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Delhi Capitals (DC) co-owner Parth Jindal stated that the franchise’s split with star India wicketkeeper-batter and marquee player Rishabh Pant was due to differences in “philosophies” regarding franchise management, and had nothing to do with financial issues. Pant became the most expensive player in Indian Premier League (IPL) history when Lucknow Super Giants…
Elated after his first win in the World Championship showdown against defending champion Ding Liren, young Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh said it is “always very nice” to outplay an opponent the way he did in the third game in Singapore on Wednesday. Liren lost on time control after 37 moves as Gukesh drew…
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Defending champions India started their men’s junior Asia Cup campaign on a rousing note, thrashing lowly Thailand 11-0 in a lop-sided Pool A match in Muscat on Wednesday. Besides India and Thailand, Chinese Taipei, Japan and South Korea are the other teams in Pool A. Pool B consists of arch-rivals Pakistan, Malaysia, Bangladesh,…
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File image of Joe Root.© AFP England batter Joe Root has hit back at comments made by former Australia cricketer and coach Darren Lehmann. The latter had earlier come out and stated that he doesn’t consider Root to be an “all-time great”, as he had not scored a century in Australia, against England’s…
Wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia has been ruled out of the three-match women’s One-day International (ODI) series against Australia Down Under because of a wrist injury, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) informed on Wednesday. The BCCI informed that Uma Chetry has been called in as a replacement for the entire series….
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Captain Ben Stokes has revealed that he chose not to participate in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction in Jeddah to extend his England career. Stokes had previously played for Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS), Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the IPL, and was named the most valuable…
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IPL: File photo of CSK team.© BCCI Lalit Modi, the founder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and former vice-president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), has made serious allegations against ex-cricket administrator N Srinivasan and his co-owned franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Notably, the latter has served as…
Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh clinched his first win over defending champion Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship, outplaying the Chinese on time control in the third round to draw level on points here on Wednesday. Having lost the first game rather badly with black pieces, Gukesh struck gold thanks to his preparation…
Vijay Shankar bats against Hardik Pandya.© X/Twitter Fast bowling all-rounders are a rarity in Indian cricket. Like, Hardik Pandya. For the last few years, he has been the top contender for that role in the Indian cricket team. Shardul Thakur, Vijay Shankar, Nitish Kumar Reddy are some of the other names that are…
The Athletics Federation of India has submitted a letter of intent to host the 2028 Under 20 World Athletics Championships, the sport’s world governing body head Sebastian Coe told PTI on Wednesday. World Athletics (WA) had, in August this year, invited bids for the 2028 and 2030 editions of the championships and Coe…
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