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Birmingham, Jun 10: Jos Buttler and Joe Root thrashed brilliant centuries as England smashed their highest one-day international score in amassing 408 for nine against World Cup runners-up New Zealand in the first ODI at Edgbaston on Tuesday. Buttler hit 129, his hundred coming off 66 balls -- the second fastest ever for England and five balls more than the 61 he took to blast a ton against Sri

Fatullah, Jun 9: Virat Kohli's proactive and aggressive style of leadership will be tested when India take on sprightly underdogs Bangladesh in the one-off cricket Test starting here tomorrow. Kohli was anointed with full-time Test captaincy after Mahendra Singh Dhoni quit in the middle of the Australia series. The Bangladesh Test match will be, in essence, the start of a life without Dhoni for

Chennai, Jun 9: Australian pace great Glenn McGrath said that Indian team would need to execute their plans properly during their one-off Test match against Bangladesh starting in Fatullah on Wednesday. "There is only one test and they need to play like any other test. When you play in a test series you think about the next test. You do not think about the second or third test here," McGrath said

Zurich, Jun 8: Russia and Qatar could lose the right to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups if evidence is found of corruption in the bidding process, a FIFA official was quoted as saying on Sunday. The comments by the head of FIFA`s auditing and compliance committee came as bribery claims mounted against disgraced former FIFA vice president Jack Warner, the man at the heart of the scandal engulfing

Kolkata, Jun 8: Even as he hailed Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli for his aggression, batsman Ajinkya Rahane on Sunday credited former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for making the youngsters in the team to believe in themselves. "Playing under Dhoni, we youngsters learnt a lot, he gave us massive confidence - be it Tests, ODIs or T20s. He actually taught us how to believe in ourselves and how to

Berlin, Jun 7: Barcelona were crowned kings of Europe for the fifth time after beating Juventus 3-1 in a pulsating Champions League final at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday, capping their magnificent season with a title treble. The Spaniards lived up to their tag as favorites and added the European Cup to their La Liga and King's Cup triumphs as coach Luis Enrique celebrated his first season in

Kolkata, Jun 6: Former captain Rahul Dravid was today appointed coach of the India A and Under-19 cricket teams after the first meeting of BCCI's advisory committee here today but suspense continued over Ravi Shastri's tenure as the senior team's Director post the Bangladesh tour. "The good news is that Rahul Dravid has agreed to coach India 'A' and under-19 teams in future," BCCI Secretary Anurag

Jakarta, Jun 6: Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap squandered a dominating position to crash out of the Indonesian Open Super Series with a loss to eighth-seeded Japanese Momota Kento in the semifinal here on Saturday. The Indian, who defeated world number one Chen Long in Friday's quarterfinal, lost 21—12 17—21 19—21 in a draining battle which lasted an hour and 11 minutes. Kashyap and Kento were

Kolkata, Jun 6: All eyes would be on off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who is making a comeback after two years, as the Indian Test cricketers will assemble at the Eden Gardens for a training camp ahead of their short tour to Bangladesh. The most successful Indian offspinner, who last played a Test versus Australia in Hyderabad in 2013, has been recalled for the one-off Test in Bangladesh from June 10

Jakarta, Jun 5: Ace Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap rallied to shock World No. 1 Chen Long, continuing his giant-killing spree to enter the men's singles semifinals of the Indonesian Open Super Series badminton tournament here today. Kashyap, ranked 12th in the world, came from behind to beat the top seed Chinese 14-21 21-17 21-14 in a contest that lasted an hour and three minutes. The