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Davis Cup: India trail Korea 0-2 as Nagal, Suresh squander early leads

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Davis Cup: India trail Korea 0-2 as Nagal, Suresh squander early leads

India’s hopes of making the Davis Cup Final 8 were pushed to the brink after Dhakshineswar Suresh and Sumit Nagal squandered promising starts to lose their respective singles, leaving the visitors trailing 0-2 against Korea at the end of the opening day of their Qualifier tie on Friday (September 18, 2026). Dhakshineswar lost the first…

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Asian Games 2026 | Time for India’s athletes to make it count

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Asian Games 2026 | Time for India’s athletes to make it count

India will look to shooter Manu Bhaker to lead India’s medal charge after her exploits at the Paris Olympics 2024. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: RITU RAJ KONWAR The number of athletes may have been reduced but India’s ambitions of flexing its sporting muscle at the continental level will be tested when the Aichi-Nagoya Asian…

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Continental glory: On the Asian Games 2026

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Continental glory: On the Asian Games 2026

Even as Japan, known for efficiency, welcomes its third Asian Games and the first in 32 years, on Saturday, the Aichi-Nagoya Games have already earned the ‘worst ever’ tag because of accommodation and logistical issues. A country that successfully hosted two Olympics — in 1964, within two decades of suffering atomic bombings, and in 2021,…

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Suspension – The Hindu

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Suspension – The Hindu

Parveen. | Photo Credit: File Photo: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Following boxer Parveen Hooda’s 22-month suspension for a whereabouts failure, India is set to lose a bronze medal in the Hangzhou Asian Games. The International Testing Agency (ITA), the organisation responsible for results management, has confirmed Parveen’s suspension until July 16, 2025 for three whereabouts failures…

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Rags to riches: How Ollie Robinson plotted his way back from cricketing wilderness

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Rags to riches: How Ollie Robinson plotted his way back from cricketing wilderness

The official social media handle of the England and Wales Cricket Board recently crowned a ‘King’. Alongside videos celebrating his exploits, it declared – ‘New Ball King’. Crowns, especially in England, are not handed out on a whim. They demand performances befitting royalty. This summer, one man has done just that, turning successive matches into…

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Pay hike for domestic umpires and match referees

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Pay hike for domestic umpires and match referees

The domestic cricket umpires and match referees are set for a raise, after the BCCI Annual General Meeting on Friday approved a proposal to restructure their fees and introduce a more stringent performance-based grading system. “The umpires will now be graded in four categories. Their fees per day have been enhanced substantially. So far as…

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Agarkar’s eventful stint as chief selector all but over

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Agarkar’s eventful stint as chief selector all but over

According to a source, Agarkar has formally informed the BCCI that he doesn’t wish to continue. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: EMMANUAL YOGINI Ajit Agarkar’s three-year tenure as chairman of the senior men’s selection committee has effectively come to an end, with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) now set to initiate…

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Royal Legacy wins Zavaray S. Poonawalla Mysore 1000 Guineas

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Royal Legacy wins Zavaray S. Poonawalla Mysore 1000 Guineas

K.T. Balakrishna, chairman and senior steward, Mysore Race Club presenting the Zavaray S. Poonawalla Mysuru 1000 Guineas trophy to Royal Legacy’s jockey Akshay Kumar as trainer James Mckeown and MRC stewards Y.P. Udaya Shankar, B.N. Cariappa, G. Venkatesh and B.U. Chengappa look on. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram James Mckeown-trained Royal Legacy (Akshay K up) won the Zavaray S. Poonawalla Mysore 1000…

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Yashbardhan’s all-round show helps India pip Australia

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Yashbardhan’s all-round show helps India pip Australia

Sehwag watches his son Aaryavir make his India U-19 debut. | Photo Credit: Shayan Acharya India U-19 held its nerve to edge Australia U-19 by seven runs in a tense, rain-shortened Youth ODI at the Niranjan Shah Stadium here on Friday, with Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan starring with both bat and ball. He top-scored with 54…

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