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Sri Lanka Cricket interim committee chairman Eran Wickramaratne. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Sri Lanka Cricket interim committee chairman Eran Wickramaratne on Sunday (August 23, 2026) suggested a suitable rejigging of ICC’s Future Tours Programme (FTP) so that the country can play more Test matches against top nations like India, England, and Australia. Sri…
Manchester City coach Enzo Maresca during the Community Shield game against Premier League champions Arsenal. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca said the club would look to find the next Rodri following the midfielder’s departure to Barcelona, insisting City had repeatedly shown an ability to replace key players. Rodri, 30, ended…
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India’s Saransh Jain on the day of his Test debut ahead of the second Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI India handed a debut to spin bowling all-rounder Saransh Jain as captain Shubman Gill elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the second…
India’s Devdutt Padikkal during a practice session ahead of the second Test cricket match against Sri Lanka, in Galle, Sri Lanka, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Former India batter Cheteshwar Pujara backed Devdutt Padikkal at the crucial number three spot in Test cricket, but added that his long-term prospects depend on tougher…
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Bangladesh’s Shoriful Islam (R) appeals for LBW to dismiss Australia’s Cameron Green (L) during the second day of the second Test match between Australia and Bangladesh at the Great Barrier Reef Stadium in Mackay on August 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Shoriful Islam took 7-48, and Cameron Green hit a valuable 67 as Australia…
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McLaren’s Lando Norris celebrates after qualifying for pole position in the Formula One F1 Dutch Grand Prix, Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands, on August 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Lando Norris found unexpected pace to beat his rivals and the weather to take pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix on Saturday (August 22, 2026)…
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Karthick Manikandan starred in SKM Salem Spartans’ win against Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU The statisticians were made to work overtime on Saturday as the Tamil Nadu Premier League Season 10 playoff race delivered a close finish. In a competition that went down to the wire, Madurai Panthers (10 points), Vida Kovai…
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Netherlands’ Koen Bijen, right, and India’s Amit Rohidas fight for possession. | Photo Credit: AFP If you are playing in orange, India got a close up display on how to do so from a clinical Netherlands. With six minutes to go, Manpreet Singh dawdled on the ball allowing Jorrit Croon to rob the ball and…
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Salem Spartans all-rounder M. Mohammed gave a no-holds-barred response when asked to sum up his side’s disappointing TNPL Season 10 campaign. Spartans secured just a solitary win to finish bottom of the pile. “On paper, our team looks really good. We have about eight players who have played for Tamil Nadu… there are players who have been…
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Se-young celebrates her victory over Wang in the semifinal. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The men’s singles final will crown a new badminton World champion. The women’s title clash will pit the defending champion against a three-time victor. In men’s singles, 21-year-old Alex Lanier will face Japan’s Kodai Naraoka for a world title neither…
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