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Australia score 293/6 against India in 3rd ODI'

Opting to bat, Australia made 293 for six against India in the third ODI of the five-match series, here today.

Brief Scores:

Australia: 293 for six in 50 overs (Aaron Finch 124, Steve Smith 63; Jasprit Bumrah 2/52).

Australia win the toss and opt to bat first.'

Australia won the toss and opted to bat against India in the third ODI of the five-match series here today.

Teams:

India: Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli (captain), Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Australia: Aaron Finch, David Warner, Steven Smith (captain), Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Mar

Pranaav-Sikki lose in Japan Open semis'

India's campaign ended at the Japan Open Super Series after the mixed doubles pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N Sikki Reddy suffered a narrow loss in the semifinals, here today.

Pranaav and Sikki, who had clinched the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold title at Lucknow this year, squandered the opening game advantage to go down 21-14 15-21 19-21 to the local pair of Takuro Hoki and Sayaka Hirota.

D

Good start is key to counter Indian spinners: Warner'

Australian opener David Warner was at a loss to explain his team's continuing batting failure in the ongoing ODI series against India, but dismissed criticism that the visitors were struggling to read the home spinners.

Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal have consistently bamboozled the visitors in the series but Warner said it has got nothing to do with the batsmen's ab

Underdogs unleashed: the story of India's under-17 squad'

A tailor's son from Sikkim, a carpenter's son from Manipur and a youngster whose mother is a street vendor in Bengaluru -- the Indian team for the under-17 FIFA World Cup is a fascinating blend of underdogs from different parts of the country.

Many in the 21-member team, playing in the first ever FIFA event to be held in the country from October 6-28, had seen their parents struggle to make en

Srikanth, Prannoy lose; Pranaav-Sikki in semis of Japan Open'

India's Kidambi Srikanth crashed out in the quarterfinals of the Japan Open Super Series after losing to recently-crown world champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark but mixed doubles pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N Sikki Reddy advanced to the semifinals, here today.

The 25-year-old from Guntur, who clinched back-to-back titles at Indonesia and Australia, couldn't curb his simple errors to go do

Kashmir beat Jammu in opening ties of U-17, U-19 Inter-Division Cricket Tournament'

Srinagar: Kashmir division beat Jammu division in both Under-17 and 19 inaugural matches of Inter-Division Cricket Tournament played at at HSS Bijbehara Ground on Thursday.
In the Under-17 event, Kashmir division beat Jammu division by 31 runs.

In the U-19 competition, Jammu Division won the toss and decided to bat first. Jammu were shot out for 89 and failed to play fill quota of overs. In

Sports Minister Rathore wishes luck to India U-17 FIFA World Cup squad'

Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Friday wished the Indian football team luck ahead of the FIFA U-17 World Cup scheduled to start from October 6.

"All the best to the U-17 @IndianFootball squad for #FIFAU17WC! Give it your best shot boys!The country proudly stands with you! #BackTheBlue," Rathore tweeted.

The final 21-man squad for the India U-17 was declared on Thursday. The L

India elect to bat, Australia make two changes in XI'

India skipper Virat Kohli elected to bat after winning the toss against Australia in the second ODI, here today.

India are fielding an unchanged side from the last game in Chennai which they won by 26 runs while Australia have made two changes to their side.

Right-arm fast bowler Kane Richardson comes in place of James Faulkner while leg-spinner Adam Zampa makes way for left-arm spinner As

BCCI announces India's tour of South Africa'

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that India will play Tests, One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) during a tour of South Africa starting from January 5, 2018.

"India will play South Africa in a three-match ‘Mahatma Gandhi-Nelson Mandela' Test series, six-match One-Day International series followed by three Twenty20 Internationals," the

India beat Palestine in U-16 World Cup qualifiers'

India scored three goals in the second half to blank Palestine 3-0 in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-16 Championship 2018 Qualifiers at the Halchowk Stadium here on Wednesday.

Givson Singh Moirangthem opened the scoring off an impeccable free-kick in the 51st minute. It was followed by a strike from Bekey Oram in the 72nd minute. The last nail in the Palestine coffin was deliver

BCCI nominates MS Dhoni for Padma Bhushan award'

The Indian cricket board has nominated Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the country's third highest civilian award -- the Padma Bhushan -- for his contribution to the game.

A senior BCCI official confirmed that the Board has only sent one name for the Padma awards this year and it was a unanimous decision to nominate India's most successful captain.

"Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been nominated by the B

India seek 2-0 up at Eden Gardens against Australia, but prolonged '

With India looking forward to make it 2-0 after romping home in the first ODI in Chennai through D/L method and Aussies baying for the hosts' blood to level the series in tomorrow's day-night match, the atmosphere in picturesque Eden Gardens is charged up even as prolonged monsoon rain may play spoilsport.

Steven Smith's brigade was utterly disappointed after rain forced the Chennai play to in

6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6: On this day in 2007, Yuvraj Singh made T20I history'


New Delhi: Whenever you think of Yuvraj Singh, the first memory that comes to mind is of the six sixes he hit against Stuart Broad in the 2007 ICC T20 World Cup.

It has been exactly 10 years and that memory gets stronger by the day.

On September 19, 2007, the Kingsmead cricket ground in Durban was a sea of Indian tricolours. India were taking on England. They had moved to 171-3 when the 1

Virat Kohli is responsible for MS Dhoni's recent transformation, says Sourav Ganguly'

New Delhi: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has been a vital cog for Virat Kohli's side late in the batting order of late, has been on a record-making spree.

On Sunday, the former India skipper created yet another record when he notched up a fine 79-run knock against Australia at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Sourav Ganguly believes that Kohli has been the key factor behind MS Dhoni's sol

Nadal maintains No.1 spot in ATP rankings

Madrid, Sep 19: Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal held on to the top spot in the men's Association of Tennis Professionals world singles rankings released on Monday.

Nadal, 16-time Grand Slam champion, led the rankings ahead of Switzerland's Roger Federer, while the United Kingdom's Andy Murray came in third, reports Efe.

There were no changes in this week's standings, as German Alexander Zverev held the fourth position, followed by Marin Cilic.

Serbia's Novak Djokovic came in sixth.

The current ATP rankings and point scores are as follows:

1. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 9,465 points

Spain's Muguruza continues to top WTA rankings

Madrid, Sep 19: Spanish tennis player Garbiñe Muguruza continued to lead the Women's Tennis Association rankings for the second consecutive week.

Romanian Simona Halep came in second, followed by Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, reports Efe citing the rankings which were released on Monday.

This week's standings witnessed no changes, as Czech Karolina Pliskova held the fourth position, ahead of fifth-placed American Venus Williams.

The current WTA rankings and point scores are as follows:

1. Garbiñe Muguruza (Spain) 6,030 points

2. Simona Halep (Romania) 5,965

3. Elina Svitolina

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