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Umar Akmal smashed 94 off 54 balls as Pakistan bounced back after a morale-sapping loss against India to defeat Australia by 16 runs in the World Twenty20 in Dhaka on Sunday. Elder brother Kamran Akmal contributed a run-a-ball 31 and Shahid Afridi returned…

French officials are investigating a couple of Indian origin after finding three young boys confined in appalling conditions in a suburban Paris flat. The parents were taken in for questioning after the 27-year-old mother gave birth in January and staff…

Leg-spinner Amit Mishra grabbed two wickets for 22 runs in four overs as India kept Pakistan down to 130-7 in the opening match of the World Twenty20 Super-10 round in Dhaka on Friday. Left-arm slow bowler Ravindra Jadeja chipped in with 1-18 from his…

Hockey games will be cut by 10 minutes to four 15 minute quarters in a bid to step up the sport’s fan appeal, the international federation announced. The new format has already been tried in the Euro Hockey League and in India’s championship and will…

An Indian guru declared dead has been in a deep freezer in his ashram for nearly six weeks with followers confident he will return to life to lead them, his spokesman said. Devotees placed Ashutosh Maharaj, whom authorities declared clinically dead…