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Undercover and Trail Blazer impressed when the horses were exercised here on Saturday (Sept. 19) morning. Inner sand: 800m: Cellini (T.S. Jodha) 51, 600/37. Moved well. Lucky Diamond (rb) 52, 600/39. Worked freely. La Dolce Vita (T.S. Jodha) 54, 600/40. Moved fluently. Sandokan (Avinash) 54, 600/40. Moved freely. Trail Blazer (N. Bhosale) 49, 600/36. Moved…
Prokofiev, Tipped Off, Once You Go Black, Mandate and Iron Flame shone when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning (Sept 19) Inner sand: 600m: African Gold (R. Pradeep) 37. Strode out well. 1000m: Money Bags (Chetan) 1-8, 600/38.5. In fine nick. 1400m: Tyaaraa (Shinde) 1-36.5, 1200/1-21, 1,000/1-7.5, 600/40. Moved attractively. Outer sand: 600m:…
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Japan’s hosting of the Asian Games with huts and a cruise ship is an example for other nations if they want to stage major events without breaking the bank, a senior Olympic official said Saturday. The build-up to Asia’s biggest sporting spectacular has been overshadowed by a shortage of accommodation in Nagoya for the more…
India missed a historic opportunity to become the first Asian nation to reach the Davis Cup Final 8 under the new format as a listless Sumit Nagal succumbed to Soon Woo Kwon in the reverse singles, handing Korea a 3-1 victory in the Qualifier Round 2 tie on Saturday (September 19, 2026). After Dhakshineswar Suresh…
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Indian players will wear their standard kit for the one-off T20I against Japan on September 22 before donning the official Asian Games jersey for the competition beginning on September 28. Photo: Cricket Australia via Getty Images. Members of the Indian men’s cricket team are awaiting the right-size kits ahead of their departure for the Asian…
Brentford players celebrate after the Premier League soccer match between Brentford and Chelsea in London, England on September 18, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP Brentford beat their big-spending west London rivals Chelsea 3-0 on Friday (September 18, 2026) with second-half goals by forwards Jaidon Anthony, Igor Thiago and Fabio Carvalho condemning Xabi Alonso’s men to…
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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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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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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,…
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…