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Dubai, Dec 14: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced the qualification pathway for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia which is set to take place in October and November 2022. ICC, in a statement, said that the 15 spots in Australia will be decided through a four-step qualifying process which starts in April 2021 and 11 regional qualification tournaments across five

Barcelona, Dec 14: Facing another setback in an already difficult season, Lionel Messi found his finishing touch to save Barcelona from falling further behind in the Spanish league. Messi's late goal secured a hard-fought 1-0 home victory over Levante on Sunday to end a two-game losing skid for Barcelona. Messi fired a left-footed shot off the far post and into the net to get Barcelona's

New Delhi, Dec 14: Chess maestro Viswanathan Anand on Monday announced that he is launching an academy for budding chess stars, and he will personally monitor the progress of young chess stars in the country. Taking to Twitter, Anand wrote: "I am very excited to announce the launch of WestBridge Anand Chess Academy (WACA). Very happy to partner with WestBridge Capital in realising a long dream of

Sydney, Dec 14: Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar feels Shubman Gill should bat at number six as there are not many options lower down the order after skipper Virat Kohli returns home on paternity leave. Gill has impressed everyone in the two practice games he played ahead of the Test series. In the second practice game that was played with the pink ball, Gill registered scores of 43 and 65 against

New Delhi, Dec 14: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday clarified that Australia are still at the top of Test rankings and the Tim Paine-led side is ahead of New Zealand on decimal points. New Zealand won the second Test of the two-match series against the West Indies by an innings and 12 runs. After the win, New Zealand also reached the mark of 116 points and everyone anticipated the

Bengaluru FC walked away with three points after a 4-2 win over Kerala Blasters in their high-scoring Indian Super League match here on Sunday. The teams were tied 1-1 at the break with Rahul K P (17th) giving Kerala Blasters a surprise lead which was cancelled out by Cleiton Silva (29th). The second half saw four goals being scored in the span of 14 minutes. Erik Paartalu (51st) and Dimas Delgado

New Delhi, Dec 13: Former legendary Australia spinner Shane Warne on Sunday picked Matthew Wade and Marcus Harris as the opening pair for the first Test against India in the absence of regular opener David Warner and Will Pucovski. Cricket Australia on Saturday added Harris into the Test squad following confirmation of Warner and Pucovski not being available for selection for Adelaide Test. Warner

Sydney, Dec 13: Alex Carey and Jack Wildermuth managed to show some grit and determination on the final day for Australia A to keep the Indians at bay in the ongoing three-day day-night practice game on Sunday here at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). At the dinner break, Carey-led Australia A reached the score of 200/4 in pursuit of 473 runs. McDermott and Jack Wildermuth are currently unbeaten on 82

Mumbai, Dec 12: Though India batsman Rohit Sharma has been declared clinically fit and is set to join the Indian team for Tests in Australia, he will be reassessed for endurance at the end of this month before a call on his availability for the last two Test matches are made. "Team India batsman Rohit Sharma has completed his rehabilitation process at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in

New Delhi, Dec 12: Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh on Saturday turned 39 but instead of celebrating his birthday this year, the 2011 World Cup hero hoped for a "swift resolution" to the ongoing farmers' issues through dialogue. Yuvraj also urged people to take necessary precautions against coronavirus as the country continues its fight against the pandemic. "Birthdays are an opportunity to