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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 24 (ANI): Following India Women's eight-wicket win over Australia at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said that everyone from her team contributed to the victory. While speaking at the post-match presentation, Kaur said that their bowling coach adviced them on how to take wickets and not be defensive. She accepted that the changes are helping them. She a

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], December 24 (ANI): In his first reaction to the Centre's decision to suspend wrestling's premier governing body in the country, Sanjay Singh, who was elected president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), on Sunday said he has yet to receive a copy of the letter issued by the Union Sports Ministry. In light of protests by star grapplers Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik, the Union Ministry

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 24 (ANI): Australia Women skipper Alyssa Healy said that they had just one bad day during the Test match against India at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The Aussies lost the Test match against India by eight wickets in Mumbai on Sunday. While speaking at the post-match presentation, Healy accepted that it was not easy to win in Mumbai. She added that apart from one day they displayed a

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 24 (ANI): After leading the Indian Eves to their maiden Test win against Australia on Sunday, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said their hard work for so many years finally paid off. Speaking at the post-match presentation, Kaur gave all the credit to the support staff, bowling coach and batting coach for the maiden Test win against Australia at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. "It's a reward fo

Melbourne [Australia], December 24 (ANI): Australia's experienced left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc was "surprised" to see Pakistan's lack of pace in the first Test which was one of the most talked about points. Pakistan are quite restricted in terms of putting up a quality pace bowling line-up with Naseem Shah nursing an injury and Haris Rauf opting out of the Test series. Without experience, the majority of the burden fell

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 24 (ANI): Pooja Vastrakar and Sneh Rana guided India Women to their maiden Test win against Australia after beating them by eight wickets at Wakhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday. After losing the toss, Harmanpreet Kaur's side bundled out Australia for 219 on the first day of the Test match. Pooja Vastrakar led the hosts' bowling attack after she bagged a four-wicket haul and gifted 53

New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Ahead of India's two-game Test series against the Proteas, bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur said playing the longest format cricket in South Africa is always difficult. Sharing his thoughts on the salivating red-ball series, which would kick off at Centurion on Boxing Day, on the official YouTube channel of teammate and ace spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul said that one cannot e

(Photo credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports) Justin Faulk scored the go-ahead goal with 2:07 left in the third period, and the St. Louis Blues stormed back for a 7-5 win over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night. Jordan Kyrou tallied two goals for St. Louis, which trailed 5-2 before piling up the final five goals. Faulk and Robert Thomas each had a goal and an assist, and Kevin Hayes and Pavel Buchnevich tall

By Vipul KashyapNew Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Stalwart batter Virat Kohli has rejoined the Indian red-ball squad in South Africa ahead of the Boxing Day Test at Centurion against the Proteas, according to sources. Earlier this week, a BCCI source revealed that Kohli returned to India due to personal reasons and now is in contention to make his first on-field appearance on December 26, after the World Cup final hea

(Photo credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports) Freshman quarterback Ethan Vasko threw for 199 yards and three touchdowns Saturday night as Coastal Carolina beat San Jose State 24-14 to win the Hawaii Bowl in Honolulu. Vasko completed 20 of 33 passes, wrapping up the win with 2:43 remaining when he found Sam Pinckney for an 8-yard scoring strike. The play capped an eight-catch, 123-yard performance for Pinckney in his l

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Paris Saint-Germain are set to bolster their defense in the January transfer window by signing Lucas Beraldo from Sao Paulo, according to widespread media reports in Brazil.

New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): In a major decision, coming in light of fresh protests by star wrestlers Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia over the election of an aide of deposed WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh as the new president of the wrestling federation, the Union Sports Ministry on Sunday suspended the sport's premier governing body in the country along with all its office-bearers. The decision came clos

(Photo credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports) Mikal Bridges scored 29 points and the Brooklyn Nets earned a 126-115 victory over the Detroit Pistons, who tied an NBA record with their 26th straight loss on Saturday night in New York. The Pistons became the third team to lose 26 straight in a season, joining the 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers and 2013-14 Philadelphia 76ers. Detroit scored the game's first six points but never

BOGOTA, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Colombian striker Alfredo Morelos said Saturday that he plans to remain at Santos next year despite the club's relegation to Brazil's Serie B.

