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The signal for the DRS was largely a prayer, at best a hope. There was no stopping the inevitable. Prasidh Krishna had indeed got his man, and India-A the Duleep Trophy. B. Sai Sudharsan’s splendid hundred would have been a match-saving innings on most days. A limping B. Indrajith’s brave decision to come out to…
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The World Cup was slipping away from India, a second heartbreak in seven months seemed imminent. Axar Patel had started the 15th over of South Africa’s run-chase in the T20 World Cup final in Bridgetown with the Proteas needing 54 for victory off 36 deliveries. A savage onslaught from Heinrich Klaasen fetched 24 runs off…
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File photo of Daniel Ricciardo© AFP Daniel Ricciardo admitted that Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix may have been his last, after finishing in style with a hot lap and being voted “driver of the day” by global TV viewers. The Australian self-styled “Honey Badger” came last of the 18 finishers in his RB at the…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the performance of the United States men’s cricket team during the ICC T20 World Cup held in the United States and West Indies this year. PM Modi was addressing an Indian diaspora event at the Nassau Coliseum in New York. “Some days back here, the T20 World Cup…
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South Africa defeat Afghanistan in the third ODI encounter© X (Twitter) Aiden Markram‘s calm innings helped South Africa avoid suffering a series clean sweep by Afghanistan with a seven-wicket victory in the third one-day international in Sharjah on Sunday. The Proteas cruised to their target of 170 thanks to an unbeaten 69 from…
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Lando Norris led from pole to chequered flag Sunday to take a dominant Singapore Grand Prix win and narrow the gap to Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen, who was second, to 52 points. It was the McLaren driver’s third career GP win and his first from pole position at his sixth attempt as he…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday aknowledged Team India’s double gold victory at the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Chess Olympiad, and said that “Bharat is full of energy and dreams.” India delivered an outstanding performance at the FIDE Chess Olympiad in Budapest, securing gold medals in both the men’s and women’s events on…
Senior Indian women’s team player Tania Sachdev on Sunday said they were meant for the crown after clinching their maiden gold medal in the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest. The Indian team, comprising Sachdev, Harika Dronavalli, Vaishali Rameshbabu, Divya Deshmukh and Vantika Agrawal, accompanied by coach Abhijit Kunte beat Azerbaijan 3.5-0.5 in the…
John Stones‘ 98th-minute equaliser salvaged a 2-2 draw for Manchester City against 10-man Arsenal in a bad-tempered clash between the two favourites for the Premier League title on Sunday. Arsenal played the entire second half a man down after Leandro Trossard was sent off but were seconds away from inflicting City’s first home…
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Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand on Sunday led the country’s sporting fraternity in hailing the Indian men and women’s teams for their historic gold medal winning feat at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest. India made history as both its men’s and women’s teams clinched first-ever gold medals at the 45th Chess Olympiad. The…