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NEW DELHI: Pakistan speedster Shaheen Afridi was on Wednesday named the vice-captain of the Test team for the series against Australia, starting December 14 in Perth.

NEW DELHI: Pacer Mohammed Shami, one of the architects of India's near successful World Cup campaign, has been nominated for this year's Arjuna Award, while men's doubles badminton pair of Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were selected for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.

NEW DELHI: Former doubles world No.1 Leander Paes and broadcaster Vijay Amritraj on Wednesday became the first Asian men to be elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

NEW DELHI: On the verge of becoming the only fourth spinner to register 500 wickets in Test cricket, veteran Australia spinner Nathan Lyon on Wednesday said that he sees an unlikely 'coach' in Indian contemporary Ravichandran Ashwin and has learned a lot from him over the years.

JD(U) to hold national executive meeting in Delhi on Dec. 29; CM Nitish Kumar to address members. INDIA bloc meeting scheduled for Dec. 19.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday said that two men who jumped into House from the visitors gallery have been nabbed and necessary instructions have been given to Delhi Police in the matter. Read further on Dynamite News:

NEW DELHI: India's women's cricket captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, expressed her desire for more Test matches in women's cricket, stating, "Talking about women's cricket, it is improving day-by-day in India. A lot of people are coming to watch the match which we saw in the last T20Is."

NEW DELHI: Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja has pledged to contest a ban preventing him from wearing shoes during a match that draws attention to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The 36-year-old opening batsman adorned his footwear with hand-written slogans, including "Freedom is a human right" and "All lives are equal,"…

NEW DELHI: Jos Buttler, the captain of the England cricket team, emphasized the need to find a way to restrict the big hitters in the West Indies team after the hosts secured a four-wicket win in the opening Twenty20 International (T20I) in Barbados.

NEW DELHI: On the eve of the first Test against Australia, Pakistan unveiled their playing XI, featuring two Test debutants and the return of key players. Shan Masood, leading the team as skipper for the first time, has made significant changes to the squad for the Perth Test.