when they meet a below-par Sri Lanka in the third and final match, starting here tomorrow. India have won the first two Tests by comprehensive margins -- by 304 runs in Galle and an innings and 53 runs in Colombo. The island nation

New Delhi, Aug 11: Indian pacer Irfan Pathan has often been on the radar of trolls on social media. Be it for posting a photograph with wife Safa Baig or celebrating Raksha Bandhan, the Baroda cricketer has received backlash from various sections of society. However, Pathan, one of India's finest all-rounders, believes there's no point responding to the 'so-called haters' as there's no appeasing

Las Vegas, Aug 11: Floyd Mayweather has said he has done his homework on mixed martial artist Conor McGregor and promised their multi-million dollar fight in Las Vegas on Aug. 26 will not go the distance. Both fighters have now tipped a knockout finish to the hotly-anticipated bout between arguably one of the greatest boxers of all time and the explosive UFC champion. "Expect excitement. He's