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Neeraj to face Pathirage in tough field at Lausanne Diamond League

August 4, 2026 admin

India’s Neeraj Chopra during the men’s javelin throw final at the Commonwealth Games 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra will compete in the Lausanne Diamond League on August 21 against a star-studded men’s javelin field featuring recently-crowned Commonwealth Games champion and world leader Rumesh Pathirage of Sri Lanka among others. The…

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Garaga-Roy enter second round men’s doubles at Korea Masters

August 4, 2026 admin

Unseeded Indian pair of Krishna Prasad Garaga and Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy stunned sixth seeded Thai pair of Chaloempon Charoenkitamorn and Worrapol Thongsa-Nga in straight games to enter men’s doubles second round at the Korea Masters Super 300 badminton tournament here on Tuesday (August 4, 2026). The Indian duo took just 42 minutes to get the…

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Will wipe off few players, benefit few others: Gopichand on badminton’s new scoring system

August 4, 2026 admin

Pullela Gopichand still remembers the disruption caused by badminton’s scoring overhaul during his playing career and as the sport gears up to embrace another “tactical shift”, the India coach believes a few players will be “wiped off”. The 15×3 system (three games of 15 points each) will replace the current 21×3 format (three games of…

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Babar century drought in Tests continues as West Indies fight back in 2nd Test against Pakistan

August 4, 2026 admin

Abdullah Shafique of Pakistan. | Photo Credit: AFP Pakistan captain Babar Azam was denied his first Test century in four years as West Indies fought back in the second and final cricket Test on Tuesday (August 4, 2026). Babar, who last scored a Test century in December 2022 against New Zealand at Karachi, was run…

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FIFA refutes report that Infantino sought Trump backing after failed World Cup sell-off plan

August 4, 2026 admin

FIFA president Gianni Infantino, right, and Arsene Wenger, Chief Officer (FIFA). | Photo Credit: AP FIFA on Tuesday (August 4, 2026) dismissed as “pure ‌fiction” a report that its President Gianni Infantino had sought support from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration after ⁠the collapse of a plan to sell a stake in World Cup commercial…

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TNPL: Dragons get the better of Tamizhans

August 4, 2026 admin

Bhuvaneswaran came back strongly after going for 21 off the first five balls of the match. | Photo Credit: G. KARTHIKEYAN There is a thin line between aggression and recklessness in T20 cricket. iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans paid the price for falling into the second category as Dindigul Dragons duly punished the reigning champion in the…

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Hockey India Director General fails to respond, Secretary General demands Executive Board meeting

August 4, 2026 admin

The mess in Hockey India keeps getting worse. On Tuesday, Secretary General (SG) Bholanath Singh reiterated that the Executive Board (EB) was the only forum to resolve all governance issues and sought a meeting to resolve matters. “For the past few days, mails from you have raised different issues. It is, therefore, requested that all…

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Durand Cup: Manvir performs hat-trick as Bagan drubs South United 8-0

August 4, 2026 admin

Manvir, third from right, opened the scoring and added a couple more. | Photo Credit: X@mohunbagansg Mohun Bagan Super Giant strengthened its hold on the top of Group A with an 8-0 thrashing of South United FC for its second straight win in the 135th Durand Cup at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Tuesday….

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Chennai Open gets a big boost from TN Govt.

August 4, 2026 admin

Indonesia’s Janice Tjen is the defending champion. | Photo Credit: File photo: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM The Chennai Open is set to be held for a second successive year after the Tamil Nadu Government on Tuesday announced a financial support of ₹10 crore for the WTA 250 tournament. The announcement removes the uncertainty surrounding the event’s…

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CHESS OLYMPIAD | Humpy keen to make an impression in India’s title defence at Samarkand

August 4, 2026 admin

All pumped up: Humpy feels that winning for the second time is difficult. | Photo Credit: File photos chess olympiad Koneru Humpy wasn’t there when the Indian women won the historic gold at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest in 2024. She will be there though to lead India’s title defence at Samarkand next month. The presence…

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