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Jemimah Rodrigues ruled out of Asia Cup and Asian Games due to hamstring injury

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Jemimah Rodrigues ruled out of Asia Cup and Asian Games due to hamstring injury

Indian cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues. File | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini India women’s team batter Jemimah Rodrigues was on Friday ruled out of the upcoming Asia Cup and Asian Games due to a hamstring injury she sustained earlier this month while playing in The Hundred tournament in England. The BCCI said in a statement that the…

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SL vs IND Tests | Have the right attitude and take the game on: Angelo Mathews’ advice for Sri Lanka

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SL vs IND Tests | Have the right attitude and take the game on: Angelo Mathews’ advice for Sri Lanka

Task at hand: Mathews feels that pacers like Asitha will have a role to play with the new ball. | Photo Credit: PTI As Sri Lanka looks to end its decade-long win drought against India in Tests, former Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews said the team has to play a positive brand of cricket to tame the visitors. “You’ve…

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Dragons breathe fire with a big win over Spartans

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Dragons breathe fire with a big win over Spartans

Indrajith took the attack to the opposition. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement When persistent rain and a delayed start kept Spartans waiting, little would they have known what was about to hit them. However, once the skies cleared and the match began, there was nowhere to hide. Dindigul Dragons captain B. Indrajith (73, 25b, 3×4,…

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Important to perform well in multi-sport events: Gaganjeet Bhullar

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Important to perform well in multi-sport events: Gaganjeet Bhullar

Bhullar at an event hosted by IGPL franchise Chennai Lions. | Photo Credit: Sivasankar A. Ace Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar is a 11-time Asian Tour winner and an Arjuna Awardee. But the 38-year-old, glowing with pride when recalling an accomplishment from two decades ago, believes that he is better known as an Asian Games silver…

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Isa Guha interview: On England, women’s cricket, commentary and South Asian representation

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Isa Guha interview: On England, women’s cricket, commentary and South Asian representation

Isa Guha, the first female cricketer of South Asian origin to play for England, took 148 international wickets across formats in a nine-year career with her seam bowling. The World Cup winner is now one of the game’s pioneering female commentators. Excerpts from an interview Guha gave The Hindu at Lord’s: You were a part…

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India’s 17-Year badminton revolution: From BWF World Championships in Hyderabad 2009 to Delhi 2026

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India’s 17-Year badminton revolution: From BWF World Championships in Hyderabad 2009 to Delhi 2026

The year was 2009. Denmark and Macau walked away from their bids to host the BWF World championships. The opportunity fell into India’s lap. Hyderabad had no clue at the time that it was about to stage the opening scene of a story that would take 17 years to finish telling. In 2009, the country…

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Hockey World Cup: Guarded optimism as Indian men take on Wales in opener

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Hockey World Cup: Guarded optimism as Indian men take on Wales in opener

India will sport a ‘new-look’ in saffron colours in the showpiece co-hosted by the Netherlands and Belgium. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement When the Indian men’s hockey team gets its World Cup campaign underway here on Saturday against Wales, casual viewers would be forgiven for mistaking it for co-host the Netherlands. The blue, which has…

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