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Although the title might suggest a quaint, cross-cultural excursion along the lines of “Italian for Beginners” or “Learning to Drive,” Vadim Perelman’s “Persian Lessons” turns out to be…

Here's a recap of Sunday's NCAA basketball tournament action, including game stories, the updated brackets, a photo gallery of top pics and more. Plus, a look ahead to…

He is certainly the finest T20 batter India has produced — and by extension, the finest all-format batter He is certainly the finest T20 batter India has produced — and by extension, the…

The Dodgers’ preferred method of offense is to bludgeon opponents with a loaded lineup of power hitters proficient at working counts, hunting mistakes and giving themselves…

Ramita Jindal usurped the air rifle gold from Devanshi Katara in the Khelo India Youth Games at the Dr. Karni Singh Range here on Thursday.It was a fitting climax to the shooting…

Look for the usual suspects — Jon Rahm, Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas, and the hottest player in the game, Scottie Scheffler — to be in contention at this week’s P.G.A. Championship at…

Odean Smith and Shahrukh Khan helped PBKS seal the deal for Punjab Kings by delivering brilliantly with a combined 49 in 28 balls in the death overs.…

Babar was unbeaten on 102 off 198 balls and opening batter Shafique followed his maiden Test hundred in the drawn first Test with an undefeated 71 off 226 balls to take Pakistan to 192-2 at…

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo is seen outside the headquarters building in Washington, U.S., September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo 2/2…

A victory over Medvedev at Rod Laver Arena would complete a remarkable chapter in Nadal's extraordinary career Almost five months after Rafael Nadal posted a photograph of himself on…