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LONDON: Shane Dowrich steered the West Indies into a commanding lead over England on the third day of the first Test at Southampton on Friday. Dowrich made 61 after opener Kraigg Brathwaite had top-scored with 65 in a total of 318 all out.…

Southampton: Not allowed to use saliva on the ball, England bowlers have resorted to applying back sweat to shine the ball in the ongoing first Test against the West Indies here. The opening Test at the Ageas Bowl marks the resumption of…

German Bundesliga from Sept 18 Frankfurt: Germany will start the 2020-21 season with cup games on September 11 before the Bundesliga resumes September 18. The winter break has been cut short to fit the season between postponed European…

Geneva: All five former Champions League winners were put into the same half of the draw on Friday, setting up a possible semifinal pairing between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Real Madrid, Juventus, Barcelona, Chelsea and Bayern…

Birmingham: Bruno Fernandes converted a contentiously awarded penalty to set Manchester United on its way to a 3-0 win over Aston Villa that featured a first goal of the season by Paul Pogba and another impressive strike by teenager Mason…

Kolkata: The Kolkata Police on Friday requested the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) to make use of under galleries for makeshift quarantine facility for police personnel on an urgent basis. There was an emergent meeting held at the…

New Delhi: Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar believes James Anderson is the only bowler who could bowl a "reverse outswinger" with a wrist position of a conventional inswinger. Tendulkar has termed that 'reverse' reverse swing.…

Karachi: The PCB on Friday advised banned Test leg-spinner Danish Kaneria to approach the England Cricket Board (ECB) if he wants to resume playing club or domestic cricket. A desperate Kaneria, banned since 2012, want to resume cricket…

Manchester: Manchester City will get the verdict on Monday in its appeal against a two-year ban from UEFA competitions. The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday set the date to publish the ruling from its panel of three judges. The…

Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has managed to rope in a sponsor for the national team ahead of its England tour but it had to settle for a far less amount than what it envisaged. According to a reliable source, PCB has decided…