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Key India bowler Bumrah leaves Test squad for ‘personal reasons’

Sports Desk: India said Saturday that star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has left the squad for the England Test series for “personal reasons”. The surprise move came only two days

New Zealand edge Australia in T20 run-fest

Sports Desk: Veteran batsman Martin Guptill returned to form with a blistering 97 as New Zealand held on for a nail-biting win over Australia in the second Twenty20 international in

Messi scores twice as Barcelona dispatch Elche

Sports Desk: Lionel Messi soared past Luis Suarez to become La Liga’s top scorer on Wednesday by adding his 17th and 18th goals of the season in a much-needed 3-0

Bayern Munich plot quarter-final course by routing Lazio

Sports Desk: Holders Bayern Munich brushed off their recent poor domestic form by throwing down a Champions League marker with an emphatic 4-1 win at Lazio in Tuesday’s last-16 first

Sri Lanka names 20-member squad for West Indies tour

Sports Desk: Sri Lanka Monday named a 20-member squad for six limited over matches against the West Indies delayed by Covid-19 infections. The cricket board said fast bowler Lahiru Kumara, 24, who

Man Utd bounce back to beat Newcastle

Sports Desk: Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford were on target as Manchester United deepened Newcastle’s relegation fears with a 3-1 win on Sunday to move back into second in the

New Sri Lanka Covid case on eve of West Indies tour

Sports Desk: Sri Lankan fast bowler Lahiru Kumara tested positive Monday for coronavirus on the eve of the team’s departure to the West Indies for a tour already delayed by

Bangladesh still searching for answers in Test cricket

Sports Desk: After losing a two-match Test series against a severely under-strength West Indies, Bangladesh have been left scratching their heads on how to become a better Test side. But