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M. Shahrukh Khan’s blistering half-century heped Kovai Kings finish with a flourish. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU M. Shahrukh Khan wasn’t at his best in the first six matches of TNPL-10, but it seemed the Vida Kovai Kings skipper was saving his best for the last. In a must-win final league game for his side,…
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Indian tennis great and current Bengal Tennis Association (BTA) president Leander Paes has applied to join the All-India Tennis Association roster of Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit (SOM), BTA announced on social media on Friday. According to the AITA’s amended constitution, a roster of 20 male and 20 female SOMs will be prepared, and out of…
Yashvir Singh. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement With renewed confidence, Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Yashvir Singh is trying to improve a few areas of his game to emerge as a better javelin thrower. Yashvir, who would compete in the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meet at the Kalinga Stadium here on Saturday, said he had…
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While the presence of several elite international athletes is set to make the $75,000 World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meet exciting at the sparkling Kalinga Stadium here on Saturday, the absence of some Indian stars will take some gloss off it. The field will consist of top-ranked international names, including Nigeria’s Commonwealth Games shot put champion Chukwuebuka…
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England’s James Willstrop, a former World No,1 has been named the foreign coach of the Indian senior (men & women) squash team for the Asian Games to be held in Aichi-Nagoya (Japan) from September 19 to October 4. The 43-year-old will reach Chennai on September 17 and will fly with the Indian team the next…
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Peeyush Dubey, GCL chairperson. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Global Chess League, the fourth edition of which opens at Bengaluru on September 5, is aiming to bring the mind sport closer to the common man even as it is attracting new investors, including a football World Cup winner. The GCL chairperson Peeyush Dubey is…
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Alleppey Ripples’ Mohammed Azharuddeen took apart the Trivandrum Royals attack in his match-winning innings. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement T.S. Vinil’s spell set up Ripples’ win with a fiery spell. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Left-arm pacer T.S. Vinil’s fiery spell upfront and Mohammed Azharuddeen’s blitzkrieg during the chase powered Alleppey Ripples to an eight-wicket win over Trivandrum Royals in the Kerala Cricket League at…
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The four-year-old gelding Wings Of Fury, who finished second in his last start, is expected to make amends in The Hindu Trophy, one of the feature events of the ‘Media Day’ organised by the RWITC, here on Saturday (Aug. 22). Rails will be announced one hour before the first race. 1. FREE PRESS JOURNAL TROPHY…
Sanat will look to make a mark for North Zone. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar In decades gone by, the Duleep Trophy was considered as a stepping stone for players aiming to break into the Indian Test team. Even though the zonal competition no longer retains that allure, getting picked for the season-opener is…
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