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Former wicketkeeper-batter Vijay Dahiya was, on Friday, appointed as head coach of the Delhi men’s senior team for the 2026-27 domestic season. The 53-year-old, who featured in two Tests and 19 ODIs for India, replaces Sarandeep Singh in the role. After his retirement in 2006, Dahiya has had multiple stints as Delhi’s coach. Most notably,…
Dilip Tirkey, Hockey India president. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: R. RAGU Amid the escalating rifts within Hockey India (HI), a group of former players has thrown its weight behind HI president Dilip Tirkey and called for urgent reform in the running of the federation. Some members of the group, of which illustrious names like…
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S. Narredu trained Shamrock (Suraj up) won the Maharaja’s Cup – 2026 (1,600m), the feature event of the races held here on Friday (Sept 25). The winner is owned by Mr. M. Ravi, Mr. Daulat Chhabria, Mr. K. Kaliyaperumal & Mrs. R. Chellam. The results 1. JAYANAGARA PLATE (1,400m): ALLURING BEAUTY (Md. Talib) 1, Brocston…
Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey. | Photo Credit: File photo: ANI The absolute dominance by Indian teams on the field at the Asian Games here has been marred by the off-field ugliness in the sport’s administration back home. The latest low point in the power struggle within the different factions of Hockey India (HI) is an…
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MRF F2000 will be the showpiece category. A compact card of eight races has been framed for the second round of the MRF Indian National Racing Challenge to be held at the Madras International Circuit over the weekend. The programme will be headlined by the two MRF Formula classes, F2000 and F1600, besides the ever-popular…
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Kavya and Beast Mode impressed when the horses were exercised here on Friday (Sept. 25) morning. Inner sand: 600m: Liam (T.S. Jodha) 41. Easy. Gunsmoke (Peter), Immortal Sar (S.J. Sunil) 40. Pair level. Satyavan (N. Bhosale) 42. Easy. Time And Tide (Ramswarup) 42. Easy. 800m: Starseed (T.S. Jodha) 54, 600/39. Moved freely. Neutralist (A. Gaikwad)…
Stud Poker, Edison, Whistling Glory and Sigrid shone when the horses were exercised here on Friday morning (Sept 25) Inner sand: 600m: Refined Aggression (rb) 39.5. Moved well. Evermore (Shreyas) 40. Strode out well. Hazel (rb) 39. Stretched out well. Xaily (Rajesh K), Alpha Legend (Kiran Rai) 40. Former finished four lengths ahead. 1000m: Interceptor…
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For nearly a quarter of a century, Joshna Chinappa has stood like a colossus on the squash court. At 40, Joshna doesn’t seem to have lost her fighting spirit and tenacity. She knows she is ageing, has tweaked her training module accordingly and has remained one of the finest players in the country a good…
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The following is the medal tally of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games after the fifth official day of the competitions. Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 China 80 30 20 130 2 Japan 20 34 37 91 3 South Korea 10 12 28 50 4 Kazakhstan 8 8 9 25 5 Uzbekistan 6 12 8…
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When the former pacer was named the chairman of selectors in July 2023, there was a sense of great optimism and feel-good; his tenure, however, was a chequered one with highs in the white-ball format and lows in the Tests Source link