The governor of Mato Grosso do Sul, Eduardo Riedel, has sanctioned the Pantanal Law, aimed at promoting the conservation, protection, restoration, and sustainable exploitation of the biome in the state.

(Photo credit: Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports) Andrei Kuzmenko scored two goals and Quinn Hughes had a goal and an assist as the host Vancouver Canucks extended their point streak to nine games with a 7-4 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night. Nils Aman, Sam Lafferty, Dakota Joshua and Pius Suter also scored for Vancouver, which goes into the three-day holiday break with an NHL-best 49 points. The Canucks also mo

(Photo credit: Jessica Alcheh-USA TODAY Sports) Pierre-Luc Dubois snapped a 13-game goal-scoring drought and Quinton Byfield scored twice to lead the host Los Angeles Kings to a 5-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday. Alex Laferriere and Trevor Moore also scored for the Kings, who snapped a two-game losing skid on their home ice. Goaltender Cam Talbot made 29 saves while Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar both collec

(Photo credit: Mickey Welsh / USA TODAY NETWORK) Kicker Kanon Woodill scored a 32-yard touchdown on a trick play to help Northern Illinois notch a 21-19 victory over Arkansas State in the Camellia Bowl on Saturday at Montgomery, Ala. Rocky Lombardi passed for one touchdown and rushed for another as Northern Illinois (7-6) ended a seven-game bowl losing streak. Ironically, the previous win also came against Arkansas State

Liverpool [UK], December 24 (ANI): Liverpool shared points with Arsenal after a 1-1 draw in the Premier League (PL) clash at Anfield on Saturday. It was the Gunners who took the lead in the initial minutes of the game but failed to hold on to their advantage. Later in the game, both teams tried to score the winner but failed. In the fourth minute, Norwegian midfielder Martin Odegaard placed a curling free-kick into the Li

(Photo credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports) Anthony Edwards recorded 34 points and 10 assists to help the Minnesota Timberwolves post a 110-98 victory over the host Sacramento Kings on Saturday night. Rudy Gobert had 21 points and 17 rebounds and Jaden McDaniels added 20 points and four steals as Minnesota won for the 21st time in the past25 games. Mike Conley had 12 points, nine assists and seven rebounds and Kyle And

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The Major League Baseball (MLB) has seen two new records regarding its Competitive Balance Tax, more famously known as a "luxury tax," for the 2023 season. Eight teams must pay it, the most since it was introduced, and among those the New York Mets will have to fork out $101 million, more than any team in history.

The previous record was $43.6 milli

BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Manchester City are preparing an offer to sign highly-rated River Plate teenager Claudio Echeverri, according to media reports in Argentina.

by sportswriter Cao Yibo

BEIJING, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- From the women's national team regaining the Asia Cup title to their men's counterparts once again missing out on the Olympic Games, 2023 has been a mixed bag for China's basketball, which is navigating through icebergs in urgent need of a breakthrough.

HITTING AN ALL-TIME LOW

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Li Kaier joined China's men's national

(Photo credit: Bryan Terry-USA TODAY Sports) Gio Lopez threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as South Alabama notched its first-ever bowl victory by pounding Eastern Michigan 59-10 in the 68 Ventures Bowl at Mobile, Ala., on Saturday night. Lopez had 192 passing yards and 88 rushing yards for the Jaguars (7-6). Desmond Trotter had a passing touchdown and a rushing touchdown. Jamaal Pritchett caught eight passes

(Photo credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports) Fredrik Olofsson had a goal and an assist, Josh Manson and Valeri Nichushkin also scored, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-1 in Denver on Saturday night. Alexandar Georgiev made 24 saves and Logan O'Connor had two assists for Colorado. Nathan MacKinnon had an assist to extend his point streak to 18 games, the longest in the NHL this season. He also