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The Indians prevailed by 11 runs. | Photo Credit: BCCI India clinched the three-match women’s under-19 T20 series with a narrow 11-run win over Sri Lanka in the second game at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday. Chasing a tricky 135, Sri Lanka stayed in the contest through a 69-run second-wicket partnership that threatened to…
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Dev Meena of Madhya Pradesh celebrates after qualifying for the Asian Games in the men’s pole vault during the the 65th National inter-State senior athletics championship at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT Eighteen-year-old hammer thrower Anushka Yadav smashed a nine-year-old National record, pole vaulter Dev…
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Smriti, Shafali, Richa Ghosh and Deepti Sharma have been scoring the bulk of India’s runs, and they need to take that form into the next matches. India must be banking on Shree Charani, the newly-crowned No. 1 bowler in T20Is, to continue her marvellous work. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images They have been here…
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Gulveer Singh of Uttar Pradesh wins the men’s 5,000m race in the 65th National inter-State senior athletics championship at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT Even though Gulveer Singh clocked 13:52.92, well outside the Asian Games qualifying mark of 13:39.18, to win the men’s 5,000m at…
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Sweden’s Alexander Isak, right, celebrates with Viktor Gyokeres after he scored to put Sweden up 3-1 during the World Cup Group F soccer match between Sweden and Tunisia in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Mexico, Sunday, June 14, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Group F remains delicately poised heading into the final round of matches in the…
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Anand is confident of Vaishali’s prospects. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: R. Ravindran R. Vaishali’s rise as a challenger for the World title is an important moment for Indian women’s chess, according to the legendary Viswanathan Anand. He gave her a reasonable chance in the World Championship match against China’s Ju Wenjun. “Already, the fact…
Ronaldo netted a brace against Uzbekistan. | Photo Credit: Reuters For about eight months, the goals had stopped coming in international football. By Cristiano Ronaldo’s standards, that drought felt almost unnatural. His last international goal had come on October 14, 2025, against Hungary, and after a below-par performance in Portugal’s opening World Cup game against…
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Carving her own path: Limansa’s cricketing journey started in Victoria, Australia, before pursuing the opportunity to represent Sri Lanka. | Photo Credit: TARUN SHASTRY When the daughter of a cricket legend takes the field in national colours, one question is practically inevitable: did you take up the sport after watching your father play? That query…
Iron Mirage, Crown Drive, Knotty Charmer, Efficacy and Flaming Sword shone when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning (June 24). Inner sand: 600m: Shining Ways (Suraj) 39. Moved fluently. Outer sand: 600m: Pledge (R. Pradeep) 44. Moved on the bit. Shining Dawn (Arul) 45. Easy. Estelle (Antony) 45. Moved freely. Exotic Black (Rozario)…
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Marijne says there’s more connection between players and they are open to feedback. | Photo Credit: Hockey India The Indian women’s hockey team took a big step towards returning to top-tier competition by winning the FIH Nations Cup over the weekend but for coach Sjoerd Marijne, it is only one step on the long road…