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Fuzhou, Nov 8: Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the quarter-finals of the China Open World Tour Super 750 here on Thursday. Olympic and World Championship silver medallist Sindhu , Sindhu defeated Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan 21-12 21-15 in the second round, while Srikanth defeated Indonesia's Tommy Sugiarto in a three-game match. Earlier, Srikanth had skipped the

New Delhi, Nov 8: Indian skipper Virat Kohli wants World Cup-bound fast bowlers to be rested at next year's IPL but the idea mooted at a meeting with the Committee of Administrators (CoA) is unlikely to find favour with the franchises. During a recent meeting of the CoA in Hyderabad, Kohli suggested resting pacers, especially Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, from the entire IPL to keep them

New Delhi, Nov 8: Virat Kohli has found himself embroiled in a controversy over his "I don't think you should live in India" response to an enthusiast who called the skipper overrated while expressing his admiration for English and Australian batsmen. In a video that has gone viral for all the wrong reasons and available on his newly released app, Kohli was reading tweets and Instagram messages

Nov 8: Central Districts medium pacer Willem Ludick earned an unwanted place in the record books on Wednesday when Northern Districts took 43 runs off one of his overs in a domestic one-day cricket match in New Zealand. Northern Districts batsmen Joe Carter and Brett Hampton belted six sixes -- two of which were hit off no balls -- a four and a single during the first class match at Hamilton`s

New Delhi, Nov 8: A young Indian squad will aim to emerge from the shadows of a win-less past when it launches its bid for a maiden title with a tough opener against New Zealand in the first stand alone Women’s World T20 starting here Friday. India have not been very competitive in the shortest format compared to the 50-over game in which they scripted a path-breaking moment last year when they

Chennai, Nov 7: Murali Vijay regained his form while playing for Essex after being dropped from India's Test squad but the opener insists that neither he tinkered with his technique during his County stint nor he played there to reclaim his place. The Tamil Nadu opener endured a poor run in England, making 20, 6, 0 and 0 in the first two Tests and was dropped. Subsequently he signed up for Essex

Nov 7: Cristiano Ronaldo's reputation has been tarnished by allegations of rape, but Juventus still believe he will help the Italian giants to reduce the financial gap between them and the world's very biggest clubs. Juventus take on Manchester United -- the world's richest club and where Ronaldo became a star -- in Turin on Wednesday knowing a draw will seal their place in the last 16 of the

Lucknow, Nov 7: Skipper Rohit Sharma's record-breaking fourth T20 International hundred powered India to a comprehensive 71-run win over West Indies in what turned out to be another one-sided series victory for the hosts. India, thus, took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match T20 series. The last T20 will be played in Chennai on November 11. The legend of Rohit in white ball format

Nov 7: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar and Sanjay Manjerekar Tuesday escaped unhurt after one of the glass doors of the commentary box at the newly-built Ekana Stadium lay shattered just as the duo was entering the enclosure. The Ekana Stadium, which was renamed as Atal Bihari Vajpayee International Cricket Stadium by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityananth earlier in the day, made its

Sylhet, Nov 6: Off-spinner Sikandar Raza claimed three wickets as Zimbabwe zeroed in on their first victory in five years against Bangladesh in Sylhet on Tuesday. Kyle Jarvis and Brendon Mavuta also chipped in with a wicket apiece as Zimbabwe reduced the hosts to 111-5 by lunch on the fourth day of the first Test. Bangladesh, chasing a record target of 321 runs in the fourth innings, resumed play