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Gurjapneet Singh and P. Saravanan emerged unlikely batting heroes to take Madurai Panthers home against Trichy Grand Cholas. | Photo Credit: G. KARTHIKEYAN The phrase ‘it’s not over until it’s over’ holds true for sport, especially the shortest format of cricket where the complexion of a match can change in the blink of an eye….
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Former Indian women’s hockey team captain and selector Asunta Lakra has not only denied all allegations made against her by another player but also questioned the jurisdiction of the Ethics Committee itself and the maintainability of the proceedings against her. “I deny each and every allegation, insinuation and imputation levelled against me in the said…
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Samir opened the scoring for Indian Army in the 11th minute. | Photo Credit: X@thedurandcup Indian Army stormed to the top of Group B with a dominant 4-0 victory over Baghpat FC in a group league match of the 135th Durand Cup tournament at the Kishore Bharati Stadium on Wednesday. The Army side produced a fine first-half performance, with Samir Murmu, Saikhom Borish Singh, Shubham Rana, and Christopher Kamei finding…
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Lakshya Sen will begin his campaign against Collins Valentine Filimon. | Photo Credit: File photo: Reuters P.V. Sindhu will kickstart her pursuit of a sixth World Championship medal against Sophia Noble of Ireland but the road to the top will be anything but easy for most Indians after a mixed bag at the draw here…
Sakshi Chaudhary. | Photo Credit: ANI A calculated risk to drop from 54kg to 51kg paid off for newly-crowned Commonwealth Games champion boxer Sakshi Chaudhary, as she finally made an impact at a multi-sport event. A former World junior champion, two-time World youth champion, Asian championships bronze medallist and World Boxing Cup gold medallist, Sakshi…
Miserly spell: Nirankar, who moved from Madhya Pradesh to Tamil Nadu to fuel his cricket dream, tightened the screws in the middle overs. | Photo Credit: G. KARTHIKEYAN When Dindigul Dragons strolled out for the Tamil Nadu Premier League season-opener here on Tuesday, there was uncertainty over how the 2024 title-winner would cope with the…
Eminent Gold impressed when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning (August 5). Inner sand: 1200m: Lux Aeterna (Shreyas) 1-25, 1,000/1-8.5, 600/40.5. Moved well. Outer sand: 1400m: Eminent Gold (Antony) 1-43, 1,200/1-28, 1,000/1-12, 600/43. In fine nick. Published – August 05, 2026 07:21 pm IST Source link
Turn And Burn and Vortex caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday (Aug. 5) morning. Inner sand: 600m: Bravo Zulu (Merchant) 40. Easy. Believe (Bhawani) 41. Easy. Madison (rb) 40. Moved freely. Mother’s Gift (I. Shaikh) 37. Urged. Crown Flame (app), Holding The Fort (Prasad) 40. They finished level. Running Away…
Mention ‘France head coach’, our muscle memory will instantly direct us to the unassuming figure of Didier Deschamps. After all, he served his role with distinction for as many as 14 years, leading Les Bleus to heights only a few football heavyweights have scaled. During a decade of dominance on the World Cup stage, the…
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Boxing gold medallist Sachin Siwach. | Photo Credit: PTI Indian pugilists Sachin Siwach and Preeti Pawar have their eyes set on Asian Games gold following their gold medal wins at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow. The Indian boxing contingent, which pulled off the country’s best CWG 2026 medal haul with seven gold…