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Royal Legacy wins Zavaray S. Poonawalla Mysore 1000 Guineas

September 18, 2026 admin

K.T. Balakrishna, chairman and senior steward, Mysore Race Club presenting the Zavaray S. Poonawalla Mysuru 1000 Guineas trophy to Royal Legacy’s jockey Akshay Kumar as trainer James Mckeown and MRC stewards Y.P. Udaya Shankar, B.N. Cariappa, G. Venkatesh and B.U. Chengappa look on. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram James Mckeown-trained Royal Legacy (Akshay K up) won the Zavaray S. Poonawalla Mysore 1000…

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Yashbardhan’s all-round show helps India pip Australia

September 18, 2026 admin

Sehwag watches his son Aaryavir make his India U-19 debut. | Photo Credit: Shayan Acharya India U-19 held its nerve to edge Australia U-19 by seven runs in a tense, rain-shortened Youth ODI at the Niranjan Shah Stadium here on Friday, with Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan starring with both bat and ball. He top-scored with 54…

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Asian Games | Indian contingent formally welcomed amidst chaos, confusion at flag-hoisting ceremony

September 18, 2026 admin

The Indian delegation arrived for the flag-hoisting ceremony for the Asian Games at the garden pier near Nagoya port in Japan on September 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy The Asian Games chaos in Aichi-Nagoya continued ahead of the formal opening ceremony on Saturday (September 19, 2026), with the official welcome ceremony for several…

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Nitish and Hardik can be part of the same XI: Gambhir

September 18, 2026 admin

Nitish claimed three wickets each in the last two T20Is. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR In a series win as emphatic as India’s 3-0 sweep over Afghanistan, there will be many bright spots to revel in. But if there was a fresh takeaway from the T20I series, it was Nitish Kumar’s enhanced contribution with the…

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ASIAN GAMES 2026 | It’s a stroll in the park for India against Japan

September 18, 2026 admin

Shree Charani, right, led the way with a four-wicket haul that sent the host’s batting line-up packing during their Asian Games cricket quarterfinal clash at the Korogi Sports Park, Nagoya, Japan on Friday, September 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: X@BCCIWomen Cricket barely scratches the sporting surface in Japan but there is no dearth of fans…

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Zuccaro for President Of India Gold Cup

September 18, 2026 admin

The six-year-old gelding Zuccaro, who is unbeaten in his last five starts and maintains form as evidenced by the morning trials, may score an encore in the President Of India Gold Cup, the feature event of Saturday’s (Sept. 19) races. 1. ROCK OF GIBRALTAR PLATE (1,200m) (Terms), Maiden 3-y-o only, Cat. II, no whip, 1.55…

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Sanas and Shroff to continue at the helm of RWITC

September 18, 2026 admin

The 111th Annual General Meeting of the Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC) was held via video conferencing on Thursday evening and with only nine nominations received for the nine available seats, all nominees were elected unopposed. Surendra R. Sanas will continue as the RWITC chairman for 2026-27, while Ram H. Shroff retains his position…

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Miss American Pie shines – The Hindu

September 18, 2026 admin

Miss American Pie shone when the horses were exercised here on Friday (Sept. 18) morning. Inner sand: 600m: Koennesigg (Shahrukh) 39. Urged. 800m: Don Julio (Gore) 53, 600/39. Moved freely. Queen Of Beauties (A. Gaikwad) 53, 600/38. Moved well. Bhairava (Siddharth) 51, 600/38. Moved nicely. Amazing Ruler (C. Umesh) 57, 600/43. Easy. 1000m: Miss Ameircan…

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Efficacy, Seize The Grey, Preview and Maana impress

September 18, 2026 admin

Efficacy, Seize The Grey, Preview and Maana impressed when the horses were exercised here on Friday morning (Sept. 18). Inner sand: 600m: Siege Storm (Antony) 38. Strode out well. Xanthe (Shreyas) 40. Pushed. Outer sand: 600m: Wanganui (Antony) 42. Worked well. Zeitgeist (Ranjeet) 43. Moved well. Spirited Light (Antony) 44. Strode out well. Shining Path…

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Asian Games 2026: Charani, Shafali shine as India outclass Japan to enter semis

September 18, 2026 admin

Shafali (40 not out, 15 balls) played the lead role in that pygmy-sized chase. Photo: X/@BCCIWomen Opener Shafali Verma’s all-round brilliance and left-arm spinner Shree Charani’s devastating spell powered defending gold-medallists India into the Asian Games women’s cricket semifinals with a dominant eight-wicket win over an inexperienced Japan, in Nisshin on Friday (September 18, 2026)….

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