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BCCI Ombudsman rules KSCA secretary can’t continue in office

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BCCI Ombudsman rules KSCA secretary can’t continue in office

The BCCI Ombudsman has ruled that Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) secretary Santosh Menon is not entitled to continue in office and has declared the post vacant. The decision was taken by BCCI Ombudsman Justice Arun Mishra (Retd.) on a complaint filed by KSCA institutional member Dolphin Cricketers. The Ombudsman held that Menon had completed…

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How Tendulkar’s intervention and Edulji’s strong words helped secure a Railways job for Harmanpreet

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How Tendulkar’s intervention and Edulji’s strong words helped secure a Railways job for Harmanpreet

It took a personal intervention from Diana Edulji, a recommendation letter from Sachin Tendulkar and a stern conversation with the Railways Sports Promotion Board chairman before Harmanpreet Kaur, the India women’s cricket captain, secured a job with the Railways. Recounting the episode at the launch of Her Story, Her Glory — Aditya Bhushan’s book chronicling…

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Boxing | Jyoti attributes her success to resilience

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Boxing | Jyoti attributes her success to resilience

Jyoti with the medal that matters. | Photo Credit: Instagram/jyotiguliaboxer Former World under-17 champion Jyoti Gulia is delighted that her resilience has helped her win a gold medal in the China leg of the World Cup recently. Jyoti, who got her first opportunity to compete in an international event after two years, was hungry for…

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Circle Of Dreams, Magna Carta, Tyche, Preview and Jade Mountain catch the eye

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Circle Of Dreams, Magna Carta, Tyche, Preview and Jade Mountain catch the eye

Circle Of Dreams, Magna Carta, Tyche, Preview and Jade Mountain caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (June 25). Outer sand: 600m: Magna Carta (Suraj) 42. Pleased. Tyche (Srinath) 42.5. Moved fluently. Acantha (Srinath) 44. Moved well. Mystic Dew (Neeraj), Dasadyu (Bhawani) 44.5. Former finished six lengths ahead. 1000m: Regal…

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Merlin the duck takes a trip to the stadium, but FIFA rules keep him out of Mexico match

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Merlin the duck takes a trip to the stadium, but FIFA rules keep him out of Mexico match

A Mexican fan carries Merlin the duck in Mexico City on June 18, 2026. Merlin is a two-year-old duck that captured the country’s attention when it appeared on the street wearing the national team’s jersey alongside its owner, a street vendor. | Photo Credit: AFP One of the biggest folk heroes of this World Cup,…

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Why Vaibhav Sooryvanshi can’t share Team India’s changing room in England?

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Why Vaibhav Sooryvanshi can’t share Team India’s changing room in England?

Teen batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryvanshi | Photo Credit: Dumidupadeniya India’s batting prodigy, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, would not be permitted to share the same changing room with other players on England tour. The teenager batsman is set to get a separate changing room as part of the safeguarding regulations laid down by England and Wales cricket board…

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In Focus Podcast | From Barcelona Messi to Argentina Messi: How has the football icon evolved?

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In Focus Podcast | From Barcelona Messi to Argentina Messi: How has the football icon evolved?

Lionel Messi has spent nearly two decades rewriting football’s record books. Yet, four years after finally lifting the World Cup with Argentina, the 39-year-old is once again captivating fans on football’s biggest stage and adding new milestones to his extraordinary career. In this episode of In Focus, we look at Messi’s evolution from the Barcelona…

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Thunderous World Cup farewell as Guillermo Ochoa enters late in Mexico’s 3-0 win

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Thunderous World Cup farewell as Guillermo Ochoa enters late in Mexico’s 3-0 win

Mexico players throw Guillermo Ochoa in the air as they celebrate his first appearance in his sixth World Cup. | Photo Credit: Reuters In the 77th minute, finally, it was Guillermo Ochoa’s time. Supporters had chanted for the legendary goalkeeper as he entered the pitch for warmups on Wednesday (June 25, 2026). They shouted “Memo”…

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Lionel Messi’s 39th birthday celebrations in Bengal’s Ichhapur

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Lionel Messi’s 39th birthday celebrations in Bengal’s Ichhapur

The strangest journeys are not made by people but by affections. They cross oceans without passports, survive languages they do not speak and arrive in places they were never expected to reach. Somewhere along that improbable route, Lionel Messi travelled from Rosario to a narrow lane in Ichhapur, where a tea seller painted his house…

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