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FILE – Jodie Burrage of Britain plays a forehand return to Coco Gauff of the U.S. during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File) British tennis player Jodie Burrage has revealed that she received death threats and abusive messages after losing…

Virat Kohli celebrates after scoring 50 runs during the first ODI against New Zealand. (AP/PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli continued to rewrite the record books on Wednesday, breaking Sachin Tendulkar‘s long-standing record for the most runs in successful and unsuccessful ODI run chases during India’s rain-affected first ODI against New Zealand at Eden Park…

PV Sindhu has spent much of her career carrying India’s challenge in women’s singles badminton. Now, as the 31-year-old returns to the world’s top six, she is seeing a group of younger Indian shuttlers begin to make their mark on the international circuit.Tanvi Sharma, Anmol Kharb, Unnati Hooda, Devika Sihag and Ashmita Chaliha have all…

Virat Kohli continued his remarkable run in the 50-over format with a commanding 74 as India defeated New Zealand by five wickets in a rain-affected first ODI at Eden Park in Auckland on Wednesday. The visitors chased down a revised target of 143 in 22.4 overs under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method to take a 1-0…

Jesús Owono reportedly hopes to apologise privately to Jesús de Miguel’s family, as Spanish prosecutors indicate criminal proceedings are unlikely following the fatal collision. Spanish police have opened an investigation after Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel died following a collision with FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono during a second-division match. The 30-year-old suffered a cardiac…

India captain Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli appeared unhappy as play continued despite rain during the first ODI against New Zealand in Auckland on Wednesday.The match was initially stopped in the 11th over of India’s chase of 186, with the visitors at 29/1. Kohli was batting on 29, while Gill was on 17.Play resumed after…

Virat Kohli added another remarkable milestone to his illustrious career on Wednesday, becoming the first batter in ODI history to score 13,000 runs while batting at the No. 3 position.The former India captain achieved the landmark during the first ODI against New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland, further strengthening his standing as one of…

India bowler Anshul Kamboj (AP/PTI) Anshul Kamboj produced a remarkable turnaround in his second ODI appearance, delivering a disciplined spell to help India bowl out New Zealand for 185 in the series opener at Eden Park in Auckland on Wednesday.The Haryana pacer, who endured a difficult debut against the West Indies in New Chandigarh last…

PV Sindhu has qualified for the BWF World Tour Finals, the Badminton World Federation confirmed on Wednesday. The season-ending tournament will be held in Hangzhou, China, from December 9 to 13.This will be the 31-year-old Indian’s sixth appearance at the event and her first since 2021. She had qualified for the 2022 edition but withdrew…

Arshdeep Singh joined Javagal Srinath and Mohammed Shami as the third Indian fast bowler to take a four-wicket haul in New Zealand, news agency ANI reported. He achieved the feat in the first ODI against New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland on Wednesday, finishing with figures of 4/70 from his 10 overs.Arshdeep’s spell is…