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Colombo, Mar 9: Opener Shikhar Dhawan hit his second successive Twenty20 half-century to help India thrash Bangladesh by six wickets and register their first win in the tri-nation tournament on Thursday (Mar 8). Chasing 140 for victory, India rode on Dhawan's 43-ball 55 to achieve their target with eight balls to spare at Colombo's R Premadasa Stadium. India, who won the toss and opted to bowl

Sydney, Mar 8: Australia vice-captain David Warner says he will always stick up for his family after claiming a "vile and disgusting" remark about his wife by South Africa's Quinton de Kock led to their ugly altercation. Both players were punished Wednesday for the bust-up during the opening Test in Durban, with Warner fined 75 percent of his match fee and De Kock 25 percent. They are free to play

Amroha, Mar 8: Indian fast bowler Mohammad Shami on Wednesday denied all allegations leveled by his wife Hasin Jahan and termed it 'baseless'. Earlier, Hasin alleged that Shami abused her physically and mentally and is also involved in several extra-marital affairs. Brushing off the allegations, Shami said that someone is conspiring against him to ruin his career. Speaking to news agency, Shami

Indian Wells, Mar 8: Serena Williams is through taking baby steps on the comeback trail after the birth of her daughter Alexis Olympia in September. The 23-time Grand Slam singles winner is ramping up her return this week by playing in Indian Wells, her first WTA Tour event since she won the 2017 Australian Open. After a couple of exhibitions and a Davis Cup doubles match, Williams is eager to hit

New Delhi, Mar 8: Indian pacer Mohammed Shami's central contract was today withheld by the BCCI after his wife accused him of domestic violence and adultery, charges that were denied by the cricketer. Shami's name was not there in the list of 26 contracted players released by the BCCI on Wednesday despite his starring role in India's only Test win in the recent tour of South Africa. The in-form

New Delhi, Mar 8: Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and senior off-spinner R Ashwin found themselves relegated from the top-paid bracket with the BCCI today introducing an A+ category in the central contracts for which only five players, including skipper Virat Kohli, were picked. The batting troika of Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Shikhar Dhawan along with pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit

New Delhi, Mar 7: The wife of Indian pacer Mohammed Shami has reportedly claimed that the sportsman is having an illicit affair. In a bid to expose the pacer's extra-marital affair, she posted several screenshots of Messenger and Whatsapp messages on her Facebook wall. Married to Shami since 2014, Hasin Jahan reportedly claimed that the bowler is having several extra-marital affairs simultaneously

Chennai, Mar 7: All-rounder Kedar Jadhav on Tuesday said he became a different player after Mahendra Singh Dhoni asked him to bowl in international cricket. The Maharashtra cricketer, who was picked by Chennai Super Kings in the recent IPL auction for Rs 7.8 crore, said , "I firmly believe that I became a different player after Dhoni bhai asked me to bowl in international cricket. I hadn't even

Dubai, Mar 6: India captain Virat Kohli and senior batsman Cheteshwar Pujara held their second and sixth positions respectively on the batsmen's list while off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin slipped a notch to be at sixth among bowlers in the latest ICC Test rankings. Australian speedster Mitchell Starc reached a career-best fifth position among bowlers after his 'Player-of-the-match' performance in

New Delhi, Mar 6: The sensational Manu Bhaker, all of 16, shot her way to a second successive gold medal in a mixed team event as India consolidated their position at the top in the ISSF World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico. Partnering Om Prakash Mitharval, the Indian teenager clinched the 10m air pistol mixed team title, a day after she won the women's 10m air pistol individual gold on what is