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CHENNAI: Give Rishabh Pant a “break” from constant comparisons and let him go from strength to strength, his senior India teammate Ravichandran Ashiwn suggested on Sunday. Be it for his keeping or batting, be it with one of India’s greatest or any other player, Pant needs a break from all…

DHAKA: A second-string West Indies team under stand-in captain Kraigg Brathwaite completed a 2-0 series sweep against Bangladesh with a dramatic 17-run win in the second Test on Sunday. Chasing 231 for victory, Bangladesh came close before being bowled out for 213 with the spin trio of Rahkeem Cornwall (4-105),…

MELBOURNE: Nick Kyrgios renewed his running feud with Novak Djokovic on Sunday when he mocked the world number one with a grand entrance to an empty Margaret Court Arena for his doubles match. Before a men’s doubles match with partner Thanasi Kokkinakis, the Australian imitated the way Djokovic celebrates victories…

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CHENNAI: Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Sunday surpassed Harbhajan Singh to become the second highest wicket-taker in Tests played in India. Ashwin got past Harbhajan, who took 265 wickets at an average of 28.76, by dismissing Ben Stokes with a perfect off-spinner on the second day of the second Test…

CHENNAI: Inspired by a die-hard England fan’s 10-month vigil to see his team play in Sri Lanka, a group of expats have travelled across India to become the only Barmy Army members singing in the second Test. Rob Lewis became a Barmy Army hero last month as the only England…

CHENNAI: India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara did not take the field for England‘s first innings after being hit on the hand while batting on the opening day of the second Test here. SCORECARDPujara made 21 off 58 balls in India’s first inning score of 329. Reserve opener Mayank Agarwal took the…

The NBA, aiming to stop players from flopping to draw foul calls, publicly called out one of its biggest stars. The league issued warnings on Saturday to Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James as well as his teammate Kyle Kuzma regarding their flops from the previous night’s 115-105 victory over…

MADRID: Barcelona might not be able to catch Atletico Madrid but they may fancy their chances against Paris Saint-Germain after Lionel Messi scored twice in a 5-1 thrashing of Alaves on Saturday. Messi fired in two sensational long-range efforts and would have had a hat-trick at Camp Nou had a…

MELBOURNE: Taiwan veteran Hsieh Su-wei swept into her first Grand Slam quarter-final after 16 years of trying Sunday, becoming the oldest player to make a last-eight debut in the Open Era. The 35-year-old overwhelmed Czech Marketa Vondrousova, a player 14 years her junior, in the Australian Open fourth round on…