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Shreyas’ captaincy credentials have been hard to ignore. | Photo Credit: File photo: Vijay Soneji Shreyas Iyer is set to return to India’s T20I set-up and is also likely to be handed the captaincy in the shortest format when the senior national selection committee meets here on Saturday to pick the squads for three crucial…
Global Influence, who has been well tuned, is expected to score in the Nawab M Arshad Ali Khan Memorial Cup (1,400m), the main event of the races to be held here on Saturday (June 6). False rails (width about 6m from 1,600m to the winning post) will be in position. Jockey for Versace (3rd race)…
Dhruv Jurel and head coach Gautam Gambhir during a practice session ahead of the India- Afghansitan Test match at the New Chandigarh Stadium on June 05, 2026. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Less than a week after the conclusion of the Indian Premier League’s 19th season, the Indian team will be switching to the classical…
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Moonveil, Galahad, Aquastic and Zobel excelled when the horses were exercised here on Friday morning (June 5). Inner sand: 600m: Hazal (Antony) 40. Moved freely. 1200m: Elysium (Akshay) 1-21.5, 1,000/1-7, 600/39. In fine nick. Outer sand: 600m: Heimirich (Sai Kiran) 43. Pleased. Magna Carta (Suraj) 43. In fine trim. Seize The Grey (Saqlian) 44.5. Moved…
India’s Srikar Bharat with his mother. File | Photo Credit: K.R Deepak Visakhapatnam-based Indian cricketer Kona Srikar Bharat has announced his retirement from international cricket. The 32-year-old wicketkeeper-batter posted the news on his official social media accounts on the evening of Thursday (June 4, 2026), bringing the curtain down on a career that carried him to the highest…
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Soccer fans will soon crisscross continents to see their beloved national teams compete on the sport’s grandest stage, the FIFA World Cup. They’ll pack bars and fan zones, singing chants and debating who is going to win it all. This time, however, it’s different for some superfans, who say organizers have made this summer’s World…
Afghanistan’s head coach Richard Pybus addresses a press conference ahead of a Test cricket match against India, in Mullanpur, on June 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Afghanistan head coach Richard Pybus is keen to have a conversation with star leg-spinner Rashid Khan about his long-term red-ball future but admitted that the bowler’s chronic back…
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India head coach Gautam Gambhir during a press conference on the eve of the India-Afghanistan one-off Test in Mullanpur on June 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI India head coach Gautam Gambhir has backed the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) trial to switch from a red ball to a pink ball during a Test in the…
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File photo of Shreyas Iyer and Aditya Tare Nearly a decade after their memorable partnership helped Mumbai dominate domestic cricket, Aditya Tare and Shreyas Iyer briefly turned the clock back at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday (June 4, 2026). Only this time, the context was different. Back in 2015-16, it was Tare the Mumbai captain…
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The statement also said that FIFA is committed to protecting the health and safety of all players, referees, fans, volunteers, and staff. File | Photo Credit: AP FIFA has made a late change of policy to bar World Cup fans from bringing refillable water bottles into the tournament’s 16 stadiums across North America including some…
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